Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Arcade the Comics Revue #1, "A Letter for Olga": Remembering George Kuchar's Birthday

 Today would be the 80th birthday of film director and occasional underground comix artist George Kuchar (born Aug. 31, 1942). From Arcade: The Comics Revue #1, "A Letter for Olga"; story and art by George Kuchar.





Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Heavy Metal Nov. 1977, "Polonius": Happy Birthday, Jacques Tardi!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Jacques Tardi (born Aug. 30, 1946)! From Heavy Metal Nov. 1977, "Polonius"; story by Philippe Picaret, art by Jacques Tardi.




Arcade the Comics Revue #1, "Big Ass Topics": Happy Birthday, R. Crumb!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Robert Crumb (born Aug. 30, 1943)! From Arcade: The Comics Revue #1, "Big Ass Topics"; story and art by Robert Crumb.







Monday, August 29, 2022

Heavy Metal Monday: Jan. 1991, "Slaine": Simon Bisley

 From Heavy Metal Jan. 1991, "Slaine"; story by Pat Mills, art by Simon Bisley.




Homage Studios Swimsuit Special #1: Happy Birthday, Jason Pearson!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Jason Pearson (born Aug. 29, 1970)! From Homage Studios Swimsuit Special, a pin-up of Mother May-I by Jason Pearson.




Flinch #5, "Peeping Bob": Happy Birthday, James Romberger!

 Happy birthday to artist James Romberger (born Aug. 29, 1958)! From Flinch #5, "Peeping Bob"; story by Colin Raff, art by James Romberger.




Sunday, August 28, 2022

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Friday, August 26, 2022

Image! #4, "All the Things We Didn't Do Last Night": Maria Llovet

 From Image! 30th Anniversary Anthology #4, "All the Things We Didn't Do Last Night"; story and art by Maria Llovet.





Thursday, August 25, 2022

Dirty Stories Vol. 2, "Buying Bologna": Happy Birthday, Bob Fingerman!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Bob Fingerman (born Aug. 25, 1964)! From the Fantagraphics/Eros Comix anthology Dirty Stories Vol. 2, "Buying Bologna"; story and art by Bob Fingerman.




Satanika Illustrations #1: Happy Birthday, Michael Wm. Kaluta!

 Happy birthday to artist Michael Wm. Kaluta (born Aug. 25, 1947)! From Satanika Illustrations #1, a pin-up by Michael Wm. Kaluta.




Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Betty by the Hour #2: Jordi Bernet

 From Betty by the Hour #2 (a translated collection of the Spanish strip "Clara de Noche"); story by Carlos Trillo & Eduardo Maicas, art by Jordi Bernet.




Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Hot Stuf #7 Pin-Up: Happy Birthday, Terry Austin!

 Happy birthday to artist Terry Austin (born Aug. 23, 1952)! From Hot Stuf #7, a pin-up by Terry Austin.




Sunday, August 21, 2022

Hellblazer #222: Happy Birthday, Denise Mina!

 Happy birthday to writer Denise Mina (born Aug. 21, 1966)! From Hellblazer #222; story by Denise Mina, art by Leonardo Manco.




Hell-Rider #2, "Shanghai, '70s Style": Remembering Gary Friedrich's Birthday

 Today would be the 79th birthday of writer Gary Friedrich (born Aug. 21, 1943). From Hell-Rider #2, "Shanghai, '70s Style"; story by Gary Friedrich, art by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito.




Aunt May Sketch: Remembering Marie Severin's Birthday

 Today would be the 93rd birthday of artist Marie Severin (born Aug. 21, 1929). Presenting a gag cartoon of Aunt May drawn by Marie Severin in 1996, that I found posted on a Facebook group a little while back.




Saturday, August 20, 2022

Penthouse Comix #32, "Raging Rod": Dave Johnson

 From Penthouse Comix #32, "Raging Rod"; story and pencils by Dave Johnson, inks by Michael Avon Oeming.





Arcade the Comics Revue #3, "H.P. Lovecraft": Remembering H.P. Lovecraft's Birthday

 Today would be the 132nd birthday of writer H.P. Lovecraft (born Aug. 20, 1890). From Arcade: The Comics Revue #3, the biographical story "H.P. Lovecraft"; story and art by filmmaker George Kuchar.



And an enlarged detail of that panel, isolating the nudity:



Friday, August 19, 2022

Top 10 #1: Happy Birthday, Gene Ha!

 Happy birthday to artist Gene Ha (born Aug. 19, 1969)! From Top 10 #1; story by Alan Moore, art by Gene Ha & Zander Cannon. (For clarification: It's revealed in issue #2 that Girl One is actually naked all the time, with her multicolored, color-shifting skin making people think she's wearing a costume. Although she's technically naked in every panel, I'll limit the posts to panels where her butt or nipples are clearly defined...)