Paul Tobin
@paultobin.bsky.social
Multiple Eisner winning writer of Bandette, Bunny Mask, Plants vs. Zombies, the Versus book series, String, Heart Acres, the Mammoth, and more. You can find me at PaulTobin.net
In 1953 the company Life-Size marketed this life-sized poster of Lili St. Cyr.
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In 1953 the company Life-Size marketed this life-sized poster of Lili St. Cyr.
Geez I hope it works out for everybody.
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Geez I hope it works out for everybody.
I totally understand that I'm not a trained city planner, so if I'm wrong about this I'll step off, but maybe the apartment building was built too close to the prison?
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I totally understand that I'm not a trained city planner, so if I'm wrong about this I'll step off, but maybe the apartment building was built too close to the prison?
I don't think I've ever hated an art tangency as much as I hate this one.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I don't think I've ever hated an art tangency as much as I hate this one.
Some photos taken during a walk.
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Some photos taken during a walk.
I'm looking at this book and now I want all my future books to have my own version of this back cover statement.
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I'm looking at this book and now I want all my future books to have my own version of this back cover statement.
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
Batman, my brother in christ, walk away.
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Batman, my brother in christ, walk away.
Two of my favorite Paul Rader covers for Midwood, and then his original paintings.
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Two of my favorite Paul Rader covers for Midwood, and then his original paintings.
My new pickup line of, "Hey babe, I'd sure love to seclude you snuggly for the night," is going to be keeping me REAL busy for a time.
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
My new pickup line of, "Hey babe, I'd sure love to seclude you snuggly for the night," is going to be keeping me REAL busy for a time.
Me: "We have a lot of work to do, Brain! We really gotta FOCUS!"
Brain: "Hall & Oates & Lux Interior."
Brain: "Hall & Oates & Lux Interior."
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Me: "We have a lot of work to do, Brain! We really gotta FOCUS!"
Brain: "Hall & Oates & Lux Interior."
Brain: "Hall & Oates & Lux Interior."
New job opening, for those who are qualified.
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
New job opening, for those who are qualified.
Posted: Here are two Jean Giraud Blueberry pieces, an Asterix page by Uderzo, and a Spirit cover by Will Eisner. All of these pieces are currently up for auction and my birthday is November 14th, for anyone who wants to do the right thing.
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Posted: Here are two Jean Giraud Blueberry pieces, an Asterix page by Uderzo, and a Spirit cover by Will Eisner. All of these pieces are currently up for auction and my birthday is November 14th, for anyone who wants to do the right thing.
English is such a bullshit patched together language that this title doesn't rhyme.
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
English is such a bullshit patched together language that this title doesn't rhyme.
Side Street, by Arlene Duval, with cover art by Bill Ward.
Bill, my good friend, I love you ~ but what the hell is that dog?
Bill, my good friend, I love you ~ but what the hell is that dog?
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Side Street, by Arlene Duval, with cover art by Bill Ward.
Bill, my good friend, I love you ~ but what the hell is that dog?
Bill, my good friend, I love you ~ but what the hell is that dog?
Somehow there's almost a hundred of these things.
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Somehow there's almost a hundred of these things.
Had not known that Hustler put out paperbacks. What a bizarre world.
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Had not known that Hustler put out paperbacks. What a bizarre world.
Here's where those Agnès Maupré pages are from, btw.
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here's where those Agnès Maupré pages are from, btw.
As usual, I'm looking online at original art during a work break, this morning. Here's two dancers by Carlo Jacono, both from around 1970, and then a pair of works by Agnès Maupré, from "Au bonheur des dames" and "Le chevalier d'Eon."
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As usual, I'm looking online at original art during a work break, this morning. Here's two dancers by Carlo Jacono, both from around 1970, and then a pair of works by Agnès Maupré, from "Au bonheur des dames" and "Le chevalier d'Eon."
Auction I'm looking through has pie-cutters carved from bone, for when you're all, "Mmm, I'd like some tasty pie, but also an ancient curse."
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Auction I'm looking through has pie-cutters carved from bone, for when you're all, "Mmm, I'd like some tasty pie, but also an ancient curse."
Rear view of a chair I was looking at online, and then the front-ish view, which is the first view I saw, and which I admit had me confused.
November 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Rear view of a chair I was looking at online, and then the front-ish view, which is the first view I saw, and which I admit had me confused.
Me... looking at this beautifully-designed Bill Edwards cover with a gorgeous naked woman...
"Man, that title font rocks."
"Man, that title font rocks."
November 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Me... looking at this beautifully-designed Bill Edwards cover with a gorgeous naked woman...
"Man, that title font rocks."
"Man, that title font rocks."
I find myself intrigued by what kind of "night school" is being depicted here.
November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I find myself intrigued by what kind of "night school" is being depicted here.
Your daily quartet of fun original art pieces I've run across online. Jean Giraud page from Blueberry. Kamen Rider X double-page spread from 1979, by Yuji Hosio. Another double page spread, this one by Pierre-Henry Gomont. And then Sophia and Gina, by Pierre-Mony Chan.
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Your daily quartet of fun original art pieces I've run across online. Jean Giraud page from Blueberry. Kamen Rider X double-page spread from 1979, by Yuji Hosio. Another double page spread, this one by Pierre-Henry Gomont. And then Sophia and Gina, by Pierre-Mony Chan.