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WebFinds
Take a trip to 2000AD – no, not the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic…
Step back in time to 1956, with a look at the coming “Scientific Age”…
WebFind: The Tom Brevoort Experience
Comics editor Tom Brevoort’s web site is a treasure trove of tributes to great US superhero comics and more
WebFind: Krazy Kat, the animation
Here’s a wonderful Krazy Kat stop-motion animation that was directed by Derek Mogford back in 1996
WebFind: A Conversation-starting 1970s Ford Cortina Poster
Following up on yesterday’s London Underground “Lost Posters” item, here’s a poster advertising the two-door Ford Cortina Mark III, uncovered after the closure of the old Odeon cinema on King Street, Lancaster, which ended its days as the Regal, finally demolished in 2010 to make way for a new hotel
WebFind: A Conversation-starting 1970s Ford Cortina Poster
Following up on yesterday’s London Underground “Lost Posters” item, here’s a poster advertising the two-door Ford Cortina Mark III, uncovered after the closure of the old Odeon cinema on King Street, Lancaster, which ended its days as the Regal, finally demolished in 2010 to make way for a new hotel
WebFind: Alice in Wonderland Playing Cards by Jesus Blasco
British comic fans will be familiar with the name Jesus Blasco, an artist whose distinctive style thrilled many on strips such as “The Steel Claw” for Valiant and 2000AD’s “Bill Savage” – but he was a dab hand at lighter… Read More ›
WebFind: Look and Learn, Treasure illustrations galore from Holloway Fine Art
Quite by chance, I came across the eBay page Holloway Fine Art, which is offering hundreds of artworks from classic annuals, books magazines such as Look and Learn and Treasure, including 1980s Famous Five illustrations by Leslie Branton. Also on… Read More ›
WebFind: Gene Colan: Visions of a Man Without Fear
If you’re a fan of artist Gene Colan like me, then this 48-page exhibition catalogue on offer from the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum is a bit of a gem. Gene Colan: Visions of a Man Without Fear features high-quality… Read More ›
Roads Not Taken: Edmond E. Good’s “Knight Masters”
Canadian illustrator, writer and co-author of more than a dozen comics Edmond Elbridge Good (1st July 1910 – 22nd September 1991) created the Rex Baxter feature for Bell Publishing in 1942 and drew the Scorchy Smith strip (taking over from… Read More ›