Illustration: Roman Muradov is a giant of illustration with a great book on the way

What can I say about the work of Roman Muradov except for a simple “Wow!” This guy is bloody brilliant. The San Francisco resident spends his days creating illustrations for highly reputable clients like The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vogue and NPR, producing images that are teeming with activity and excitement, full to bursting with jazz-age characters galavanting through extraordinary landscapes. He’s also a prolific author of stunningly surreal comics on the side. In fact, Yellow Zine, his self-directed comics journal is up on Kickstarter for its fourth edition so won’t you all be dears and support this legend of illustration so we can all enjoy the fruits of his labours in 2014.