Illustration Friday: I Spy...

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there's something about the spy movies and TV show of the 60s that i've always loved. Matt Helm, James Bond, Man from U.N.C.L.E., In Like Flint, even Wild, Wild, West and Get Smart, and of course this one: I Spy. pure camp by today's standard, they had something modern spy movies don't have. not even Austin Powers was able to capture the "vibe" properly and i doubt it can ever be recreated.

I Spy starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby, and i'm sorry Owen and Eddie your half assed remake didn't come close to the original. Bill and Bob did make a reunion picture (I Spy Returns) but i never saw it and i doubt it was much good.

Gold Key Comics actually did publish an I Spy comic which ran for 6 issues between '66 and '68.

i took Arkonbey's suggestion (see last week's comments) and distressed the cover, plus added a halftone effect to the color. for the majority of their titles Gold Key used photos and painted covers. this image was created entirely in Adobe Illustrator for this week's "I Spy..." challenge.

thanks to everyone who commented last week. enjoy the show and have a groovy week.

Correction: in last week's rank i mentioned a Chocolate Total cereal. for anyone who actually read that and went looking for it, I apologize. there's no such creature. the cereal in question is actually Special K.

also to all Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans: the first issue of BtVS: Season 8 is now on sale. this is a comic book adaptation of the series written by Joss Whedon himself. the story picks up somewhere after the Angel series ends (events in some Angel episodes are referenced). it's worth checking out.