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Tag Archives: comic book
The Sketchbook from Heaven
In the past I have written about sketchbooks I have bought that seemed like a good idea at the point of purchase but failed miserably when put into practice. Either the sketchbooks looked handsome on the shelf and proved unwieldy … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, art, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, doodles, drawing, Jet Pens, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Philadelphia, science fiction, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Chicks Will Dig You!
Is it the mod haircut, the happening turtleneck or the aloof attitude?
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged Batman, Cartoon, cartoons, comic book, DC, Karate, USA, vintage, World's Finest
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Instant Arsenal of Power
I chuckle at how crude the ads were in comic books with their utter lack of finesse and marketing acumen, but when I think about it, I realize that these advertisers didn’t have to rely on focus groups or demographics. … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1974, comic book, comics, kung fu, SGT. Rock, vintage
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A Missed Opportunity
With the remakes and reboots of Planet of the Apes that have been playing out in cinemas in recent years I’m surprised nobody has decided to put these swinging medallions back on the market.
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged Cartoon, CO2 Comics, comic book, Guardians of the Galaxy, humor, Marvel, medallions, monkey, pendant, Planet of the Apes, science fiction, The Defenders, USA, vintage
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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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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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YECCH!!! Looks, Feels Real!
The Finger Factory? Was it a cottage industry or was there a brick and mortar building where workers punched a time clock to crank out life-like severed fingers?
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1977, ad, coffin, comic, comic book, Iron Man, Marvel, severed finger, super-hero
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