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Joe Kubert Dead at 85

Joe Kubert is dead at 85. He is best known as the Sgt. Rock and Hawkman artist. In his later years he started in New…

Egg Chair and Table

These egg chairs and tables have me so eggcited. Great eggspectations will come for those who sit on them. These egg curiosities are from a…

Homer’s Thoughts

Just what is Homer Simpson thinking of? This digital illustration with typography background by Michal Sycz, gives us a glimpse of what Homer is really…

August

I said August is all that I knowIt’s with me wherever I goIt’s with me when I need a friendIt brings me good weatherIt keeps…

Where do Ideas Come From?

Ideas are born from what is smelled, heard, seen, experienced, felt, emotionalized. Ideas come from the Earth. They come from every human experience that you’ve…

Homer at the Olympics

I don’t know about you, but I am fed up of the Olympics. Enough already. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a…

Mohawk Guy on Mars

The launch of the Mars Rover seemed liked a nerd fest at Comic-Con. Men are indeed from Mars. Bobak Ferdowsi the Mohawk Guy brought more…

Everything Seems Empty

Everything seems empty… Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from…

Summer’s Almost Gone

Morning found us calmly unawareNoon burn gold into our hairAt night, we swim the laughin’ seaWhen summer’s goneWhere will we beSummer’s almost goneSummer’s almost goneWe…

Kind of a Drag: Two-Face Pictures

Men get in touch with their feminine side as Leland Bobbé captures two-face photography of male/female alter-egos. Leland Bobbé’s Half-Drag project sprang from his work…

The Devil’s Toy

The Devil’s Toy by Claude Jutra. This short 1966 documentary dedicated “to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new…

Captain Kirk Lego

Captain Kirk Lego portrait. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear…

Summer Days

You know what I like about summer days? They’re just made for doing things, even if it’s nothing. Especially if it’s nothing. Tony M.If this…

Comic Book Art as an Investment

When you think about it, who are the greatest recent artists on the market? Dali, Warhol and Picasso are long gone. Comic book art is…

Cinema Placemats

These cinema placemats are the coolest for any table. You will be the talk of any dinner conversation. Tony M.If this article made you think,…

Olympics

Do people really care about the Olympics?  London is calling but not everybody is watching. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a…

Family Vacations

This sums up vacations for my kids. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d…

Frankie Frank and His Picnic Pals

Whatever happened to Frankie Frank and Mr. Mustard Head? Mr. Potato Head had a whole bunch of new friends (Picnic Pals) in the '60s. How could we also forget, Mr. Ketchup Head, Mr. Soda Pop Head, Willy Burger and Frenchy Fry. Mom was quite fascinated by Frankie Frank. Frankie got lost in the house one summer. We never found him.

Artist Coolest Job?

You are in demand if you can draw! Chicks love a man you can control his brush stroke and pencil technique. This was my original…

Maine: Old Orchard Beach

Read Mike Cohen’s latest trip to the eastern border States that are family friendly and not too hard on the wallet. Old Orchard Beach in…

Trongs

Forget your fingers or forks. It’s like chopsticks on steroids. Trongs is what we all need and make these two dudes zillionaires. It’s the finger…