Friday, February 27, 2009

Brunetti's Covers

A beautiful Ivan Brunetti cover titled "Ecosystems" appears on the current issue of The New Yorker (3/2/09). This one's loaded with details, so you really need to see it up close.

His art also graces the cover of the current volume of Ecotone:


[I think this illustration first appeared in an issue of Brunetti's comic Schizo. . .]

Thursday, February 26, 2009

For Ted May

The above is a panel from Dr. Solar, Man of the Atom #23:

Monday, February 23, 2009

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Smart Robots


Two of the comics I got last week [ Dr. Solar, Man of the Atom #9 and Tom Gauld's The Wise Robot Will Answer Your Question Now] feature computer-robots that look a little alike. Here's some of the attractive title lettering of the Solar story:

A day late and a . . .

"Strange Romantic Customs." From another recent purchase, Hi-School Romance Date Book #2, January 1963.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

On the newsstand...







The Commemorative Inaugural Edition of Newsweek has a full-page illustration of our new president Barack Obama by Daniel Clowes. Should be available on the newsstands through March.





Sunday, February 1, 2009