Jane Poison

(Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959 

Marilyn photographed by Milton Greene, 1954.

art by Vince Ray

For the last year I’ve been playing with Portuguese Pedro and recently we recorded our first videoclip. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did shooting it! 🎥🎙️🎶🎬

Vegas Showgirls, 1960′s

Artist Joelle Jones explains how she playfully put together a series of vintage ad mockups while doing research for the project, shown above (with additional hand lettering by Crank). The mini-series is a dark delight, just as these playfully grim ads are. This isn’t a comics blog, of course. And Rich and Jones’ mini series won’t be for everyone. But the art is still terrific, and those ads are fun. The illustration style and typography is strictly now, but the coloring and general ‘feel’ are pure retro. And we’ll admit it: We love retro, and get a real kick out of seeing contemporary tweaks and twists of vintage 20th century design, illustration and photographic tropes. Check out more of Jones work at joellejones.com.

Jane Fonda

Betty Grable

June Havoc with Santa Claus

easy living

Katy Keene

June 1949

Hey! Sorry I haven’t been posting much lately ☺️

German postcard by ISC, no. C 7. Photo: Sascha / Lux / Gloria / Grein.