Jon Haward Art

TESTIMONIALS ABOUT THE ART OF JON HAWARD...

http://hawardarthouse.blogspot.com/2010/08

BLOGS AND TWITTER...

JON'S DAILY BLOG OF ART / NEWS

http://hawardarthouse.blogspot.com

TALES OF THE BUDDHA before he got enlightened official blog

http://jon-haward.blogspot.com

JON HAWARD ON TWITTER http://twitter.com

HAMLET THE ROUGH CUT http://hamletroughcut.blogspot.com

BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS 2009 ITV1...

Jon drew 3 illustrations for the set of the 20th British Comedy Awards 2009 for ITV1 they where Alan Carr (Chattyman),Sheila Reid (Madge) and Frankie Boyle the art was lettered and coloured by Nigel Dobbyn the Production Designer for the show was Simon Kimmel.

http://hawardarthouse.blogspot.com/2009/12

COCA-COLA COMMERCIAL SWELTER STOPPER...

Jon worked on Swelter Stopper

Directors Tom & Mark /NEXUS Productions Ltd Category: Commercials Product: Coca-Cola Brand: Coca-Cola Agency: Wieden & Kennedy Portland

The commercial was a collage of different comic styles from Manga to Marvel, creating the ultimate mix for a story of two hot and bothered comic monsters, fighting it out in a sweltering city scene.

http://hawardarthouse.blogspot.com/2009/04

OUT NOW TO BUY MARVEL EUROPE TPB...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvel-Europe-TPB-Claudio-Villa/dp

OUT NOW TO BUY CLASSICAL COMICS THE TEMPEST...

THE BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM CLASSICAL COMICS LTD http://classicalcomics.com/books

COMICBITSONLINE.COM review for plain text version http://www.comicbitsonline.com/2009/09/30/the-tempest-latest-classical-comics-hit

WIZARDS-KEEP.COM review for original text version http://wizards-keep.blogspot.com/2009/10

COMIC SHOP VOICE review http://www.comicshopvoice.co.uk/reviews/comics

BEAR ALLEY review for The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2009/10

The Tempest graphic novel has won a Bronze medal at the INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS 2010 known as the ippy award in the U.S.A

OUT NOW TO BUY CLASSICAL COMICS MACBETH...

OUT NOW TO BUY MACBETH THE GRAPHIC NOVEL.

To view a 22 pages preview click on to this link http://classicalcomics.com/books

GRAPHIC CLASSROOM'S Chris Wilson gives Macbeth : MY RECOMMENDATION: Highly Recommended Shakespeare has never been so accessible, so meaningful or approachable to the modern masses as it is in the Classical Comics’ adaptations. The different editions are elegant and beautiful – a true homage to The Bard. These are, simply put, the best comic adaptations of Shakespeare I have ever encountered. http://graphicclassroom.blogspot.com/search/label

JOHN FREEMAN from downthetubes.net says "Here at downthetubes, we think the advance pages from the project look great and Jon has clearly proven the right choice for bring Macbeth to life, successfully accommodating the demands of three different formats with consummate professionalism. Couple that with Nigel's colouring and Classical Comics surely has a winner on its hands. The interpretation Jon's brought to the text is bold and striking and should surely stir some young hearts and minds to take an interest in our beloved Bard of Stratford!"

Flamingnet review for Macbeth http://www.flamingnet.com/bookreviews/newreviews

Writeaway review for macbeth http://www.writeaway.org.uk/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,3247/Itemid,99999999

SCI-FI-ONLINE.COM gave a 9 review for the graphic novel http://sci-fi-online.50megs.com/2008_reviews/comic

Neil Elkes of the Birmingham Mail newspaper book review gave Macbeth 4 out of 5 stars

Grovel review http://www.grovel.org.uk/macbeth-the-graphic-novel

Books monthly has another good review for Macbeth http://www.booksmonthly.co.uk

Ittosha Incorporated are going to reprint Classical comics Macbeth in Japan

Macbeth get's published in Turkey and quickly sells out of it's first print run there.

Macbeth the graphic novel has won a Bronze medal at the INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS 2009 known as the ippy award in the U.S.A

British Book Design and Production Awards 2008 was a great success for Classical Comics. Macbeth Original Text was the winner of the Secondary Education category and was also Highly Commended (2nd place) in Literature; while Henry V Quick Text achieved the shortlist for the Secondary Education category. The award for Macbeth, presented by Gyles Brandreth, marked a significant achievement - not only for the book itself, but also for the company as both gain recognition from the mainstream book industry.

MACBETH THE INTERACTIVE MOTION COMIC...

http://www.classicalcomics.com

Sir Derek Jacobi recommends Classical Comics for any student of Shakespeare

"The concept of Classical Comics is truly inspirational... The stage and page are brought vividly to life. The artwork of Jon Haward is both dramatically compelling and beautifully illustrative. His pictures illuminate the words to perfection and bring these great works leaping to mind and eye. This format is immediate, vital, energetic and engaging. Highly recommended for any student of Shakespeare!"

Sincerely,

Sir Derek Jacobi

Macbeth Newspaper reviews...

Jon's Macbeth art was featured in THE INDEPENDENT Newspaper on the 28th August 2007 in the U.K, the feature was called The Comic Bard

THE DAILY MAIL Newspaper featured Jon's art on the 18th August 2007 in the U.K, the feature title was Shakespeare,the comic.

On the 18th March The Guardian newspaper's John Mullan wrote a nice feature about Macbeth for the G mag arts section.

Mark Medley of THE NATIONAL POST Canada on the 21st April wrote a feature called How classical Comics turned Shakespeare's Macbeth into a graphic novel http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/04/21

The Times newspaper's Benedict Nightingale wrote a great review about Jon's work http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre

Amanda Craig wrote a great review for macbeth in the Times May 30th 2008 http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children

Quoting Benedict Nightingale, from The Times in an article dated 14th April 2008, "...the terrific cartoons that Jon Haward has drawn for Macbeth. His green-faced, red-eyed, scrubbily bearded witches are far nearer the hellish creatures that Shakespeare conceived than the prancing Glasgow chavs or glum Morningside housewives I've seen in the theatre. And his Macbeth is as formidable as he should be: a big, grim warrior who nevertheless sweats and ogles with horror at the spectral dagger or Banquo's blue, eyeless ghost. Haward has caught the play's terror and tension a lot better than many productions that I recall."

OUT NOW TO BUY CLASSICAL COMICS FRANKENSTEIN...

Jon was art director on Frankenstein out now to buy from Classical Comics ltd ,there are two versions ORIGINAL TEXT and PLAIN TEXT http://classicalcomics.com/books

SCI-FI-ONLINE.COM review http://www.sci-fi-online.com/2008_reviews/comic

FRANKENSTEIN wins award from the Association of Educational Publishers in America, for Distinguished Achievement in grades 9-12 2009

ART BOOKS THAT FEATURE JON HAWARD ART...

COMIC ART NOW BY DEZ SKINN PUBLISHED BY ILEX,

WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING THE GRAPHIC NOVEL BY MIKE CHINN BY QUARTO BOOKS

HOW TO DRAW AND SELL COMICS THIRD EDITION BY ALAN MCKENZIE QUARTO BOOKS