A collection of comic and fantasy art plus artwork from the Golden Age of Illustration and whatever else sparks my interest.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Golden Age Green Lantern
Green Lantern #26, June 1947.
Green Lantern #29, December 1947.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Charles Vess: the Art of Magic Making
Charles Vess's presentation at Virginia Commonwealth University, "The Art of Magic Making," is available for viewing on youtube here.
Charles is a wonderful talent, and has consistently turned out work of the highest quality. His newest book is The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, written by Charles De Lint and illustrated by Vess.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Photos!
Ann Miller
Barbara Ruick
Jinx Falkenburg
Mara Corday
Ruth Roman
Bettie Page
Polish Movie Posters
What is about Polish movie posters? These things are great.
Sunset Boulevard, 1957.
Black Narcissus, 1947.
Dumbo, 1961.
Star Wars, 1978.
Taxi Driver, 1978.
Vertigo, 1963.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Apparitions Portfolio
Bernie Wrightson's Apparitions portfolio was published by Sal Q. Productions in 1978. It came in an illustrated envelope with four color plates. The signed and numbered edition included an extra B&W plate, "Tarpit." I think this portfolio represents some of his Wrightson's best work from his post-Warren period. These pieces have that great "reach out and grab you" quality, very commercial but at the same time totally unique. And like a good illustration, each one of these looks like a moment pulled from a story, a story that you want to know the rest of!
And I think that zombie piece for the cover is one of Bernie's best zombie drawings. And that Hanover Fiste drawing is likely my favorite mob scene by Wrightson.
Free Fall
Hanover Fiste is Caught Stealing Chickens at the Gentlemen Farmer's Commune, 1897.
Night's End
You're new around here, aren't you?
Tar Pit
Monday, April 22, 2013
Alone in Space
A scan of Al Feldstein's original art and the published cover for Weird Fantasy #16, 1950.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Nina by Frank Frazetta
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Michael Kaluta & Elaine Lee: Starstruck and Kickstarter
Here's an interview with Elaine Lee and Michael Kaluta about their Kickstarter project for a new graphic novel, Harry Palmer: Starstruck or "Old Proldiers Never Die." Check out their Kickstarter page and throw them some lucre. They've already reached the goal to publish a B&W edition of the 176 page book, now's the push to raise the funds to publish it in color.
The Great Escape Lobby Cards
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Wally Wood Plop! Covers
Plop #13, June 1975.
Plop #15, August 1975.
Plop #16, October 1975.
