Zaboly!

Check out Fred Grandinettis article about "Popeye's Bumblebee"
Bela Zaboly. Just click HERE!


To wet your appetite here are a few scans taken from old proofs.

Tothday...

... comes on a Sunday this time of the year.

Chris Samnee is currently posting a lot of nice Toth art on his tumbler.
Just click HERE to check it out.
Besides having good taste when it comes to comic book art he's one helluva artist himself! Working in the Toth tradition of high contrast black/white. A visit to his website is a must, I'd say. http://www.chrissamnee.com/

While I'm at it.
Here's a nice Toth piece that I found on the net some time ago. Forgot where. A cover to Sponsored Comics "At Ease". Published?

We just lost one of the good guys.
Michael Sporn passed away this past Sunday.
As I feel it's hard to write about this without crying here are few links...

* Michael Barrier
* Mark Mayerson
* Animation World Network
* Variety
* The New York Times

And of course the Splog that I visited almost daily for so many years.
http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/

/Joakim.

Sekvenskonst featuring "Good ol' Skippy Skinner"

Now, I've been told that Charles M. Schulz was inspired by Percy Crosby. After seeing the above Sunday page I don't doubt it. :)

Stanley by Jack Bradbury

Today I have the pleasure to upload a previously unseen, and unpublished, comic book page by the great Jack Bradbury! I'd say that this is an unfinished Stanley page made in the mid 40's. Enjoy!

For more info on Bradbury, and a ton of his comic book work, visit the The Comic Art of JackBradbury website. It's a labour of love and if you like his stuff you can spend many hours there. I have...