When comics artists draw women they unleash some incredible fantasies. These fantasies have read the minds of millions of boys and girls across the world (and no, that’s hardly something to worry about ).

Comic book artists are known for overemphasizing the female form. The comic book pinups are inhumanly structured and impossibly costumed and that’s what makes them so much fun. This is a tribute to some good artists and some bad girls, taking The Pinup Shop Blog to the darker side of pinups.

Joe Jusko - Vampirella

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Tags: Good comic artists, Bad pinup girls, Vampirella, Joe Jusko, shi, William Tucci, Adam Hughes, catwoman, Wonderwoman

Tattoos, piercing and brightly dyed hair is what the neo-pinup girl is all about. Christmas time is a time of giving and I want to give some of my favorite neo-pinups a tribute. Merry Christmas!

The pinup revival is not about doing it like Vargas. Today’s pinups are only a reminder of what pinups used to look like. They have their own special edge, with the tattoos, the piercing and the brightly dyed hair. Maybe, in fifty years- when the next pinup revival comes, instead of the Betty Page hair-cut, they’ll all have pink or red hair and body paint?

#10 Vicky Decay

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Tags: neo pinup girl, christmas, Vicky Decay, sabina, Masuimi Max, Dita Von Teese, Bernie Dexter, pinup Girl Clothing, Burlesque preformer, Heidi Van Horne, Danielle Bedics, GoGo Amy, Audrey Kitching, pinup Glamour, Frankie Sin, Goth Pinup, suicide Girls, retro set, Deviant Art, Kay O'Hara

Looked down on by scholars, pinups have always been perceived as pop- art, at best, and vulgar commercial illustrations or even pornography, at worst. I propose we take a closer look at the bare facts about pinups.

Postmodern art has given way for some strange, questionable works. From Marcel Duchamp's “Fountain”, to John Issacs' grotesque sculptures. Many people will ask in frustration: “That's art?!”

A lot of people feel the same way about pinups. Being part of the postmodern era, I believe that anything goes and that everything means something (and as such means nothing, but that's for the postmodern blog to decipher ). So I took it upon myself to analyze a pinup painting, in the most basic ways, and see if I can find out a deeper meaning to pinup art.

The Bear Facts by Gil Elvgren

This is one of my favorite pinups of all time and Elvgren is one of the most prolific pinup artists of all time. When conjuring up the image of a pinup girl, we usually imagine one of Elvgren's girls. But let us look at her with unbiased eyes:

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Tags: The Bare Facts about pinups, The Bear Facts, pinup artists, Elvgren's girls, Analyzing a work of art, postmodern art, pop-art, pinup painting, Gil Elvgren

Want to know everything there is to know about pinups? Don't want to scramble all around the net for bits and pieces? Here is a list of the 3 top sites that are the authority of the pinup realm.

We all like to have our ducks in a row, when it comes to information. If you're a pinup lover, you probably want more than Wikipedia has to offer and less than a Google search does. That's why I decided to compile this list of sites. These are the sites I go to, when I need my pinup information straightened out.

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Tags: pinup art, cheesecake history, pin-up sites, classic retro artists

Bask in the beauty that is Red Jennifer. Watch out! This red-hot pinup burns!

A new design to The Pinup Shop. Don't let that sweet smile fool you- this sweet patato burns! A classic pinup, Red Jennifer only has to bat those long lashes and she's picture perfect.





Go check her out!

Tags: The Pinup Shop, red Jennifer, Latest print, redhead pinups, Beautiful pinup girls, red dress