Watercolour illustration of Sauron by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Costume designs by Bobbie Mannix for XANADU (1980).

Concept art by Harley Jessup for RETURN TO OZ (1985). Dare I use the word-"underrated"?It wasn't until today that I realized that two of my all-time favorite movies are Oz THE WIZ (1978), and this unusually dark film, a sequel of sorts to THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939).

Swirling Art Deco covers for PARA TODOS by Brazilian cartoonist/illustrator, José Carlos (1884-1950).

Hergé's original gouache cover drawing for Tintin adventure, THE BLUE LOTUS (1936), and its inspiration, a promotional image for DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON (1931), starring Anna May Wong.

Illustrations from Dante Alighieri's THE DIVINE COMEDY by Salvador Dalí (1963-4).

Concept drawings by Ray Harryhausen for BARON MUNCHAUSEN ON THE MOON, dated 1948; the SINBAD trilogy; and JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.

1980s MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE art by Earl Norem.

Primary colors, the Odyssey, and a marriage gone Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film, LE MÉPRIS (Contempt). Probably Brigitte Bardot's visually most interesting film. (She never cared for it however, likening her part later to that of a robot.)

Cover art by Kilian Eng for the BATMAN RETURNS and BATMAN LPs.