John R. Neil’s OZ
Golden Age Comic Book Stories reprints some of the mind-bending work of John R. Neil illustrating the sixth book of the Oz series, Emerald...
The “Spread Leg” motif
PRINT Magazine dissects a classic lurid cover theme. We esp. like this yaoi version!
Via Boing Boing.
International Museum of Cartoon Art moves to OSU
Mort Walker's International Museum of Cartoon Art has had a long (more than 30 year) history of diaspora: from its first home in Greenwich...
The mystery of the AMAZING FANTASY #15 donation
It was big, big news recently when the entire original art for Amazing Fantasy #15, the origin story of Spider-Man himself, was presented to...
More art sale news
Beat readers were divided over the $600k sale of recognized Pop Art master Mel Ramos's painting based on a Gil Kane cover. So here's...
GREEN LANTERN sells for $600k
A painting of Green Lantern pop artist Mel Ramos (a cohort of Lichtentein, Warhol, Rosenquist, etc.) sold for $600,000 this week.
Chew on that,...
A little more on Sammy Harkham
Frankly, we didn't expect the $125 price tag on KRAMERS ERGOT #7 to create such a ruckus in the comments. To give a little...
Chris Ware animation
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Chris Ware has returned with another animated opening for THIS AMERICAN LIFE.
RIP Robert Rauschenberg
Legendary Abstract Expressionist Robert Rauschenberg has died at age 82.
A painter, photographer, printmaker, choreographer, onstage performer, set designer and, in later years, even...
WHAT IS GARY PANTER HOLDING???
Photos from his recent opening at the Clementine Gallery. In the foreground to awesome new art book from PictureBox.
A tribute to Cerebus
John Layman posts his Cerebus sketchbook at Millarworld, with art from John Cassaday, Travis Charest, Gene Ha, Eric Canete and more. Above, Lee Bermejo....
