Shades of Gray wishes Ms. Newmar a happy 81st birthday!
Saturday, August 16, 2014
August 16th is Julie Newmar's birthday!
According to Freedonian tradition, pants are optional on your birthday. Julie Newmar is reportedly a strong believer in respecting other cultures.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Lauren Bacall has died at 89
The great Lauren Bacall passed away Tuesday, 8/12/2014. Here's a photo gallery in her memory.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Ann Miller never figured out chairs...
Although she tried, from she was a young girl, through her adult years, and into old age, Ann Miller never did master the chair.
Ann Miller is believed to have suffered from undiagnosed Cathedra-Caudexia. I am declaring today Cathedra-Caudexia Day, hoping to raise awareness of this rare condition. It is time to stand up for those who don't know how to sit down.
You can show your support by purchasing lots and lots of NUELOW Games products. You can see the full listing here.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Bring chills to your summer with 'Feary Tales.'
My latest NUELOW Games project is now available from DriveThruComics and the other usual outlets. Titled Feary Tales, it's got six short horror comics inspired by classic fairy tales. Four of them were drawn and written by the great Steve Ditko. In addition to the comics, the book features a new race for use as a monster or player character in your OGL Modern or other d20 System games.
By way of a preview, here are three of my favorite pages from the book.
By way of a preview, here are three of my favorite pages from the book.
You can see more previews, or get your own copy by clicking here. It is on sale at 25% the usual price through August 1.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Happy National Ice Cream Day!
Today is the 30th annual National Ice Cream Day.
In 1984, US President Ronald Reagan issued one of the most important proclamations of his presidency: He declared the month of July National Ice Cream Month. He further designated that all Americans should celebrate ice cream with "appropriate ceremonies and activities" on National Ice Cream Day, which he designated as July 15.
Since then, America has observed National Ice Cream day on the third Sunday of every July. I've drafted Yvonne Craig and a couple of friends to remind everyone to do their patriotic duty and enjoy some tasty frozen treats on this most momentous day.
In 1984, US President Ronald Reagan issued one of the most important proclamations of his presidency: He declared the month of July National Ice Cream Month. He further designated that all Americans should celebrate ice cream with "appropriate ceremonies and activities" on National Ice Cream Day, which he designated as July 15.
Since then, America has observed National Ice Cream day on the third Sunday of every July. I've drafted Yvonne Craig and a couple of friends to remind everyone to do their patriotic duty and enjoy some tasty frozen treats on this most momentous day.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Coming Soon:
'Complete Golden Age Oddballs:
Angela & Miss Espionage'!
'Complete Golden Age Oddballs:
Angela & Miss Espionage'!
The fourth volume in NUELOW Games' "Complete Golden Age Oddballs" series is pretty much finished. I'm just having another set of eyes review one of the pieces slated to go in it, because I'm feeling a little insecure about its quality even though the editor has said "Oh, for the love of Jesus, it's fine!" (in an exacerbated tone and British accent).
This volume is focused entirely on female characters, and the bulk of it was drawn by one of comics industry's first full-time professional woman artists, Ruth Atkinson. She is best remembered for creating "Millie the Model" and "Patsy Walker" for Marvel Comics precursor Timely Comics, but even before that she had worked at industry giant Fiction House on numerous adventure series in anthology titles like "Jungle Comics", "Ranger Comics", and "Wings Comics."
But NUELOW Games being NUELOW Games is collecting for the first time anywhere what is perhaps Atkinson's most obscure work. In 1947, she created the high school comedy series "Angela" for Eastern's "Club 16." The series lasted four episodes, vanishing when Eastern pulled the plug on this attempt at cashing in on the teen comedy craze that "Archie" had started shortly before.
But as obscure as "Angela" is, "Miss Espionage" may be even more so. It appeared in two issues of "Power Comics" (#3 and #4) in late 1945 from Holyoke imprint Narrative Publications. This brief series is interesting, because it's may have been the first to use a post-World War 2 world as the backdrop for its action. The first story deals with a Nazi underground trying to lay the foundation for the return of the Third Reich, while the second deals with villains trying to rekindle hostilities between the United States and Japan. (It may also be of interest as it was written by the prolific and celebrated Bill Woolfolk and drawn by Rudy Palias and Maurice Whitman.)
And, of course, the book features a smattering of roleplaying game material inspired by the comics, as well as a text piece that brings the featured series together in the same universe... and that's the text piece I'm feeling a little insecure about. As I said up top, we'll see what the reader has to say.
In the meantime, here's a preview of "Complete Golden Age Oddballs: Angela & Miss Espionage" in the form of selected splash pages from the book.
This volume is focused entirely on female characters, and the bulk of it was drawn by one of comics industry's first full-time professional woman artists, Ruth Atkinson. She is best remembered for creating "Millie the Model" and "Patsy Walker" for Marvel Comics precursor Timely Comics, but even before that she had worked at industry giant Fiction House on numerous adventure series in anthology titles like "Jungle Comics", "Ranger Comics", and "Wings Comics."
But NUELOW Games being NUELOW Games is collecting for the first time anywhere what is perhaps Atkinson's most obscure work. In 1947, she created the high school comedy series "Angela" for Eastern's "Club 16." The series lasted four episodes, vanishing when Eastern pulled the plug on this attempt at cashing in on the teen comedy craze that "Archie" had started shortly before.
