Category Archives: Blast from the Past

Ghosts of Philadelphia’s Past – Bellevue Health Baths

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A couple years ago I was wandering around what’s known as Center City in Philadelphia when I took this picture. This sign is on the corner of Sansom and Juniper between 13th and Broad. I’ve been up and down this … Continue reading →

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How To Draw Monsters by Larry Evans – Undersea Monsters

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Joe_Williams

More from the late, great Larry Evans’ fabulous how-to book for kids from 1977.

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What I Miss About Comics…What’s a Demographic?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I’m not sure why this ad was in an issue of All New Fightin’ Marines, but it was. My guess is that the Charlton boys had advertising space to fill and they filled it!

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How to Draw Monsters by Larry Evans

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Last week I wrote a post about the how-to-do-it book I got back in 1977 that has probably had the most influence over my illustration work. These visual ideas still rattle around my brain and often end up emerging from … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics – Credit Where Credit is Due

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Happy Memorial Day!

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The Murphy House – Westville, New Jersey Circa 1982

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another image from my stash of art school negatives, but this time we skip across the Delaware River to the town of Westville, New Jersey. This is a shot of a greasy spoon called the Murphy House. It was … Continue reading →

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34 Years Ago

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Yeah, Star Wars came out on this date 34 years ago, but something more important to me personally came out the same year. How to Draw Monsters by Larry Evans came out in 1977. It is a how-to-do-it book, but … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics – Untold Riches!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Jiminy Cricket on a CRUTCH!!! Would you just look at that fat wad of cash that chubby kid is flashing! Cripes, I’m going to give up my meth lab and get me a paper route!

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Something About the Eye of the Beholder

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another shot of Philadelphia circa 1982. The banner stretching across the street on the right of the picture is for Electricity which was a free weekly newspaper at the time.

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