K.O. Munson - "Sheer Beauty" - May/June 1955 Artist's Sketch Pad Calendar Illustration - Brown & Bigelow

Greek myths and stories by illustrator duo, Alice and Martin Provensen. 1950s/1960s.

- Don Martin

I hate when that happens…

I JUST FINISHED DAIMA!!!

Finishing it made me sad all over again for Toriyama's death. You can tell this was his work in a way that could never be done without him. Every bit of Dragon Ball crap written without him being the lead writer and decision maker has been inferior because it forgets the silly comedic roots and it has no love of weak side characters. Only Toriyama, not any of the people who try to follow in his footsteps for this poor IP, would have a joke character end up essentially the winner and hero of the whole story.

Daima was everything Toriyama's work has always been. A loving, silly short story that is more focused on being entertaining than being cool. Every single person I have ever seen complain about that anime did not understand why Dragon Ball ever got big in the first place.

THE NEW YORKER, November 3, 1956

A Illustration by Abner Dean for Life Magazine for some articles over George Orwell’s Novel “1984”.I may be alone in this camp but personally I think Dean’s art style suits Orwell’s novel perfectly it’s cartoonish and has a slight unsettling feel to it just fits the vibe of the book perfectly I wish he illustrated the full novel he did a couple more illustrations for this article though.

Why not—here are all the remaining ones.

Brigitte Bardot photographed by Mark Shaw in 1956 while filming THE BRIDE IS MUCH TOO BEAUTIFUL.

Gloomy Karl Arnold cover art for Simplicissimus (January 1931).

1920 Alice Delysia in costume for "Afgar", a musical comedy which enjoyed a lengthy run in both London and New York. From The Jazz Age, FB.

Some Stylish Cover Art Work by Don Ulsh.

“Appalling! This beast steals the limelight from all of our stars!”

Karl Arnold (1883-1953) illustration for German magazine, Simplicissimus (January 1931).