As we go about our Black Friday shopping, let's not forget that
Philippe Honoré was born on November 25, 1941.

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On November 14, 2019, Basquiat's The Ring sold for more than $15 million at auction.

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Bernard Verlhac AKA Tignous was born on August 21, 1957.
Stéphane Charbonnier AKA Charb was born on August 21, 1967.
Both artists were killed in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting.

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On the dreaded day of August 20, 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft was birthed into this world. He was 36 when he wrote Call of Cthulhu.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat died of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988, at the age of 27.

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Rosalie Fish of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe painted her face with a red handprint over her mouth during a state track meet on May 25, 2019, to raise awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women.

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On May 18, 2017, Untitled (1982) by Jean-Michel Basquiat sold at $ 110.5 million. This marked the highest amount ever paid for a painting by an American artist.

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In May 1988, Spider-Man’s alien symbiote bonded with Eddie Brock to create Venom. Its first appearance was Amazing Spider-Man

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May 5 is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada and the US.

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On April 2, 2018, the CBC launched the second season of Missing and Murdered with “Finding Cleo.” Hosted by Connie Walker, it follows the story of Cleo Semaganis, a young Cree girl who was taken in the Sixties Scoop.

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In March of 1990, the mysterious mutant known only as Cable was introduced by Louise Simonson and Rob Liefeld in New Mutants The cover featuring Cable was drawn by Liefeld, and inked by Todd McFarlane.

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Hobart Brown is Spider-Punk in Marvel’s Earth -138. He received his powers from getting bitten by a spider at an illegal waste dumping site. His first appearance was in Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 published in January 2015.

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I'm closing out the year by posting some of the finished illustrations that I created this year.

Kraven the Hunter is my favorite Spidey villain. He is the first of many villains for my Spidey villain print.

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I'm closing out the year by posting some of the finished illustrations that I created this year.

Deb Haaland is the first Native American to serve as a US cabinet secretary. This enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo is the 54th Secretary of the Interior.

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I'm closing out the year by posting some of the finished illustrations that I created this year.

Hallowed is the bright and colorful counterpart to last year's Psychopomp.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in New York City on December 22, 1960. He sold his first painting in 1981 and died of a heroin overdose in 1988. Collectors of his art include Jay-Z, Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna, and Johnny Depp.

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On November 14, 2019, Basquiat's The Ring sold for more than $15 million at auction.

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On October 16, 1968, during the Summer Olympics in Mexico, Tommie Smith and John Carlos (both black Americans) raised a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem.

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On the dreaded day of August 20, 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft was birthed into this world. He was 36 when he wrote Call of Cthulhu.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat died of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988. He was 27.

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