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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Month: March 2025

Heat

Heat, 1995, directed and written by Michael Mann

Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley

Posted on March 13, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags armed robbery, bank heist, heat, michael mann, movie still, robert de niroLeave a comment on Heat

splash page by Dan Barry

The twice-up scale page was created in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 12″ x 18.25″.

Posted on March 13, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime comic, pulp, weird fictionTags dan barryLeave a comment on splash page by Dan Barry

1973 Paramount Pictures

Format ImagePosted on March 13, 2025February 22, 2025Categories true crimeTags al pacino, movie poster, municipal corruption, paramount picture, peter maas, serpico, sidney lumetLeave a comment on 1973 Paramount Pictures

2010 Warner Brothers

film adaptation of Chuck Hogan’s 2004 novel, The Prince of the City, a very good movie made from a great novel

September 21, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags ben affleck, blake lively, chuck hogan, crime film, heist, jeremy rener, jon hamm, movie poster, peter postlethwaite, rebecca hallLeave a comment on 2010 Warner Brothers

1957, Chicago Confidential

Jack Lambert

Posted on March 13, 2025February 22, 2025Categories film noirTags chicago confidential, film noir, jack lambertLeave a comment on 1957, Chicago Confidential

John Ford, The Long Voyage Home, 1941

September 27, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2025February 22, 2025Categories film noirTags john fordLeave a comment on John Ford, The Long Voyage Home, 1941

October 1953 issue

October 1953

Posted on March 12, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, handcuffs, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on October 1953 issue

August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August-September 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, complete gang novel magazine, lyman anderson, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

December 1942  issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1942 

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torrey, thugLeave a comment on December 1942  issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

March 1937

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

[original art added 8/11/25]

Posted on March 12, 2025August 11, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, shackledLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

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