Caption Contest!
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Wonder what Captian Save-A-Hoe is saying here? What do you guys think?
Funniest caption in the comments below wins a thong worn by Rosie
O’Donnell! Unknown
Marvel’s ‘Next Big Thing’ Call – Avengers Assemble!
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TweetPhone time! Earlier today our lovely old antique phone started ringing
from somewhere in Stately Beat Mansion’s attic, so I braved the cabinets
and co...
instaboner 604 @saved_tattoo
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saved_tattoo Scott Campbell – Things Get Better. Art show/opening reception
at OHWOW in LA tonight May 23rd from 7pm-9pm. OHWOW – 937 North La Cienega
Boul...
THIS JUST IN: Turtle MANIA!!
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These emails came zooming in RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WORLD TURTLE DAY SO
WHAT’RE YA GONNA DO. Well, post ‘em, of course. Before we go any furthur-
let’s cle...
Psy Impostor Crashes the Cannes Film Festival
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They're already calling him "Psych!" The fake Psy had celebs all over the
festival fooled. What they didn't know is that the real Psy was actually in
the...
AJNA: A Giant, Strange Mechanical-Music Contraption
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From Sweden comes some fantastic new videos of AJNA, a large musical robot
that looks like Dr. Who's police box tricked out with drums, sound-making
thingi...
The Wizard Prince of Arabia — WOW
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I'm not really fond of circuses as we generally know them, with clowns and
acrobats and such. But THE WIZARDRY, WONDERS & MAGIC of THE ORIENT in A
NEW WOR...
Cat beards (and a contest)
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Here’s a new meme: cat beards (more links below the photo). Send me a
picture of you making a cat beard with your moggie; if you’re a winner
(there will be...
“Epic” Artist of the Day: Sandeep Menon
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Continuing our week of Epic artists, we take a look at the designs of Blue
Sky visual development artist Sandeep Menon. Sandeep works as a designer,
drawin...
Essential Design
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Anything *John Hubbard* does is great, so *this site* will be well worth
watching. I have no idea what he has up his designing sleeves, but it will
be i...
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*Strip Me, Kate*
Thursday story Strip Day.
Here is something I had never seen before (or since). An adventure strip
that ran from 1967 to 1972. At first I...
In case you didn't feel like showing up - Volume 59
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Earcandy for your eyes Patrick Noecker's Assemble performing live at Knockdown Center in Queens on May 11, 2013. After the break: Marissa Nadler at Saint Vit...
Conversations with Lord Byron (1824)
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Journal of the conversations of Lord Byron noted during a residence with
his lordship at Pisa, in the years 1821 and 1822 by Thomas Medwin; 1824;
Henry Col...
This Charming Man Of Steel
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Brasilian illustrator Butcher Billy betrays his age with this New Wave –
Silver age mashup. Ever imagined Ian Curtis as Batman, Siouxsie Sioux as
Wonder Wo...
road trip
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Just a quick note to say that starting May 25th, I’ll be on the road for
few weeks. Some pals and I are driving through the south to photograph
abandoned p...
Ink-Slinger Profiles: Milt Youngren
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Milton Dewey “Milt” Youngren was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January
11, 1899, according *Who’s Who in the Midwest* (1958).
In the 1900 U.S. Federal C...
Dash Shaw Three New Stories
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Contrary to popular belief, Fantagraphics Books does occasionally issue a
floppy comic book every now and then. We’re not sure how far and wide this
one is...
Sid Check Horror
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Here's a Harvey horror tale with some typically Wood-like art by his
sometime compatriot, Sid Check.
http://fourcolorshadows.blogspot.com/2013/05/here-to...
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
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There are also recipes in the book. Not only are they not worth buying the
book for, but many of them are simply generic recipes one could find
through a r...
Both Sides, Now by Teddy Wayne
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[An] Aurora parent… who has also bought a [bulletproof] Caballero rucksack
for his three-year-old son, says he is “indifferent” on the issue. “I can
unde...
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Arliss Clocks Laughs As *Voltaire*
Here's where I (again) sing George Arliss praises. I don't know another
before-camera artist so meticulous, so knowing...
The Most Ekscellent Steranko!
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I knew when I saw this Yugoslavian comic book *Eks Almanah* cover it rang a
bell. It's a heavily reworked rendition of "Jaunty" Jim Steranko's classic
po...
World's Finest # 30, September/October, 1947
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Well, I see our heroes are off on a case instead of the usual frivolity.
Why Superman doesn't just fly ahead and bpow out the fire with his super
breath ...
Here Today-Sid Check-1954
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Here's a fun little bit of Harvey twisted terror in the EC vein that even
includes Wally Wood-like art from Sid Check who, like Wayne Howard later
on, co...
