Creator, Artist, Writer of the On-Line comic strip CAPTAIN SPECTRE. Also a fan of all things pulp, serials, old comic books, Roy Rogers movies, Universal Horror movies, 50's monster movies, Robert E. Howard, Lovecraft, Edgar Rice Burroughs, great illustrators, and especially King Kong (the real one).
Captain Spectre and the Lightning Legion, and Action Science Adventures Magazine is copyrighted 2007.
All original artwork and characters pertaining to the Captain Spectre comic copyright Tom Floyd as created. All other art or images copyright by their creators.
Please ask if you want to repost or use any of my art.
Not Brand Echh #6 - The Romance Issue!
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Dear Marble Gang,
This is another winning issue and the theme of romance and marriage
helped kick off some pretty funny gags with some heroes who d...
Creepy #143 - Alex Nino art
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Creepy #143Creepy v1 #143, 1982 - Building upon the H.G. Wells classic, the
son of the Invisible Man seeks revenge on the man who turned in his father
to a...
GETIET
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GETIET
"Great doglike jaws ripped voraciously into the flesh of the buffalo, while
apelike paws pulled heavy bones from their sockets. The body of the bea...
Imitation vs. Representation
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"Forsythia is pure joy. There is not an ounce, not a glimmer of sadness or
even knowledge in forsythia. Pure, undiluted, untouched joy." —Anne Morrow
L...
The Walls of Moria
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Ideas and the execution for some paintings come quickly, with days or hours
even, from the initial impulse to the final touches in oils. Others may
take ...
The King in Yellow
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This nicely done King in Yellow plaque and accompanying presentation box
come to us from Hastur Tarot. They're premium rewards in Kickstarter for,
surpr...
Mushka and Sarah Maquette
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Strangely animation maquettes are often finalized late, toward the end of
production, and Mushka is no exception. Hand sculpted by Craig Elliott,
cast an...
WALT KELLY'S EASTER MESSAGE
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No one drew bunny rabbits better than the great Walt Kelly.
This Easter episode of his comic strip *Pogo* reminds us of the kind of
brilliance that...
Zinda Blake, Mermaid Blackhawk
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Kevin Ahearn shared this with me and now I'm sharing it with you. It's a
continuation of his wildly entertaining interpretation of the Lady
Blackhawk s...
Some Color Stuff
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Here's a faux UPA-ish sort of family. And the original sketch.And an
alternate for purple fans. An alien evolved from jellyfish. Mr. Toastman
and StinkyAn...
28mm Swamp Mat
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I have added another game mat that can be ordered from me, this time a 28mm
swamp or bayou mat.
All mats are 50 x 60 inches printed on washable fleece that...
Australian Literature Recommendations... LIVE
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I invaded Shawn the Book Maniac's Youtube channel and really ruined the
place, talking about Australian literature. You can watch a tiny windowed
version...
An Hour Of Steve Canyon Every Saturday!
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* A WHOLE HOUR of Steve Canyon every Saturday morning on The Decades TV
Network! *
Starting at 7am EST (4am PST ) two complete half hour episodes air eve...
The Art of Soul
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The Art of Soul has 176 pages, and there is about 35 pages dedicated to
character design and that is being nice. There wasn't one section for
characte...
Still Truckin'/Sad Sack in "The Grudge"
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Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is just checking in to reassure
everyone that he (and DotGK) are alive and well--just buuuuuussssaaayy!
Writing/le...
The Monster on Hold - Preorder & Cover Reveal!
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Philip José Farmer worked on *The Monster on Hold*, the fourth novel in his
Secrets of the Nine series, in the 1970s and ’80s, but never completed it
or ...
Reviews in the Time of Coronovirus (6)
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*The Dig*
*The Dig*, which recently dropped on Netflix, is yet another quality period
drama from the U.K., that the country does so well, featuring a cas...
Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 is the third main game in the Baldur's Gate series, itself
based upon the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing system. Developed
by Lar...
Messenger #23 2nd Printing
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All copies of the first printing of Messenger #23 are sold out. A new
second printing of Messenger #23 features a different cover, but the same
exciting...
some snippets from Darwyn's comicbooks
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Cal here - Working on sorting through about 200 of Darwyn's old
comicbooks. They'll be going up for sale at some point to benefit The Hero
Initiative. N...
Mighty Armies: Invasion is live!
