Sly from Paradise Alley by Christian Ward!
Check out Sly from Paradise Alley by Christian Ward!
15 Rejected X-Men Comic Book Covers
This Barry Smith piece is actually one of 15 Rejected X-Men Comic Book Covers that you can check out at CBR.com. The article shows the rejected cover along with the one used. In almost half of the cases I preferred the rejected cover.
Puddles “the Sad Clown with the Golden Voice” has the Folsom Prison Pinball Blues!
Puddles the Sad Clown with the Golden Voice has the Folsom Prison Pinball Blues! There is no way these two songs should combine to create a song this good!
Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 59: Ordway, Beatty, Mazuchelli & More!
If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains. Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…
I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!
For Ink Stains 59, Ken took a look at Fantafolio 3 from 1980 from Editor and Publisher: Peppy White
Fantafolio 3 features –
- Cover by John Beatty and Jerry Ordway (Both who went on to long distinguished careers as comics pros)
- Doug Herring Portfolio
- Pin-Ups by David Mazzuchelli (Batman: Year One and Daredevil fame), Willie Blyberg & Doug Hazelwood (both who became comic pros)
- Fandom regulars in the issue include: Larry Houston, Pete Iro, Mike Machlan, Don Secrease and others.
- Tons of fan art, comic stories, spot illos and more.
This is a new one to me. Interesting to see how many future comic super stars(Rick Burchett inked one of the stories) were included!
Ah, the memories of the glory days of fanzines. Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!
50 Facts You Didn’t Know About “Breaking Bad”
How about 50 Facts You Didn’t Know About Breaking Bad?
Wrightson’s Werewolf Design & “The Howling”
I love how this post by Lost Drawings clearly shows the influence of Bernie Wrightson’s werewolf design was picked up for The Howling.
Vintage John Byrne Batman Sketches!
Diversions of the Groovy Kind has posted some really early John Byrne Batman sketches that fans will enjoy.
Nick Fury # 4 Cover by Steranko!
What do you do when you have the chance to post Steranko’s cover to Nick Fury #4 with a link to Bendis’ site for a full-sized version? You post it!
Bela Lugosi Stage Show Collectibles
Later in life, when movie roles dried up Bela Lugosi would do stage shows. Initially I thought how cool it would have been to attend one. Then I began to wonder if by that point Bela’s decline would have been evident.
Still it’s neat to see these Bela Lugosi stage show collectibles.
Source: Mayor of the Damned.
Bela Lugosi as Dracula… On Broadway in 1927!
That’s Bela Lugosi as Dracula on Broadway in 1927… a full four years before he played Count Dracula on the silver screen.
Source: Dr. Giallo.
Fritz Lang’s Use of Sound Design in “M”
Fritz Lang’s M is consider a masterpiece by many. Often overlooked is Lang’s use of sound design.
Bruce Lee & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Game of Death”
We’ve been on a bit of a Bruce Lee kick [no pun intended] lately, but that is always a good great thing. These photos of Bruce and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from Game of Death are still amazing over 40 years later.
Source: James Hancock.
Bill Sienkiewicz’s Hulk Goes Berserk!
I always liked this What If… cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Of course there aren’t too many covers by Bill that I didn’t like. You can see this one and a couple more even larger at The Bristol Board.
