Category Archives: Art

On Satire

One of the trends I’ve been watching the past few months is the decline of mainstream media’s support for political cartooning and satire. If satire is doomed, or society is doomed. It just so happened I came across a bunch … Continue reading

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Bernie Wrightson: Elegant Lines

Bernie Wrightson (1948-2017) was an illustrator and comic book artist whose pen and ink style was quite unique. Wrightson began his career as an illustrator for the Baltimore Sun, but within a couple of years went to work for DC … Continue reading

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The Paper vs Pixel Debate

Recently, someone pointed out this article to me: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead It’s a longish article, and if you can’t be bothered to read the whole thing, the headline gives you the gist.  And it … Continue reading

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Inktober: Morticia

Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams Considering the impact Carolyn Jones as Morticia had on my young mind and libido, it’s a wonder I never developed a Pavlovian response to French like Gomez had.  “Goth” style hadn’t been named yet, but … Continue reading

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Inktober: Cushing

Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein (1967) Peter Cushing was perhaps my all time favorite horror star, and a bit of a role model when I was young.  It was his performances in Hammer’s films of the 50s and 60s, as … Continue reading

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Inktober: Lugosi

So I’m late to the party with this “Inktober” business – just found out about it the other day.  Choosing to jump in, I figured considering the time of year, I might as well make my Inktober creations celebrate some … Continue reading

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