When starting a new job, it is disappointing how often the Who's line, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." applies.
Today’s featured image is an AMC Gremlin in ink. This image and more AMC Gremlins can be found in the AMC Gremlin Illustration Gallery.
A Ryan PT-22 Recruit is today’s featured image. This image and many other aircraft can be found in the Aircraft Illustration Gallery.
This Wednesday’s featured image is an illustration is a ink illustration of a 1928 Cadillac. This image and many others can be found in the Assorted Vehicles Gallery
Here is a featured image that is a little different in that I didn’t do it. I was surprised (and delighted) to find this image on Instagram recently. This was create by the talented Mark Appleyard who I have been following for years. Mark is also a talented photographer and you can see both his comic and photographic work at his website:
https://bluebottleflyer.wixsite.com/home
And his Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/bluebottleflyer/
A new image of a 1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight has been added to the Jaguar E-type Illustration Gallery.
For Halloween day, Slim selected something to remember the 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of H. G. Wells’s War of the Worlds. Since the Orson Welles broadcast didn’t have any images to accompany it, Slim had to pick something from a newer source. Therefore, Slim picked the 1955 Classics Illustrated comic book’s depiction of the Martian Tripod.
Since Slim has been desperately trying to tell a vampire story this year, a vampire picture was required for his Monster Menagerie. And what better vampire than that of the Bela Lugosi portrayal of Dracula?
Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s monster is another black and white monster treasure that Slim needed to add to his Menagerie of Miscellaneous Monsters.
Another must-have for any meaningful monster collection is King Kong. Here is King Kong swatting biplanes from the sky from atop the Empire State Building.
Although Lon Chaney Sr. appeared as the Phantom of the Opera over 100 years ago, his appearance still stands out as creepy. Slim had to have a picture of the Phantom of the Opera in his collection.
2026