Comics, they ain’t for kids any more!

Another great William Talman noir with William Bendix and a bunch of escaped convents on the run. Life is cheap and no one is too surprised to see a corpse in Crashout (1955).

Cees Nooteboom, Voyaging Author of Enigmatic Novels #obitpix #ceesnooteboom #novelist #poet #travelwriter

I’ve learned to control my car-related nausea so I can read on our long commute to and from work. It helps that we’re usually in standstill traffic.

Don’t knock cannibalism until you’ve tried it. @ohthehorrorla #zombie #horror #comedy #webcómic

City That Never Sleeps (1953) is an oddball entry into the film noir genre that personifies the city as narrator and even a supporting character. Other than that, there’s the nihilism we love and another fine performance by William Talman.

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Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors #obitpix #michaelsilverblatt #kcrwbookworm #brushdrawing #illustration

In the future they’ll be a genocide every 15 minutes.

Ventriloquists and Their Dummies

Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace #obitpix #tomnoonan #actor #playwright #watercolordrawing

I’m in Los Angeles, of course I’m working on a formulaic screenplay. It’s set in the City of Angels, Conri is the bad-boy cop and I’m the older, wiser one just days from retirement. Janie plays a femme fatale. No plot, just scene after scene of sex and violence. Give me my Oscar!

How much is that Conri in the window?

Frederick Wiseman, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions #obitpix #frederickwiseman #documentarian #penandink #drawing

Our neighborhood weed shop caters to all species.

Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights #obitpix #jessejackson #civilrights #penandink #drawing

Glendale After Dark

Sasaki Maki has inspired to let loose.

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Robert Duvall, a Chameleon of an Actor Onscreen and Onstage #obitpix #robertduvall #actor #penandink #drawing

It can get a little pedophile, but least this book doesn’t make you want to kill a rock star. Nine Stories (@randomhouse) by JD Salinger #FridayReads

Robert Ryan plays a schizophrenic killer who is both scary and sympathetic in Beware, My Lovely (1952).

Little Debbie got me over the midday slump at work.

Saalumarada Thimmakka (right, praying), Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees #obitpix #saalumaradathimmakka #farmer #environmentalist #watercolorpainting

When I worked at Screw Al Goldstein liked me. He said I had my ear on the street. little did he know I had my ear on the desk napping. #tbt

The Racket (1951) is another ugly noir that reflects the ugliness of life. Robert Ryan stands his ground against Robert Mitchum, not as the hood, who unsurprisingly loses out to law enforcement, but as an actor with magnetism.

Michael Cimino directed the neo-noir Year of the Dragon (1985). I’d say I was disappointed by this silly yarn, but then I remember how obvious The Deer Hunter was and I forgot Heaven’s Gate before the closing credits ended. Guess I don’t like his movies.

Tamas Vasary, Pianist of Power and Sensitivity #obitpix #tamasvasary #hungarian #pianist #penandinkdrawing

I misgender my cats #boomer

Two heads for two ladies @ohthehorrorla #zombie #horror #comedy #webcomic

My sketchbook, my diary

ElRoy Face, Ace Forkballer and Effective Closer for Pirates #obitpix #elroyface #baseballpitcher #pittsburghpirates #penandinkdrawing

My son said I was fit and he was sincere.

Ken Peplowski, Who Helped Revive the Jazz Clarinet #obitpix #kenpeplowski #jazz #clarinetist #brushdrawing

Have you noticed that the Amazon logo looks like an erect penis without balls?

Facing Failure in Leftover Paint

The Great Train Robbery (1903)

Bob Croft, Who Dived Into the Ocean on a Single Breath #obitpix #bobcroft #navydiver #watercolor #painting

I believe in showing all the work, not just the ones you like. (For example, this was supposed to be Bud Cort.) People should know that for every success there’s a dozen failures in its wake. Just joking. I don’t believe in anything.

Improvising ink on paper using public domain images, this from The Crowd (1928).

Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude’ #obitpix #budcort #actor #penandink #drawing

Just renewed this princess’ passport.

Moses and the Burning Bush

LaMonte McLemore (second from right), Founding Singer With the 5th Dimension #obitpix #lamontemclemore #5thdimension #watercolor #painting

As a young reader, the holy trinity of comic writers for me were Robert Benchley, Woody Allen, Max Schulman and SJ Perelman (I didn’t yet know what trinity meant). SJ Perelman: A Life (@simonschuster) by Dorothy Herrmann is for his fans of which there should be more. #FridayReads

It’s Reigning Men

Is Death Proof (2007) lesser Tarantino or am I just tired of this slasher shit?

Christa Lang, Actress, Producer and Widow of Samuel Fuller #obitpix #christafuller #samuelfuller #penandink #drawing

When I was about three, a family friend made my collages for my sister and me. I always loved it, even if 10 years later she made light of my dog’s death and later became a Trumper. Love the art, not the artist. #tbt

Robert Ryan is a card-carrying communist in The Woman on Pier 13 (1949).