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Spider-Man at the Library of Congress
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
On its Blog the Library of Congress announces that it has been able to acquire the original art by Steve Ditko for Amazing Fantasy 15 (1962), featuring the very first Spider-Man story ever, “complete with pencil erasures and white-out opaquing fluid”.
As a Belgian who was brought up on a steady diet of Hergé, Franquin and Peyo (and later Tardi, Comes and Schuiten), I only came across Spider-Man (and other superheroes, for that matter) until I was in my late twenties (I even got scorned by some people for getting hooked - they even accused me of slumming). That said, I thought that Peter Parker was bitten by a radio-active spider and thus gained his spider-sense. As it turns out, that was a retcon if ever I saw one.
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If you are getting a tattoo…
Monday, April 28th, 2008
The One You Always Dreamed Of
Monday, April 7th, 2008
You may not be the hero you want to be. A nice campaign for a costume provider, by Ogilvy & Mather Santiago, Chile.
(more after the click)
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Toys convey the message
Monday, March 31st, 2008
“Colorblind kids can see color. They just don’t see the same colors we see. Check you child’s eyesight for early detection.”
Quite a good campaign fro the Taiba Hospital, playing on the defining function of conventional color schemes. The result looks quite eerie, to be honest.
(from Ads of the World)
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Snailman !
Monday, March 24th, 2008
When Pieter De Poortere’s Boerke finds himself in dire straits, a less than adequate super hero comes to the rescue !
(from Focus Knack, Boerke © Pieter De Poortere)
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Steven De Rie
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Flemish cartoonist Steven De Rie created this poster for the 20th edition of the Wilrijk Comics Festival. Try and find all references to characters and comics-related news items.
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Holy double reference !
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Hey, Kids ! It’s comics citing art citing comics ! Amazing Spider-Man #560 goes all Lichtenstein.
(Spider-Man © Marvel Comics)
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Magical Marvel Mood Rings!
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Stan Lee Tribute Artwork
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
LA-based Gallery 1988 is showing some paintings and other works by fine artists and illustrators, based on the characters that Stan “The Man” Lee at least helped create. There are some amazing works among this Stan Lee Tribute Artwork.
I partiucularly liked Nate Frizzel’s Spider-man evocation (above, aptly called “True Believer”), since it beautifully encapsulates the effect superhero comics, and heroic stories in general, can have on a youthful mind (no age specified). Evan B. Harris‘ Spider-Man (below) appeals to my weakness for “What if” stories - what if Spider-Man was some kind of exotic creature found in the deep jungle of India, and then brought round to London ? I Like it.
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