The Art Of Harry Clarke
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Harry Clarke (March 17, 1889 – January 6, 1931) was an Irish stained glass
artist and book illustrator. Clarke's work was influenced by both the Art
Nouvea...
MORE DANIEL CLOWES!
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I’ve started a second Tumblr about Clowes. This one will cover items Clowes
has used as reference/inspiration in his work and other things that are
relat...
Warren's Dracula
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I never did own a copy of this although I did have a full set of the UK
editions of the Spanish mag this was culled from. Some absolutely lovely
illustr...
A Bullpen Of Links
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- Blake Bell points out some differences in what Steve Ditko drew
compared to what was ultimately printed in *Black Magic #27.* But why
pimpl...
“I never heard of Charlie Fort”
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The Palm Beach Post, September 26, 1937, published a review of the first
issue of the Fortean Society Magazine. The reviewer, E. C. K. (and I have
no clue...
THIS WEEK'S COMIC
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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE NIXONIAN PRESIDENCY OF OBAMA Click here to read on Boing Boing. Click here to read on Daily Kos. (coming) Click here to read on GoComics....
Emanuele Taglietti II - Blood Back on the Blog !
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L'incroyable engouement qu'a suscité le triste billet concernant les soldes
au Virgin étant passé (post lu plus de 1.200.000 fois sur Rue89, 200.000
fo...
Why you should study at SAW
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SAW is a place like no other in the American comics world right now. A
fully functioning two-leveled studio (see the panorama of activity below);
a stocked...
WANTED
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Wanted poster that was plastered up all over my neighborhood in Songtan
City, Korea circa 1986. If memory serves this was about a stabbing or
something pr...
MURRAY THE BIRD Preview
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Here is MURRAY THE BIRD to keep you company!
I'll be away for the annual Reubens weekend, so I will have to leave you
with this insufferable bird for a sho...
Number 1371: Babes gone bad
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In crime comics bad girls were usually blonde, and they wore red dresses.
Those things translate to *scarlet women.* Not only are such females
criminals, ...
After Google Reader comes CommaFeed
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Those who, like me, will be missing Google Reader when they shut it down in
July might wanna check out *CommaFeed* as replacement. Looks good.
Via MetaFilte...
Heart Transplant with Kelsey Grammer
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[image: Heart Transplant with Kelsey Grammer]
Heart Transplant with Kelsey Grammer 3:58
Kelsey Grammer performs open heart surgery on the worst heart ever....
RES IPSA LOQUITUR
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*Ronald Searle*
Oil mogul Armand Hammer amassed a large collection of paintings by famous
artists. He then decided to build a $70 million museum to ho...
I Love To Singa: A Merrier Melodie, Much Beloved
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*RELEASE DATE:*
7/18/1936
*DVD/BLU-RAY AVAILABILITY:*
*Looney Tunes Golden Collection,
Vol. 2* (Warner Brothers DVD 31284)
You can watch a decent color pr...
3-D TV GLASSES: GENEOSCOPE VIDEO TECHNIQUE
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Five years ago I found this odd pair of 3-D glasses. Back then I wasn't
able to find any info about these neat cardboard goggles. Were they early
3-D gla...
Woolfolk Records Update 5
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[image: Captain Aero 24 cover]
These are stories mostly from Fawcett and Orbit whose publication data I
wasn't able to add in boldface in my original posts...
Bride of Death
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Time for a charming "love" story from the sincerely creepy pencil and inked
stained mind of *Jack Katz*, (type his name into the *THOIA* search engine
for ...
John Martz: Drawn 2005-2013
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John Martz: Drawn 2005-2013:
johnmartz:
[image: Drawn in 2005]
Drawn in 2005.
2005
Have you heard of these things called blogs? Blogging wasn’t new in...
Drawn 2005-2013
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Drawn 2005-2013:
Drawn is dead. Long live Drawn. Thank you, everyone.
johnmartz:
[image: Drawn in 2005]
Drawn in 2005.
2005
Have you heard of these t...
15 influences
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I thought I would dive in and take the Yuko Shimizu challenge. Unlike the
others I'm going to limit my selections to specifically collage influences.
To...
Joey Adams Wrote A Lot Of Books
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The late *Borscht Belt* comedian Joey Adams (Joseph Abramowitz, 1911-1999)
was a sometimes vaudeville, nightclub and TV comic, stage actor,
comedy/joke/g...
BATMAN '66 #2 + CREEPY #13
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ITEM #1
[image: photo B66_Dinoteaser_zps61f21bba.gif]
I just finished drawing a Killer Croc story for BATMAN '66 #2, written by
Jeff Parker. It will appea...
Barbeque Book '56 (PART TWO)
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Continuing now with the second part of fantastic food imagery from the *Better
Homes & Gardens BARBEQUE BOOK *from 1956-- in our previous post (*CLICK HERE
...
