My Scrapbook "Look Out" by Leslie Peterson Sapp This is the one that sold me. I love most of Oregon artist Leslie Peterson Sapp’s noir-inspired art, but there’s something about this one that screams "NOIR!” And it’s not just the fedora—there’s something bitter and resigned and dripping with regret about this one. Something incredibly sad, … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “Look Out” by Leslie Peterson Sapp
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My Scrapbook: “Exit” by Leslie Peterson Sapp
My Scrapbook “Exit" by Leslie Peterson Sapp "A woman in a red dress and shocking white heels steals down a dim stairwell, her shadow looming against the wall, with nothing but a glowing red exit sign to observe her." A personal favourite of the Portland, Oregon artist, who’s art has been heavily influenced by film … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “Exit” by Leslie Peterson Sapp
My Scrapbook: “Circle Mirror” by Leslie Peterson Sapp
My Scrapbook “Circle Mirror" by Leslie Peterson Sapp "Bathed in deep green hues, a person of ambiguous gender is buttoning their shirt. In the background, seen in an art deco style circular mirror, a voluptuous woman stands, silhouetted in the doorway, her shadow casting far across the floor." That’s what the artist, noir-inspired Oregon artist … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “Circle Mirror” by Leslie Peterson Sapp
My Scrapbook: “Pursuit” by Leslie Peterson Sapp
My Scrapbook “Pursuit" by Leslie Peterson Sapp The Portland-based artist, Leslie Peterson Sapp, who draws inspiration from film noir and German Expressionism, ponders her own work: "She glances out the back window at a waiting yellow taxi. Who is it that pursues her and why?" To which I might add: “Hey! Who’s the dude in the … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “Pursuit” by Leslie Peterson Sapp
My Scrapbook: The Encyclopedia Brown Comic Strip
My ScrapbookThe Encyclopedia Brown Comic Strip(1978-80, Universal Press Syndicate) I was more of a Hardy Boys and Three Investigators guy myself, but there’s no doubt that for many followers of this site that Donald J. Sobol’s Encyclopedia Brown was their gateway drug to crime and detective fiction. Eventually numbering twenty-nine volumes, the series was … Continue reading My Scrapbook: The Encyclopedia Brown Comic Strip
My Scrapbook: The Shaft Comic Strip
My ScrapbookThe Shaft Comic Strip(Ernest Tidyman Productions, 1972) Can you dig it? Flush with the success of the Shaft novels and particularly the 1971 film, creator Ernest Tidyman commissioned veteran comic book artist Don Rico to develop a presentation package to shop around a Shaft comic strip. While their efforts went unsold, there’s no doubt … Continue reading My Scrapbook: The Shaft Comic Strip
You, Too, Can Be a Real-Life Private Eye!
My Scrapbook Real Ads for Real Detective Schools No, really! You too can learn a lucrative and fascinating trade from the comfort of your own home. And all the “Professionally Modernized” details are absolutely FREE! Experience unnecessary. All these vintage ads were salvaged from the back pages of old pulps and other magazines from the forties and … Continue reading You, Too, Can Be a Real-Life Private Eye!
My Scrapbook: S.S. Van Dine for Hiram Walker Gin
My Scrapbook S.S. Van Dine for Hiram Walker Gin Here’s another example of Madison Avenue invading the Shamus Game, in this 1938 newspaper ad featuring bestselling American mystery author S.S. Van Dine for Hiram Walker Gin. It joins such classic examples as Kookie from 77 Sunset Strip shilling for for Harley-Davidson and Sam Spade playing … Continue reading My Scrapbook: S.S. Van Dine for Hiram Walker Gin
My Scrapbook: “I’ll Be Waiting”
My Scrapbook Chandler Cracks The Saturday Evening Post Illustrations by Hy Rubin Chandler's short story “I’ll Be Waiting” marked the first—and only—appearance of pudgy house dick Tony Reseck. It appeared in the October 14, 1939 issue, and was Chandler's first—and only—sale to the “slicks.” Afterward, Chandler claimed he did it for the money, and at his agent's insistence, … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “I’ll Be Waiting”
My Scrapbook: That Double Vision Got the Best of Me
My Scrapbook "I'll Have a Double" A long while back, Jeff Pierce, that rompin' stompin' international Man of Mystery and the head honcho over at The Rap Sheet, peeled the lid back on one of many nasty little truths of the publishing industry that nobody likes to admit: their covers often suck. Startling news, I … Continue reading My Scrapbook: That Double Vision Got the Best of Me