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Bat Boy, Real Estate Agent!
Posted in Bat Boy, Cartoons, Character Design, Halloween, Illustration, tagged bat boy on October 7, 2013| 2 Comments »
From the Vault of The Crypt of Curiosities, Post No.3: Movie Posters
Posted in B-Movies, Character Design, Films, Grindhouse Films, Halloween, Horror Movies, Illustration, Posters, tagged Halloween, Horror Movie Posters, horror movies on October 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
From the Vault of The Crypt of Curiosities, Post No.1: Monsters On the Go
Posted in Character Design, Frankenstein, Halloween, Horror Movies, Illustration, Monsters, tagged Halloween, monsters on October 3, 2012| 2 Comments »
Bettie Page’s Frolicking Funnies!
Posted in 1950s, Bettie Page, Character Design, Comic Book Ads, Comic Books, Dan DeCarlo, Illustration, Pin-Ups, tagged Bettie Page, Dan DeCarlo on September 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Summer days at the beach may be a fading memory for 2012, but here’s one last post before The Catalogue of Curiosities heads into the fall and of course our annual month-long nod to all things Halloween: A pin-up page from Bettie Page’s Frolicking Funnies comic book. This was, of course, an homage to the amazing pin-up pages created by Dan DeCarlo for countless comics, including My Friend Irma and Archie.
So long summer…
The Killing Kiss
Posted in 1960s, British Pulp, Character Design, Crime/Suspense, Diana Dors, Film Noir, Illustration, Pin-Ups, Pulp, Pulp Covers on June 22, 2012| 2 Comments »
It’s been awhile since my last art update and to kick off a new round of illustration work is my paperback cover for the trash thriller, The Killing Kiss (1963, by Robert Daly). This was the first novel in the Ginger North series of books. Ginger North, of course, was the sultry private spy/lawyer/CPA who had a knack for taking down Russian bad guys and throwing back a few Martinis.
Below is another version of the cover illustration…
Ginger North, as a character, was loosely based upon British actress Diana Dors, particularly from the publicity stills below…
The Curiously Horrible Predicaments of Penny Dreadful
Posted in British Pulp, Character Design, Illustration, Penny Dreadful, Pulp, tagged pulp, The Curiously Horrible Predicaments of Penny Dreadful on February 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A character and story that I’ve been working on here and there for the past few months. More to come…
Terminal City: Red Neon
Posted in 1950s, Character Design, Crime/Suspense, Illustration, Pulp on February 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A Squirrel in Search of a Nut
Posted in Character Design, Illustration on December 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Up, Up and Away: Supergirl 1961
Posted in 1960s, Character Design, Comic Books, Comics, Illustration, Supergirl on September 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
These Shoes Were Made For Walking
Posted in Cartoons, Character Design on September 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
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