Craig Yoe's "Arf Forum"

The above demonic scene was created by Henry Heath, brother of cartoonist William Heath. Craig has managed to find nearly 20 demon, devil, witch and beast infested engravings by Heath to show off in this latest installment of Arf.










































Covers by the mysterious William Ekgren. Arf Forum includes 4 psychedelic and horrific comic covers by Ekgren. There's also a fantastic portrait of the artist by Brendan Danielsson.


Above is a cropping from a portrait I made of Max Ernst for the Arf Forum. It is included with a selection of pages from Ernst's surrealistic collage graphic novel "Une Semaine de Bonté."

The third in a series of books devoted to art and comics, Arf Forum collects a wide variety of cartoon/comic related artists spanning hundreds of years and numerous genres. The above is a small example of what the book has to offer, you can view more pages from the book at the official Arf site here.
To purchase the book visit this page at amazon.

Félicien Rops







Here's a selection of some perverted and monstrous drawings by Félicien Rops. Browse this older post to see more of his incredible works.

Rodney Matthews

One of my favorite paintings by Matthews, be sure to explore more of his artwork at his official site.

The Pilgrim's Progress



Greatheart and His Fellows Attack the Monster


The above illustrations were taken from John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" originally published in 1678. The illustrations were taken from editions dating between 1851, 1880 and 1930.

James Gleeson
"Since the 1970s Gleeson has generally made large scale paintings in keeping with the surrealist Inscape genre. The works outwardly resemble rocky seascapes, although in detail the coastline's geological features are found to be made of giant molluscs and threatening crustacae. In keeping with the Freudian principles of surrealism these grotesque, nightmarish compositions symbolise the inner workings of the human mind. Called 'Psychoscapes' by the artist, they show liquid, solid and air coming together and directly allude to the interface between the conscious, subconscious and unconscious mind." - quote source.