Playboy magazine, March 1972.
A collection of comic and fantasy art plus artwork from the Golden Age of Illustration and whatever else sparks my interest.
Showing posts with label pinups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pinups. Show all posts
Friday, January 11, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Sundblom's Santa, Again
Haddon Sundblom was most famous for his Coca-Cola ads featuring Santa Claus. Here's a painting by him that was used for the December 1972 issue of Playboy.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Christmas 1960: Playboy Style
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday Odds and Ends
Popular Teen-Agers #8, July 1951. Cover by L.B. Cole.
Black Evening Dress by Al Buell, 1961.
Canadian Mountie by Dean Cornwell, 1919.
Pulp illustration by Frank R. Paul, no date.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Ann Margret
Ann Margret, born in a 1941, is an actress, singer, and dancer. Her famous movie roles include Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973)and Tommy (1975).
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Trash!
Campus Call Girl, 1964. Unknown artist.
"Sergeant Gregory's Escape from Red Chinese Captivity," cover for Stag magazine, October 1960. Art by Mort Kunstler.
By Love Depraved, 1961. Art by Ernest Chiriacka.
Women's Doctor, 1952. Art by Rudy Nappi.
Swamp Kill, 1952. Unknown artist.
"Nazi Standoff," cover for Cavalcade magazine, November 1959. Unknown artist.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Ava Gardner: She's No Witch!
between now and Halloween and probably wouldn't get many complaints.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Dave Stevens: Covers and Stories
I'll interrupt the Countdown to Halloween to do a quick review of the newest arrival: Dave Stevens Stories and Covers. This handsome hardcover from IDW is a fit companion to their volumes The Rocketeer: The Complete Collection and Dave Stevens: Complete Sketches and Studies.
If you're not a Dave Stevens fan, then, well, I'm sorry. My post here best describes what makes Dave's art special for me.
I'm reviewing this book under the assumption you have the Rocketeer stories, and have tracked down most if not all of Stevens' more accessible work. For you, the question is, what is in this 272-page book?
As expected, it contains all of Stevens' covers for Pacific Comics, Eclipse, Dark Horse, Comico, and other assorted publishers. These are all presented in black and white, shot from original art, and often with detailed closeups and pencil thumbnails and studies. "The Stories" section also includes, again as expected, Dave's "Aurora," "Princess Pam," and "Fair Play" stories from Pacific's Alien Worlds comic book. This book also contains some oddities and more obscure items for the discerning collector. First among these is the 12-page story "Cosmo Cat" from Quack #1, published in July 1976, this funny animal style story is claimed to be the artist's first professional published story. There's 1977's two page "My Greatest Adventure" from Fear and Laughter #1. There's also a cover and three sample pages of his work on British Tarzan comics (the book says he did eighty-one pages total)and a couple of pages showing Stevens' inks on some Star Wars comics. A couple things I didn't know about: Stevens inking Tom Yeates on a couple pages from Jonny Quest #4 and some inks on Will Meuginot for a Marvel kiddie comic.
This is all rounded out with Bettie Page pinups, Marvel T-Shirt Designs, and artwork for San Diego Comic Con programs and badges. The Complete Sketches and Studies contains some of Stevens' other commercial work, like a greeting card design and some Michael Jordan comic. So you still need that book too.
Whether you're a long-time Dave Stevens fan or a neophyte, there's something in here for you. The book opens with a heart felt introduction by Adam Hughes, who sadly reminds us there's not much Stevens' art left out there. Hughes also reminds, while we mourn the loss of an artist, others mourned a true friend and family member.
If you're not a Dave Stevens fan, then, well, I'm sorry. My post here best describes what makes Dave's art special for me.
As expected, it contains all of Stevens' covers for Pacific Comics, Eclipse, Dark Horse, Comico, and other assorted publishers. These are all presented in black and white, shot from original art, and often with detailed closeups and pencil thumbnails and studies. "The Stories" section also includes, again as expected, Dave's "Aurora," "Princess Pam," and "Fair Play" stories from Pacific's Alien Worlds comic book. This book also contains some oddities and more obscure items for the discerning collector. First among these is the 12-page story "Cosmo Cat" from Quack #1, published in July 1976, this funny animal style story is claimed to be the artist's first professional published story. There's 1977's two page "My Greatest Adventure" from Fear and Laughter #1. There's also a cover and three sample pages of his work on British Tarzan comics (the book says he did eighty-one pages total)and a couple of pages showing Stevens' inks on some Star Wars comics. A couple things I didn't know about: Stevens inking Tom Yeates on a couple pages from Jonny Quest #4 and some inks on Will Meuginot for a Marvel kiddie comic.
This is all rounded out with Bettie Page pinups, Marvel T-Shirt Designs, and artwork for San Diego Comic Con programs and badges. The Complete Sketches and Studies contains some of Stevens' other commercial work, like a greeting card design and some Michael Jordan comic. So you still need that book too.
Whether you're a long-time Dave Stevens fan or a neophyte, there's something in here for you. The book opens with a heart felt introduction by Adam Hughes, who sadly reminds us there's not much Stevens' art left out there. Hughes also reminds, while we mourn the loss of an artist, others mourned a true friend and family member.
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