A straight-up technical illustration to show potential clients how modular structures are constructed.
02
Feb
2012
John Carter of Mars : Disney’s Mars and Beyond
Long before Andrew Stanton got the green light to make John Carter (of Mars) for Disney, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars was included in Mars and Beyond, aired as a Tomorrow Land episode of Disneyland on December 4, 1957.
26
Jan
2012
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PTI Aboriginal Relations Annual Report
One of the better pieces to come out of PTI’s Unified-theme branding is the annual report for its Aboriginal Relations department.
19
Jan
2012
A Princess of Mars Cover by Frank E. Schoonover
One of the classic editions of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars is the first printing, published by A.C. McClurg & Co. in 1917. Frank E. Schoonover, a top illustrator of the day, painted the cover and interior plates. Schoonover was a student of the master Howard Pyle, as was NC Wyeth, and there are definite similarities between the artists.
08
Jan
2012
John Carter of Mars Covers by Gino D’Achille
As I have said elsewhere, my first encounter with Edgar Rice Burroughs was in the elementary school library in 1974. I was nine and I saw The Chessmen of Mars with a cover painted in 1973 by Gino D’Achille.
04
Jan
2012
Tarzan Covers by Neal Adams and Boris Vallejo
I have to credit Neal Adams for getting me to read my first Edgar Rice Burroughs’ book – Tarzan of the Apes – in 1977.
Having read his DC Comics work, Neal Adams was the epitomy of what comics could be to a 12-year-old boy. That he did some of his best painting work on these covers for Ballantine in 1976 is what drew me to buy the book.
28
Dec
2011
John Carter of Mars Covers by Michael Whelan
In 1979, Del Rey/Ballantine Books commissioned Michael Whelan to paint new covers for Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars novels, succeeding Gino D’Achille‘s 1973 series.
20
Dec
2011
The New CatspawDynamics.com
Welcome to the completely redesigned Catspaw Dynamics.
After a number of years where my work and interests were divided among various websites, it was time to streamline and focus my online presence. Whether you’re interested in my design services or if you’ve read my comics, you’ll find everything here on this site.
12
Sep
2011
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
I’m just old enough to remember the last of the Moon landings in the early 70s. It seemed normal, like it was what people did. But the Moon missions were soon cancelled, and we haven’t seen a person walking on another planet since. We had to satisfy ourselves with robotic probes like Viking’s mission to Mars. And then the shuttle came, but it never got out of orbit.
It was a much different world than the one that had launched the space race nearly two decades before. Instead of the world feeling larger, full of possibilities, it seemed like we had reached for the stars, found the Sun like Prometheus, and fell back aflame.
01
Jul
2011
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Infinite Eye Animethon Poster
Infinite Eye is the official photographer for Animethon this year. They needed a brochure’s worth of text in an attention-getting poster on a tight budget.
