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Tag Archives: Cartoon
It was either Art School or This…
Back when I was pondering what I wanted to do with my life, the fast growing/big money world of van customization beckoned to me like a siren singing a sweet song from the rocks.
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1975, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, customized van, Dr. Strange, Frazetta, group therapy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hulk, Marvel, The Defenders, vintage
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Up on the 7th Floor on an Evening in ’85
One evening back in April of 1985 rather than do work that was due for one of our classes at the Philadelphia College of Art a group of guys up on the Illustration Floor decided to procrastinate by doing some … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, Ely, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, UArts, USA
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Giant Monsters at the Y
More aimless sketching at the YMCA. My son and I recently saw the big budget, American remake/reboot of the Japanese kaiju classic, and I guess the big G was floating around my brain and out through the end of my … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, creature, drawing, horror, Joe Williams, monster, movie, Sketch
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Faster than a Speeding Primate
I was stumped for an idea for a Valentine this year so I sat with a sketchbook and hoped my pencil would do my thinking for me.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Monkey & Bird
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic book, comics, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook
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Cylons is Golden
Sorry. I can’t resist a pun, and I’ve been itching to use this since the late 1970s.
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1979, ABC, Battlestar Galactica, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, Cylon, Marvel, Star Wars, USA
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W, is that you?
Is it just me or does this guy look like the 43rd President of the United States?
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged Bush, Captain America, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic book, George W. Bush, locksmith 1973, Marvel, President, USA, vintage, W
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Bag FULL of HORRORS
They’re TERRIFYING! SCARY, too! AND they obey your commands! Can you imagine it?
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged Bag Full of Horrors, Captain America, Cartoon, comic, comic book, comics, Halloween, horror, humor, Marvel, monster, USA, vintage
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