Tag Archives: Monsters

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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Second Thoughts on a Cheap Sketchbook…

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Joe

I may get my $3.25 worth out of the terrible little sketchbook from discount chain Five Below after all. I have stubbornly refused to put it aside, and I continue to doodle in it as I sit on the couch … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Sofa Sketcher

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Joe

I sit on a couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling my graphite grotesques into the night. Some of them are good. Some of them stink. Some of them I do in pen and ink.

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Monster Mash

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Joe

Some things never change. I used to work on class projects in my bedroom studio in my parents’ house while a 13-inch black and white TV set played trash. Last night I was sketching for fun while watching trash from … Continue reading →

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It Came From The Sketchbook

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Joe

I continue to roll along with the Out of This World sketchbook attacking it with 2mm leads and various pencils on a daily basis. I don’t know what I’m going to do once I’ve exhausted this $3 sketchpad’s 125 sheets. … Continue reading →

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Doodles on the Couch

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Joe

I’m back to doodling on the couch in an inexpensive but halfway decent sketchbook and watching my favorite streaming channel Tubi. Yes, Tubi is supported by advertising, but the commercials are a lot less obtrusive than the other streamers and … Continue reading →

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Movie Monster Model Kits

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Joe_Williams

I have always loved comics, but when I was in grade school, I loved monster movies even more.

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Comics Will Rot Your Brain!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Despite my love of comic books, there used to be a breed of comic magazines with lurid covers that Dr. Frederic Wertham was probably right about. They probably would rot your brain.

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