Monday, October 12, 2026

Marvel Fanfare portfolios: The sublime Ken Steacy



- Originally published in Marvel Fanfare #22 and 23

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Marvel Fanfare portfolios: The mighty Charles Vess







- Originally published in Marvel Fanfare #20

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Marvel Fanfare portfolios: The remarkable June Brigman







- Originally published in Marvel Fanfare #53 and 54

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Monday, October 5, 2026

Marvel Fanfare portfolios: The astounding Kevin Nowlan








 - Originally published in Marvel Fanfare #18 

 (It's another round of school holidays, so the Tearoom of Despair is going into low content mode for a couple of weeks while I take the kids to the zoo and the movies to see the new Shaun the Sheep. As always, I am filling the void in daily posting with artwork that makes me happy, and in this case it's my favourite pin-ups sections from the Marvel Fanfare series of the 80s. That comic was full of strange little one-off stories with some remarkable artwork, and sometimes editor supreme Al Milgrom would devote a few pages to the artwork of various artists. The fashions may have changed, the characters they depict might look nothing alike anymore, but they still all look gorgeous to me. Holy shit, I can't stop looking at the Mark Badger chalk drawings.)