Art For Art’s Sake # 34 – Art Is The Thing, Art Is The Thing, The Thing That Dreams Are Made Of
by Richard Bruton
Art For Art’s Sake – the Comicon weekly glimpse into the art that’s been making my eyes smile a little more this week. These are the things, these are the things, the things that dreams are made of…
And just to keep the theme going (80s band, synths, glorious stuff), here’s a Cliff Robinson Dredd…
You know I am no stranger
I know rules are a bore
But just to keep you from danger
I am the law
And Kevin O’Neill…
I presume, by now, you got it?
I Am The Law, Things That Dreams Are Made Of? The Human League, of course…
And on that subject, don’t you love it when a google search brings you something that you had no idea existed, such as this piece by Harry North, MAD veteran, from a 1981 Smash Hits (a UK music mag) that turned the story of the Human League into a cartoon strip.
Powers That Be HC cover – Michael Avon Oeming
Tillie Walden – I Love This Part
Robert Hack – Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – con sketch
The Flash – Mitch Gerads
The Amazing Spider-Man #801 – Marcos-Martin
Superman Smashes the Klan – Kyle Baker variant
Daniel Branca – those wonderful ducks…
Spider-Man #1 variant – Sara Pichelli
Quicksilver & The Scarlet Witch – Jamal Campbell
Wonder Woman #72 variant – Jenny Frison
Joe Chiodo – cover to Beauty & the Beast – a weird 1985 series where Dazzler and the Beast find a lil bit of love…
Doc Strange & Clea – Matías Bergara
Love that one, love the glorious white space, but most of all I love the look on Clea’s face… that sort of ‘oh hell, here we go again’ look…
And finally, because I picked up some Love & Rockets this week, something I recommend you all do, here’s some of the very best images from the series… and yes, although Gilbert is incredible, I’ve always been a Jaime Hernadez fan… beginning with one of my all-time favourite covers of all time…
