Tag Archives: monster

In Search of the Jersey Devil

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Remember that show In Search of which ran in the late ’70s? Leonard Nimoy did the voice-over. It was sort of a Chariots of the Gods for syndicated television. I found some sketches that predated the full figure sketch of … Continue reading →

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Grimly Fiendish

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Joe_Williams

I was rooting through my sketchbooks looking for old sketches that would have worked out for a Monkey & Bird idea, but of course, I got sidetracked. This is a drawing of a pair of ghouls as envisioned for a … Continue reading →

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Lady Frankenstein or Tina Makes a Monster!

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Joe_Williams

This image is part of the regular website at willceau.com, but I wanted to drag it back out again; dust it off; put it on display and talk a little about it. Tina created this back in the ’90s and … Continue reading →

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Demon

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Another demon/gargoyle from my sketchbook drawn during the mid-’80s. Once again, I think this is when Dan Platt and I were hanging out and shooting the breeze about monsters. I think this was another attempt at the Jersey Devil, but … Continue reading →

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Zombie

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Joe_Williams

What is the deal with Zombies? I loved them in the original Dawn of the Dead, started to grow tired of them with the shlocky, chunk blowing excesses of Lucio Fulci, and figured the genre was played out by the … Continue reading →

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The Fried Shrimp Lady or Just Some Doodles from 1985

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Joe_Williams

While perusing Flickr, I came across the fabulous photos posted by olga-saglo. She posted images from "Carnival of Blood" which I remember seeing years ago on a low-rent local cable channel. I remembered doodling the "Fried Shrimp Lady" while watching … Continue reading →

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1985 or Back to the Future

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Joe_Williams

1985 was one hell of a year. I had graduated PCA, and the world was my oyster. During that school year I had met and befriended one of the most talented, energetic and probably the nicest guy I know – … Continue reading →

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It Came from the Sketchbook!

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Joe_Williams

I was thinking of formalizing the posts to Willceau Illo News by making regular features. I want to make Monday It Came From The Sketchbook day and post some doodles Tina or I made in a sketchbook and forgot about. … Continue reading →

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All The Kids Are Doing It

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Today it’s branding, piercing and tattoos, tomorrow it will be gene splicing with nonhuman DNA and cybernetic augmentation. Although your friend is really good with tools, it would probably be a mistake to let him implant that new digital olfactory … Continue reading →

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