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.
In his strip, La Chute de Spider-Man, French comic blogger RaphaelB uses a quite cool scrolling effect that makes you scroll down faster and faster. Also, by not using panel borders, the distinction between the different stages in the scene is blurred, giving the comic a great sense of height and immediacy. Great, great work.
(artwork © RaphaelB)
I don’t know whether this is a real ad, or rather a pro forma exercise, but it is a good idea nevertheless.
(from Ads Of The World)
I like this videogame-like image from a South-African campaign for the Mini (artwork by Andree Wallin). It’s like the temptation of Saint-Anthony, only the super-heroes are giving in. And it would seem that it’s a phenomenon across the universes, affecting DC and Marvel heroes alike.
No copyright or trademark information in sight, though…
Again, from Ads of the World – click through for a much larger version)
This massive piece by Allan Sanders was shown at the Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts show at the Coningsby Gallery, London last week. Click through to Allan’s site for a fuller size version. This makes my day a little lighter !
And I feel a geek for tagging this post with all heroes in the picture…
Miguel Martins and Joana Lafuente’s cute and wonderful Loli Loves Venom takes referentiality to the next, rather dizzying level.
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.
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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