The Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

Back in the 1960s, we had the spy craze - James Bond, Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. It's all covered in Alan McKenzie's latest entry on his blog, Marvel in the Silver Age, which is always worth a read.

U.N.C.L.E's Illya Kuryakin aka David McCallum with Jill Ireland in 1965.

Jupiter 2 at the Sci-Fi Air Show

A Souvenir

More great shots by Photographer, Jacques Olivar. Once again for Marie Claire Italia, October 2013. Styling: Elisabetta Massari. Model: Antonia Wesseloh.

Cowboy Kate & Other Stories

From my bookshelf, Cowboy Kate & Other Stories by Sam Haskins.
Bantam Books Gallery Edition (1967)

The Future of Fashion #12

Pam Hogg. Nuff said!

Mean Arena!

Just when you thought I'd run out of 2000AD classic covers to post... From this month 32 years ago. Production art for 2000AD prog #243, 19th December 1981 by Mike Western. Click the 2000AD Production Art link for more classic covers.

Zenith #12

Design sketch for Grant Morrison & Steve Yeowell’s Zenith by Brendan McCarthy. 2000AD, 1987.

A Little Night Music…

Groovy Images From The Sixties #26

Marta Kristen, best known as Judy Robinson from Lost In Space, October 1965.

Commercial Break #35

Pepsi Christmas advertisement 1956.

To One and All . . .

Far-Out Images From The Seventies #10

Love 1971 - February '71. Cover art by Charlie Armentano.

The Time of The Doctor

Flashback #18

Random photos from my negative files #18 - Starburst Magazine's Dr. Sally Gary (Marvel UK) 1984. This time in the Jungle, er... Holland Park, with Starburst's assistant editor, Roger P Birchall as Indiana Jones... well... sort of. Make-up by Jane Hindmarsh.

Agent Provocateur: Control Yourself

Melissa George stars in this campaign video for Agent Provocateur alongside Chloe Hayward and Elettra Wiedemann. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Music by The Motels.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: 1st Trailer

Flashback #17

Random photos from my negative files #17 - Starburst Magazine's Dr. Sally Gary (Marvel UK) 1984.

Bored Blonde Bombshell

Chloe Hayward by Ellen Von Unwerth for the beauty supplement of Vogue Italia‘s June ’13 issue.

Drowned World - a reverie

Drowned World - a reverie by Williamorbit on Mixcloud

Never before heard... Perfect Sunday listening from Mr Ø...

Manko Models Catsuits & Rayguns

Last night at the perennially groovy Orbital Comics in London, Jason Atomic hosted a life-drawing class featuring Manko and a plethora of poses, which she modelled magnificently. If you missed it - ha! But if you want to come to the next one and you don't live a zillion miles away, it's already booked for February the 14th - and yes, that is VaVaValentines Day. Here are a few shots of the evening and some that we took in low-light after the class was over. Check the Orbital website here nearer the time for news about the next one. 

And here are some shots we took outside on the fire escape after the class. I have to state here that it's nigh on impossible to get a bad shot of Manko!

Largin' it #84

Close-ups from 2000AD Prog #238, 14th November, 1981 (with a slight shadow from the overlay). For the whole cover, click here. Art: Kevin O'Neill with colours by Tom Frame. 

RED

Some incredible close-up shots here from Playing Fashion #12, Dec 2013. Photography by Hannah Khymych, featuring Roosmarijn de Kok with Make-up by Christine Cherbonnier

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Rinko Rocks

Star of Pacific Rim and the recent Kenzo ads, Rinko Kikuchi appears in the December 2013 issue of Jalouse China in a punk styled fashion story photographed by Jumbo Tsui.

Below: Rinko as Mako Mori in Pacific Rim.

Commercial Break #34

Superb!

Marilyn

From a 1957 Magazine editorial featuring Marilyn Monroe dressed as a gypsy fortuneteller, taken during the filming of Bus Stop. Most likely photographed by Milton H Greene.

Godzilla 2014

Far-Out Images From The Seventies #9

SHADO (Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) operative, played by Diana Reeves in Gerry Anderson's UFO.

La Surréelle

Mariacarla Boscono by Stéphane Sednaoui for Numéro #148

Largin' it #83

Close-ups from 2000AD Prog #285, 9th October, 1982. (Slightly out of register) For the whole cover, click here. Art: Ian Gibson with colours & letters by Tom Frame.