the hunting of the snark

Fitfully illustrating Lewis Carroll & other graphic agonies

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Fit the First, Page 7, Panel 2 … Trained Rocks Keep Fallin' On My Head

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Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

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Snarkologists everywhere can rejoice at the September 22nd arrival of LEOPOLD SINGH, a beamish specimen of a young man and a splendid joint ...
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Fit One, Page Seven, Panel One

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The Beaver's best course was, no doubt, to procure A second-hand dagger-proof coat — So the Baker advised it — and next, to insure Its l...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Fit One, Page Six, Panel Three (Italia Bella Redux)

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The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark, Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark Could atone f...
Thursday, September 6, 2007

Fit One, Page Six, Panel Two (Italia Bella!)

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He came as a Butcher: but gravely declared, When the ship had been sailing a week, He could only kill Beavers. The Bellman looked scared, An...
Thursday, August 30, 2007

Fit One, Page Six, Panel One

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The last of the crew needs especial remark, Though he looked an incredible dunce: He had just one idea — but, that one being "Snark,...
Thursday, August 23, 2007

Fit the First, Page Four and Five as a Spread (The Meaning of the Snark!)

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Meaning, meaning, meaning, nor any drop to think! Bad punnery must be excused, for The Meaning Of It All is a weighty burden for any one to ...
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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Fit One, Page Five, Panel Three

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He came as a Baker: but owned, when too late — And it drove the poor Bellman half-mad — He could only bake Bridecake — for which, I may stat...
Thursday, August 9, 2007

Fit One, Page Five, Panel Two

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"His form is ungainly--his intellect small —" (So the Bellman would often remark) "But his courage is perfect! And that, aft...
Thursday, August 2, 2007

Fit One, Page Five, Panel One

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He would answer to "Hi!" or to any loud cry, Such as "Fry me!" or "Fritter my wig!" To "What-you-may-call...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Fit One, Page Four, Panel Two

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He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed, With his name painted clearly on each: But, since he omitted to mention the fact, They were al...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Fit One, Page Four, Panel One (Happy Snark Day!)

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There was one who was famed for the number of things He forgot when he entered the ship: His umbrella, his watch, all his jewels and rings...
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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Fit the First, Page Two and Three as a Spread (The Meaning of the Snark)

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Pages 2 and 3 in their final layout, type included. No hand lettering, for now I'm using ITC Garamond Condensed by the great Tony Stans,...
Sunday, July 8, 2007

Fit the First, Page Three, Panel Three

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There was also a Beaver, that paced on the deck, Or would sit making lace in the bow: And had often (the Bellman said) saved them from wreck...
Monday, July 2, 2007

Fit the First, Page Three, Panel Two

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A Billiard-marker, whose skill was immense, Might perhaps have won more than his share — But a Banker, engaged at enormous expense, Had the ...
Thursday, June 28, 2007

Fit the First, Page Three, Panel One

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The crew was complete: it included a Boots — A maker of Bonnets and Hoods — A Barrister, brought to arrange their disputes — And a Broker, t...
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