Thank goodness for Hannes Bok, bringing a uniquely personal perspective to the art of illustration. Hannes Bok — Fantasy Fiction — Ju...

A spooky illustration from a spooky book for a spooky time of year: Frederick Simpson Coburn — frontispiece for 1899 Washington Irving...

A fantastic inspiration from the 1860s for Edgar Rice Burroughs' later Pellucidar series.

And this is the sort of residence that an alchemist would have resided in (or perhaps STILL resides in), inhabiting a cold dark room with a...

Alchemists took great pleasure in studying what came before.

If I've had past lives, and I feel that I have, I was an alchemist in one of them. I probably wasted a lot of time chasing after imposs...

The Sorrows of Satan

I love the look and color of these automobiles. . .

This is a lovely illustration by August Reseller from 1911 of a lion getting the royal treatment. 28 years later, Bert Lahr's Cowardly ...

If you want to visit Cuba, you better do it soon before President Trump cuts you off and sends you to the principal's office. Actually,...

Any of you oldsters remember this guy? Buffalo Bob Smith and his little protege Howdy Doody ruled the peanut gallery with an ironic fist, w...

This blog is not extinct, it's just taking an extended break. After all, we have 20 thousand million years ahead of us, so hang in ther...

Early George Barr work from an early fanzine . . .

Much of early 20th century advertising art can be considered kitsch — gaudy, tacky, however one defines the term. And yet, as 'art for ...

It used to be that collectors of books would paste an 'ex libris' label in each of their lovely acquisitions. Basically it was ...

He knows what needs to be done . . .

It's not officially summer where I am, but it's starting to feel like it. Here's a toast to sweet summer nights to come! ...

Once upon a time, these terra cotta winged horses stood at the height of an Etruscan temple, symbolizing strength and, for what it was wort...