Why not! A third wish for this Christmas season

 I bring this up, probably far too often.  But seriously, would this not have been the best film incarnation of The Shadow?  Isn't there a modern studio that could pull this off?  Toth inspired CG?  Traditional animation?  This is just a beautiful rendition and I think it would find an audience today.  At least that is what I hope.  And I never tire of looking at this and the other Alex Toth images of The Dark Eagle.  A Christmas miracle is what it would take, though.

Just because

 I've posted this Alex Toth drawing multiple times over the years but I never tire of seeing it and wondering... "what if"?  What a great cartoon this would have made, keeping in the style of Jonny Quest.  Toth sure had a great handle on the essence of The Shadow.  <sigh>

Alex Toth does The Shadow

 

I've posted the "finished" version before but this is the first time I've seen it as a prep sketch with the notes and all.  Every time I see the few Toth takes on The Shadow it makes me sad that a cartoon was never made in this style.  Even a comic book.  Our loss, for sure.

Let's check out what could have (and should have) been

Alex Toth!  An animated series designed by him would have, I believe, fulfilled every Shadow fans fondest desire.  This is what could have been.

The Shadow and Batman by Toth

This was cropped from a postcard back in 2003.  So very cool and just another tease of what could have been if Toth had ever done a treatment of The Shadow.

Man, I wish Alex Toth had done a cartoon version of The Shadow

Even a stand alone comic.  Anything!  Toth was born to bring The Shadow to life!!!