Tag Archives: horror

Making a Scarecrow for Halloween

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Joe

In the past, Tina and I have built original Halloween costumes for our son that were usually in a lighter, more whimsical vein. Coin-operated vending machines based on cardboard boxes were our specialty, but now that our son is older … Continue reading →

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Go Big or Go Home!

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Joe_Williams

I think I am finally reaching the limits of the tiny sketchpads I have been favoring over the past few years. I bought some heavyweight, toned, mixed media paper that I want to play with, and I thought something dynamic … Continue reading →

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There may be OPPORTUNITY • What I Miss About Comics

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Joe

I was never a fan of poetry so I can’t imagine soliciting the amateur efforts of scribes across the continental United States and Canada. Somebody at the mail drop was going to have to read these submissions whether they were … Continue reading →

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Monsters Not Playing Nicely

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Joe

In this week’s edition of IT CAME FROM THE SKETCHBOOK I’m featuring some of my couch doodles of monsters doing what they do when they get together which is not getting along. Monsters usually don’t play nicely with one another … Continue reading →

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The Creatures That Haunt My Sketchbooks

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Joe

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 →

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The Seventh Victim

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Joe

No doodles this week because I have been making the mistake of watching quality entertainment that requires my strict attention. One of the movies I watched that made me set aside my cheap sketchbook was The Seventh Victim (1943) produced … Continue reading →

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Hacking Away at a Cheap Sketchbook

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Joe

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 →

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