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We have released our newest Mighty Armies book though Kickstarter
featuring ramies from Splintered Light Miniatures!
Check it out here:
https://www.ki...
Ten Comic Artists at Work Revisited...
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Chester Gould
Frank Frazetta
Gil Kane
Russ Heath
Hal Foster
Steve Ditko
Jack Kirby
Alex Raymond
Frank Robbins
Tom Sutton
Coloring the Bernie Wrightson Coloring Book
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This guy is coloring Bernie Wrightson's *Color the Creature* coloring and
doing a hell of a job. Here's a link to his web site and some more examples.
An Interview with Jack Blanchard - Part Four
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*Jack Blanchard: We worked with a lot of comedians over the years. I have
always been a comedy fan. When I had my group the Dawn Breakers we worked a
lot...
Some Recent Phantom Art
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Here are some recent pencils and inks from the end of the last Phantom
story and the beginning of the newest one. My buddy Bret Blevins chipped in
on som...
Award-Winning Story 2020
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On May 15, 2020 a story of mine won an Honorable Mention in the 2020
Trumbull Library Competition.
It was published, along with the other winners, in *PenWo...
The End 2010-2020
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Ten years and 3100 posts later, we're done. And on a Friday the 13th, yet.
I know I said that once before and I was only gone a few months but this
time, I...
Frankenstein Event of 2019
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As a new year rushes in, full of promise, we glance back at the year just
spent and note that Frankenstein truly is forever. Two centuries into its
caree...
LCL Back Soon With New Books Etc!
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Hey all!
LCL will be releasing some new fiction this fall from an exciting new
author. It will be the first of a supernatural fantasy-horror series for
yo...
Captain A, and Friendship
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I know, it's been a while. Heck, I even forgot how Blogger works it's
been so long. This is just a short message to update this dusty old blog,
and sh...
2019
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I haven't updated this blog in a long time. Hopefully, sometime in the
coming few months, I'll have my new *Atomic Pulp* website live with a blog
incorpor...
The Mummy (Polar Lights)
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*Built 9/8/2018 Painted 10/21/2018*
This is a Polar Light repop of the classic Aurora kit, which I bought back
around 2000.
My first classic Aurora mons...
Pete Hothead Model Sheets
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Here are a few model sheets from the first Pete Hothead short. Released in
1952 and directed former Tom & Jerry animator Pete Burness. Ted Parmelee
was the...
Comic Shop Book Event
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Join us for this very special evening at Flying Colors.
With the release of *COMIC SHOP: The Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New
Geek Culture*, we're invit...
Childe Roland to the Cinema Came
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Idris Elba as Roland, The Gunslinger and Matthew McConaughey as Walter, the
Man in Black
*The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger foll...
Covers for Sale!
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The original art for these covers (and more!) will go for sale tomorrow,
June 28th at 11 am central in my store.
(Apologies to my international friends - w...
Jual Tanaman Hias Gantung
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Tanaman adalah salah satu makhluk hidup yang dapat tumbuh alami baik di
sembarang tempat pada habitat aslinya maupun sengaja ditumbuh kembangkan
oleh makhl...
REX MORGAN 11-27-16 to 12-18-16
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Here are the *Rex Morgan* strips from late November to mid-December. The
first Sunday page is another seasonal stand alone strip. It doesn't advance
the s...
"Presentation of Storyboards" by Joe Ranft
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I posted a quick page of drawing tips by Vance Gerry on twitter and people
seemed to like it. That reminded me of this old handout by Disney/Pixar
legend J...
Pulp of the Week - The Explorers Guild Vol.1
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*The Expl...
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new on Facebook - Tom and Jerry: CRUISE CAT (MGM, 1952)
pop on by and have a look.
Here's the link - if you haven't joined already, just ask!
https://www....
Flyin' High
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Fighter pilot finals for my Working Women temporary tattoo set.
This second one was inspired by the real life female pilots of the Chinese
People's Liberat...
The Nut Job 2 (2016)
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Full Length of The Nut Job 2 in Top QualityNow you can see The Nut Job 2 in
best look with duration 120 Min and was released on 2016-01-14 with MPAA
ratin...
Signing at Reel Art
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New art, new prints, and original art at the upcoming Reel Art Artists Day.
Once again, I am very excited to sit among great artists for one day only
in Be...
