A strange thing happened...

...the other day. But first a little history.
I've mentioned my brother before and how his stack of horror comics and magazines heavily influenced (some would say for the worse) my childhood and outlook on life. As a kid I remember absolutely loving this one story about a elementary school boy who believes his father is a vampire. For years and years I couldn't remember the name of the story, the title of the magazine it was in or even what the cover looked like. I knew it was black and white and probably one of the Warren horror mags from the sixties or seventies.
Then, the other day, I decided to use Google and search for the exact story. 'Lo and behold...I found it!
"There's a Blood Sucker Among Us!" was published in the May, 1971 issue of Voodoo Tales magazine. The inside blurb read: 'A spine-snapping creepy saga of a school teacher and a pupil who's father is a vampire!'
Without further ado, from May, 1971..."There's a Blood Sucker Among Us!"

The End...of the Beginning!

I'm going to shake up the lineup a little for everyone. Mostly for myself. I find it much easier to blog on a regular basis if it's about something I find interesting all the time. Since the internet ate me whole, and I now have tons of subjects I'm interested in, I'll be posting more general topics.
Like the title tag says, I'll still focus on comics, strangeness and pop culture shock. I just won't limit myself (or any readers) by focusing so narrowly.
I'll also try to update with new posts regularly: three or four times a week at least; ideally every day. Over the course I'll begin adding new features and information for everybody, eliminating what doesn't work and trying new things. This is a work in progress!
For now I'll give you a taste of what I'm talking about: NAZI UFO's! Were they real? Is it all a hoax? Look at the information and decide for yourself.
Keep watching the skies...

Nazi UFO's - HERE!

It's been a while...

...but I'm working on it!

R.I.P. - Frank Frazetta

Perhaps the single most consistent and pervasive influence in my desire to pursue an education and career as an illustrator. I can only think of one other professional with an equal influence in my life but the news of Mr. Frazetta's passing is humbling and heartbreaking.

Whether it was in advertisements in the back of Warren magazines of the 1970's or the covers of the Lancer Conan books, Frank Frazetta's awesome and awe-inspiring art was nearly everywhere during my childhood. Certainly the lavish paintings lured me into the fantasy worlds of both Robert E. Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and from there my voracious appetite for the fantastical mined other depths. No matter what direction my tastes veer, it is always the artwork and legacy of Frazetta my mind travels back to.

Myself, and many others, owe a humbling debt to the mastery of this illustrator and artist. We continue to pay this debt by remembering his works and offering them the respect and reverence they deserve. 

He made it look easy. He made it look wild. He made it look damn good. And most of all, he made us look.