The Passion of Dave Stevens — The work of the late, great Dave Stevens is known to comic book aficionados in the form of his enduring creation, The Rocketeer, and to art collectors and illustration enthusiasts for his reverently retro yet brilliantly modern renditions of vintage pulp characters, science fiction adventurers and iconic superheroes. But as dedicated Stevens fans know, the artist's true passion and inspiration manifests in his seemingly countless and unfailingly exquisite renderings of the female form, most typically in the classic pinup and "good girl art" style at which he became one of the very best. [nsfw comic art]
posted by netbros
on Mar 2, 2012 -
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So BoingBoing recently linked to this fantastic comic book serial from the 60s entitled "This Godless Communism," a surprisingly in-depth (and hilariously slanted) history of the rise of the USSR, its leaders, and their philosophies. It's great, but it is far from the only thing on the site, the
Authentic History Center. Just looking at the other comics and cartoons they have, there is a huge amount of
ancient political cartoons, fantastic
WWII-military-themed comic strips(surprisingly good!), and
generally awesome period-relevant comic book covers, some of which link to full comics (
Donald Duck's Atom Bomb?!). There is a collection of embarassing
shows of race-sploitation in comics in the 70s, and the
racist toys and artifacts section would make Archie Bunker blush (
Chop Suey Specs!). Guaranteed to make you wince and chin-stroke simultaneously.
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Jul 11, 2005 -
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