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Happy 10/10 Halloween ~ Final "Unmasked" Post

Unmasked - An October Gallery - #12

The Old Man In The Picture

This is a two-page comic I made last Halloween for an anthology called Half-Minute Horrors, a collection of spooky stories for kids (ages 9-12) by a wide range of authors and artists, edited by Susan Rich and published by HarperCollins.

Unmasked - An October Gallery - #1

This is my humble offering for October/Halloween 2010 ~~ A portrait gallery. An Unmasquerade...

What's behind the masks you see every day? Behind the masks of your neighbors & co-workers? Of the people you pass by on your way to work? Of your teachers, your classmates? Of the politicians & pundits? The banker at his desk & the cop on the street? The smiling businessmen, the doctors & lawyers? The trusted members of the church & military? The loved ones you think you know so well? That stranger coming up the walkway... peering in your window... knocking on your door?

That face in the mirror?

Over 31 ghoulish portraits, with a new gallery added every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Week - Part 2

Set of Halloween cards, using images of silk-screened art created for a 1994 Halloween art show.

Uncut silkscreen of black cat image, 14" x 18", 1994.

Uncut silkscreen of Jack-O-Lantern image, 14" x 18", 1994

Original Jack-O-Lantern line art. Pen & Ink, 14" x 18", 1994.

Front and back views of the package of "Halloween Hang-ups" made for the 1994 show. We only made around 65 of these packages, containing the hand-cut silkscreens. There were three different designs in each package, each with a stapled photocopied red cardstock header. It was all very "crafty" & low-tech & home-made. They were just intended to add a bit more fun to the show -- affordable souvenirs to be sold during the reception. When I had the opportunity to do a set of Halloween cards several years later, I decided to reuse these designs, since I was always kind of fond of them and was sorry we hadn't done a larger edition (the original group sold out within a week, although I set aside some for myself, most of which have since been sold). Below is the poster for the show:

It's Halloween Week

Top to bottom:

(1) Halloween illustration for The New York Times from several years ago.

(2) Monster who originally appeared on an Evil Eye letter page.

(3) Art for the poster of my 1994 Halloween Show at a now-defunct gallery in San Francisco.

Half-Minute Horrors Preview

Here is a sneak peak at the two-page comic I wrote and drew for the book mentioned in the previous post -- a new book of short scary stories for kids, perfect for Halloween! The story is called "The Old Man In The Picture."

Note: All proceeds go to a non-profit organization dedicated to giving children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own new books -- so this is one you don't have to feel guilty about buying.

New Book Of Short Scary Stories For Kids

Amazon.com Book Description --

How scared can you get in only 30 seconds? Dare to find out with Half-Minute Horrors, a collection of deliciously terrifying short short tales and creepy illustrations by an exceptional selection of writers and illustrators, including Jonathan Lethem, Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, R.L.Stine, Faye Kellerman, Margaret Atwood, Lane Smith, Richard Sala and many more. With royalties benefiting First Book, a not-for-profit organization that brings books to children in need, this is an anthology worth devouring. So grab a flashlight, set the timer, and get ready for instant chills!

Edited by Susan Rich

Ages 9-12

Hardcover: 160 pages

Publisher: HarperCollins

October!

To kick off my favorite month, here is an illustration I did for the Oct. 1991 issue of (the original) National Lampoon. The mag had seen far better days by then, but some of the good people were still there, although not for much longer...