Polly Norton’s female characters are as 21st century as they come: fun-loving, unabashedly sexual, and doing whatever the hell they want—whether that is hanging out with devils, being devils, lazily sex surfing, or having some fun with lava lamps. The illustrator, who goes by Polly Nor, often uses nude and pastel hues to depict her characters, which seem equally vulnerable and strong. Each is drawn …
Read your (mis)fortune today with The Fantod Pack, Edward Gorey’s dark, but humorous, illustrated spoof on tarot cards. An interpretation booklet unlocks the meaning of Gorey’s trademark macabre sketches—each a miniature work of art—of symbols like the Waltzing Mouse (vertigo, loss of jewelry, morbid cravings) to the Tunnel (sexual disturbance, boredom, an irrational project and more).
Following the tragic attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, illustrators all over the world came to the support of their peers with some doodles of their own. While some are new and some are reruns of older cartoons, all are incredibly relevant to the recent events. Demilked has rounded up 29 of these thoughtful, creative tributes.
