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When I saw how many were using fox-orian's template to create these collages,I thought:why the heck not?Unfortunately,my computer lacks whatever systems/programs/flibbidigibbit needed to upload pictures onto the actual template,so I created this look-alike.
Beginning in the upper right-hand corner,pinball art has long been an influence on me,"ever since I was a young boy",so here's one of the greatest backglass paintings ever created,that of Bally's 1976 machine "Captain Fantastic".
To the immediate right is an image that symbolizes my great love of retro and kitsch,from the book "The World's Tackiest Postcards"---seriously,who thought an aging midget with bad teeth was the perfect model for an ad for pre-packaged bread?!?
The next picture comes from cartoonvalley.com---in fact,it's the only image I found on that site,which I gave up on almost immediately,that I like.I should also mention that I altered the image,giving Belle a new facial expression;the original,seen in the movie when she wonders what the Beast is up to,just before he takes her into his library,seemed ridiculously inappropriate.
No offence,"Helg".
Directly below that;selecting a movie poster from the dozens that are my favorites seemed an impossible job,until I chose "The Time Machine",the MGM original from 1960,starring Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux.
The second row,on the far left,begins with a long-standing love of mine---comic book super-heroes.This image,chosen because it shows both DC and Marvel,is from JLA/Avengers issue #3,artist George Perez.
Another type of comic,EC's classic and then-controversial Tales From The Crypt,follows---the December '50/January '51 issue,cover by Al Feldstein.
Immediately following is Robert Bonfils' cover art for 1963's "Vice Row",written by Fletcher Bennett---trashy pulp novel art of the 50's and 60's,ya gotta love it!
An iconic image from what is probably,if not one of the greatest amusement park rides ever created,then definitely one of the greatest haunted house rides ever created,Disney's Haunted Mansion.
From Jack Sparling to Dave Stevens,good-girl art has always held an appeal for me.I chose to represent the work of Wally Wood---from his early 70's comic strip "Sally Forth"---because of his other great talent,his seeming ability to mimic the style of other comic artists,which I saw a great deal of in the pages of MAD,both the comic and the magazine.
Last,but certainly by no means least,is a Wacky Package;out of the hundred or so created at the peak of their popularity in the early-to-mid 70's,I chose this one because of its special meaning to me.
Despite buying pack after pack of Wackys,I was frustrated at never being able to get one of these---so I stole a classmates',right off her folder.
Sorry,Gina Vitulli.
P.S.---I got caught.
Another P.S.---artist Norm Saunders actually signed one of the "checks" in the picture.

Description
When I saw how many were using fox-orian's template to create these collages,I thought:why the heck not?Unfortunately,my computer lacks whatever systems/programs/flibbidigibbit needed to upload pictures onto the actual template,so I created this look-alike.
Beginning in the upper right-hand corner,pinball art has long been an influence on me,"ever since I was a young boy",so here's one of the greatest backglass paintings ever created,that of Bally's 1976 machine "Captain Fantastic".
To the immediate right is an image that symbolizes my great love of retro and kitsch,from the book "The World's Tackiest Postcards"---seriously,who thought an aging midget with bad teeth was the perfect model for an ad for pre-packaged bread?!?
The next picture comes from cartoonvalley.com---in fact,it's the only image I found on that site,which I gave up on almost immediately,that I like.I should also mention that I altered the image,giving Belle a new facial expression;the original,seen in the movie when she wonders what the Beast is up to,just before he takes her into his library,seemed ridiculously inappropriate.
No offence,"Helg".
Directly below that;selecting a movie poster from the dozens that are my favorites seemed an impossible job,until I chose "The Time Machine",the MGM original from 1960,starring Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux.
The second row,on the far left,begins with a long-standing love of mine---comic book super-heroes.This image,chosen because it shows both DC and Marvel,is from JLA/Avengers issue #3,artist George Perez.
Another type of comic,EC's classic and then-controversial Tales From The Crypt,follows---the December '50/January '51 issue,cover by Al Feldstein.
Immediately following is Robert Bonfils' cover art for 1963's "Vice Row",written by Fletcher Bennett---trashy pulp novel art of the 50's and 60's,ya gotta love it!
An iconic image from what is probably,if not one of the greatest amusement park rides ever created,then definitely one of the greatest haunted house rides ever created,Disney's Haunted Mansion.
From Jack Sparling to Dave Stevens,good-girl art has always held an appeal for me.I chose to represent the work of Wally Wood---from his early 70's comic strip "Sally Forth"---because of his other great talent,his seeming ability to mimic the style of other comic artists,which I saw a great deal of in the pages of MAD,both the comic and the magazine.
Last,but certainly by no means least,is a Wacky Package;out of the hundred or so created at the peak of their popularity in the early-to-mid 70's,I chose this one because of its special meaning to me.
Despite buying pack after pack of Wackys,I was frustrated at never being able to get one of these---so I stole a classmates',right off her folder.
Sorry,Gina Vitulli.
P.S.---I got caught.
Another P.S.---artist Norm Saunders actually signed one of the "checks" in the picture.