Jacques Tardi’s illustrated comics series Les Aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec gets the Luc Besson treatment in a new film based on the comics. Check out the trailer for the new film here.

Fantastic interview with Roger O’Reilly today in IllustratorsIreland.com by Steve Doogan. Listen to it here.

Sir Peter Blake’s interview at last years OFFSET conference has been released as a video in the build up to OFFSET2010. Watch out for more releases over the next few weeks. You can keep up to date with all upcoming OFFSET news by becoming a fan on Facebook and following on Twitter.

The Guardian has a look inside the heads of Margret and HA Rey – and their cheeky monkey, Curious George:

Meat dresses never go out of fashion. Above is a timelapse of Artist Mark Ryden painting ‘Incarnation’. Check out more of his work here.

Here’s some recent work created by members of Illustrators Ireland (IGI). Each member has submitted one of their favourite illustrations from the previous month, either commissioned or personal. Follow the link below to see all this month’s entries.

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Mr. Steve Doogan has posted pictures on Flickr and Society6 of all the artworks created for the Drawers exhibition he curated Friday in South Studios. An incredible body of work to say the least.

A show of 26 customised chests of drawers from 29 illustrators, designers, photographers and a fashion stylist. The brief was open. Ten illustrators worked entirely on the day of the opening, Friday 26th March 2010. A co-production between the Illustrators Guild of Ireland and South Studios.