Posted By Dan Greenfield on Jul 1, 2025 | 1 comment

DESPOP TUESDAYS!

Raiders of the Lost Ark came out 44 years ago — June 12, 1981, to be precise — and if not for Superman II, it would have been my big movie that summer (For Your Eyes Only was a bit of a letdown).

Since then, Raiders and its sequels have become part of the pop culture firmament, with a dedicated fandom that just wouldn’t let Harrison Ford quit.

For me, though, that first one — which, by the way, I do not acknowledge as the retroactively renamed Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, any more than I do Star Wars: A New Hope — is still far and away the best one.

Our pal Des Taylor digs Indy too, so enjoy this week’s DESPOP TUESDAYS gallery:

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Not for nothing, Des’ latest project — Eva Strongbird and the Marine, which owes a lot to Indiana Jones-style derring-do and classic pulp adventure — is set to launch its Kickstarter on July 15. Click here for more info.

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Want more DESPOP TUESDAYS? Come back next week!

Want a commission? Buy prints? Buy Des’ comics? Check out his Despop Art website!

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MORE

— Des Taylor’s Upcoming EVA STRONGBIRD Is a Love Letter to the GOLDEN AGE. Click here.

— I’m a MARY JANE Fan But DES TAYLOR Makes a Great Case for GWEN STACY. Click here.

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DES TAYLOR is the man behind creator-owned comic properties Scarlett Couture, The Vesha Valentine Story, The Trouble With Katie Rogers and a new property in the works The Blue Lotus Strikes. His client list includes DC Comics, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Universal Music, ITV Studios America and many more. When he’s not working on his own properties or churning out commissions, Des spends his spare time… working some more, hating Arsenal and raising his two baby daughters, Scarlett and Leia-May.