Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Spider-Man on the Car

 


 I saw a car with a hand-painted Spider-Man on it.

Very nice!



 

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

An Alex Ross Bargain

There was a heyday for Alex Ross painted covers on comics but, for me, that day has passed. Recently Mr. Ross has been painting a couple of covers per month for Marvel Comics but they have been striking me as drab and monochromatic and not particularly heroic-looking. 

The painting shown here is more like what I hope to see in an Alex Ross painting: bright colors and contrast and heroism!

This particular painting is currently for sale and, to my way of thinking, the asking price is far less than I would expect to pay for an Alex Ross original!

One gent I showed it to opined that there was not a whole lot of artwork in the piece, but still I like it!

I won't be purchasing the painting, however, so feel free to check over here whether it is still available.

 


 

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Jack Kirby a la A.I.

 

 

I used an Artificial Intelligence image generator and asked for "Jack Kirby" and this kaleidoscopic origami gem is what it gave me.

 I like it!

 




Sunday, August 13, 2023

Gilbert Hernandez Draws Jack Kirby's Big Barda

 

 

Yes, THAT Gilbert Hernandez!

Yes, THAT Jack Kirby!

Yes, Big Barda, the wife of Fourth World mainstay Mr. Miracle!

Yes, Gilbert Hernandez has drawn Big Barda!

On Apokolips!





 

 

 

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Unexpected Art Baltazar

 


Svengoolie is a Chicago institution, a comedic television host who introduces and comments during broadcasts of horror movies and B-movies.

Last month, with little or no fanfare, a Svengoolie one-shot comic book was published. I believe that most comic fans never saw the comic or knew about it.

But every comics fan should seek out Svengoolie Lost in Time! Because about one-third of this comic book is drawn by the great Art Baltazar and his artwork is never to be missed!


 

 

 

 

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Comicon Mutts 2023

 


He's done it again!

 

Almost every year for a while now, Patrick McDonnell has devoted a week's worth of his Mutts comic strip to having a bit of fun with the characters of Marvel Comics. He does this during the week that the San Diego Comicon is held, which was last week.

 

Did your favorite Marvel character make the cut this year?

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 



 

Sunday, July 02, 2023

The New Steve Ditko Mural

 

Javier Hernandez has designed a mural in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that is dedicated to the artwork and creations of Steve Ditko!

Here is a panoramic view of the entire mural, which is 93 feet wide.
 


 But wait, that's not even the whole story. I turns out there are TWO Steve Ditko murals in that town! You see, Mr. Ditko grew up in Johnstown, so the town wants to celebrate him. A three minute video over here tells the full story of the Johnstown Ditko murals.


 

 

 

CAKE2023 Was Delicious!

 

The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo is abbreviated CAKE and I found out last month that CAKE is a great deal of fun! 

Yes, CAKE is a convention for independent comics creators and this year was my first time attending; the event was held this year in a Chicago Park District gymnasium. The artists themselves man their table and sell their own comics and tell everyone what they are up to. I cajoled some of the folks to pose for a photo. Everybody was so nice!


 The room was burgeoning with talent! It occurred to me only after I had left to wonder how these creators view mainstream comics: whether they were or are fans, whether the mainstreams inspired them, whether they aspire to work for the mainstreams. I will have to ask next year!