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Heads Up: Water-damaged art by Eldon Dedini for sale on eBay
Right now on eBay, Lewis Wayne Gallery has the following cartoon by Eldon Dedini up for auction:
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The lower half of the sheet is water damaged, but Dedini was a master cartoonist, so the image is still fun to examine up close.
(Click it and see for yourself.)
Of course, if you’re interested in purchasing the piece, the damage means that you might actually be able to secure it for a reasonable sum. At the time I am writing this post, “THIS SPACE FOR RENT” has attracted six bids, with the current bid sitting at US $105.95, although with two-and-a-half days to go until the auction closes, I predict that the final bid will be quite a bit higher.
To find the piece on eBay, simply search for “Eldon Dedini” and “THIS SPACE FOR RENT.”
Look Here: Two SF covers with arresting airbrushed artwork by… ?
I’m not a big fan of pure airbrushed artwork, but here are two airbrushed SF covers — from 1970 and 1979 respectively — that recently caught my eye as I was browsing through my very own library of paperback “classics,” looking for stuff to scan and share:
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Please note that neither of the above paperbacks includes a formal credit for the cover artist. Yes, the artwork on Bill, the Galactic Hero is signed “McMACKEN,” or “McMALKEN,” but I have no idea who McMacken/McMalken is…
UPDATE (07 August 2013):
I can’t say for sure, but my best guess at this point is that the McMacken who produced the cover art for Bill, the Galactic Hero is Dave McMacken. Widely admired in his early career for his skill with an airbrush, McMacken is perhaps best known for his cover illustrations for albums such as Frank Zappa’s Over-Nite Sensation, The Commodores’ Natural High, AC/DC’s Ballbreaker, Cat Stevens’ Greatest Hits, Warrant’s Dog Eat Dog, The Bullet Boys’ Freak Show, Weather Report’s Black Market, The Beatles’ Reel Music, Steve Miller’s The Joker for Steve Miller, and Kansas’s Leftoverture. Some might also remember his poster for Steven’s Spielberg’s 1941.
Look Here: Five occult paperbacks by Peter Saxon, with cover art by Jeffrey Jones
I’ve posted some of these covers before, but I recently purchased some copies that, in a couple of instances, and for various reasons (like this, for example), are nicer than the books I scanned previously, so here I am to share with you:
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Bon appétit!
Look Here: Two “Venus” covers by Esteban Maroto
From the paperback collection of yours truly, here are two covers, freshly scanned:
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Look Here: Five more sketches by John Buscema
This afternoon, for your viewing pleasure (as promised!), I’ve got scans of the second group of five sketches by John Buscema that currently reside in our collection of original art:
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I think my favourite out of the above group is the sketch of the swordfight; the little flicks of the pencil that define the contours of the forms are so confidently placed — amazing!
In case you missed it, the first group of five is right here.
Look Here: Five sketches by John Buscema
From our modest collection of original art by various hands, here are five small sketches by John Buscema for you to peruse; if you click the images displayed below so as to enlarge them, you will find that the uploaded images are actually large enough to repay close study:
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All five of the above sketches currently reside in a 12 x 12 inch, 3-ring scrapbook album in our living room. In case you’re wondering how they’re displayed, each sketch is attached to the centre of one side of an acid free sheet with acid free photo corners. Works for me.
Enjoy!
But please remember: don’t just take; link. (Yes, I’m talking to you, PNN.)
UPDATE (01 April 2012):
I just posted a second batch of five sketches by John Buscema. I hope you enjoy seeing them!
Connections: Richard V. Corben
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It’s not every day that a dino-lizard-monster rises out of the earth and attacks… not in my neck of the woods, anyway…
Look Here, Read: “Houndzak” and “Ersatz”
ARZACH PARODY DEP’T:
From No Ducks #1 (1977), here’s “Houndzak” by Tim “Moeboxell” Boxell:
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And from Imagine #3 (1978), here’s “Ersatz” by under-appreciated comics artist Lee Marrs:
Look Here, Read: Back Cover Comix
Underground comics, or comix, were typically printed in black and white on cheap pulp paper and stapled together with a colour cover printed on glossier stock. While many underground artists/publishers over the years have reserved the back cover as a showcase for full-page illustrations in colour, others have viewed it as an opportunity to give one carefully selected comics page a more lavish treatment! Here are thirteen “back cover comix” — twelve sequential; one non-sequential — from various underground comics with publication dates ranging from 1970 to 1993; information for each piece is embedded in the file title. Listed in the order their work is displayed below, the artists are Victor Moscoso, Foolbert Sturgeon, Fred Schrier, Skip Williamson, Lee Marrs (with Gail Madonea), Victor Moscoso (x2), B. Kliban, Harvey Kurtzman, Pokkettz, Gilbert Shelton, R. Diggs, and Stephane Blanquet:
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