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Francoise Mouly, famed art editor of the venerable New Yorker, has started a blog. She writes on FB:
10 years of Portland Mercury covers @ Powells
I would love to have seen this exhibit. Congrats to Portland Mercury on 10 years!
Jillian Tamaki reminds us there was a time when Maclean’s actually used illustrations on their covers (this cover was by Oscar Cahen). I don’t think I’ve ever seen them use an illustrated cover in my 41 years. (By the way, this is me dropping a gigantic hint to whomever is the Art Director there right now.)
MONSTER BRAINS: Strange Worlds Comic Covers (1950 - 59)
I love, love, love these old Strange Worlds comic covers. We are living in an age of far too little pulp sci-fi.