Basil Hallward has painted again, and this time the painting is affecting all of Paris. It’s a strange world in Vault Comics’ The Picture of Everything Else #3 by Dan Watters, Kishore Mohan and Aditya Bidikar. Ari Bard: More than the previous two, The Picture of Everything Else #3 feels like a bridge in many…
As the new century dawns, former artist Marcel is in a better place. He is well regarded as a critic, in a relationship, and while he can’t paint, he seems to be content with that. But the return of his old friend Alphonse and Alphonse’s mentor, Basil Hallward, will change everything in Vault Comics’ The…
In the waning days of the 19th century, portraiture appears to be on its deathbed. With the arrival of photography, there is much debate over the usefulness of portraits now that a device can capture a person just as they appear. For struggling artists Marcel and Alphonse, the beauty in portraiture can never be replaced,…