Visual Artist for Vol. 100: Century (2x LP Special Release)
Yvan "Samplerman" Guillo
Le Palais, France
Samplerman is the alias (or alter-ego...?) of artist & cartoonist Yvan Guillo. In his work, Yvan collages, mangles, and manipulates elements of panels from the golden era of American comic books. The results are abstract and kaleidoscopic, often playing with formats from comics or other forms of art. But they're also deeply engaging, utilizing nostalgic color palettes and drawings that capture big actions and storytelling tropes presented in exciting new contexts. A Vinyl Moon veteran whose art graced the cover of the long sold-out Volume 018: Intrepid Curves, we were thrilled to bring Yvan and his artwork back for our very special 100th volume.
Yvan's work includes single pieces as well as long-form nonlinear comics which are presented in bound books and have been published by groups including ION Editions, Secret Headquarters, and more. Prints and other items are currently available on the artist's Society6 shop.