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Bizarre Heroes™: Get Down, Get Down: Weird Cultic Rites of the Bizarre Heroes!
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The Megaheroes™ of the Fiascoverse™ by Don Simpson. Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Get Down, Get Down: Weird Cultic Rites of the Bizarre Heroes. Here is a recent commission I created for the discerning Bizarre Heroes. Connoisseur Mr. Douglas Rednour, featuring two of his favorite characters, The Phantom Jungle Girl and the Asp. Doug requested a dance or athletic theme (no doubt inspired by Ms. Megaton Man's recent exploits in volleyball, posted on her blog. Groove on, ladies! Donald E. Simpson. Original an...
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The Less Said the Better: October 2014
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The Less Said the Better. Blurring the Boundaries between Text and Graphic, Word and Picture, Art and Culture. Friday, October 24, 2014. Or Something Else: Towards a History of the Printed Picture Story. In a previous post, I speculated on the reasons why David Kunzle so emphatically foregrounded the term “comic strip” in the titles of all his major writings on pre-twentieth century printed picture stories. [1]. Aka The Early Comic Strip. Rather than revising that earlier post, I would like to elaborate ...
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The Less Said the Better: The Wiz at CMU: Ease On Down the Road!
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The Less Said the Better. Blurring the Boundaries between Text and Graphic, Word and Picture, Art and Culture. Saturday, January 17, 2015. The Wiz at CMU: Ease On Down the Road! Update: Week Two: Saturday, January 24, 2015. More colored pencil sketches of the cast in rehearsal for The Wiz at Carnegie-Mellon University School of Drama. A daylong rehearsal was followed by two performances of Dance Light, in which several cast members also participated. How do they do it? Week One: Saturday, January 17, 2015.
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The Less Said the Better: September 2014
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The Less Said the Better. Blurring the Boundaries between Text and Graphic, Word and Picture, Art and Culture. Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Rebirth@Half-Life: Megaton Man's 30th Anniversary Gallery Exhibition! Here's the official press release:. The Frank L. Melega Art Museum announces a new exhibition of artworks by Donald Simpson titled Megaton Man: Rebirth@Half-Life. An opening reception will be held Saturday, October 11, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Free to the public and free parking. Brownsville, PA 15417.
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The Less Said the Better: Illustration and Art History: Beyond the Snob Barrier
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The Less Said the Better. Blurring the Boundaries between Text and Graphic, Word and Picture, Art and Culture. Thursday, July 2, 2015. Illustration and Art History: Beyond the Snob Barrier. A couple of commercial artist acquaintances asked me last night why illustration wasn't covered in their art history class at The Art Institute of Philadelphia. I have touched on this subject before ( here. But let me see if I can't formulate a more succinct statement. Respectively), all historical art of the past onc...
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The Less Said the Better: Return to Funnytown: Recalling In Pictopia for a Reprint That Never Happened
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The Less Said the Better. Blurring the Boundaries between Text and Graphic, Word and Picture, Art and Culture. Sunday, October 19, 2014. Return to Funnytown: Recalling In Pictopia. For a Reprint That Never Happened. UPDATE November 10, 2014. Here is the inked final for a new piece of art based on the 1986 story by Alan Moore, commissioned by a Brazilian collector and scholar. UPDATE November 6, 2014. Donald E. Simpson, PhD. Most of the principal participants in the creation and publishing of. Began to di...
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Don Simpson Freelance: July 2013
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Here's another freelance job that made the argument that faster internet connections were akin to superpowers. This one is for bright.net, an Ohio-based internet service provider, c. 1998. Donald E. Simpson. Gym Heroes: Cincinnati Magazine. Here is a job I did for some kind of healthy lifestyles article for Cincinnati Magazine. In 2001 (I don't recall ever seeing a print version, so I don't know how they were used):. Donald E. Simpson. Progressive Insurance: Road Warriors! Note: O...
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The Less Said the Better: Apocalypse Aborted: Philip José Farmer's Literary Plea
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The Less Said the Better. Blurring the Boundaries between Text and Graphic, Word and Picture, Art and Culture. Monday, August 25, 2014. Apocalypse Aborted: Philip José Farmer's Literary Plea. Dynamite’s Doc Savage. 8 is now out, completing the series. I have blogged about this twice before. And Farmer’s other original Savage. Novels of E.E. Smith, although I never made it that far with the other Doc). But the latter probably was not possible under the constraints of a licensing agreement. And will no dou...
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Don Simpson Freelance: August 2013
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Thursday, August 1, 2013. The Federated Eagle: A Misguided Superhero Mascot Pitch. Donald E. Simpson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Donald E. Simpson. Don Simpson is the cartoonist-creator of the comic books Megaton Man. 8482;, Border Worlds. 8482;, and Bizarre Heroes. 8482; Don also illustrated Al Franken's 2003 bestseller Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. Original and commissioned artwork by Don Simpson is available for purchase. Inquiries are welcome. The "Ti...
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The Less Said the Better: July 2015
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The Less Said the Better. Blurring the Boundaries between Text and Graphic, Word and Picture, Art and Culture. Friday, July 24, 2015. Fiasco: How Megaton Man. 11 Still Almost Happened! The History of Megaton Man, Part III. The Image Tent and Bizarre Heroes Part I. Our Story Thus Far. For a three-year period, from December 1984 to October 1987, I had created 17 consecutive bimonthly comic book issues for my first publisher, Kitchen Sink Press. These included the color Megaton Man. 1, Yarn Man. All tolled,...
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