Tag Archives: steve ditko

silver surfers

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes: The Silver Surfer: The Ultimate Cosmic Experience Marvel Comics/Simon & Schuster, 1978 Illustration (left): Jack “King” Kirby (1917-1994) Illustration (right): Earl Norem (b. 1924), based on an original sketch by Jack Kirby Part 4 of LONG … Continue reading →

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dog night afternoon

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: 1969 poster for 3 dog night playing in tacoma (by chuck pennington). noted without comment… …my old girlfriend worked at a hot and cool and ‘hip’ marketing design firm in st. louis. their janitor there used to … Continue reading →

Posted in Shake Your Hips | Tagged art chantry, Chuck Pennington, Led Zeppelin, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Rick Griffin, steve ditko, Three Dog Noght | Leave a comment

complicated lives on the bayou

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: i’m almost 60 years old now. in that time i’ve seen a lot of mayhem, weirdness, insanity and just plain high strangeness. you might say i collected it. i’ve wandered through so many fucked-up subcultures and out-of-control … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged art chantry, jack chick, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, New Orleans Bourbon Street, New Orleans Crime, New Orleans tourism, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Professor Longhair, Ray Davies, steve ditko, The Meters | Leave a comment

complicated lives on the bayou

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Dave

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Al Hirt, art chantry, Bourbon Street, Christian evangelicals New Orleans, Dawn of the Dead, jack chick, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, New Orleans Garden District, New Orleans violence, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Professor Longhair, R. John, Ray Davies, Ray Davies Complicated Life, steve ditko, The Meters | Leave a comment

giordano: pencil, ink

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: I am still distressed when thinking that another comics great had passed away, Dick Giordano. For those in the know, Giordano was the bedrock of DC Comics in the late 1960s and into the 1970s, but more … Continue reading →

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romancing the superhero

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (“King-Size Special”) November, 1966 issue, #3 Illustration: John Romita (b. 1930), pencils; and Mike Esposito (1927-2010), inks. Because Robert Newman demanded it! Here is the Incredible Hulk tussling with the Amazing Spider-Man (not … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged big john buscema, don heck, gene colan, george tuska, jack kirby, jesse marinoff reyes, john romita, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, marie severin, mike esposito, stan lee marvel comics, steve ditko | Leave a comment

lands unknown

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) …Face it, most of the time I just want to showcase an old comic book, with or without commentary, and this will be the forum. I grew up with comic … Continue reading →

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not stingy with the cheesecake

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Comics master Wally Wood (EC, Marvel, Warren, Charlton, Gold Key, Tower, etc.) had been experimenting with independently publishing comics off-and-on beginning in the 1960s. Also, in the 1960s and 1970s, … Continue reading →

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remembering john severin

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) The COVER OF THE DAY Conquers All! EC Comics veteran John Severin has been one of my favorite comic book artists for more years than I can remember, at least … Continue reading →

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spider size nightmares: super reality angst

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design , Maplewood, N.J.) The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (“King-Size Special”) November, 1966 issue, #3 Illustration: John Romita (b. 1930), pencils; and Mike Esposito (1927-2010), inks. Because Robert Newman demanded it! Here is … Continue reading →