Archive for May 20th, 2007

40 Part 5 - Bel 20

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

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Here are a couple of CD covers for a series of collections featuring the best Belgian rock songs from the 80’s. I’m not sure about the art of these things. Either it’s Ever Meulen, or it’s somebody doing a damn good job of imitating him. Naturally, the series being vouched for by Humo tends to point towards the first possibility, but still - the illo’s are awkwardly narrative to be vintage Meulen.
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40 Part 4 - Nestle’s Nest

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

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This is an advertising comic from 1934 for Nestlé products, featuring a character called Nest. I like the early 20th century style of the art, combined with the typically 30’s urban saviness of the content.

40 Part 3 - Batman, The Movie

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

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I admit it, my first real exposure to Batman was through the Adam West incarnation in the TV series. Apparently a film was made as well at that time. Oh well, I guess we’ll just call it “camp”…

40 Part 2 - The Green Rock Eater

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

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This is a design for a Humo sticker by Ever Meulen, featuring his early character, The Green Rock Eater. Ever’s style was quite different then, back in the early seventies…

40 part 1

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

I got 40 today. In my neck of the woods, that means your friends come by your house and put up a display of old front doors (as in, when the first digit of your age is a new one, you get a new front door). I narrowly escaped said treatment, but to no avail (thanks to my godson and his family). So, here it is :

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In case you don’t get the references, check out here, here and here.

I was planning on posting 40 interesting things for you all today, but it’s half past 11 already, and my connection speed is lagging dearly. Let’s say we’ll have 40 birthday posts by wednesday. What can you expect ? Just the same totally trivial comics ephemara : strips, posters, illustrations, record sleeves, what have you. Subscribers to the Ephemerist Yahoo group will have seen some of them, but for the rest of you the hits will keep on coming.