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A James Bond Bait and Switch
I remember seeing this issue of The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu back in 1975 sitting on a shelf among lurid detective magazines and other black and white comics like Creepy and Eerie at Davis Drug in Westville, NJ. I … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 007, 1975, comic, comic book, comics, Illustration, James Bond, kung fu, Marvel, Shang-Chi, The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, The Man With The Golden Gun, USA, vintage
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There’s No Escape from a DEADLINE!
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
Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration
Tagged 1990s, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comics, deadline, digital color, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, mini-comic, Power Mac 7300, promotion, promotional, salesman, service bureau, USA
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With The Comico Boys
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
Comin’ at Ya in The Third Dimension
A buddy of mine who has loved and collected comics his whole life continues to acquire the things he desires. He gets regular shipments of old comics that he finds at prices he just can’t resist. I guess he plans … Continue reading
The Little Sketchbooks
Last week I was going to gather my collection of little sketchbooks that I have been keeping since 2017. I have always kept sketchbooks, but my fascination for the small ones started when my wife snagged me the original Sketchbook … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, doodle, Illustration, inexpensive, Joe Williams, sketchbook, Sketchbook from Heaven, USA
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More Little Sketchbooks Than I Thought…
I originally thought this was going to be a simple short post where I would gather all of the small, mainly inexpensive sketchbooks I’ve been doodling in; line them all up and shoot pictures of their sticker encrusted covers. How … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, comic, comic book, comics, doodle, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Done With Another Discount Sketchbook
I finished off the HQ Fine Stroke Sketch Draw that I picked up from Philadelphia based discounter Five Below. The price was right, and I liked the pad’s size of 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches as well as the wire … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged cheap, comic, comics, discount, doodle, drawing, Five Below, Illustration, Joe Williams, scratch pad, sketchbook, Sketchbook from Heaven, sketchbook from hell, USA
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