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Terrible Movie – Great Soundtrack

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Back in the late 1970s, John Williams must have been the hardest working man in show business. I doubt if he took a day off since crafting the iconic soundtrack for Jaws in 1975. If there was a major movie, … Continue reading →

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1980年代の東京の吸血鬼

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Joe

Tokyo Vampire Circa 1980s It seems that my series of Halloween Heads has started anew with the completion of a Japanese vampire on the heels of last week’s Phantom of the Opera. Halloween Heads are illustrations of monsters I’ve created … Continue reading →

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BARNABAS! Dark Shadows Paperbacks

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Joe

This was an ad for a series of paperback novels based on the wildly popular gothic horror soap opera series Dark Shadows. This was like a number of shows in the 1960s that through some quirk of fate caught the … 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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Matrimonial Mayhem and Monsters!

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Joe

I continue to hack away at the Out of This World sketchbook with 2mm read leads and whatever graphite pencils I have at hand, and I accompany my doodling with trash television shows or movies streamed to my Roku box. … Continue reading →

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Mesmerized by a Cheap Sketchbook

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Joe

My love affair with a three-dollar sketchbook meant for the juvenile market continues as I find myself doodling in it regularly. I keep it within reach in case inspiration strikes and I have to jot down a note or scribble … Continue reading →

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Werewolf Interrupted

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Joe

I’m not yet ready to declare the juvenile sketchbook I wrote about recently as the NEW Sketchbook from Heaven, but I do usually keep it close at hand, and I am busily filling its cheap pages with scribbles. It may … Continue reading →

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