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Muttpop Bob's musings and rants for all things Muttpop, toys, videogames, hip-hop, and whatever else he's thinking of. |
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
El Bastardo De Plastico
Another interesting website about Lucha Libre toys: EL BASTARDO DE PLASTICO. They have some pretty cool pages about Japanese Lucha Libre or about plush luchadores. Check it out.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Lucha Libre Toys
On the SantoStreet website, a lot of pretty cool Lucha Libre toys: action figures, wrestler busts, etc...
Monday, September 18, 2006
Square Jaws & Screaming Beauties
Praise Norman Saunders (1907-1989), the God of pulp art! His style was very dynamic, full of action. He also painted covers for paperbacks and he did many comics covers (mostly in western and adventure genres). His covers for Men’s Magazines are intensely sought after by vintage magazines lovers. In 1962, he realized the MARS ATTACKS trading cards for the Topps Bubble Gum company. This on line gallery offers a complete view of his art.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Swiss Rock'N'Roll
Here is a gallery showing the gig posters done by an astonishing swiss designer, Mart Infanger. His rock’n’roll graphic work is an audacious mix between Hatch Show Print style and German old Fraktur typefaces. He works for venues and also for a swiss record label: Voodoo Rythm Records owned by Reverend Beatman, a singer who, back in the 90s, under the name of Lightning Beat-Man, was dressed like a mexican wrestler…
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Angelo Di Marco
During his long career, (it started in 1948), this incredible french illustrator drew almost every genre: romance, western, history… But he really prefered drama. Horror scenes were his best pictures. Suspense, crime, and bloody maniacs! Welcome to the world of Angelo Di Marco… His covers for trash magazines like RADAR, DETECTIVE and LE NOUVEAU DETECTIVE are famous and immediatly recognizable. Now he’s still producing, and he even has his own museum.


















