Early comics historian Coulton Waugh wrote of cartoonist Don Flowers that he had “about the finest line ever bequeathed to a cartoonist. It dances; it snaps gracefully back and forth; the touches related.” One can easily see what he means from the art reprinted here in the posthumous collection STANDING ON CEREMONY.

http://comicrazys.com/2009/12/09/standing-on-ceremony-don-flowers/

Yesterday we mentioned Roy Krenkel. Here is again along with the still newsworthy Frank Frazetta (if you saw yesterday’s wire service reports) aiding Al Williamson in several now-classic black and white EC reprints. Also look for a page of unpublished Willie art inked by Bernie Krigstein!

http://goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com/2009/12/3-of-fleagles-al-williamson-roy-krenkel.html

Pete Doree’s back with a posthumous birthday tribute to Big John Buscema and particularly his work on Conan. By all accounts, the artist hated the superheroes he drew so well but there’s no doubt he shined when it came to barbarians and warriors.

http://bronzeageofblogs.blogspot.com/2009/12/john-buscema.html

Gold Key’s M.A.R.S. PATROL TOTAL WAR was a comic I ignored at the time but which has grown on me over the decades since, mostly because of the lovely art by Wally Wood with Dan Adkins. Although they only did the first few issues, that’s what brought the book to cult status. Here’s issue three.

http://www.goldkeystories.com/2009/12/mars-patrol-total-war-operation.html