It’s been done before, with the late, great Fred back in the day. But this is Tikki’s first-ever pre- and post-groom blog! So, to the photos!
First up, Tikki back on September 24th. You can see the attitude here—“A groom? I think not. I’m good.”
But the dreaded day of October 9th came, and there was surely no escape…
Read More »The October 2021 Dog Grooming Post
And I’ll be in Wales! But it reminds me, speaking of dog pics, that last year we did a very cute picture of Ms Tikki for Halloween and it wasn’t posted here. Maybe we’ll do another spooky one this year too, but meanwhile here is the wonder of last year’s pic…
Read More »Halloween Approaches…
What I think this blog lacks of late is dogs. In this case, dogs wearing specs!
Top pic is of the late, great Fred (2004-2018), thus attired in May 2016. The second pic is of the beauteous Tikki, actually sitting in almost the same spot as her much-missed uncle, circa June 2019…
Yes, the honest-to-goodness end of the road for Club Vamporama, after 15 years, on-and-off!
NOTE: I am recreating this post in May 2026, however, as I accidentally deleted the original post rather than making it private, during one of my anti-archiving spells. Nothing lost in terms of post content, but, alas, the original comments people left are gone… hopefully we can get a few new ones.
OK, the finale deserved two pages, anyhow. Maybe the cynicism about 2021 is somewhat influenced by the current political climate and the lovely COVID era. Away we go…
Of course, everyone knows that Jack Kirby designed the original version of Spider-Man, which never got used. We know, also, that Kirby pencilled the cover to Spidey’s first appearance, in Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)—because the original cover Ditko drew was rejected by Stan Lee.
But how about Kirby artwork inside this landmark comic? Well, surely, the iconic origin story is fully-pencilled & inked by Mr Ditko. But there’s one aspect I never paid much attention to before—the teeny-tiny Spidey figure at the top right of the opening splash page…
Yes, it’s that time—the year’s third-quarter viewings—Q2 can be viewed here.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 6 (DVD)
Wanted Dead Or Alive seasons 1-2 (DVD)
Have Gun Will Travel season 3 (DVD)
Orson Welles Great Mysteries season 1 (DVD)
The Phil Silvers Show seasons 1-2 (DVD)
Flash Gordon 1936 serial (DVD)
Commentary follows…
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Done for my friend, Nigel. It was his request & his concept… and I believe this “mythical kiss” might have actually been done for-real in an Archie comic in recent years. Not sure—I pay no attention to this stuff!
I decided to employ a couple of techniques I’ve been playing with of late, namely doing the inks solely with a brush pen (a Sakura Pigma, if you’re curious), and adding some “colour accents”…
Read More »Betty & Veronica: The Kiss
When I grow up, I wanna be able to draw like this.
It ain’t gonna happen!
Art by John Buscema, from Savage Sword of Conan #222 (1994)—image via Heritage.
