tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.comments2024-02-14T10:45:08.868-08:00Killer CoversJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger807125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-18174159149222146302024-02-14T10:28:45.155-08:002024-02-14T10:28:45.155-08:00Very cool! I don't recall seeing that Gogos co...Very cool! I don't recall seeing that Gogos cover. Thanks, Jeff!Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-74478062125425722592024-01-30T11:32:48.029-08:002024-01-30T11:32:48.029-08:00Jack Faragasso is one of the great illustration ar...Jack Faragasso is one of the great illustration artists and art teachers -- and a great human being!Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-15698275359186691422024-01-22T14:44:09.977-08:002024-01-22T14:44:09.977-08:00Happy Anniversary! Thanks for all the great posts!...Happy Anniversary! Thanks for all the great posts! And, thanks again for letting me use your interview with Ron Lesser in the Lesser art book. We're currently working on Vol. 2. Cheers!<br />- BobRobert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-17951089624611833532023-12-25T10:02:59.655-08:002023-12-25T10:02:59.655-08:00Merry Christmas, Jeff! Thanks for all the great po...Merry Christmas, Jeff! Thanks for all the great posts -- and for being a co-editor on THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 1. Cheers!Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-35936184319684363982023-12-15T08:41:02.468-08:002023-12-15T08:41:02.468-08:00Thank you, Bob. These sorts of mash-ups and manipu...Thank you, Bob. These sorts of mash-ups and manipulations happen all the time in our age of stock-photography overuse, but they aren't always as obvious as this one was. Someday maybe I shall build a whole post around such composite imagery.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-60692422350519159582023-12-15T08:33:32.192-08:002023-12-15T08:33:32.192-08:00Great dot connecting! Great dot connecting! Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-549044892112658992023-12-10T13:13:20.953-08:002023-12-10T13:13:20.953-08:00Great piece, thank you for this!Great piece, thank you for this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-91992515769486882902023-12-08T13:07:19.616-08:002023-12-08T13:07:19.616-08:00Thanks for that great post about a great artist I ...Thanks for that great post about a great artist I knew nothing about.Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-22820609646690809892023-11-16T20:00:53.553-08:002023-11-16T20:00:53.553-08:00Thanks for the shout out, Jeff! And thanks for let...Thanks for the shout out, Jeff! And thanks for letting us reprint your interview with Ron in THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 1. Much appreciated!Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-12640693168240099772023-10-20T05:39:48.917-07:002023-10-20T05:39:48.917-07:00So varied in his writing and pseudonyms. I love ho...So varied in his writing and pseudonyms. I love how he wrote the Tony Rome books as Author Anthony Rome. Ditto on what RD said, nice piece!HonoluLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239484971010512322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-87070180747006417672023-10-19T13:41:45.112-07:002023-10-19T13:41:45.112-07:00Great post! Thanks, Jeff!Great post! Thanks, Jeff!Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-62089147811725518882023-10-13T18:39:46.291-07:002023-10-13T18:39:46.291-07:00Sadly, he passed away in 2019.Sadly, he passed away in 2019.Brian Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563551196233111679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-3464704260228496462023-10-13T18:39:14.110-07:002023-10-13T18:39:14.110-07:00Sadly he passed away in 2019.Sadly he passed away in 2019.Brian Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563551196233111679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-1154223987712280622023-09-17T08:34:09.177-07:002023-09-17T08:34:09.177-07:00Thanks, Jeff! Great stuff!Thanks, Jeff! Great stuff!Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-51758295766594013602023-09-17T08:32:58.991-07:002023-09-17T08:32:58.991-07:00Bob: Yes, Liebman brought a distinctly splashy sty...Bob: Yes, Liebman brought a distinctly splashy style to his paperback covers. I invite you to sample more of his work here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56781833@N06/albums/72157634535547582/<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-64020037410556572952023-09-17T08:14:10.629-07:002023-09-17T08:14:10.629-07:00That's an interestingly different kind of cove...That's an interestingly different kind of cover. Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-66101924636074944932023-09-15T19:14:49.973-07:002023-09-15T19:14:49.973-07:00Ha! A great, er, set. ;-)Ha! A great, er, set. ;-)Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-39366602071986803232023-07-27T21:39:19.246-07:002023-07-27T21:39:19.246-07:00Nice selection!
Nice selection!<br />murdermayhemandlongdogs.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511292506997959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-27894290480469825462023-06-21T15:53:32.430-07:002023-06-21T15:53:32.430-07:00One of my favorite early Lesser covers!One of my favorite early Lesser covers!Tim Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804856562112937867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-89640837805307334622023-06-21T12:37:08.231-07:002023-06-21T12:37:08.231-07:00A great cover by our mutual friend, Ron!A great cover by our mutual friend, Ron!Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-89502268755948011752023-06-11T11:45:22.316-07:002023-06-11T11:45:22.316-07:00A superb post on a fantastic artist. He's righ...A superb post on a fantastic artist. He's right up there with McGinnis and the other paperback cover artist greats. The book looks like a must have. I know Mr. Deis and have guest-posted on his blog. A great guy. We're lucky to have a curator of the "sweats" and book illustrators like him. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926491868571442274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-63576477493966212502023-06-10T08:40:49.267-07:002023-06-10T08:40:49.267-07:00It was a real honor to do that interview with you,...It was a real honor to do that interview with you, Jeff, and to collaborate with you on the Lesser art book. I'm a huge, log term fan of your Killer Covers and Rap Sheet blogs. Many thanks for all of those things! Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915050878004964273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-30559431563499409452023-04-28T06:48:30.431-07:002023-04-28T06:48:30.431-07:00I have a short stack of Shell Scott books, and une...I have a short stack of Shell Scott books, and unencumbered by the current social climate as I am, find them to be a lot of fun.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926491868571442274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-65460106713937026142023-02-16T12:54:26.821-08:002023-02-16T12:54:26.821-08:00Neither looks very terrified.Neither looks very terrified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-72532321688699201352023-02-11T05:27:04.507-08:002023-02-11T05:27:04.507-08:00Gorham sounds like a trail blazer. I've ordere...Gorham sounds like a trail blazer. I've ordered a copy of this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com