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Tag Archives: comic
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
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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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The Creep
Fiddling around a bit with a quick little sketch which I brought into Affinity Photo.
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Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Technique
Tagged Affinity Photo, comic, comics, creep, digital illustration, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau
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Too Good to be True
Even the grade school boys at which this ad was squarely aimed knew this was too good to be true.
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Turned On & Supernatural Effects
Back in the ’70s while my parents shopped for clothes and boring stuff, my younger brother and I were left to our own devices wandering the toy and record sections of the department stores that anchored the shopping malls. Invariably … Continue reading
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Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, black light, comic, Hippie, Sad Sack, vintage
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Double Shot of O.J.
If the boot doesn’t fit, you must…oh, never mind.
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Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged comic, Dingo, Herb Trimpe, Marvel, OJ, Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, shoes, The Shogun Warriors
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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.
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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
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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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