Are you ready to laugh, Brooklyn?
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We had Lisa Hanawalt in town last week giving a presentation, and let me
tell you: you are going to laugh and laugh and laugh, Brooklynites. So get
on th...
I Just Wanna Get Along
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SORRY it’s been a week since TCAF but we’re raw, where the shot leaves us
gagging for the arrow. This year’s official Secret Acres comics mule, Dash
Shaw, ...
Movies About Girls Podcast Episode 166
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This week, it's a *TV Shows About Girls* episode!
Jeff Crazy presents us with his favorite episode of 70's jiggle-com *Three's
Company*!
Plus: the most d...
Where Is Everybody? Come Out, Don't Be Afraid!
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Woosh, another Sunday comin' up over the horizon.
And here's another *Kandi* strip by Kelly from a *Looney Tunes issue*,
scanned by this blog's friend Oth...
RIPBCGF
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Totally gutted to hear about the discontinuation of Brooklyn Comics &
Graphics Festival. Best damn show. I’ve nothing particularly profound to
say about wh...
Richard John Smith, or ‘O. Smith’ – 1776-1855
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[1] Three Fingered Jack; The Terror of the Antilles,
1878 advertisement in the Boys’ Standard storypaper.
by John Adcock
RICHARD JOHN SMITH or, as he...
Live long and eat plenty of bacon
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There may not be any food that’s better than bacon, but did you know that
it might also hold the key to longevity? Pearl Cantrell of Richland
Springs, Texa...
TCAF Trip Report Part 2 – Sleep?
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My Saturday at TCAF started really early. I was stuck watching the table
for Alternative comics for the morning, so had to get up to the second
floor of th...
More Frantic 45s
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I've come to the conclusion that I need to spend more time working & less
time blogging. I'll continue to post here, only not so frequently. Here's
a bu...
ABE LINCOLN JUNIOR MY FRIEND*
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*99¢ Dreams* are here!! Sheer brilliance** from our man in Brooklyn. *
Autographed *Sheets On Sale at the *low, low, introductory price of $12.50 (Shipping
...
In Fatima the Difference is Quality (Sep, 1951)
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That’s a pretty specific claim. Not the best cigarette, just the best long
cigarette. In Fatima the Difference is Quality “I smoked FATIMAS when I was
a Mi...
Siberia, Part Three
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Much of this material was gathered from this source:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/For-40-Years-This-Russian-Family-Was-Cut-Off-From-Hum...
Barks in the limelight
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Dana Gabbard has yet again provided us with a rare piece of Barksiana:
"My friend Brent Swanson has found another Barksian rarity, a 1994 issue of Mouse
Ra...
Who Was Ray Houlihan?
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A few years ago I found this illustration in a 1954 issue of *Saga*magazine. It's by an artist named Ray Houlihan...
[image: Houlihan01.detail01]
... and ...
Ray Harryhausen 1920-2013
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The innovative puppet animator Ray harryhausen dies this week, it's a huge
loss to classic film effects fans and marks the end of an era of physical
effec...
From 1977: Weekends Were Made For Cheryl Ladd
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My beauty *idol*, that is. And my favorite Angel. And the star of that
really great TV movie where Cheryl gets busted for drugs with her
boyfriend, is p...
Power Of Plants, The
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Uses time-lapse photography to show the physical power of plants in their
efforts to receive sunlight and fulfill their growth. Experiments show how
plant ...
Howard Kaylan: the Funhouse interview
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I'm sure I heard the music of the Turtles all throughout my childhood on AM
(and the burgeoning FM “oldies”) radio, but my first conscious memory of
Howar...
An Endangered Species Walks Into a Bar...
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Today's Bizarro cartoon tweaks a familiar cinematic trope, seen in countless westerns and film noirs.
When a director wants to tell the audience that a cha...
Jacovitti's "Pa and Ma"
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*Marriage, Jacovitti Style*
Taking my dictionary into my hands, I've made a stab at translating a
couple of later Jacovitti strips.* Pa e Ma *is a concept ...
Uncontrollable Urge
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I am very glad to have my screenprint Human Pile included in this great art
show curated by YETI Magazine's Mike McGonigal! Go to The Portland Museum
of M...
Saturday Night Fever 1977
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I recently picked up Saturday Night Fever on Blu-ray and it reminded me of
how much I really dig this 70's classic. I remember wanting to see it the
summ...
Great War Fluff
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No publisher is interested in Mr. Kitty Fluff and his friends (I can't
imagine why not!) so maybe I'll just post a page here from time to time.
The JLA Villains
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With the Justice League of America, Julius Schwartz and Gardner Fox had
something of a problem. During the JSA's run in All-Star during the Golden
Age, co...
American DJ's and topless women from the early 80s
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Richard and pals. Houston Texas. 1982.