But as obscure as "Angela" is, "Miss Espionage" may be even more so. It appeared in two issues of "Power Comics" (#3 and #4) in late 1945 from Holyoke imprint Narrative Publications. This brief series is interesting, because it's may have been the first to use a post-World War 2 world as the backdrop for its action. The first story deals with a Nazi underground trying to lay the foundation for the return of the Third Reich, while the second deals with villains trying to rekindle hostilities between the United States and Japan. (It may also be of interest as it was written by the prolific and celebrated Bill Woolfolk and drawn by Rudy Palias and Maurice Whitman.)
And, of course, the book features a smattering of roleplaying game material inspired by the comics, as well as a text piece that brings the featured series together in the same universe... and that's the text piece I'm feeling a little insecure about. As I said up top, we'll see what the reader has to say.
In the meantime, here's a preview of "Complete Golden Age Oddballs: Angela & Miss Espionage" in the form of selected splash pages from the book.
Friday, July 4, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Pat Patriot -- Just in time for Fourth of July!
In celebration of Fourth of July, NUELOW Games is presenting the four best adventures of "Pat Patriot," an early female superhero (who pre-dated Wonder Woman's first appearance) and an all-but-forgotten champion of the American spirit.
By way of a preview, here are the spalsh pages for the four tales included in the "Pat Patriot" book. Additionally, it contains a full supplement for "ROLF!: The Rollplaying Game." You can click here to see additional previews, or to get your own copy.
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By way of a preview, here are the spalsh pages for the four tales included in the "Pat Patriot" book. Additionally, it contains a full supplement for "ROLF!: The Rollplaying Game." You can click here to see additional previews, or to get your own copy.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Independence Day Fireworks Safety
The Fourth of July is almost upon us, and Americans will again celebrate our country by setting off explosives. If you are handling fireworks this Friday night, be like Marilyn Monroe...
... but completely ignore Ann Miller.
... but completely ignore Ann Miller.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
It's the first day of summer!
Ann Miller's hitting the beach! How about you?
She's also planning on doing a little fishing...
Friday, June 13, 2014
Jeanne Carmen mocks your foolish superstitions!
Jeanne Carmen observes Friday the 13th by pushing her luck!
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
NUELOW Summer Special Preview
NUELOW Games has released another collection of classic comics in the NUELOW Summer Special. This time, it's a variety of teen comedy comics by the likes of Al Feldstein (who was the editor of Mad Magazine for some three decades) and Harry Sahle (one of the founding fathers of the great Archie series). The book also features NUELOW's unofficial mascot Black Cat taking to water in summer-time action. Finally, there's a supplement for ROLF!: The Rollplaying Game of Big Dumb Fighters in which Kathy (of NUELOW's Kathy fame) takes her boyfriend Hank to a picturesque cemetery for some moonlit romance... what could possibly go wrong?
Here are a few splash-pages from the book as a preview. You can click here to see more of the NUELOW Games Summer Special at DriveThruComics, or to download your own copy. The book is available for less than half price through the First Day of Summer (June 21).
Here are a few splash-pages from the book as a preview. You can click here to see more of the NUELOW Games Summer Special at DriveThruComics, or to download your own copy. The book is available for less than half price through the First Day of Summer (June 21).
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Coming Soon: The Best of 'Kathy'
NUELOW Games is soon releasing Kathy, a small collection of classic teen comedy comics illustrated by the team of Frank Frazetta and Ralph Mayo. If you like teen comedies, if you like the screwier sit-coms, if you just want to read some funny stories with goofy characters, you should check out this book.
You should also check out the book if you have an interest in comics as an art-form. In the course of the four included stories,Frazetta and Mayo trade off being the penciler or inker, and doing both art chores. It's an interesting display of how much an artists style can influence the look of a comic depending on what task he is performing.
You can explore the entire selection of NUELOW Games comics/rpg books by clicking here. It's a treasure trove of obscure comics from the Golden Age! And look for Kathy by Frank Frazetta and Ralph Mayo (with RPG content by Steve Miller and L.L. Hundal) within the next day or two!
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Judy of the Jungle Returns!
NUELOW Games has just released the second volume in the "Judy of the Jungle" series. It features some great "jungle girl" comics and short fiction, along with all-new material for use with jungle-themed d20 System roleplaying games. (Now... when I say the stories are great, I am biased, given that I edited the book. That said, out of all the Jungle Girls that graced the pages of comics back during the Golden Age, Judy's adventures are the ones that hold up the best. The artwork by Frank Frazetta and Ralph Mayo compares to favorably to any top artist working in comics today.)
Judy of the Jungle: Warriors of the Laughing Hyena is available at DriveThruComics, DriveThruRPG, and RPGNow.
You can click here to get your own copy, or to see previews.
And speaking of previews, here are some of the splash pages and spot-art from the book.
Click on the images to see larger versions.
If you decide to download Warriors of the Laughing Hyena, I hope you'll let me know what you think of the book. I can't make the projected Volume 3 better if I don't know what readers thought was wrong with Volume 2.
Judy of the Jungle: Warriors of the Laughing Hyena is available at DriveThruComics, DriveThruRPG, and RPGNow.
You can click here to get your own copy, or to see previews.
And speaking of previews, here are some of the splash pages and spot-art from the book.
Click on the images to see larger versions.
If you decide to download Warriors of the Laughing Hyena, I hope you'll let me know what you think of the book. I can't make the projected Volume 3 better if I don't know what readers thought was wrong with Volume 2.
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