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Mighty Men & Monster Maker

Dan dos Santos

I take a real enjoyment in going back to the things that inspired me as a kid, and got me into art in the first place. Lately I've been on a kick of re-watching old television shows I enjoyed as a kid (introducing them to my children now), and re-reading the comic books that later inspired me as a teenager. There's no real "reason" for doing this. I'm not trying to bone up on basics,…

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Icons of the Fantastic

Arnie Fenner

December 1, 2025 - My shelves groan and bow and creak with our collection of art books and artist biographies; by this point in my life probably the last thing I need is another—and yet ... I didn't hesitate for a moment to get a copy of Icons of the Fantastic: Illustrations of Imaginative Literature from the Korshak Collection. I couldn't help myself. Because it's really not your typical f&sf art book, not by a long shot. Above: "The Mock Turtle (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)" by Arthur Rackham. Carefully compiled, organized, and edited by Amanda T. Zehnder and David M. Brinley, there are numerous pages of beautiful and amazing art by a wide variety of artists, but it doesn't attempt to be a comprehensive history of the field and its participants: it's not claiming to be the "best of…

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