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Category Archives: Curious Clutter
Well, I never felt more like singin’ the blues…
A couple years ago I wrote about the stash of non-photo blue pencils I have all over my house and why I use them: Non-Photo Blue pencils are a particular shade of blue that could not be detected by a … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, Illustration, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged analog, blue, drawing, Illustration, Japan, Joe Williams, lead, mechanical pencil, non-photo, non-repro, pilot, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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It Came from the Filing Cabinet
My obsession with a drawing I penciled almost 40 years ago continues and keeps dragging me back no matter what I do. It started when I was trying to organize a flat file cabinet and I came upon the penciled … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, analog, comic, comics, creature, drawing, hardcore, humor, Illustration, inking, Joe Williams, monster, music, punk, ransom letters, The Cramps, USA
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1963 Cadillac Hearse
Being that it’s almost Halloween, I thought this would be appropriate. I don’t know of a lot of children who would want a hearse in their collection of diecast, miniature vehicles, but we couldn’t pass up this sweet bone wagon … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, Halloween
Tagged bone wagon, car, diecast, Halloween, hearse, Matchbox, miniature, toy
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The Swingin’ Seventies with Brad Shaw
My meager budget precludes me from being a collector of original art, but when this cartoon by Brad Shaw for an old and long gone men’s magazine became available at a price I could not resist, I did not resist … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Illustration
Tagged 20th century, analog, Brad Shaw, Cartoon, cartoonist, cartoons, girlie, humor, Illustration, Sex to Sexty, Texas, USA, vintage
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Farewell to a Funny Book Purveyor
Fat Jack’s I have sad news to report. Fat Jack’s Comicrypt has lost their lease and will be vacating their center city Philadelphia location after almost 50 years in business. According to this article May 29th will be the shop’s … Continue reading
Posted in Collecting, Curious Clutter, News, Philadelphia
Tagged collecting, comic books, comics, Fat jack's, out of business, Philadelphia
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Pathos in a Pencil?
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.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter
Tagged 1976, ad, American Artist, pathos, pencil
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And he shows them pearly white…
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
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Trash or Treasure, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged cash grab, cash in, Jaws, Jaws of Death, magazine, man-eater, monster, shark, trash, USA, vintage
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