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Vampirella by Rafael Navarro

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Title:	Vampirella by Rafael Navarro
Artist:	Rafael Navarro (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	811
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	6/7/2009
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This piece was done by Rafael Navarro on Friday at 8pm on June 5, 2009 at THE KIDS OF WIDNEY HIGH WORLD PREMIERE COMIC LAUNCH at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach.

This was done with pencil, ink, colored pencils, and a bit of Pastel chalk he borrowed from Neal Von Flue and watching the process in which this was created was entertaining... The image is cropped, as this was what fit on my scanner, so the original full image is much more beautiful and vibrant in person to see.

Scheduled to appear were JIM MAHFOOD (cover artist), CHUCK B.B., RAFAEL NAVARRO, RIKKI NIEHAUS, NEAL VON FLUE, ROBBI RODRIGUEZ and CHRIS BRANDT all appearing for signings, sketches and live art show. Unfortunately, Mahfood wasn't able to attend this event.

In addition there was a LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE KIDS OF WIDNEY HIGH!

The Kids of Widney High and the artists of the KOWH comic book in a night of live art, comic book goodness and rock n’ roll as they celebrated the release of their first comic book. All of the artists on the book were onhand to sign copies and discuss their work on the book.

The Kids of Widney High is a music group composed of mentally disabled students from the special education J. P. Widney High School in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of several (typically mentally) disabled students on vocals, with the instruments usually being played by non-handicapped teachers and session musicians. The group originally began as a song-writing class in 1988 taught by Michael Monagan, and has evolved since into two groups, one made up of graduates that performs in local clubs and the other a group of current Widney students in the songwriting class.

The group gained a cult following, primarily thanks to their frequent live performances at such “hip” Los Angeles venues like The Knitting Factory and Amoeba Music, as well as smaller venues like Chain Reaction in Anaheim and The Smell in downtown LA. As a result, the group often plays at a number of ska and pop punk shows, including a stint on the Vans Warped Tour. The group has also opened for The Melvins and Mr. Bungle, and have been included on several editions of the Kevin and Bean’s KROQ Christmas Albums. Such notable musicians as Smokey Robinson, Jackson Browne, Marilyn Manson and Adam Horovitz have all cited themselves as fans of the band.

In 2005, The Kids of Widney High were featured in the The Ringer, a comedy wherein Johnny Knoxville’s character pretends to be mentally disabled in order to fix the Special Olympics and gain financially through betting on it. The group is seen performing “Pretty Girls” (which was also written by several members of the group) at a dance, and again towards the end of the film singing a version of the popular 1960s song, “Respect” in which the lyrics have been rewritten so that it becomes an anthem for those with disabilities.

Check out their tunes at www.kidsofwidneyhigh.com

For more on the Kids of Widney High Comic Book: www.atomicbasement.com

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