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Sketchbooks Based on the Adventures of the 19XX Comic Series

Created by Paul Roman Martinez

Blank sketchbooks/notebooks featuring Tesla, Hughes, Houdini, and Zeppelin—all characters appearing in the 19XX graphic novel series!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Staff Pick and Houdini Art!
almost 9 years ago – Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 10:00:01 PM

We made Staff Pick again!!! 

This may be a much smaller project in scope compared to my last one but it’s still nice to get a thumbs up from the folks at kickstarter. It looks like we’ll probably be getting our modest goal to get these sketchbooks made. Thanks for supporting my project! Below is a closer look at the Houdini artwork that was created just for this project!! My goal was to recreate the look and feel of the classic Magician posters from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Houdini, Black Herman, and Prince Herman are just a few of the classic magicians I’ve been fascinated with since I started doing research for my comic book series. Here are a few examples of actual Magician posters from the golden age of promotions!

I love his cloak filled with eyes.
I love his cloak filled with eyes.
Great contrast here with the bright red background.
Great contrast here with the bright red background.
Little red demons seemed to be a theme in Thurston's posters.
Little red demons seemed to be a theme in Thurston's posters.

And I'll leave you with a few shots of Houdini and Prince Herman from my book: The Rise of the Black Faun!

The ghost of Houdini fighting the spirit of Madame Laveau? Only in the pages of the 19XX!
The ghost of Houdini fighting the spirit of Madame Laveau? Only in the pages of the 19XX!