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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Cornered!

Up at a newish comics blog, Cornered, where everyone "recreate the spot character illustrations which appeared in the upper left-hand corners of so many classic comics", I drew a small illustration showcasing my favorite superhero of all time - 'Mazing Man! Check out the rest of the blog too, there are some great stuff in there!

Monday, December 27, 2010

A Bureau of Drawers portrait

I hang out with a talented group of people here in Seattle, WA called the Bureau of Drawers. We are all drawing portraits of one another and I happened to illustrate the illustrious Jonathan Morris, aka Calamity Jon.

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Our Broadcast Day - H.R. Pufnstuf, pg.3

Page three of my HR Pufnstuf comic for Our Broadcast Day:

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Ephemera collection

I've been posting scans of illustrations from my ephemera collection in my other new blog! I am finally scanning my finds and sharing them with the world. Please check them out:
blog.daltonwebb.com
illustration below is by Al Wiseman.

Ephemera Collection - Why Women Love AAA

A great find in my hunt for vintage ephemera with beautiful illustrations. This is a small fold-out brochure for AAA, approximately 6.25"x11". Artist and year unknown.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Ephemera Collection - "Christmas Magic"

Here's a holiday themed post! "Christmas Magic" is a 16 page pamphlet put out by 3M (Scotch tape) on creative ways to wrap presents. The booklet and it's content is unremarkable save for the small spot illustrations of Santa Claus in various poses. Not sure when this was published, possibly the late 60s or early 70s. I've made a montage of the illustrations below. Happy holidays, everyone!

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Ephemera Collection - Al Wiseman

Sometimes I like to hit thrift stores or antiques shops  to hunt down ephemeral paper documents such as brochures, advertisements, booklets, etc. with great illustrations. These small objects weren't meant to be permanent and were often thrown away so it's always a joy to discover a long lost illustrated piece of paper by an unknown, or sometimes known, cartoonist. I have a small collection that I will be scanning and sharing with you.
Recently, I found a single sheet with a beautiful Al Wiseman illustration for Boeing. Al Wiseman was a ghost artist for the Dennis the Menace comic books from the 50s and 60s, and this drawing seems to come from that time when he was ghosting the Dennis comics, possibly late 60s to early 70s (the 747 was produced in 1969).  The illustration has a fluid line, with a crunchy texture in the clothes and beard, and it's almost calligraphy. I'm guessing it is a part of a sales package or advertising campaign created for Boeing, so I will be keeping an eye out for anything else drawn by Wiseman for this campaign. If you have any leads or info about this drawing, I'll love to hear from you!

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Friday, December 17, 2010

I recently drew a comic for my pal Pat Lewis’ upcoming anthology called Our Broadcast Day. The premise is a lost episode from an existing TV show that never aired and I chose to draw a comic based on H.R. Puf-n-Stuf. I’ll be posting the pages in the next few weeks. Here is page one!
PS: I have a new website AND blog on said site! I'll be making more timely updates on that blog than here so please take a look and bookmark!



Our Broadcast Day - H.R. Pufnstuf pg. 1

I recently drew a comic for my pal Pat Lewis' upcoming anthology called Our Broadcast Day. The premise is a lost episode from an existing TV show that never aired and I chose to draw a comic based on H.R. Puf-n-Stuf. I'll be posting the pages in the next few weeks. Here is page one! There will be a new page on Monday, December 20th so check back!

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

2t Blokes part two

More 2t Blokes!

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2t Blokes

"2t Blokes" is a comic strip I created for scooter riders and fans. 2t refers to "two stroke", the type of engine the older Vespas have - so the title would read 2 Stroke Blokes (scooter enthusiasts would be in the know). Enjoy!

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Hello everyone!

This is the start of a new blog for my illustrations and comics! Welcome!

Smiley Lemon | Love+Water designs

Smiley Lemon | Love+Water designs

Hey all! I created a t-shirt design for Love+Water Designs and the charity of the month, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. Here's their mission statement:
"We want to promote and raise money for charities, inspire greater social awareness, and create bold t-shirts. YOU design the shirts, YOU pick the charity, WE donate up to 50% of the profits. Every.Drop.Counts."
Please vote!






Monday, December 6, 2010

2t Blokes

Here's another 2t Blokes comic strip!

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© Dalton Webb. All rights reserved.