Walter and thrilled-yet-uncredited friend. Houston Texas. 1982
DJ Al spins fat beats and his friends Lee Ann an...
Canada Fabulous
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This weekend I'll be signing at TCAF- the Toronto Comics and Arts Festival.
Then I'll be in Montreal signing alongside the brilliant Lisa Hanawalt.
TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL!
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I’m hanging out in Syracuse, NY right now after an awesome few days in New
York City. I had the pleasure of visiting the MAD Magazine offices and the
First...
COWABUNGA SCHNAUZER
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*Cowabunga Schnauzer*
(Belly Wot Leaflet 2013, Special Large-ish issue)
Marc Bell
Half World Books
10.5” tall x 8” wide, 20 pages (12 in colour)
First prin...
RoboToyFest
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[image: Baconzinga]I will be set up with a table of Mr Toast stuff at the
RoboToyFest and Brick Boutique - lots of Legos, Robots, etc. The show is
Sunday, ...
Oom Pah Pah! Today is Tuba Day
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I've been dying to post this cover for Tuba day but missed my cue two years
in a row. No way was I going to let that happen again. You just got
to lo...
Fan Art
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The PRISON PIT Facebook page is a hotbed of awesome fan art. Here are a few
recent favorites people have posted… Amazing Cannibal Fuckface amigurumi,
croch...
RIP Werner Voran aka The Lolly Pope
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the saddest news I can think of, my friend the Lolly Pope aka Werner Voran
died 2 weeks ago from heartattack! I just talked to his girlfriend, still
can't ...
Get in line ...
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... a Cugat conga line, to pre-order the new Flora anthology, *The High
Fidelity Art of Jim Flora*. It features all of Flora's known album and EP
covers (...
Upcoming Ditko - #9 TEEN
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As announced in the just released ATE TEA N: 18, this is the next new Ditko
scheduled to come out, #9 TEEN, featuring the continuing adventures of
Madman,...
Appeal for help!
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I'm working on an exciting book project that will collate all of Searle's
'Holiday' era reportage work of the late 50s through the late 60s. I've
made ...
T.I.P.S! 161 Brainiacs, feat. Josh Flanagan
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iFanboy’s Josh Flanagan creeps back into The Lair to tell us his tips for
home and car improvement. Alex updates us on an English couple who have
given the...
**COMMISSIONS***
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Here is the first significant commissioned drawing I've made since The
Cartoon Utopia was released
***
I really like doing stuff like this, and encourage ...
Citrus Cel Animation Festival 2013
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Our film, “Christmas Day” played in Jacksonville at the Citrus Cel
Animation Festival last week. Kelsey Stark flew down for the weekend. This
is her repor...
Asking For Help
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My computer is having issues. Any purchase made through this site at this
time will go toward helping get a replacement. If you don't see anything
you wan...
Bijou Heads to Kickstarter
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We have some timely news regarding the Matinee at the Bijou sequel series. The Bijou team is preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign in early May for the ...
Tomorrow night! Reading at KGB!
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Sunday I have the great pleasure of performing at the famous KGB Easter
Comics Reading with Karl Stevens, Jesse Reklaw, Sam Henderson, Gretta
Johnson and C...
Just like that
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The late, great Tommy Cooper was one of the most recognisable comedians in
the world, his frantic act a perfectly delivered mixture of jokes and
calamito...
Nobody Here But Us Updates!
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Greetings and Salutations! Y'know, a popular expression among comics is
"always steal from the best." that's why I would like to announce my
intention to r...
An Unpublished 1940 Sub-Zero Cover by Jack Cole
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Here's a super-cool rare piece of previously unpublished early superhero
art by Jack Cole that provides a small revelation about his early career.
It's a...
"Stand By Me!"
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Just 'cause everybody needs to see/hear this.
Everybody needs somebody to stand by them. You won't find that somebody
with a new Pope or some invisible g...
Comic Art Con - Not Your Normal Con
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A smaller but excellent convention takes place on March 24th in Secaucus,
NJ. This con happens in the Fall and in the Spring and is strictly comic
art, n...
RL Book 2
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Dear friends,
It's been a few months since posting, or writing.
I've posted a new chapter of my book here:
http://www.tomhart.net/rosalie.html .
If yo...
Advice To A Young Cartoonist
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Chuck Forsman and Melissa Mendes were kind enough to return to WRJ last
week as visiting artists. They talked about their comics, Oily Comics, and
life aft...
Wendy, The Good Little Witch (1962)
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Let's enjoy a great character who has gone sadly unappreciated here: *Wendy,
The Good Little Witch*! Like Casper, with whom stories are often shared,
Wendy...
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Hi gangsters!
One last post before this blog will be removed from the internets.
Hope to see you on the other side on our *fb-page* or elsewhere!
Happy n...
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