Howard Pyle (1853-1911) is known for his marvelous paintings about pirates, marooners and buccaneers. He wrote and illustrated several books (MEN OF IRON, THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS,…) but it was his BOOK OF PIRATES who determinated the definitive picture of the sea robbers.

Who strongly influenced Shag, Tim Biskup or Gary Baseman? Here’s the man: Jim Flora (1914-1998). He was at his acme in the 40s and 50s when he worked for jazz labels and did cover illustrations for Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Louis Amstrong, Sidney Bechet… In the 60s he fell in disgrace and became almost forgotten. But luckily his art is rehabilitated today .

I just got these two pictures from Nicolas Forsans, our editor at LES HUMANOIDES ASSOCIES. LUCHA LIBRE #2, printed and ready to be ditributed. I can't wait to get some copies.

Ernesto Garcia "Chango" Cabral (1880-1968) is one of the most famous Mexican cartoonists. During the forties and the fifties, he illustrated posters of Mexican movies from ‘la epoca de oro del Cine Mexicano’. Here is a selection of his best work.

Continuing in the spirit of Halloween, here's a game that is considered as one of the pinnacles of the classic computer "Point & Click" adventure: Grim Fandango. Published by Lucas Arts in 1998, the Tim Schafer designed Grim Fandango melds the cultural stylings of the Mexican "Dia De Los Muertos" with the Film Noir Genre. With it's superb voice-acting, inspired designs, amazing music, and great story Grim Fandango can still be enjoyed despite it's antiquated 3D graphics.Below I've included production art for the game and a sampling of the Grim Fandango theme song as played at the Hollywood Bowl. Ignore poorly shot video and immerse yourself in some excellent music!

This is a classic. THE CRAMPS in 1990.