The More The Merrier - 1943
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Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn enjoy the latest installment of *Dick Tracy*
while Jean Arthur sunbathes in George Stevens' 1943 WWII romantic comedy *The
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Thunderbolt And Lightfoot 1974
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From my copy of the New York Daily News, dated Aug. 9, 1974, comes this ad
for "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot."
*(Click on image to enlarge; once open, you m...
Brief update
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Just looked in on the blog. A quarter-million hits. Who would have
thought?
Technology moves fast.
I recall agonizing over learning to blog. Now if you...
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Sometimes the best way to improve your writing is to work with another,
more talented writer, on a project. More details will follow as things
progress.
Pulp Fans From Afar
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As an editor at the *Pulp Magazines Project*, one of my primary duties is
to read and answer many of the emails and correspondences we receive, and
let m...
Owning the Vintage Military Look
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Surplus military clothing has always been a go-to option for many people
within the last century; whether for rugged outdoor activities or ironic
anti-war ...
Josette Frank: Alone Against the Storm, Part 5
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On April 27, 1953, the U.S. Senate established the Senate Special
Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. Partly in response to public concern
and partl...
Illustrateurs BD Franco-Belge (3)
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*François* *Boucq*
Auteur de bande dessinée français né à Lille le 28 novembre 1955.
Il est embauché à ses débuts par plusieurs journaux comme Le Point (de ...
Back online again... kinda...
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Ok, so after quite some time offline, I've managed to get back on. Not
quite in the same capacity as before however. I've an Android pad. Sure,
back online...
~~ FRANKENSTEIN ~~ The Creature Auction
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Hey guys,
As some of you might know, my dear friend *Steve Niles* and his partner *Monica
Richards* have suffered some devastating damage to their house ...
Stardoll 1: Secrets & Dreams
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*Hello, Dolly!*
The first ever *Stardoll* graphic novel is on sale today. Available
physically and electronically.
If you don’t know, Stardoll is, accord...
From Russia... with THE SHADOW!
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Hello, Pulp Friends,
here’s a look at the latest SHADOW cover. Really enjoyed the Russian theme
- it allowed me to play a bit more on the graphic design...
The Dead Sheriff Finally Rides Into Town
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The Kindle version was released today. Other formats will follow, with a
trade paperback later this year, for those who like to hold a real book
while y...
Died: SF Author -- Legend! -- Harry Harrison
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I was sad to recently learn that Harry Harrison passed away. According to
his official web site, he was 87 years old.
Harrison remains one of my favorite a...
We've Moved!
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*SPROUSENET and all its related pages (including the art sales site,
SPROUSENET ART EMPORIUM) have taken up residence at Wordpress. We'll no
longer be upda...
New blog and website
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Just letting everyone know that I've launched a new home page (and blog)
over at my website:
http://GaryChaloner.com/
Blog:
http://GaryChaloner.com/categ...
Great guns, it's Goyle!
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Well the Kickstarter campaign is going great so far! Just 29 days to go and
a little over $800 to go to goal. I'm hoping I can surpass goal by quite a
...
Sea Hunt
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Last fall a friend mentioned he'd been watching Sea Hunt on hulu. I was a
fan of the old show back in the stone age of TV so I started watching them
too. T...
King of the Khyber Rifles, part 10
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This story was written by Talbot Mundy
This part is called, 10 - Chapter X
Read by Brett W. Downey
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The blog is dead, long live the blog
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So my new blog went online here this morning.
I decided about a month ago to close Pimpernel's Blog.
I have a bunch of reasons... some of which i talk abo...
Athena Voltaire and Al Williamson
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I have some other cool artwork pertaining to Athena Voltaire week at Comic
Twart, but I'll link to that tomorrow. Today's entry is devoted to Al
Willia...
THE NEW MERCURYSERIES.COM
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We've got a new site at WWW.MERCURYSERIES.COM!
When you visit you won't notice too drastic a design change, but the site
has actually been entirely rebuilt...
The DAKOTA COBRA
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A 30 page backup feature spanning across issues 1-3 of the BLACK COBRA.
Written by Jason Latino and Illustrated by Mitch Gerads with inks by Mark
Stegbaue...
Rich detailed pieces. Something about Prof. Lore, just fascinates me.
ReplyDeleteRocket looks so cute to me, like my dog. So nice to see more of Sam, and Mary.