Tag Archives: monster

Glows in the Dark!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Joe_Williams

It seems that everything old is new again.

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged ABC, ad, comic, comic book, comics, Dark Shadows, DC Comics, Hemlock Grove, Illustration, model kit, monster, soap opera, television, vampire, vintage, werewolf | Leave a comment

So Long, Son of Sketchbook From Hell

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Another old sketchbook that has withstood every attempt to commit a decent drawing to it’s pages has bitten the dust. It continued to fight my efforts, but occasionally when I cracked it open on the Market-Frankford El without a notion … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau | Leave a comment

Son of Sketchbook From Hell

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Joe_Williams

I was up tending to my long neglected third floor studio trying to cut a path through the clutter so I could get some work done when I uncovered another forgotten, hardbound sketchbook on a shelf in a closet. At … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, drawing, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, Tom Jones, Willceau | 3 Comments

The Truck Mascot Two-Fer or Halloween Ain’t Over

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I haven’t seen a proper example of a truck mascot (i.e., a discarded stuffed animal or toy lashed to the grill of a large truck) in quite a while. I’ve had to settle for stuffed animals attached to pickup trucks … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Truck Mascots | Tagged decoration, flying maiden, garbage, Halloween, hauler, lorry mascot, monster, Philadelphia, pirate, rubbish, skeleton, South Philly, trash, truck mascot, zombie | Leave a comment

Masque of the Desaturated Death

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Tina

I snapped this photo in the Italian Market in Philadelphia and applied a little Photoshop magic to evoke the spirit of Halloween.

Posted in Halloween, Holiday, News | Tagged bird, Edgar Allan Poe, eyes, Halloween, mask, monster, nose, scary | Leave a comment

Bend Buxom Babes to YOUR Will!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Imagine making it to Third Base with the hottest girl in school using an ordinary TV set and a set of instructions that only cost THREE BUCKS!!!

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1975, AIM, buxom, chick, girl, hypnotism, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, mail-order, Marvel Comics, MODOK, monster, movie, robot, sex, super-hero, technology, television | Leave a comment

Inspiration for The Ghost Rider?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1970s, comic book, comics, Ghost Rider, Gil Kane, horror, monster, tex Avery, weekend warrior | Leave a comment

Giant Kristy McNichol!!!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Joe_Williams

…or make that Giant McNichols!

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1970s, 1979, ad, comic book, giant, Godzilla, Jimmy McNichol, Kristy McNichol, Marvel, monster, poster, Toho | 3 Comments

I Was a $1.98 Werewolf

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Posted in Halloween, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1972, ad, comic, monster, rubber mask, vintage, werewolf | Leave a comment

Dawn of the Regional Do-It-Yourselfers

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I wasn’t going to include George A Romero’s 1968 classic because it is too much of an obvious choice. Because of the spate of zombie movies, comedies, remakes and particularly due to the success of The Walking Dead television series, … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Movie Matinee | Tagged Halloween, horror, John Carpenter, Living Dead, low budget, Max Baer, monster, regional, Romero, Sam Raimi, Tobe Hopper, zombie | Leave a comment

I find your lack of faith…disturbing.

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Walking to work on trash days I’m noticing a certain disenchantment with my favorite of all holidays before the day has even arrived!

Posted in Halloween, Trash or Treasure | Tagged Alien, Halloween, mask, monster, rubbish, Star Wars, trash | 3 Comments

Vampire Blood!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This was sort of a forbidden fruit for kids growing up in the early 1970s.

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1970s, 1972, ad, bat, Charlton, comic, comics, Dr. Shock, gag, Halloween, horror, humor, monster, Philadelphia, prank, Steve Ditko, The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, Vampire Blood, vintage, WPHL | Leave a comment

Zombacalypse NOW

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Last week I looked at the legendarily bad Plan 9 From Outer Space and the sadly forgotten Invisible Invaders both of which are forerunners to the modern zombie genre that George Romero kicked off with his classic Night of the … Continue reading →