Category Archives: Art

More From Hard Case Crime

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Hard Case Crime has been keeping pulp fiction alive with both reprints and new works.  They’ve also been keeping the art of the good pulp cover alive with retro artwork by some of the best artists around.  I’ve shared many Hard Case covers in the past.  Here are some of the more recent covers to come out of Hard Case Crime:

by Paul Mann

by Paul Mann

by Laurel Blechman

by Laurel Blechman

by Michael Koelsch

by Patrick Faricy

by Paul Mann

by Paul Mann

by Robert Maguire

by Robert McGinnis

by Robert McGinnis

by Robert McGinnis

Artist Profile: Ken Barr (1933 — 2016)

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

All of the covers below were done by Ken Barr, a Scottish artist who had a long and prolific career in the United States.  Along with painting several paperback covers, Barr also did work for Marvel and DC comics and was well-known for his Doc Savage magazine covers.  Born in 1933, Barr began his career in the 50s and worked until his retirement in 1987.  Highly regarded for the wide variety of the work that he produced, Barr’s covers are still highly sought by collectors.

Below is just a small sampling of his output: