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Remembering Ralph McQuarrie

Remembering Ralph McQuarrie Yesterday the world lost a visionary artist and tremendous human being in Ralph McQuarrie. He has been an inspiration to me since my very earliest years, his unparalleled...

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Vintage Computer Magazine Covers

Vintage Computer Magazine Covers Vintage magazines fascinate me, they’re like paperback time capsules. Ones that focused on technology or computing are particular favorites of mine. The cover shown at...

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Classic Sci-Fi Novel Covers

Classic Sci-Fi Novel Covers If you’re anything like me, nothing gets you’re imagination working overtime quite like classic sci-fi and fantasy illustration. It’s a bittersweet experience to delve into...

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The Empire Strikes Back Trading Cards

The Empire Strikes Back Trading Cards By the time The Empire Strikes Back debuted in theaters, I was four years old and like all kids my age: a Star Wars maniac. I had toys, coloring books, read-along...

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Movies R Fun by Josh Cooley

Movies R Fun by Josh Cooley I came across some of these images awhile back and meant to post them, but it slipped through the cracks. That was until last week when my friend Laura kindly reminded me...

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Star Wars: Planet of the Hoojibs Read-Along Adventure

Star Wars: Planet of the Hoojibs Read-Along Adventure Remember Read-along Adventures? I sure as hell do. I had a few back in the day, and they were totally rad. The books were often wonderfully...

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Serpentor Sucks!

Serpentor Sucks! I’ve been doing a lot of doodling recently in an effort to shake the rust off my illustration gears. You can see some of this stuff popping up over on my Instagram. In this case, I...

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Melody Sheep for PBS Digital Studios

Melody Sheep for PBS Digital Studios In my world, Mr. John Boswell aka Melody Sheep, is the only person officially licensed to use auto-tune.  His Symphony of Science series hit the internet by storm a...

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WWII Military Insignia Pocket Reference Guide

WWII Military Insignia Pocket Reference Guide A couple of years ago I came across an old tin box that belonged to my grandfather. My plan was to scan them into a digital archive, but I hadn’t actually...

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Jenn Droid TV Guide Poster

Jenn Droid TV Guide Poster Here’s another Jenn Droid piece I created for Rob Imbs’ upcoming independent film, Game Changers. I decided to have some fun with the context of this poster and pay tribute...

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That Bad Brain, KRANG!

Yep, it’s that bad brain from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame, KRANG. I’m having 5″ x 8.5″ stickers of this bad boy printed up by the dudes at Sticker Mule as we speak. If everything goes according...

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Wordburglar Invades Cobra Island

Released last week by Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Wordburglar; Welcome to Cobra Island hit me harder than Wild Weasel smoking a MOBAT in a Rattler tank smasher. I simply can’t stop rocking this thing. The...

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80s Transformers Box Art – Part 2

A couple years back I shared a slew of Transformers Box Art images from the 1980′s. It’s easily one of the most viewed posts on my blog to this day. I recently noticed that I had an entire folder...

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1968 Matchbox Collector’s Catalogue

As far as I can recall, my toy collecting problem started way back with Matchbox cars. I had a whole fleet of late 70′s and early 80′s vehicles that I’d  roll out into sandboxes all over the...

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Mid-Century Christmas Ads

Even though I’m a child of the 1980′s, my furious appreciation for my grandparents era runs deep. The subtle power of mid-century design was fueled by fundamental design principles and deliberate...

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Fantasia Lobby Cards

Let’s get back to a little Lobby Card business, shall we? This time I’m coming at you with another heavy dose of good ‘ol Disney nostalgia. One of my personal favorites, Fantasia. In a push to reclaim...

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‘Collect ‘em All’ Furiously Rolling Along

Back in 2011, I launched the Collect ‘em All Tumblr feed. The general idea was to collect a truckload of inspirational imagery from my childhood all in one convenient place. That way, I could sneak a...

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Mountain King

I’m proud to announce my contribution to the NEStalgia art show at the Dart Gallery in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The show’s theme is old school video games, so I went all-in on a wicked game...

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