Saturday, December 10, 2022
"The Black Master" by Steranko
Not my favorite of his covers but it felt like a respectful nod to the original from 1932. This could have benefited from a black or dark blue fade at the top of the image to give it more focus and importance. They get better...
Avenger Saturday presents: "House of Death"
A better illustration than the previous issue but still not as cool as the first 13. I do, however, want to know just what that skull-faced apparition is all about behind the violent action in the foreground.
Labels:
art,
covers,
pulps,
Street and Smith,
The Avenger
Friday, December 9, 2022
ON THE AIR: March 1, 1942
I love the opening to this episode. It calls back to when The Shadow was just a narrator. So sit back and listen to this tale of a young ne'er do well who gambles Daddy's money and eventually bets on his father's life.
Labels:
art,
George Rozen,
illustration,
Maxwell Grant,
radio,
The Shadow,
Walter B. Gibson
"The Living Shadow" by Steranko
Let's wind down the pulps with the James Steranko covers for Pyramid and then H B Jove. The top one is obviously an homage to George Rozen's "Black Hush" cover. The bottom image seems to be a call back to the Modest Stein recycled painting for the very first issue of The Shadow.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
"Destination: Moon"
There are a number of covers that could have inspired this wretched illustration. Without reading this it feels like when James Bond joined the Star Wars movement with Moonraker.
Labels:
art,
Belmont,
covers,
illustration,
Maxwell Grant,
paperbacks,
The Shadow
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