Interlude: “Sesame Street: Bumble-Ardy”

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From the 1970s, here’s Maurice Sendak’s rhyming story about Bumble’s 9th birthday:

Rest in Peace: Maurice Sendak (10 June 1928 – 08 May 2012)

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Scanned from our very own little collection of children’s books, here’s a tiny taste of one of the greatest publications for children of all time, Maurice Sendak’s “Nutshell Library” (1962), four perfect little hardcover books, with dust jackets, in a lovely illustrated cardboard slipcase:

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Maurice Sendak died this morning from complications of a stroke. He was 83.

Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Illustration Art · Look Here · Richard Corben

Heads Up: Corben art sale on 12 May 2012

6 May 201211 August 2016 RC2 Comments

Comic art pages by Richard Corben will go on sale Saturday 12 May 2012 at Noon, CST. The sale includes 13 pages from Hellboy: The Crooked Man, 7 pages from Swamp Thing: Missing Links, and — *gasp* — all 13 pages of “Encounter at War” from Anomaly #4 (1972). Here’s page 11 of “Encounter at War,” as it appeared in the published comic:

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All of the pages included in the sale are on the Corben website right now for VIEWING ONLY. Prices will be posted when the sale goes live on Saturday.

If you’re interested, click here to visit the “Sales” page on Corben’s website.

BONUS IMAGE:

The cover of Anomaly #4 is NOT included in the Saturday sale, but it’s a classic:

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