Recently, Billy unveiled a new series of Horror posters were we can see Kraftwerk, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Nick Cave, Klaus Nomi, A Flock Of Seagulls, Talking Heads, Devo, and members Depeche Mode in illustrations inspired by cult and classic horror films, from Dracula, and Nosferatu, to The Hills Have Eyes, and more.

Check out the designs below, which are available on t-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, and more over at Billy’s store on Redbubble .

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In previous years Lineham’s designs have also featured other post-punk and avant-garde music luminaries such as Robert Smith, Ian Curtis, Nick Cave, Siouxsie Sioux, Kate Bush and more!

The first set was launched in 2016, featuring references to classic Christmas staples such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas for Siouxsie, and Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer for Robert Smith.

The 2017 set features new puns such as Joy Division’s Ian Curtis holding an Unknown Pleasures Christmas tree, Skate Bush, Joe Strummer Boy, a kippah wearing Dave Gahanukkah brandishing a menorah, and more!

Each of the die cut bendable ornaments goes for $10, but you can but each complete set of 10 for the discounted price of $50.

See each design and ordering information below:

You can order the ornaments here

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Billy had gained notoriety for his Marvel post-punk crossover mock covers that featured music icons such as Robert Smith, Siouxsie Sioux, Morrissey.

In an interview with PARANÁ, Billy reminisced how  he had two years prior honored Stan Lee in Life, but isn’t sure if the Marvel Editor in Chief emeritus ever saw the work, but he is glad his designs can be associated with the icon of comic book history, who became a pop culture personality in his own right:

“He was a cartoon storyteller” says Billy, “he became an actor in live-action series, in movies, he became the voice and face of what he created.”

Billy has a special fondness for Spider-Man, whose very human struggles were in contrast to the godlike figures of DC comics:

People [had] been asking me to do a Marvel version since I released the first series.  I never thought it would be interesting until I started sketching the first drawings.  The Vision came quite naturally as I really wanted to add Gary [Numan] to the gang. However I didn’t think it would look as good as it was in my head 

When I decided to use DC characters in the first series it was because of the “god” status that they have. However with the Marvel characters I can explore other possibilities for the post-punk singers: for example – the Spider-Man from the 60’s and 70’s has gone through a lot of tragedy…he was funny but also very depressive.  His girlfriend died because of him, and he wanted to give up loads of times. He was always struggling between his life as a hero and his life as normal person, and I think that can parallel the life of a certain Joy Division singer

Marvel characters are a bit more fragile—because they mostly struggle with real life issues, and their issues are always quite personal, and I always found those concepts quite relatable.

According to Billy, he will be contributing illustrations in a article of the life of Stan Lee in the Los Angeles Times this week.

Original Marvel/Post-Punk crossover series:

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Now, Joy Division and New Order fans can show their love for both bands and Dr. Marten boots by purchasing special edition 1460 eight-eye boots, that feature the cover artwork of both Manchester band’s iconic Peter Saville designed cover artwork featured on several albums.

The Joy Division edition is naturally inspired by the pulsar waves featured on the band’s debut album Unknown Pleasures, sensibly displayed black on black with embossed leather.

There are two New Order inspired designs, with the first being a recreation of the cover art of 1989’s Ibiza inspired album Technique, which features cherub statue against a “bright ombre” purple and magenta background, which is as loud as the electronic music coming out during the birth of rave culture.

The best design of the three has to be the second one inspired by New Order featuring the artwork from 1983’s Power, Corruption and Lies which is printed on “crackle-coated suede to emulate a painted canvas”.

Find more information, including ordering the boots at Dr. Martens official website.

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The wonderfully weird comics feature The Cure’s Robert Smith, David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Dave Vanian, Peter Murphy, Morrissey, Ultravox!, and more in situations ranging from being cute to amazingly bizarre.

We have not been able to translate any of these yet, save for the one below, where The Damned’s Dave Vanian, Duran Duran’s John Taylor, and The Cure’s Robert Smith are complaining about tourist season.

Here are more from the Robert Smith issue:

David Sylvian issue:

Here is where the full fan fiction treatment is in full effect, with the romantic pairing of Japan’s David Sylvian and electronic music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto:

“The main story in the comic involves David being in the UK and missing Ryuichi. He decides to visit Tokyo to further the “romance” and finds himself in competition with Akiko Yano, Ryuichi’s wife. Quite a humorous story written by a woman who was a huge Japan fan. She caricatures herself on the cover as looking very guilty about writing such a homo-erotic story, possibly in parody of the lyrics to ‘Forbidden Colours’.
(Sincere thanks to Craig Peacock for this review).

Additional info on the cover: The front cover shot is an alternate take from the cover of the Japanese 7″ of Forbidden Colours. The back cover picture is from a fashion shoot David and Ryuichi did for an ad campaign for a department store, however it was never used.”-DavidSylvian.net

More Manga from 8 Beat Gag:

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The first set was launched in 2016, featuring references to classic Christmas staples such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas for Siouxsie, and Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer for Robert Smith.

The 2017 set features new puns such as Joy Division’s Ian Curtis holding an Unknown Pleasures Christmas tree, Skate Bush, Joe Strummer Boy, a kippah wearing Dave Gahanukkah brandishing a menorah, and more!

Each of the die cut bendable ornaments goes for $10, but you can but each complete set of 10 for the discounted price of $50.

See each design and ordering information below:

You can order the ornaments here

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But if you are looking for something of more substance, you can read/listen to an interview with Ian Curtis below:

An interview with Ian Curtis | Fully transcribed for the first time—Says he’s a fan of Bauhaus

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Recently Consequence Of Sound unearthed an adorable yet infrequently maintained Tumblr, entitled Morrissey With Cats–  Here are a few pictures highlighted from this purrfect place on the web.

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Christopher Brown of Boston rock band Vary Luma noticed this too, and created a mashup of somber post-punk track along with mimsical procession of the Teletubbies frolicking beneath a somber gray sun.

Just wow…

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People have been asking me to do a Marvel version since I released the first series.  I never thought it would be interesting until I started sketching the first drawings.  The Vision came quite naturally as I really wanted to add Gary to the gang. However I didn’t think it would look as good as it was in my head 

When I decided to use DC characters in the first series it was because of the “god” status that they have. However with the Marvel characters I can explore other possibilities for the post-punk singers: for example – the Spider-Man from the 60’s and 70’s has gone through a lot of tragedy…he was funny but also very depressive.  His girlfriend died because of him, and he wanted to give up loads of times. He was always struggling between his life as a hero and his life as normal person, and I think that can paralell the life of a certain Joy Division singer

 Marvel characters are a bit more fragile—because they mostly struggle with real life issues, and their issues are always quite personal, and I always found those concepts quite relatable.

–Butcher Billy

You can see more of Butcher Billy’s work on his Behance site.

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