01.14.2003

I first started noticing illustrator-of-the-moment Tomer Hanuka’s work on some Vertigo comics covers last year, which were striking, but not recognizable initially as done by one of a talented group of Brooklyn artists who have been putting out great books like Meathaüs over the past few years, including Farel Dalrymple’s Xeric grant-winning book, Pop Gun War. But then, around the same time, his work started showing up with more and more frequency in the “Around Town” section of the New Yorker - after a while, there was a new thing from him every week in some part of the magazine, with his distinctive brushwork and unreal computer-colored palette: one week, a great drawing of the Japanese pop stars Puffy on a Manhattan shopping spree; another, an illustration of the movie “All About Lily Chou-Chou,” looking like a still from some anime Walkman ad set in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World.” Since then, he’s provided drawings of the Osbournes for EW, “24” for TV Guide, and the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 for Rolling Stone, among others; the latest thing I spotted was a spread of five portraits in this month’s Wired, replacing their previous *Wallpaper-esque line drawing look. Magazine art directors clearly adore his work, which feels a bit like comics and fine art at the same time; he must work fast as hell, too. In between fits of jealousy I recently sought out his site, which has a nice-sized portfolio for you to check out.

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