When I was just a wee lad, starting to cruise the DC universe, this house ad popped up in one of the lesser titles, and I just went all popc...

Regardless of what you may think of the integrity of Columbus Day, the voyage of 519 years ago must have been quite an adventure. Below is a...

Another poem illustrated by Eric Kincaid that seems a bit appropriate for this time of year. Eric Kincaid — Silver

Posters are a wonderful artform, especially as practiced in the golden age of illustration. Here are some random posters with indeterminate ...

Witches don't just pop up on Halloween. The call goes out for gathering well before then. Eric Kincaid — The Witches' Call

The Autumnal winds were really kicking up around here today. I saw a large flock of blackbirds tossed all across the sky. Mmm, really, my f...

From early in the history of photography comes this supremely lovely study of a Manchurian bride, by John Thomson. From 1868 to 1872, Thomso...

George Stavrinos was such a fine illustrator, he could take a hint of a mannequin and a drapery study and make a lovely fashion ad. George S...

It's that time of year when EVERYthing seems a bit spooky. I love it!

Barry Windsor-Smith brought illustrator's sensibilities to comics. Barry Windsor-Smith — Kull the Conqueror #9 — 1985

Bull fighting has been in the news a bit, but I'm really stretching to make that relevant here. Doesn't matter. The painting stands ...

My favorite month of the year, without a doubt. from Cricket Magazine — October 1984

Those of you who are following modern comic books know that the DC Universe has been rebooting, starting storylines from scratch. I have not...

A follow-up to last post to show some of those Barsotti pups in action, not as a cartoon per se, but as a header for The New Yorker critics...

Charles Barsotti's cartoons are deceptively simple. They are cute and clever. Check out his website here. Some people have stale jokes, ...

A long time ago in a land far away, I, as an 8 year old kid, watched one daytime show regularly (after school? In the summertime? I don'...

Well, it's taken longer than I had planned, but I'm finally ready to start up a new blog that will be publishing an on-line journal,...

Harold Speed — Autumn

This is a print I've had for a long time, but had no identifying information. I surmised that this is Helen, she of Troy, based on the h...