Snails Across America — Michael Kupperman

A page from Tales Designed to Thrizzle, no. 4, 2008, by Michael Kupperman (b. 1966)

The infant will play near the hole of the cobra and the young child put his hand into the viper’s nest | Basil Wolverton

Illustration for Isaiah 11:8 by Basil Wolverton (1909-1978)

Club Night — George Bellows

Club Night, 1907 by George Bellows (1882-1925)

Merry Christmas to All (Peanuts)

Merry Xmas with T-1 Space Suits — Eduardo Paolozzi

Merry Xmas with T-1 Space Suits (from Bunk), 1972 by Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005)

“Christmas on Lipponia” — Moebius

L’Hôtel Sully, Courtyard with Figures — Peter Rose Pulham

L’Hôtel Sully, Courtyard with Figures, c. 1944–5 by Peter Rose Pulham (1910-1956)

To escape the insidious commercial excesses of Christmas (Glen Baxter)

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The Clairvoyant — John Currin

The Clairvoyant, 2001 by John Currin (b. 1962)

Amanda — Peter Howson

Amanda, 1987 by Peter Howson (b. 1958)

The Gloomy Day — Pieter Bruegel

The Gloomy Day, 1565, by Pieter Bruegel (c. 1525–1530–1569)

Isola — Odd Nerdrum

Isola by Odd Nerdrum (b. 1944)

A Forced Duplicity Is the Beginning of Conventional Wisdom — Jim Woodring

A Forced Duplicity Is the Beginning of Conventional Wisdom, 2020 by Jim Woodring (b. 1952)

Death-Bed — Robin Ironside

Death-Bed, 1950 by Robin Ironside (1912-1965)

Connoisseur — David Hockney

Connoisseur, 1969 by David Hockney (b. 1937)

Monster Mash — Barry Windsor-Smith

A panel from Barry Windsor-Smith’s 2021 novel Monsters

Untitled — Emilio Greco

Untitled, 1956 by Emilio Greco (1913–1995)