Ragged Claws Network http://www.raggedclaws.com/home "This day's experience, set in order, none of it left ragged or lying about, all of it gathered in like treasure and finished with, set aside." --Alice Munroe, "What is Remembered" Thu, 17 May 2012 02:50:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Out of Context: “El Diablo.” http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/16/out-of-context-el-diablo/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/16/out-of-context-el-diablo/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:50:37 +0000 RC http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/?p=4903 corben_hellboy-in-mexico ]]> http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/16/out-of-context-el-diablo/feed/ 0 Separated at Birth? Marto and Modok http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/16/separated-at-birth-marto-and-modok/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/16/separated-at-birth-marto-and-modok/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:48:26 +0000 RC http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/?p=4897 [CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE]

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To view all of the paperbacks with cover art by Paul Lehr that I’ve posted over the years, start here.

]]> http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/12/look-here-three-heinlein-paperbacks-with-cover-art-by-paul-lehr/feed/ 0 Look Here: “America’s Going Dry!” http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/11/look-here-americas-going-dry/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/11/look-here-americas-going-dry/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 03:20:05 +0000 RC http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/?p=4887 canada-dry_americas-going-dry_1967 canada-dry_americas-going-dry canada-dry_americas-going-dry_1968 ]]> http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/11/look-here-americas-going-dry/feed/ 2 Interlude: “Sesame Street: Bumble-Ardy” http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/09/interlude-sesame-street-bumble-ardy/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/09/interlude-sesame-street-bumble-ardy/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 12:02:13 +0000 RC http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/?p=4885 From the 1970s, here’s Maurice Sendak’s rhyming story about Bumble’s 9th birthday:

]]> http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/09/interlude-sesame-street-bumble-ardy/feed/ 0 Rest in Peace: Maurice Sendak (10 June 1928 – 08 May 2012) http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/08/rest-in-peace-maurice-sendak-10-june-1928-08-may-2012/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/08/rest-in-peace-maurice-sendak-10-june-1928-08-may-2012/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 00:22:33 +0000 RC http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/?p=4873 Continue reading →]]> Scanned from our very own little collection of children’s books, here’s a tiny taste of one of the greatest publications for children of all time, Maurice Sendak’s “Nutshell Library” (1962), four perfect little hardcover books, with dust jackets, in a lovely illustrated cardboard slipcase:

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Maurice Sendak died this morning from complications of a stroke. He was 83.

]]> http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/08/rest-in-peace-maurice-sendak-10-june-1928-08-may-2012/feed/ 0 Heads Up: Corben art sale on 12 May 2012 http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/06/heads-up-corben-art-sale-on-12-may-2012/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/06/heads-up-corben-art-sale-on-12-may-2012/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 23:54:58 +0000 RC http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/?p=4870 Continue reading →]]> Comic art pages by Richard Corben will go on sale Saturday 12 May 2012 at Noon, CST. The sale includes 13 pages from Hellboy: The Crooked Man, 7 pages from Swamp Thing: Missing Links, and — *gasp* — all 13 pages of “Encounter at War” from Anomaly #4 (1972). Here’s page 11 of “Encounter at War,” as it appeared in the published comic:

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All of the pages included in the sale are on the Corben website right now for VIEWING ONLY. Prices will be posted when the sale goes live on Saturday.

If you’re interested, click here to visit the “Sales” page on Corben’s website.

BONUS IMAGE:

The cover of Anomaly #4 is NOT included in the Saturday sale, but it’s a classic:

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richard-corben_anomaly-n4_1972 ]]> http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/06/heads-up-corben-art-sale-on-12-may-2012/feed/ 0 Look Here: “Falling socks could ruin a person’s whole image.” http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/06/look-here-falling-socks-could-ruin-a-persons-whole-image/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2012/05/06/look-here-falling-socks-could-ruin-a-persons-whole-image/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 16:00:22 +0000 RC http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/?p=4865 – ENTER THE SPOILER –

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Well played, Fantagraphics… well played…

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