Saturday, October 31, 2020

Penthouse Comix #15, Missy Muerte Pin-Up: Fred Harper

 Luckily, the usual Saturday evening Penthouse Comix post just happens to coincide with the Halloween theme. From Penthouse Comix #15, a pin-up of Missy Muerte (Penthouse Comix' spoof of Neil Gaiman's Death) by Fred Harper.




Rob Zombie's Spookshow International #1, "El Superbeasto": Kieron Dwyer

 Another post for Halloween, featuring several familiar horror-movie faces: From Rob Zombie's Spookshow International #1, "El Superbeasto"; story by Rob Zombie, art by Kieron Dwyer.




Illustrated Classex #1, "Dracula": Neil Vokes

 From Illustrated Classex #1, "Dracula," a sexually explicit retelling/spoof of the classic Bram Stoker story. Story and art by Neil Vokes.













Vampyres Portfolio: Bill Sienkiewicz

 Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From the art portfolio "Vampyres II"; art by Bill Sienkiewicz.




Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #3, "Gestation": Happy Birthday, Bruce Jones!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Bruce Jones (born Oct. 31, 1944)! From Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #3, "Gestation"; story and art by Bruce Jones.








Rip Off Comix #17, "Amazons": Happy Birthday, Frank Stack!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Frank Stack a.k.a. Foolbert Sturgeon (born Oct. 31, 1937)! From Rip Off Comix #17, "Amazons"; story and art by Frank Stack.







Friday, October 30, 2020

Cinema Purgatorio #7, "Code Pru": Raulo Caceres

 And one last "devil girl" for the night: From Cinema Purgatorio #7, "Code Pru"; story by Garth Ennis, art by Raulo Caceres.




Melody #5 Pin-Up: Dave Stevens

 Continuing the "devil girl" theme: Reposting from the old Tumblr site, from Melody #5: a vintage-burlesque-inspired pin-up by Dave Stevens.




Devil Girl Sketch: Sergio Aragones

 For the night before Halloween, I thought I'd make it a bit of a theme night with a series of "devil girl" posts. To start off, reposting from the old Tumblr site, a Sergio Aragones sketch that I found posted on the Comic Art Fans website:




Sandman: Endless Nights, "Death and Venice": Happy Birthday, P. Craig Russell!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist P. Craig Russell (born Oct. 30, 1951)! From the graphic novel/anthology Sandman: Endless Nights, "Death and Venice"; story by Neil Gaiman, art by P. Craig Russell.







Thursday, October 29, 2020

Vampirella #21, "The Vampiress Stalks the Castle This Night": Felix Mas

 Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Vampirella #21, "The Vampiress Stalks the Castle This Night"; story by Don McGregor, art by Felix Mas.




Vampirella #66, "The Pharoah's Lady": Remembering Nicola Cuti's Birthday

 While my previous post was a gift from Joe Staton to Nicola Cuti, here's another post commemorating Cuti's birthday with a story by Cuti. From Vampirella #66, "The Pharoah's Lady," a one-page recap/conclusion to the story from Vampirella #65 (posted here previously). (Vampirella #65 and 66 featured a contest for readers; each story from #65 ended in a cliffhanger, and they challenged readers to guess the endings; #66 featured the conclusions to all the stories.) Story by Nicola Cuti, art by Luis Bermejo.






Nova Kane Painting: Remembering Nicola Cuti's Birthday

 Today would be the 76th birthday of writer and occasional artist Nicola Cuti (born Oct. 29, 1944). For his birthday, here is an actual birthday present given to him: A 1980 painting of Nova Kane (from E-Man) by Joe Staton, given to Cuti as a gift. The image was taken from an eBay auction earlier this year when the painting was put up for sale. (As I write this post, the original painting is still available, if you can afford it...)




Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Woody Wednesday: Sally Forth #3

 Continuing the excerpts from Eros Comix' Sally Forth #3 (reprinting the military-newspaper comic strip by Wally Wood) for "Woody Wednesday"...









Tales of Terror #11, "Clean Kill": Larry Elmore

 Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Tales of Terror #11, "Clean Kill"; story by Tim Truman, art by Larry Elmore.




Death Rattle #13, "Rainmaker": Happy Birthday, Dave Garcia!

 Happy birthday to artist Dave Garcia (born Oct. 28, 1952)! From Death Rattle #13, "Rainmaker"; story by John Holland, art by Dave Garcia & Sam Kieth.




Valentino #3, "Another Pathetic Love Story": Happy Birthday, Jim Valentino!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Jim Valentino (born Oct. 28, 1952)! From the autobiographical comic Valentino #3, "Another Pathetic Love Story"; story and art by Jim Valentino.




By Bizarre Hands #1: Happy Birthday, Joe R. Lansdale!

 Happy birthday to writer Joe R. Lansdale (born Oct. 28, 1951)! From By Bizarre Hands #1, "Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back"; based on the story by Joe R. Lansdale, adaptation by Neal Barrett Jr., art by Phil Hester.








Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Melody #5 Pin-Up: Julie Doucet

 Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Melody #5, a rather horrific pin-up by Julie Doucet.




The Collected Purple Pictography, "Munchmo Coming": Remembering Bernie Wrightson's Birthday

 Another post remembering Bernie Wrightson's birthday: From The Collected Purple Pictography (reprinting stories from the men's magazine Swank), "Munchmo Coming"; story by Vaughn Bode, art by Bernie Wrightson.