Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Woody Wednesday: Sally Forth #3

 Starting a new issue of Eros Comix' Sally Forth (reprinting the military-newspaper comic strip by Wally Wood). From Sally Forth #3...










Our Story Thus Far #1: Par Holman

 From the min-comic Our Story Thus Far #1 (a "jam" book in which each page was written and drawn by a different artist, picking up up where the last artist left off and taking the story in a new direction); this page was written and drawn by Par Holman.






The Wicked + the Divine #17: Happy Birthday, Kieron Gillen!

 Happy birthday to writer Kieron Gillen (born Sep. 30, 1975)! From The Wicked + the Divine #17; story by Kieron Gillen, art by Brandon Graham.





Everafter #5: Happy Birthday, Travis Moore!

 Happy birthday to artist Travis Moore (born Sep. 30, 1974)! From the Fables spin-off series Everafter #5; story by Dave Justus & Lilah Sturges, art by Travis Moore.





Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Melody Chapter 1: Happy Birthday, Sylvie Rancourt!

 Happy birthday to writer Sylvie Rancourt (born Sep. 29, 1959)! From her self-published autobiographical comic Melody (the precursor to the later Kitchen Sink Comix series Melody), scanned from the English-language translation collecting all 7 issues of her original French-language comic. First, the cover to Melody #1 by Jacques Boivin (who would later illustrate the Kitchen Sink series):


And now, an excerpt from Melody #1; story and art by Sylvie Rancourt.


















As you might expect from the autobiography of a nude dancer, there are too many nude panels for a single post, so I'll continue the excerpts later...

Faust #6: Happy Birthday, Tim Vigil!

 Happy birthday to artist Tim Vigil (born Sep. 29, 1958)! From Faust #6; story by David Quinn, art by Tim Vigil.






Dr. Wirtham's Comix & Stories #4, "Tales of Gregor": Remembering Greg Irons' Birthday

 Today would be the 73rd birthday of underground comix artist Greg Irons (born Sep. 29, 1947). From Dr. Wirtham's Comix and Stories #4, "Tales of Gregor" (with Irons depicting himself as an ape); cover, story and art by Greg Irons.







Vampirella #58, "Yellow Heat": Remembering Russ Heath's Birthday

 Today would be the 94th birthday of artist Russ Heath (born Sep. 29, 1926). From Vampirella #58, "Yellow Heat"; story by Bruce Jones, art by Russ Heath.









Monday, September 28, 2020

Heavy Metal Monday: July 1980, "Romance": Caza

 From Heavy Metal July 1980, "Romance"; story and art by Philippe "Caza" Cazaumayou.







Small Favors #1: Colleen Coover

 Continuing the excerpts from Small Favors #1 (long overdue, since I posted the first set of panels back in July); story and art by Colleen Coover.