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Blow-Up: September 1 – October 16, 2010 Opening reception: Friday, September 10, 2010 6:30 pm. SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS 128 East 63 Street, New York City.  

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Via Flickr. We really want that VIP one this year!

A few days ago, we linked to Scott Morse's sweet poster for the ATP film festival that's being held this November, and suspected more cool old movie posters by cartoonists were forthcoming. Well, just call us Salander, because earlier today, Morse retweeted a link from Criterion to a huge photo of the whole collection, which includes posters by (squinting hard) Kate Beaton, Scott Campbell, Connor Willumsen, Robert Goodin, Jason Latour, Francesco Francavilla and many more. We're trying to get some images of the rest of the flyer, because they look amazing! The whole giant image is in the second link.

Looking to get high today? What If Kirby is a new site devoted to new, detailed, mind-blasting scans of Jack Kirby's artwork, and honestly just a few minutes of browsing sent The Beat tripping into new realms. Purchase of a membership in the Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center gives access to the real hard stuff however: even bigger scans.

We've done it! Jim Woodring's giant steel dip pen -- to be used for drawing demonstrations and healing the lame -- has been funded! Plans are underway, and Woodring has moves to the next phase: How The Giant Pen Will Work.

There can be only 12 regenerations of Doctors, so, the 13th Doctor will be the the final one in the Doctor Who universe. A...

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Via HiFructose, an upcoming show at the La Luz De Jesus Gallery in LA will feature 23 contemporary artists' takes on the Tarot deck. A book and actual card deck will follow. Above, The Wheel of Fortune by Heather Watts.

Over on his Flickr page, the very talented designer Paul Buckley has posted a new batch of comics-inspired covers for thePenguin Classics Deluxe series. Contributors include Richard Sala, Killofer, Tara McPherson, Jen Munford, Ten Stearn, Gonzalo, and Grez.

Scott Morse has posted two posters which he created for the film portion of the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in Monticello, NY, Morse writes: The...

Add up these BRIGHTEST DAY covers by Ryan Sook, with help from Fernando Pasarin, Joel Gomez and Jim Lee and you get a nice Michelangelo pastiche. (Click for larger version)