Tag Archives: james warren

monsters. its a living

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): HERE’S my “mag cover of the day” (or week, or month or whatever) feature (great magazine covers ignored by the mainstream world). this is ‘famous monster of filmland’ #40. the editor was forrest j. ackerman, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged bernie wrightson, Bladerunner movie ron cobb, forrest j. ackerman, frank frazetta, gilbert sheldon, Gloria Steinem, graphic design, harry chester, Harvey Kurtzman, james warren, Jefferson Airplane, Paul Rand, Robert Crumb, ron cobb, ron cobb logo earth day, ron haydock, Terry Gilliam, wilum pugmire | Leave a comment

into the crypt of the subculture

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Art

monsters.a rich american subculture. do we really need another book about paul rand? … by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) My friend dave crider (estrus records) actually has this thing hanging on his office wall. dave is a mad collector and aficionado … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged art chantry, aurora monster model kit, dave crider, dave crider estrus records, frank frazetta, harry chester, Harvey Kurtzman, james bama, james warren, Paul Rand, warren publications | Leave a comment

sir knight: the chevalier’s home companion

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Art

Skin rags and girly mags….. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Girlie mags, hootchie-cootchie, nudies, skin rags. i’m not talking porn here, I’m talking about those magazines that your dad hid at the bottom of his socks drawer, or under his mattress, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged dave crider, Ernest Hemingway, hank trotter, harry chester, Harvey Kurtzman, Hugh Hefner, Jack Kerouac, james warren, Marilyn Monroe, William Saroyan | 2 Comments

conan quirks: storytelling as fabric of self-definition

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Dave

Frazetta, the Conan quirks, self-image and psychology… Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) Frank Frazetta died recently. There were so many tributes to the man that I got a little burned out reading about him. Honestly, I have to say I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Al Capp, Clint Eastwood, edgar rice burroughs, frank frazetta, harry chester, james warren, John Carter, Li'l Abner, Norman Rockwell, Peter Max, robert e. howard, von dutch, warren publications | 2 Comments

HELP! its a fumetti

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Dave

Help! its a “fumetti” Adult humor sort of magazine that relied heavily upon contributions from readers… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): This is going to be a toughie to share with you. It’s going to be hard to write anything about HELP! … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, don martin, gilbert shelton, Gloria Steinem, harry chester, Harvey Kurtzman, Hugh Hefner, jack davis, james warren, jonathan winters, mad magaine, mort drucker, Robert Crumb, sid caesar, Terry Gilliam, trump magazine | Leave a comment

car and driver: collision with post-modern magazines

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Art

Around the oval we go….This is a road test. Buckle up…… ….”man, magazines have become so VISUALLY LAME. it’s like all those designers out there have totally forgotten they’re speaking a language, too. they sorta ape what they’re told to … Continue reading →