From the Wikipedia article on the Comics Code Authority:
At the 1974 New York Comic Art Convention panel “Marvel Comics: The Method and the Madness”, Marv Wolfman told the audience that when he began writing for DC, he was forbidden to use the name “Wolfman” in print due to the Comics Code Authority’s ban on werewolves.
A cute, touching short story by Mike Mignola and his daughter about the final years of a great magician and his best friend: ‘The Magician and The Snake‘
I just still can’t get over how much I love Mignola’s style. It also makes me feel like I should get hella better at my own illustration not just so I can publish a series of award winning comics but so I can do stuff like this with any kids I might have.
(via Kitsune Noir)
Some (pretty freaky) Mardi Gras costumes from 1873 (in order, Snail, Coral Polyp, Leech, Fly, Gator, Lobster):
(via BibliOdyssey)
From a Soviet-era Russian edition of The Hobbit:
For some reason it makes me think he should be a character in Spongebob.
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Today sees the first part of a new six-part Lookouts story over at Penny Arcade.
You can check out the original treatment here, though the rest of that particular story didn’t quite do it for me so I’m quite excited about the new one.
Fables Issue #1 available as a free download from DC Comics.