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In Le Fanu’s ‘The Familiar’, Barton is haunted by the spirit of a sailor in whose death he played a part. Finally, it finds him in the shape of a sinister owl, which kills him. It is described as an ‘ill-omened’ bird, uttering a ‘spectral warning’

🎨Brian Serway

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2021-05-12

In volume 8 of Taboo P. Craig Russell & David Sexton depict a chat between Christ & Lucifer that toys with Christian mythology & ends in blasphemy. I may get booted off Twitter if I share the last panel but here's some pages & cover art by Michael Zulli for 4/5

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2021-05-06

Before it was a film, "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" was a manga adapting "The Princess Who Loved Insects," a classic Japanese fairy tale. Set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by insects and fungi, humanity is on the verge of extinction.

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2021-05-06

POLITICAL VAMPIRE BATS The vampire bat of capitalism attacks the people whilst the angel of socialism looks on, Walter Crane, 1885; The Irish National League is re-imagined as an Aisling figure defending Ireland from the vampirism of the British empire, 1885

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2021-05-06

For those who like their illustrated story-telling to bridge the gap between roaming Norse seafarers and ancient Strathclyde (while giving a serious nod to the ), then ’s The Hogback Saga should do just the trick. https://t.co/u79bPwrsyh

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2021-05-06

Before Harry Potter there was a young magician Timothy Hunter in the comic "The Books of Magic" by
Judge yourselves. Also many volumes illustrated by insanely talented Charless Vess which I'm happy to call friend. pd. Team Timothy Hunter.

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2021-05-05

In 1947 Tove Jansson first gave us Mumintroll, and the world hasn't been the same since; the Mumempire now includes Moomin World in Naantali, Finland and the Moominsailors who patrol the decks of Silja Line's Stockholm-Helsinki Baltic crossing on the MS Serenade.

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2021-05-05

‘Ils sont fous ces romains’
-Obelix, more than once.

We’re celebrating the wyrd and wynderfyl world of Comics & Graphic Novels this

Your Wyrd Mother is here thinking in speech balloons for the next couple of hours.

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2021-05-05

Hayao Miyazaki's graphic novel, JOURNEY OF SHUNA ,1983 was inspired by a Tibetan folktale, "The Prince who became a Dog". In the story, Shuna leaves a hostile land and travels to the land of long lost species and god men to save his land .

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2021-05-05

The metal band KISS made their solo Marvel comic debut in 1977, with a 40-page book of their own adventure plus photos of the band. Vials of the band members' blood, drawn by a nurse during one of their tours, was mixed into the red ink used to print the comic.

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2021-05-05

There really should be a readily available tale about the of the little girl raised by


by Randy Vargas

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2021-04-29

"Tale of Cipollino" written by Gianni Rodari in 1957 and illustrated by Evgeny Galey in 1960 is a children's tale about political oppression. In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, Cipollino, a little onion boy, fights unjust treatment.

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"Tale of Cipollino" by Gianni Rodari and illustrated by Evgeny Galey. Cipollino fights the fruit royalty Prince Lemon and the Lord Tomato in the garden kingdom. The struggle of the underclass against the powerful, good versus evil, and the importance of friendship.

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"Tale of Cipollino" by Gianni Rodari and illustrated by Evgeny Galey in 1960 is a children's tale about political oppression.
In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, Cipollino fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk.

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2021-04-28

Cockaigne is a fantasy land from medieval myth where it rains cheese. The houses are made from sugar and cake. Baked fish jump out of the water and the streets are paved with pastry. There's plenty of wine and the shops give away their wares for free!

🎨Herrfurth

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2021-04-28

Vice Versa: A Lesson to Fathers is a comedic fantasy Victorian novel by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, published in 1882. In the novel, a magic wishing-stone causes a father & son to switch places. The father goes to boarding school while the son goes to work.

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The Italian manuscript Lusus naturae, Human and Natural Monstrosities, 18th Century, contained 54 watercolor illustrations of beasts and men with medical conditions or deformities, along with unworldly creatures. Source: John Rylands Library

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2021-04-22

Depictions of Roman goddess Fortuna who brings either good or bad luck as symbolised by a revolving wheel or spinning globe. She often holds a cornucopia to indicate abundance and a ship’s rudder as she controls fate.

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2021-04-22

Arduinna is a Celtic goddess who was worshipped in the Ardennes Forest. She was a huntress who rode a wild boar and is often associated with the Roman goddess Diana. Unfortunately Arduinna's only statue was demolished in the 6th century.🏹🐗

🎨Diana by Seignac

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2021-04-21