On this day, December 29, 1998, Jean-Claude Forest, writer and illustrator of comics, died in Paris, France. Forest studied at the Paris School of Design. His first comic strip was The Black Arrow. His most famous comic, Barbarella was first published in France in 1962 and was soon translated into a dozen languages. In 1967 it
On this day, December 28, 1967, cartoonist and graphic novelist Chris Ware was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Ware's distinctive cartoon style images delve into subjects such as social isolation and the loneliness of modern life. His style and approach to his work has changed the field.
On this day, December 27, 1993, pulp illustrator Stanley Borack died in the Queens, New York. After a stint in the Navy during WWII, Borack studied art at the Art Students League of New York. In the 50s he created covers for paperback books and did cover illustrations for various pulps.
On this day, December 26, 1920, illustrator Arnold Kohn was born in Chicago, Illinois. Kohn attended classes at a Chicago art school and began working for the pulps in 1944, and by the 50s he was painting pin-up art. During the 60s, Kohn illustrated children’s book illustrations.
On this day, December 25, 1911, illustrator and cartoonist Burne Hogarth was born in Chicago, Illinois. Trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he worked for the WPA Arts Project teaching art during the early 30s. In 1944 he founded the Academy of Newspaper Art. In 1937 he was chosen by Hal
On this day, December 24, 1983, pulp illustrator Rudolph Belarski died in Westport, Connecticut. Belarski studied art through the International Correspondence School, Inc., and then at Pratt in Brooklyn. In the 30s he produced pulp covers. After the war he created paperback covers and then worked for men’s adventure magazines. He also became an instructor at
On this day, December 23, 1919, Robert T. McCall was born in Columbus, Ohio. Always fascinated with planes, McCall studied art in Columbus and served in the Army Air Force during WWII. After he created illustrations and began producing science fiction images for the pulps. In 1957 he went to Cape Canaveral to paint at the
On this day, December 22, 1939, illustrator Jerry Pinkney was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pinkney trained at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art in the field of graphic arts. Eventually Pinkney found his focus in creating beautiful illustrations for African American and African stories and fables.
On this day, December 21, 1956, Steve Rude was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He studied art at the Milwaukee School of Art and Design, the University of Wisconsin, and the Madison Area Technical College. Working with Mike Baron, they created Nexus in 1981. Rude has also worked on Space Ghost, Johnny Quest, Spiderman: Lifeline, and Captain
On this day, December 20, 1966, illustrator, writer, and editor Oskar Lebeck died in LaJolla, California. After emigrating to the U. S. in 1930, Lebeck worked as a stage designer, industrial designer, and a writer and illustrator of children’s books. In 1938 he was hired as an art director and managing editor for Dell comic books.