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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith

@theinkquisition.bsky.social

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Designer & illustrator of The Little Dragon on Amazon. WIP - Macbeth illustrated. Comic book geek. All work is mine unless otherwise noted. https://www.amazon.com/Little-Dragon-Wanted-Touch-Clouds/dp/B0BW2K4GXX#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · Jan 18

This is the book I illustrated. Going to spend some time looking for a different platform for it.
Sigh.
#illustrator #illustration #childrensbook #dragon

Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 11h

Interior of one of the many churches in #Venice from my visit for #Carnivale this year.
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#WindowsOnWednesday #windows #sunlight #Venizia #Italy #Italia #EastCoastKin #Photo #photography #PhotographySky #VeniceItaly #art

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 1d

In the Batman comics he finds multiple initiatives in an effort to do just this. He supports programs for employment of ex-cons, funds rehab programs for the insane.Part of the lore is that Gotham is basically cursed.

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The Curse of Gotham City

The Curse of Gotham City is a daily mission for heroes and villains in Cursed Gotham City. It automatically appears in the player character's journal and is part of the Justice League Dark Cursed epis...

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 1d

I decided to go with a two-fer in this shot I took in Bray, #Ireland. #rockintuesday #TidesOutTuesday #Photography #ColorPhotography #photograph #photo #Bray #Beach #Ocean #CountyWicklow #IrishSea #PhotographyIsArt #Art #Photosky #Tides #waves #water

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 1d

It was always amazing to me that they didn’t want to show anyone killed, so Joker had just left them with that horrific grin, and that somehow always felt worse to me - more nightmarish.

Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 1d

I remember watching this with my oldest when she was little. She had a similar issue - something really scared her. I had a conversation with her, telling her Batman is the hero and in shoes like this, the hero always wins no matter how scary it might seem.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 2d

Took this at der Prater in Wien, Österreich. #hauntedhouse #eastcoastkin #spooktobef #wien #Vienna #austria #Österreich #Prater #DerPrater #amusementpark #photography #photo #streetphotography #art #BlackandWhitePhotography #photosky #bwphotography #mono #artsky

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 2d

saw the first issue sell around a million copies. Simon, feeling they weren’t receiving a fair share of the profits from Timely Comics (later Marvel), took Kirby w/ him to Fawcett where they produced Captain Marvel Adventures 1. #comics #comichistory #comiccover #marvel #marvelcomics #comicsky #art

Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 2d

#ComicCoveroftheWeek #CaptainAmerica 1, March 1941, penciled by the legendary Jack Kirby, inked and colored by Joe Simon.
Simon, then 27, teamed w/ Kirby, only 24 at the time, to create the iconic image of Captain America punching out Hitler. Credited as the creators of Captain America, the two 1/2

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 3d

A little late but #glow for the @blueskyartshow.bsky.social taken in Rome on the Tiber about three years ago.
#Rome #Roma #TiberRiver #Italy #Italia #Photography #PhotographyIsArt #Photo #StreetPhotography #PonteUmberto #Colorphoto #Colorphotography #eastcoastkin #art #artsky #photosky

Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 3d

Congrats on the big night!!

Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 8d

I miss the gentle introspection of President Camacho.

Sigh.

a black and white photo of a door with a wrought iron design on it

ALT: a black and white photo of a door with a wrought iron design on it

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 8d

The Warren mags had amazing covers. And often had some amazing art inside the cover, too.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 9d

O’Mealia worked on Detective Comics, and Adventure Comics, and is featured in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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#comicbook #comicbookhistory #comicart #comicsky #comiccover

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 9d

#ComicCoverOfTheWeek
Action Comics 2, released July 1938.
Cover Art: Leo O’Mealia
The issue following Superman’s debut featured a Superman story, but #coverart by O’Mealia, a writer and artist who was a syndicated cartoonist - author of the strip Wedlock. In addition to his work on Action 1/2

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 9d

Incidentally, I think they shifted her into being the star of her comic by somewhere around the tenth issue. Maybe earlier. She wasn’t just a host very long.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 9d

I love everything about comics - the art, the writers, the history. I just find all of it fascinating. And you’re very welcome.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 9d

Glad to be of help. Creepy and Eerie were both horror anthology series, and Vampirella started that way with Vampirella being a “host” like Uncle Creepy, Cousin Eerie, The Crypt Keeper, etc.
Vampirella eventually evolved into the star of her own book - although still anthology stories featuring her.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 9d

Apparently, there’s a paperback edition.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 9d

There’s a great collection of Bernie Wrightson’s Creepy work - hard back. Definitely recommend it.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 10d

#Stunday Sankt Wolfgang am See in Österreich. Taken my first spring here. The place was just amazing.
#eastcoastkin #Photography #Photograph #colorphoto #photo #colorphotography #StWolfgangamSee #Österreich #Austria #TheAlps #Lake #NaturePhotography

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 10d

It also severely ignored the rise of the single parent family in the wake of the war - abandonment issues and the anger and frustration that went with that. But, yeah, a lot of ego there too.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 10d

Inspired by @totallypaula.bsky.social, based on a recent post of hers, thinking about posting a comic book cover “of the week,” talking about the artist and art. Maybe a little comic book history.
#comics #comicbook #comicbooks #comicbookhistory #comicart #coverart #comiccovers

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 10d

So many things wrong with that MFers methodology. Talk about creating facts to fit a theory…

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 10d

Explore the same sort of stories that the old EC Comics did.

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Artist/Writer/Teacher Kevin Smith @theinkquisition.bsky.social · 10d

There was an amazing black and white Wrightson piece in it. Been slowly but surely collecting those ever since - Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella.
Don’t know if it’s true, but I always suspected they called them magazines so that they didn’t have to deal the Comics Code Authority. Allowed them to

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