Category Archives: Blast from the Past

Pathos in a Pencil?

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Joe

I found this unusual advertisement for artist pencils in a 1976 issue of American Artist. Ads nowadays usually push whimsy to would-be artists — never pathos.

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And he shows them pearly white…

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Joe

In the wake of the blockbuster success of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975) there came a spate of books and publications designed strictly to cash in on the fascination with man-eating sharks. Sure, there may have been the occasional issue of … Continue reading →

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He’s a Pinball Wizard!!!

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Joe

Making the Pinball Machine Costume Enjoy this blast from the past, and if you’re going to attempt this costume for Halloween, time’s wasting! Hop to it! Click the link above!

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There’s No Escape from a DEADLINE!

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Joe

Back in the late 1990s I was exploring the illustrative possibilities of my newly purchased Power Mac 7300. I put a lot of time and effort chasing down what meager information I could via a dial-up modem; picking the brains … Continue reading →

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We Were Warned

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Joe

Usually we all have a good laugh at the way authors, illustrators and filmmakers of the past imagined the future. It’s usually little men from Mars or silver needle spaceships or hulking automatons serving sinister masters. That isn’t the case … Continue reading →

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With The Comico Boys

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Joe

Among the well worn stack of comics that I refer to as Barbershop Comics was an old issue of the X-Men that hit the stands late in 1981. There is nothing special about that particular issue, but the advertisement above … Continue reading →

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Friday Flashback: Dracula’s Dirt!

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Joe

Wear the Dirt of Dracula! This is an interesting post from a while back featuring an oddball piece of jewelry in the form of a necklace with a small glass coffin charm containing a small sample of earth from Transylvania! … Continue reading →

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