The Black Isle

Pre-anime Japanese action!

1810: Guard searching for thief. Note lamp light lines.

1840s: Dutch ship bursting into flames outside Nagasaki

1840s: Anthropomorphized cat and octopus

1890s: image form “Journey to the West.” Female samurai sends Monkey flying. Note the “wind” action lines.

Samurai parrying an exploding shell.
Japanese Title: Koetsu yushoden.
Artist: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi.
Year: 1849.
The battle at Kawanakajima are reputed to have been the first occasion when firearms were employed in Japan. In this print, the Samurai Shigenaga deflects an explosive weapon with a traditional wartime shield.

My new fascination.

Samurai caught in streamers!

They sure like to say No in Humboldt County.

April 13-21
Off to look at giant redwoods and other green things

Napa
Point Reyes/Santa Rosa
Trinidad (north of Arcata/Eureka)
Berkeley

Must buy hiking shoes, must bring conscience: April 14

Mexican Movie Monsters of the 1960s:

The Curse of the Doll People

The World of Vampires

The Ship of Monsters

The Brainiac