Tag Archives: Silver Surfer

Who read comics, the far-out version

In 1970 Italian photographer Fausto Giaconni was in London and heard about the Isle of Whight festival. He went there and focused on the gathering, rather than the performance. His photographs went on to chronicle the great youth gathering of … Continue reading

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Joe rides the waves

In 1987, Joe Satriani’s LP, Surfing with the Alien, sported this cover.  And rightly so – I mean, with a title like that, what are you going to put on it ?  A facehugger windsurfing ?  I don’t think so. … Continue reading

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Boxpunx Marvel series 2 !

The wonderful Jason Edwards Harlan of Harlancore has just released series two of his delightful Marvel-themed Boxpunx foldables.  This series features the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer, Galactus, DareDevil, the Sub-Mariner and Nightcrawler.  They’re very easy to assembly and look … Continue reading

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Mini can cause ADD

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 … Continue reading

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Steven De Rie

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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