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.

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.

"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.

"The Swords of Shiwan Khan!: The Depths" page 20

 
"I can't... I can't avoid him."

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. 

"The Swords of Shiwan Khan!: The Depths" page 19

 
"Quickly, Agent Lane!  Tell me everything you have learned of Shiwan Khan!"