Art worth keeping, protecting, and honoring.Art worthKeeping.

Some images
stay with you.

I grew up in Southern California playing NES and Super Nintendo, collecting comics, and falling in love with music. Christmas wish lists were filled with video games, and the artwork on a game box, comic cover, or album sleeve became part of how I remember those years.

At 15, I started a punk music website called PunkiNsider.com. It gave me the chance to interview my childhood heroes and spend summers at Warped Tour. By the time I was 18, I’d been to more than 100 concerts. Music was such a big part of my life that I figured I’d make a career of it.

That led me to an internship at independent record label SideOneDummy. It taught me an unexpected and valuable lesson: I loved music, but I didn’t want to work in the music industry. I wanted to keep enjoying it on my own terms.

These days, life is full—with a lovely wife, six kids, two dogs, and a cat. In the time I find for myself, I collect and preserve the original artwork connected to the games, music, comics, and movies I grew up with.

I’m fascinated by the physical work behind those familiar images: the paintings, drawings, preliminary ideas, and decisions that happened before something reached a store shelf. I enjoy learning the stories behind them, especially from the artists who made them.

This site is a place to share that appreciation. Everything shown is part of my personal collection and is not for sale. My hope is to give these pieces a good home, preserve their history, and recognize the people whose work became part of my childhood.

— Dan