Pinups: Past and Present is a curated reference survey of the state of pinup art among contemporary graphic artists, tattooists, and cartoonists. With more than 100 artists from the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan, and China included, this collection offers an unrivaled look at every different direction pin-up art design has taken since the heady days of Bettie Page. More than 200 images from the best practitioners betray the influences of the greats, such as Gil Elvgren and Olivia De Berardinis, but also show new trends, including a revival in 1980s-influenced line work in the vein of Patrick Nagel, and of biomech-influenced approaches. Every image is accompanied by a caption detailing the artist, name of work, and major influences, making this an invaluable source of information and inspiration for all graphic artists and cartoonists in the genre. In the past, pinup women were considered to be a low bar for artists and were generally taboo in the art community. The current appeal of old pinup art is the unpretentious, often naive, and joyful whimsy that celebrates the sensuality of the women depicted. Whether they're real or imaginary, pinup women are a celebration of feminine sexuality. The sheer breadth and span of pinup art today is amazing and every major genre is represented within, including:<ul>
<li>Classic American</li>
<li>Sci-Fi and Fantasy</li>
<li>Cartoon and Comic Book</li>
<li>Hot Rod</li>
<li>Neo-Surreal</li>
</ul>
Pinups: Past and Present features the best contemporary artists, such as Enric Badia Romero, Carlos Cartagena, Fiona Stephenson, Chris Wahl, ONEQ, David Nakayama, Andrew Hickinbottom, Zach Gardia, Ben Tan, Marta Nael, Jan Meininghaus, David Vincente, Screaming Demons, Syd Brak, Loopydave, Natalie Shau, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Elias Chatzoudis, and many more. For the pinup aficionado and artist, this non-stop, eye-popping book is an essential source of inspiration.

Pinups: Past and Present

Comics & Graphic Novels

Silke, Jim

How To Create Comics & Manga

Chartwell Books

<div>Pinups Around the World gathers a second serving of the stunning work of pinup artists across continents and through time. With over 100 artists from the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan, and China included, this collection follows up the previous edition with even more unrivaled pinup art designs. This&nbsp;collection&nbsp;offers an unrivaled look at every different direction pinup art design has taken since the heady days of Bettie Page.&nbsp;More than&nbsp;200 images from the best practitioners portray the influences of the greats, such as Gil Elvgren and Olivia De Berardinis, but also show&nbsp;new trends, including&nbsp;a revival in 1980s-influenced line work in the vein of Patrick Nagel, and of biomech-influenced approaches. Every image is accompanied by a caption detailing the artist, name of work, and major influences, making this an invaluable source of information and inspiration for all graphic artists and cartoonists in the genre. Previously considered taboo, pinup women continue to grow in popularity in the art community. The current appeal of old pinup art is the unpretentious, often naive, and joyful whimsy that celebrates the sensuality of the women depicted. Whether they're real or imaginary, pinup women are a celebration of feminine sexuality. The sheer breadth and span of pinup art today is amazing and every major genre is represented within, including:</div> <ul> <li>Classic American</li> <li>Sci-Fi and Fantasy</li> <li>Cartoon and Comic Book</li> <li>Hot Rod</li> <li>Neo-Surreal</li> </ul> <div>For the pinup aficionado and artist, this non-stop, eye-popping book is an essential source of inspiration.</div>

Pinups Around the World

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Bettie's back and in all kinds of trouble! 
A low-budget time machine mistakenly transports Bettie to ancient Egypt, where she battles the High Priest of Amon Ra, assorted thugs, and a lovesick mummy twice her size. She wiggles and squirms and bumps and grinds to avoid their evil clutches, but she can't avoid the inevitable: everyone falls in love with her and she manages to frequently lose her clothes. When Bettie falls for none other than Julius Caesar, the Roman general can't decide between Bettie and his main squeeze, Cleopatra!\nCollecting Jim Silke's outrageous and stunningly illustrated series, as well as his hard-to-find Bettie Page Comics: Spicy Adventure.

Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile

Terry, Jim

Graphic Novels

Dynamite Entertainment

What a dish! What a doll! What a delinquent! Bettie Page sent the world for a cold shower when her first photo appeared in Flirt magazine in 1951. Bettie ignited a flame that burned through the art community, affecting forever the way women were portrayed by artists and photographers. In this 96-page coffee-table book, historian and artist Jim Silke explores Bettie's influence on popular culture, from dime-store novels to paperbacks, and from painting to advertising. Featured in this volume are fifty new images of Bettie, including never-before-published photographs by Bunny Yeager, as well as artists representations of Bettie. Glamour fans, art fans, and history buffs alike will clamor for Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts!

Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts

Dark Horse

DARK HORSE COMICS +

"spicy" Saunders is a teen-age bombshell with lots of attitude and very little clothing! She's teamed with a pair of over-the-hill Soldiers of Fortune to fulfill a deathbed vow to her father to find the mysterious River of the Arrow. To do that, they must overcome acts of angry gods, animal magnetism, and men and women of bad intentions! Combining rocketships and rayguns with the savage passions of the Malay Jungle of 1932, Silke's visual storytelling is unmatched, and it's never looked better than in this deluxe limited edition! This hardcover features a plate of all-new art signed by Silke himself! If you're a fan of high-quality, good-girl cheesecake, here's a slice to devour!

Rascals In Paradise Limited Edition

Literature & Fiction

Bettie's back and in all kinds of trouble! A low-budget time machine mistakenly transports Bettie to ancient Egypt, where she battles the High Priest of Amon Ra, assorted thugs, and a lovesick mummy twice her size. She wiggles and squirms and bumps and grinds to avoid their evil clutches, but she can't avoid the inevitable: everyone falls in love with her and she manages to frequently lose her clothes. When Bettie falls for none other than Julius Caesar, the Roman general can't decide between Bettie and his main squeeze, Cleopatra! Collecting Jim Silke's outrageous and stunningly illustrated series, as well as his hard-to-find Bettie Page Comics: Spicy Adventure -- not to mention additional pinup art by Dave Stevens!

If ever there were reason to believe in love at first sight, that reason would be Bettie Page. From the moment the first pin-ups of Bettie appeared, the world fell in love. Even now, a half-century after those first pictures were published, men desire her, women emulate her and more and more people all over the world adore her. What did Bettie offer the camera that the other, more celebrated beauties of her time - including Marilyn, Brigitte and Sophia - did not? Legendary pinup artist and entertainment historian Jim Silke dives into these tempting waters and offers his first-hand account of life behind the lens of the '50s pinup scene with his freshest book to date, Bettie Page Rules! Combining fun and informative writing with his singular insight into the world of gorgeous dames, Silke delivers a tantalizing pictoral portrait of all the 1950s bombshells. But that's just the tip of the cheesecake!

Bettie Page Rules!

Finally, a second book on glamour art by the author/artist of Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts. Now, for the first time, Jim Silke shares his hilarious first-person account of life as a "pinup" artist - from the comic-strip vixens that influenced his youth, to his real-life adventures photographing Hollywood's most beautiful starlets and models, to his slaving over magical images of Bettie Page, Brigitte Bardot and a host of other beauties. Lavishly illustrated - with over 100 new images by Silke and classic "girl artists" George Petty, Coby Whitmore, Enoch Bolles, Al Parker, Rolf Armstrong and others. Pin-Up: The Illegitimate Art is a delightful, sharp, insightful look at the "bedtime babies," "devil women" and "bare-naked ladies" that graced the walls-and hearts-of red-blooded lady lovers the world over. Silke is one of the few artists who could write this story. From his Grammy Award-winning stint as a music industry art director to his years as a magazine publisher, glamour photographer, screenwriter and comic book artist, Silke's sensual artistic vision has made a distinct and lasting impact on contemporary culture.

Pinup: The Illegitimate Art

Dark Horse Books

In the course of his long and illustrious career, renowned illustrator/painter Robert A. Maguire created gorgeous cover images for more than a thousand books and worked for virtually every mainstream publisher in the U.S. Best known for his incomparably sexy "femme fatale" images for pulp paperbacks in the 1950s and 1960s, Maguire built a long and legendary career showcasing character portraits that were iconic and beautiful, painting subjects that felt simultaneously real and sensually compelling. Now, art historian and living pin-up legend Jim Silke casts his curatorial eye toward Maguire's long and fascinating career in his first art collection/artist biography, Dames, Dolls, and Gun Molls. With a keen eye for criticism and his trademark style and wit, Silke explores the legacy of an artist whose work is known by millions the world over.

Dames, Dolls, And Gun Molls

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Books by Silke, Jim

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Pinups: Past and Present

Pinups Around the World

Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile

Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts

Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts

Rascals In Paradise Limited Edition

Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile

Bettie Page Rules!

Pinup: The Illegitimate Art

Dames, Dolls, And Gun Molls