#IF u actually kno art history shit OR dante shit and ive made a mistake here lol. come for my like i guess. im just a humble turtle blogger | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

istherewifiinhell · 2 years ago

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okay one level deeper in indie 80s comics and your just fucked for trying to find info online. but i thought ppl would really like this image

[ID from alt: Back pages advertisement for Jim Lawson's "Bade Biker and Orson" no. 4. A caption box reads: Orson goes underground in: The Demon Car From Hell, Part II. The art is very obscured copy of Gustave Doré illustration of the divine comedy, Virgil and Dante standing over Farinata's tomb. Orson, a cartoon frog looking character, has been physically pasted next to Farinata in the image photocopy. END ID]

Doré's original illustration, sans Orson.

[ID from alt: The illustration in much higher clarity, and fuller range of values. The full bodies and details of all subjects visible along with background details and line work. END ID]

full ad page under the cut

[ID from alt: Same image with logo, and text "no. 4" and "shipping June 1st" END ID]

#some shit #turbles...#OK TO RB........#i dont have a tip jar and i wouldnt want one but pleaseeeeeeeee. this was such a funny moment to have.#IF u actually kno art history shit OR dante shit and ive made a mistake here lol. come for my like i guess. im just a humble turtle blogger #but anyway truly this was such a joyful image... i was like. what the fuck is bade biker #well its not available digitally thats for damn sure...#but then i focused on the art.... and i was gonna describe it as 'a dark gothic illustration'#but i thought. it looks really specific... i wonder if i can do better than that.... and divine comedy seemed like an easy place to start..#SHOUT THE FUCKS OUT to. wikiart... 🙏🏻#and natch also the place im reading these comics did not even make good quality screenshotting very easy....#look at the fucking. xerox decay on this bad boy adkjdfffa #happy ides of march but fuck that. join me in.#orson goes to hell.#and now for real. i gotta go to bed #wifi blogs mirage #wiggles hand. kinda

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