How this slipped from my attention for so long will forever remain a mystery - a website that combines some of my favorite literary authors and creations, comic book artists, and the Thing belongs on everyone's website viewing list from now until the end of time. It's "Hey Oscar Wilde, It's Clobberin' Time!", and it's better than you could imagine. For instance, the above and two below pictures are just a few of the rotating frontispiece images, each featuring Oscar Wilde and the ever lovin', blue-eyed Thing. Why the author of this site chose these two figures, I'll never know.
Interestingly enough, the Thing doesn't appear in the body of the site, which collects images from artists (mostly comic book artists) of their favorite author or literary character. It's easy to lose time searching the extremely impressive sketchbook-like catalogue that's on display here. If you've got a favorite classical (and in some cases, modern) work of literature, chances are it's represented in some way on this site. For instance we have a nice representation of some of my favorites, including...
...Sherlock Holmes...
...Ernest Hemingway...
...and Don Quixote!
What a collection. Unfortunately, it seems to me that the site hasn't been updated since 2010. Still, there are hundreds of images to search through, and I have to hope that more will arrive at some point. For now, though, head over to http://heyoscarwilde.com and look through all the site has to offer!
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