Today would be the 99th birthday of cartoonist J.B. "Bud" Handelsman (born Feb. 5, 1922). From Freaky Fables (an anthology book collecting several of his one-page stories from Punch Magazine), "Decent Exposure," his take on the legend of Lady Godiva. Story and art by J.B. Handelsman.
Today would be the 101st birthday of artist George Evans (born Feb. 5, 1920). From Dracula Lives #7, "Assault of the She-Pirate"; story by Mike Friedrich, art by George Evans.
From Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit #1; story by Howard Chaykin & David Tischman, art by David Hahn.
Happy birthday to writer/artist Scott Saavedra (born Feb. 4, 1960)! From One-Fisted Tales #7, "Sex Comics"; story and art by Scott Saavedra.
Happy birthday to writer/editor Ted White (born Feb. 4, 1938)! From Heavy Metal Dec. 1980, "Mary Quite Contrary"; story by Ted White, art by Terrance Lindall.
Continuing the excerpts from Eros Comix' Sally Forth #5, reprinting the military-newspaper comic strip by Wally Wood:
From this week's new releases: From The Cimmerian: The Frost Giant's Daughter #3; based on the story by Robert E. Howard, adaptation and art by Robin Recht. (I missed the first two issues...I'll have to go back and check them out as well.)
