Category Archives: Illustration

This Charming Man Of Steel

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Brasilian illustrator Butcher Billy betrays his age with this New Wave – Silver age mashup. Ever imagined Ian Curtis as Batman, Siouxsie Sioux as Wonder Woman or Robert Smith as Plastic Man? Look no further…

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New Clear Line Talent From Flanders

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

The Clear Line tradition in the Low Lands seems to be saved. Peter Willems delivered this illustration for a recent special biking issue of the De Morgen daily, which clearly shows influence by Swarte en Meulen (and even a cameo … Continue reading →

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Mother’s day bliss

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Chris Ware and the New Yorker came up with this all-mother family.  And just count on the people of the Internet to start bitching about the fact that the blonde mother looks too male…

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Shortology – Reduce Your Story

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Italian ad agency H-57 published the book Shortology, a collection of stories told in a minimum of images. Instead of using a lot of words or images to tell and retell the same story again and again, the creators aim at … Continue reading →

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Adrian Tomine Gets All Moody

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

This beautiful and very atmospheric illustration by Adrian Tomine appeared  in the April 15, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. It accompanied a review of the new Terrence Malick film, To the Wonder.

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Luke Pearson for the New Yorker

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Luke Pearson seems to have grown beyond his fame as contributor to various Nobrow publications (not in the least his own Everything We Miss and Hildafolk comics).  Next week’s New Yorker magazine features a cover by his hand, which shows a … Continue reading →

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Thatcher by Simmonds

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Over in the Guardian newspaper, Posy Simmonds created a Margaret Thatcher fairy tale that is not only very funny and (to put it mildly) only slightly skewed; it also manages to invoke a type of satire that seems to be … Continue reading →

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