What is your opinion of Earl Mayan's version of The Shadow

I've started appreciating Mayan's work as I've aged but still find it less than Lovell's and Cartier's but above Orban.  For a long time it was only Tom Lovell that I felt was the artist who best captured The Shadow but Cartier has pretty much pulled even.  Sometimes it's a bit too comic book but his ability to create form is beautiful.  Mayan, too photo reliant for me.  He staged the art (not a bad thing) and, I believe, shot photo reference and stuck to it.  Cartier and Lovell gave their work life and movement.  Just my opinion... what say you?

Paul Orban and "The Crimson Death"

 A few interior illustrations by Paul Orban.  Not my favorite interior illustrator for The Shadow but still some quality work.

Building anticipation

This little ad probably gave fans a thrill of expectation.  A Paul Orban illustration to prepare the millions of readers for this, the second of four adventures with Shiwan Khan.

"... a seemingly invisible force."

This tale (Trail of Vengeance) is from 1942 and had been influenced by the radio program.  Why do I bring this up?  The "invisible force" description married up to an image of The Shadow seemed a little odd to me.  He's obviously not invisible or even very well hidden in the darkness.  That's not to take away from the really fun action and rendering involved in this illustration.  Wish I had a larger version of this Paul Orban drawing to share with you but we'll have to settle for this.

Young Men of Death

I'm not a fan of the digest form of The Shadow, but I found these interiors and felt that I should put up the whole shebang, at least as much as I have. Enjoy! For a review, click here.