Gary Gianni's "Hell's Heat Wave" cover art

 

I have come to appreciate Gianni's work on The Shadow comics from Dark Horse.  Initially I wasn't a huge fan of the interior work but now I see it with older and less narrow eyes.  I've always loved the covers, though.  So rich and pulpish.

Some Gianni goodness

 Recently reread this tale in four parts.  Would love to have seen it in the original black and white... beautiful!

This is pure pulp!!!

This feels so right for The Shadow.  Justice facilitated by his unseen hand!  Gianni nailed this image.

Gianni gets it

This page of comic art carries on not just the great tradition that M W Kaluta started in the 70's with his classic run of The Shadow from DC, but also honors the wonderful covers of George Rozen from the 30's & 40's.  Wonderful page of artwork.

Some Gianni to start the week

Love this.  This is how I think many of the sequences in the pulps involving The Shadow piecing the clews provided by his agents should be visually presented.  As cool as the blackened room with just the two white hands and the girasol glistening under the blue light is in prose, it doesn't have a lot of drama in visual form.  This is really well done.