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All 12 covers for the classic DAW anthology

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The Year's Best Horror Stories
With an essay by editor Gerald W. Page
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October 13, 2024 at 4:23 PM
marcimcadam.bsky.social
Just a little Valentine message from me: open.substack.com/pub/theartof...
Happy Love Day
However you celebrate, spread some joy!
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February 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
marcimcadam.bsky.social
Some big announcements in my November newsletter!
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It’s beginning to look a lot like…
FUN! FUN! FUN!
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November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
mcminiatures.bsky.social
The Art of… Christof Keli and The Ryl co tea, sorting me out this morning.

#therylco #icedtea #jollyrancher #theartof #davetaylorminiatures #miniaturepainting
September 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
marcimcadam.bsky.social
My October newsletter is out. Pour yourself a nice cuppa :)
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Is Marci retiring? 🫣
Spoooooky things abound
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October 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
michaelwhelan.bsky.social
In this week's newsletter, one of my fleeting brushes with Hollywood. The Hoka movie that almost was...

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Three color figure studies of Sherlock Hoka on one page. Upper left: bust of brown bear in plaid cap with a pipe hanging from the corner of his mouth. Bottom center: Sherlock facing left pulling down on the brim of his cap with one hand and scratching his ear with the other. Upper right: Sherlock without cap facing right puffing on his pipe.
August 3, 2026 at 12:54 AM
mcminiatures.bsky.social
A chilled morning is on the cards. @gardensofhecate.bsky.social excellent The art of book and a @sneakenergy.bsky.social Purple Storm on the beverage front.

#gardensofhecate #theartof #miniaturepainter #sneakenergypurplestorm #geek
June 24, 2026 at 7:44 AM
donaldbonasia.bsky.social
"Pretty please with a puperoni on top?"
#Theartof the meal
Best Actor in a Leading Role (The Starving Dog) 🏆
May 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
marcimcadam.bsky.social
Here's my latest newsletter, in which you'll find info on my next few cons (and magpies!): open.substack.com/pub/theartof...
Angry swearing birds
And other signs of Spring!
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May 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
rodri.eurosky.social
Lo he dicho más veces, pero me flipa esta newsletter:

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Persuasive, Provocative & Commanding
How Command Records circularly and spatially visualized sound
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September 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
srviteri.bsky.social
The Art of Cover Art: The Technicolor Influence of Kayōkyoku Records open.substack.com/pub/theartof... via @danielgray.com (subscribe to Meanwhile, his wonderful newsletter!)
The Technicolor Influence of Kayōkyoku Records
Where 1960s Japanese and Western cultures collide
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November 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM
infowetrust.com
"When we design a good visualization we aren’t just conveying our best understanding of a truth; by sharing our contemplation of that truth, we’re also making ourselves and our readers freer." — @albertocairo.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/theartof...
Beauty as resistance
Good visualization design is an act of liberation
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November 13, 2024 at 11:56 PM
michaelwhelan.bsky.social
Thanks! We featured the making of TWoK a few weeks ago in the newsletter:

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SHAPING ROSHAR
The Making of The Way of Kings
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September 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
theartofcmaine.bsky.social
A new #scifi #shortstory exploring loneliness and determination, and the way silence cuts like a knife. A voyager alone among the stars trying to prove he is enough.

Free to read here:

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#booksky #indieauthor #writesky
February 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
justjami.bsky.social
#GISChat - follow @albertocairo.com if you want to be inspired and learn some great DataViz skills!

New newsletter: Open Visualization Academy open.substack.com/pub/theartof...
New newsletter: Open Visualization Academy
I'm leaving Substack
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January 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
idwpublishing.com
Celebrate the spirit & art of #DonnyGillies, better known as #DirtyDonny.

A singular force in #punk & heavy-metal visual culture. Donny’s studio door is opened wider than ever.

Preorder #DirtyDonnyMustBeDestroyed: #TheArtOf Donny Gillies: https://ow.ly/z9Pr50YWK3o

#ArtBook
May 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
aranotang.bsky.social
#MichaelWhelan 's horrifically wonderful painted cover #art for 'Infected Nations' (2009) by #Evile on #EaracheRecords

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EVILE
Album cover for Infected Nations by Evile
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May 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
michelacacciatore.bsky.social
The art of Michela Cacciatore preview
Ci vediamo a Romics
We’ll see at Romics
@romicsofficial @toraedizioni #newrealease #theartof #artbook #artist #graphicnovel
March 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
alexanderchee.bsky.social
I love Julian May’s The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles, first published in the 1980s. A tetralogy about humans on a one-way trip 6 million years into the earth’s past, finding the earth ruled by aliens who resemble elves and dwarves. Have reread them all many times. open.substack.com/pub/theartof...
An illustration of a skinny blonde man dressed in golden armor aloft in the air, a massive and ornate lance floating in front of him as he raises his hands over his head. A mountain range behind him, and a purple sky behind that, and in front of him the shadowy soldiers holding aloft battle pendant strung with skulls. The text reads The Many Colored Land, Cover Illustration for Julian May. The art of Michael Whelan. theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com
March 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
aranotang.bsky.social
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#art #dragons #michaelwhelan #pern #annemccaffrey #painting #fantasy
A Legacy of Dragons
A retrospective of every Michael Whelan dragon cover
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July 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
stateofgrays.bsky.social
Added some bonus content to the thread, which Michael provided after the initial post. The narrative might be more cohesive on the updated Substack post:

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THE RIVER
In my personal work, the red glass heart is a symbol for the immediate and/or material possessions.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
chezvoila.com
"Any expression of beauty is a rebellion against darkness, a repudiation of ugliness, and an act of resistance against ignorance and malice." - @albertocairo.bsky.social

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Beauty as resistance
Good visualization design is an act of liberation
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November 8, 2024 at 3:03 PM
michaelwhelan.bsky.social
FAQ: Why do some but not all pressings of VICTORY have the dove on Randy's shoulder?

Here's the best answer I've heard (tip of the cap to Joe Scheuer for that!) plus a little more insight. 1/3

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Laura Lasley on Substack asked: I don't see the dove in the last picture of the actual album cover. Did it not make the final cut? I like the painting with the dove, great symbolism. Joe Scheuer on Substack responded: A person at mjjcommunity.com posted the following explanation. No clue if this is at all accurate: For over two years now, every now and then I've been after proper information regarding the vinyl pressing of The Jacksons' album "Victory" with the white dove on Randy's shoulder on the cover. The story behind this, is following: The first copies that were pressed, didn't include the dove on the cover. As the production ran, The Jacksons came up with the idea of white doves being released at the start of every show during the Victory Tour. The production was put on hold and cover painter Michael Whelan was asked to add the dove onto Randy's shoulder. The new cover as used and went into production. While planning the tour, the idea of having doves fly at the start of every show proved to be very difficult. So, production was put on hold, the dove cover got removed and the first version of the cover was used again. However, the dove cover was used for the picture disc format of the Victory album — 20,000 copies of the picture disc were pressed, only in the US and in Canada. As for the dove version of the standard format of the album, no one really knows how many copies were pressed or how many are still out there.
July 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
marionmyanh.bsky.social
🐞 Hollow Knight - Wanderer's Journal 🐞

Discover Hallownest like never before 👇

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#Artbook #TheArtOf #HollowKnight #TeamCherry
HOLLOW KNIGHT Wanderer's Journal
July 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
atangleofwires.bsky.social
Album artwork and the 'body crop' revival

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The Body Crop Revival
A collection of album and single covers from Sticky Fingers to "Diet Pepsi"
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September 22, 2024 at 9:20 AM