At Least There's No Massacre

Looking around at the world today, it's hard not to feel longings for a sweeter, more loving time.
You know, like it used to be on Valentine's Day...

What the frell did i just see?

Apparently this "love" stuff has been pretty sick & twisted all along...

After all the lewd puns, threats, masochism, bondage, pussy licking, topless man-eaters, and what all in the other cards, that last one still manages to be extra creepy in its way.

So next time, we'll come back with some nice, wholesome comic book Valentines.

Okay, yeah. That's a whole 'nother level of creepy.
But still better than the look on CM's face for this stalker Valentine -

Eek!

Happy VD! (Not THAT VD (Who Names These Things?))

Valentine's Day - who loves it more and does it better - Deadpool or Spider-Man?

Contemplate your decision, then follow the break to see my vote, if you care.
Either way, we'll be back with more V.D. a few times throughout the day.

Covering Their Behinds

We haven't done covers in a while - possibly not since the King Kirby 100 back in August. We're probably overdue. So here's a big set of two dozen covers.

But let's keep things a little different (odd, even) and avoid the front covers this time. After all, one never knows what might be found lurking out back...

NOTE: This painting and several covers below contain nudity
and has been moved to our back room for adult content.
Please follow this link to The Other Voice Of ODD! archive
of the original post to view the artwork. 

covers from various issues of Anti-Social, Batman-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Brat Pack, Consumer Comix, Cops 'N Dopers, Crazy, Crazy Man Crazy, Dr. Wirtham's Comix & Stories, Eclipse Magazine, Hot Stuf', Mother's Oats, Plop!, Requiem For Jack Kirby, Strange Days, and Wild Animals (so many years)

NOTE: Apologies for the lack of labels on this post. Blogger limits how many characters may be used in the labels, but cruelly refuses to  tell the user how many characters are currently in use. After multiple edits and omissions failed to meet the limit, "Oh, fuck it!" worked just fine. Thanks, Blogger!

BBBlue Monday

We're taking a look at a little seen side of a popular artist with the initials B. B., hence our stuttering subject line for today's edition of

Our featured artist today is one you might not expect to see here. Brian Bolland is well known for his finely detailed delineations and his realistic style, but you virtually never see real nudity from the man. Very nearly in The Killing Joke, but not to erotic effect. Kinda/sorta in The Doom Patrol in a not-quite-human/stare-back-at-you kind of way. Usually, at most there's an erotic undercurrent, such as in these images...

...and even then, he's hat-tipping to Chaykin that third piece.

But...  Once upon a time, 40 years ago, in a magical place across the sea, there was Little Nympho In Slumberland...

NOTE: This story and the following images contain much nudity
and have been moved to our back room for adult content.
Please follow this link to The Other Voice Of ODD! archive
of the original post to view the artwork.

This odd bit of Bolland comes to us from the short lived Graphixus magazine -

We've seen a bit or two from Graphixus previously, and we'll certainly return to this self-describedly Odd book in the future.
Okay - They didn't use the word Odd, but, as Garry Leach said -

I'm going to call that close enough in intent.

pages from Graphixus #3 (1978)

Blue Monday Calendar 2018 Week 07

How many have been waiting for the week of Valentine's Day to see what lovely vision Gil Elvgren has painted for the occasion? His Golden Beauty from 1955 is a Visual Delight indeed -

NOTE: This lovely painting by Gil Elvgren contains nudity
and has been moved to our back room for adult content.
Please follow this link to The Other Voice Of ODD! archive
of the original post to view the artwork. 

 Golden Beauty by Gil Elvgren (1955)

Sunday Morning Funnies - Ladies Leading

The 3rd issue, #6.

For today's Sunday Morning Funnies we'll be jumping back to 1944.

Harvey published a short-lived anthology title, All-New Comics, which ran only a dozen issues. Just to be confusing, #1 was #4 - so only 12, not 15 issues, despite the numbering. As seen on the cover to right, the book featured a variety of standard action/adventure tales, but it also contained some lightly whimsical comedies, too.

As you might note on the cover to #6 there, the Black Cat was a regular star. She's probably one of the best remembered Harvey heroes, but several other ladies had their own features in the book, with their male sidekicks tagging along. Rather unusual for almost 75 years ago, so let's make that our focus today.

So, here's Penny with Ullysses Jr, and Blonde Bomber with Slapso, from issues 6 & 9. Artwork for the Penny comics is by Louis Ferstadt. The other credits are lost to antiquity -

pages from All-New Comics #s 6 & 9 (1944)