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Tag Archives: comics
Chasing the Cool Kids
Back in the 1970s Marvel Comics was trying to chase an audience beyond the typical comic reader which was comprised chiefly of seven to twelve year old boys. Somebody thought a rock album based on their most popular character would … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, Cartoon, comic, comic book, comics, Creem, humor, magazine, Marvel, Spider-man, USA
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The Creatures That Haunt My Sketchbooks
I continue hacking away at the cheap sketchbook made for the shelves of Philadelphia-based discounter Five Below. I am forging ahead trying to put this crappy little pad out of my misery. If I were sensible, I would just put … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1970s, baseball, comics, doodle, Dr. Shock, horror, horror movies, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, schlock horror movies, Sketch, sketchbook, USA, WPHL
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Hacking Away at a Cheap Sketchbook
I continue to throw graphite at the unwilling little sketchbook of which I have written about lately. I’ve had no evidence of anything close to supernatural brilliance bubbling up from the pad’s cheap little pages, but I continue to make … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monsters, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Sketchbook • Gruesome Graphite Grotesques
I sit on a couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling graphite grotesques into the night. Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comics, doodle, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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What I Miss About Comics — Boss Battles
This panel reminds me of when extreme boredom would drive a few grade schoolers to play war on a sheet of loose-leaf paper. Essentially two or more boys would start carefully drawing out soldiers, jeeps and tanks on that sheet … Continue reading
Na – Na – Na – Gonna have a good time!
Back in 1984 Philadelphia’s own Bill Cosby was a giant in the field of entertainment. He was the star of both the television and silver screen, filled arenas with his stand-up comedy act and sold tons of vinyl records recording … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1980s, 1984, Bill Cosby, comic, comic book, comics, G.I. Combat, Illustration, Joe Kubert, USA, vintage
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Get to the Point!
A search through some old art bins in the studio set me tumbling down a rabbit hole of wooden pencils, pencil sharpeners and crafting the perfect point.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged analog, antique, Cartoon, cartoons, comics, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, pointy, sharpen, Sketch, sketchbook
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