Graphic Grandeur (Firecrackup Edition)

 

Don't know exactly what illustrator J.C. Leyendecker had in mind when he came up with this cover one hundred years ago, but it sums up my fears for our nation in July of 2024: napping away, completely unaware that your ass is about to get blown off.

Graphic Grandeur (Sabbatical Supplement Edition)

 

Illustrator J.C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) adds a touch of the spiritual to the workers' holiday, but what's going on exactly?

Perhaps that angel answered a May Day call.