Batman Blues
March 8th, 2010
Just dig the cool sleeve on this blues compilation from 1969. The man dressed as Batman is supposed to be legendary blues producer Mike Vernon. And what a line-up !
The Ephemerist
Thriving in the margins since 2002…
Tom Gauld for Diet Coke
March 7th, 2010
British cartoonist Tom Gauld (Hunter & Painter, The Giant Robot) has designed three cans for Diet Coke. The cans are introduced to raise awareness for The Heart Truth, the women’s heart health program. Together with Mans+Blacklist, and Max Erdenberger, Gauld also produced a series of (very) short animations, which are included after the click.
Sala covers beware
March 6th, 2010
I’m not one for using contemporary slang, but OMG ! Robert Goodin just got Richard Sala to join the Covered project with a reworking of Beware #7 (Trojan Magazines, 1954). It’s a great cover, that sticks very closely to the original while at the same time is vintage Sala.
The Coolest Stationary
March 3rd, 2010
Letterheady is my new candy of choice, and today it offered this gem. In the 80’s, Bill Watterson had the coolest stationary featuring a tiger, ever.
V Magazine
March 3rd, 2010
Au Carrefour Etrange is quite a nice little blog, that recently featured illustrations and comics from 60s girlie magazine V by French luminaries Pichard (above) and Forest (below). Also covered in recent posts : adult-oriented picture stories from 1953, vintage fetishist comics, and more.
Female illustrators
March 3rd, 2010
Vintage illustration powerhouse Leif Peng has got a new blog ! Female Illustrators of the 20th Century focuses on the women who created classic illustration work in the middle of the last century, but sadly never got appropriate credit for it. Sort of like the subtext for Mad Men, but for illustrators, as it where.
It’s quite interesting to witness Peng, who must be one of the most knowledgeable people around when it comes to vintage 20-th century illustration, painstakingly scrapes together information on quite often less than extensively studied female artists, and all too often has to resort to the phrase “At this time I have no information on”. I guess all help is welcome.
(illustration : Record cover by Margaret Erath for All About The Seasons, as featured on Female Illustrators of the 20th Century)
It’s the Hulk again !
March 3rd, 2010
Captain America has issues
March 2nd, 2010Captain America’s therapist advised him to keep a video journal, and so he does. Innuendo about fellow super-heroes included : Stark drinks, Parker’s a whiner and Thor smells. And he has a lot of anger. So there.
(via Joe)
Garen for FPI
March 1st, 2010
Garen Ewing wishes the FPI Blog log a happy birthday (the mother of all British comics blogs turned 5 last week), and brings back this one-page ad he did in 2007 for FPI. A full sized version can be found on Garen’s blog.
Comics are sweet in Lille
February 28th, 2010
The city of Lille, in the North of France, seems to be known for its pastries, chocolate and generally all things sweet. They even make chocolate masks of your favorite comic characters. And there not that expensive, either.
