Friday, April 28, 2017

Please tell me this ain't so

NO!  I really hope this is someone trying to pull one over on Batman and not The Shadow.  Hate, HAte, HATe, HATE this costume.  I have to believe it is something that Dynamite is pushing and not DC.  Could be wrong, though.  This really brought me down even though the story was already not thrilling me.

The Death Triangle


More yellow!  At least it is a graphic element and not just a giant yellow wall.  Agent T informs me that this is the portrait of The Shadow that Jim Steranko based his 70's era "The Living Shadow" cover on.  Quite a nice image even if the story was a bit on the "meh" side.

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Batman/The Shadow #1


I know I said I was excited about this series, especially with Snyder writing it.  I love the Time Sale cover but once I got into the story I was less thrilled.  The art is probably an acquired taste but often I can overlook that if I'm not expecting much.


Everyone knows I'm not a fan of the scarf but can live with it as long as it serves a purpose.  This (above image) is just silly, in my opinion.  However, if they had stuck with this I would have written it off as my being an old fuddy duddy and to get over the fact that this ain't Gibson's Dark Eagle.  If only...  Tomorrow I'll show y'all what really irks me.

Last clew for the week


Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Partners of Peril

One of the best covers.  The stark white background really pops the dynamic figure of The Shadow with his smokewagons blazing away.  Great cover to grace the first of 27 tales by Theodore Tinsley, the author who could best be called The Shadow's shadow.

Friday, April 21, 2017

Remember Vernon Greene?

Just thought all y'all might like to see what the artist of The Shadow comic strip, Vernon Greene, did when not running out hero through the nations funny pages back in the day.


Hmmmm... Mac the Medic by Sergeant Vernon Greene.

Sigh... if wishes were fishes


Hope yer havin' fun, Agent T.  This remains on my Bucket List.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

The Sealed Box

Correct, Agent T.  Thanks for the rumor regarding the lack of The Shadow's face for this one.  For those who don't know, Agent T tells us that there may have been an editorial decision to paint out our hero's face because it may have seemed The Dark Eagle was participating in an assault on the damsel.  I can see that.  Sounds like this is a good one to read.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Monday, April 17, 2017

The Wasp Returns


I really like this cover to this tale although I wish it were done a bit tighter.  The mags are fine but The Shadow doesn't look as well rendered as I would like.  Gladney was able to do it but just didn't go that extra mile as often as Rozen, in my opinion.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Lookin' forward to this



I wish Time Sale were doing the interiors but I'll take what I can get.  Just hope The Shadow is more Gibson-esque than the psycho killer that Dynamite has made him out to be.  Sigh, I miss the Kaluta days and The Shadow Strikes.

The Voice


So much orange!  Would have been cool if there were a mural for Street and Smith or some well known company on the wall.  Just to break it up.  Hmmm...

...maybe like this.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Add this to yesterday's clew


Not much more to give y'all on this particular cover.  Answer coming soon.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Monday, April 10, 2017

The Shadow's Shadow

Fun novel and cover.  I'm sure this one jumped off the newsstands and grabbed the customer by the proverbial throat.  That yellow though...

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Hands in the Dark

Sorry to say, but this title is a little too appropriate for our own Agent T.  Perhaps modified to "Finger in the Dark" would work better.  But seriously, I hope your mishap is too bad and that you heal up quickly.

The Batman Encounters - Gray Face page 8


The finale.  I want to rework this for The Shadow someday.  Always been a fan of these pictures and prose stories.  Feels kinda pulpy.

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

The Living Shadow is, indeed, the answer


  At least we got the iconic masthead for this reused cover.  Knowing that the image of The Shadow had yet to be determined I suppose we should just be grateful that every other factor fell into perfect place or our hero may never have come to be.  Still...


The Batman Encounters - Gray Face page 6


A deathtrap worthy of The Shadow.