Wednesday, May 18, 2016
In Memory of Darwyn Cooke
Artist/writer Darwyn Cooke died from lung cancer on May 14, 2016. Highlights of his career, spent mostly on titles from DC Comics, include relaunching Will Eisner's signature creation The Spirit in a monthly series, and the Selina's Big Score graphic novel, one of the best Catwoman stories ever told. Here's a small gallery of his work.
Friday, May 13, 2016
Fantastic Friday!
Once per month, I'm going to be posting portraits of the Fantastic Four until I run out of good ones. (Marvel may have cancelled their series, but they will forever be the First Family of Comics.)
As befitting with a day as dire as Friday the Thirteenth, today's post guest-stars their greatest foe--Doctor Doom! All selections this time out are by John Byrne, who was the main creative talent on one of my favorite periods of the Fantastic Four.
As befitting with a day as dire as Friday the Thirteenth, today's post guest-stars their greatest foe--Doctor Doom! All selections this time out are by John Byrne, who was the main creative talent on one of my favorite periods of the Fantastic Four.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
'Monster Monster' with art by Pablo Marcos
from NUELOW Games
NUELOW Games's Monster, Monster is series of books featuring horror comics illustrated by Pablo Marcos and RPG content for D&D Fifth Edition by Andrew Pavlides. Each book focuses on a different monster, and the main creators are joined by a different "guest star" contributor in each book. This post provides overviews of all three. (I edited all three, so that's partly why I'm plugging them here--yep, there's a little self-promotion action going on. Plus, if you're not familiar with the great Pablo Marcos, any one of the Monster, Monster books is a chance to become so,)
In Monster, Monster: Soul Drinkers, Pablo Marcos brings life to a script by the great Marv Wolfman, who wrote Marvel's legendary Tomb of Dracula series. Andrew Pavlides then used that quirky tale of gothic horror as inspiration for two all-new D&D monsters: The Soul Drinkers, a one-time mortals who traded their humanity for ageless beauty and an eternal hunger for souls; and the Soul Bereft, the twisted, monstrous husks that remain after a soul drinker is done with their victims. Several variants of each type of creature is included, as well as adventure seeds to help GMs include them in campaigns. Here's the first page of Wolfman & Marcos's horror tale as a preview:
Next up, we have Monster, Monster: Werewolves. The story included here--one of a werewolf who ends his childhood tormentors in a brutal fashion under the full moon--was written by Augustine Funnel. Pavlides provides a number of werewolf variants to spice up your horror adventures. Here's the first page of that story.
And, just released this week, there's Monster, Monster: Vampires. This latest entry in the series is bigger than both previous entries combined, with Marcos illustrating two tales from writer Ed Fedory, and Steve Miller (one-time contributor to TSR/Wizards of the Coast's celebrated Ravenloft gothic horror roleplaying game line) joining Pavlides to provide vampire variants and adventure seeds.
In addition to the powerful artwork by Pablo Marcos, the books feature spot illustrations and pin-ups in the game sections by Robert Martin, Larry Elmore, Ricardo Villamonte, and others. The books are available in electronic format from RPGNow, DriveThruRPG, and DriveThruComics. You can see further previews of each volume at those sites.
Readers familiar with classic horror comics may recognize some of the pages above. The stories included in the Monster, Monster series all originally appeared in magazines published by Skywald during the mid-1970s. Some have undergone a number of editorial changes, however.
In Monster, Monster: Soul Drinkers, Pablo Marcos brings life to a script by the great Marv Wolfman, who wrote Marvel's legendary Tomb of Dracula series. Andrew Pavlides then used that quirky tale of gothic horror as inspiration for two all-new D&D monsters: The Soul Drinkers, a one-time mortals who traded their humanity for ageless beauty and an eternal hunger for souls; and the Soul Bereft, the twisted, monstrous husks that remain after a soul drinker is done with their victims. Several variants of each type of creature is included, as well as adventure seeds to help GMs include them in campaigns. Here's the first page of Wolfman & Marcos's horror tale as a preview:
Next up, we have Monster, Monster: Werewolves. The story included here--one of a werewolf who ends his childhood tormentors in a brutal fashion under the full moon--was written by Augustine Funnel. Pavlides provides a number of werewolf variants to spice up your horror adventures. Here's the first page of that story.
And, just released this week, there's Monster, Monster: Vampires. This latest entry in the series is bigger than both previous entries combined, with Marcos illustrating two tales from writer Ed Fedory, and Steve Miller (one-time contributor to TSR/Wizards of the Coast's celebrated Ravenloft gothic horror roleplaying game line) joining Pavlides to provide vampire variants and adventure seeds.
In addition to the powerful artwork by Pablo Marcos, the books feature spot illustrations and pin-ups in the game sections by Robert Martin, Larry Elmore, Ricardo Villamonte, and others. The books are available in electronic format from RPGNow, DriveThruRPG, and DriveThruComics. You can see further previews of each volume at those sites.
Readers familiar with classic horror comics may recognize some of the pages above. The stories included in the Monster, Monster series all originally appeared in magazines published by Skywald during the mid-1970s. Some have undergone a number of editorial changes, however.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
The Unifying Theme with Milla Jovovich
Actress and model Milla Jovovich demonstrates the unifying theme of this blog.
Friday, April 22, 2016
It's Earth Day 2016!
In celebration of Earth Day, NUELOW Games has gathered all their "jungle girl" titles together in one discounted bundle! It's available for this weekend only. Check it out, download the great collections of comics and RPG material! You'll feel great about yourself, because the digital format helps you do your part to save the planet, the discounted prices helps you save money, and you get hours and hours of entertainment!
Click here to get the greatest adventures of Fantomah, Rulah, Princess Pantha, and Judy of the Jungle! If you already own some of these NUELOW titles, you can still take advantage of the bundle price on those you don't have!
Here are some sample pages from the included books, so you can get a sense of the greatness you're getting in the NUELOW Earth Day Bundle!
Click here to get the greatest adventures of Fantomah, Rulah, Princess Pantha, and Judy of the Jungle! If you already own some of these NUELOW titles, you can still take advantage of the bundle price on those you don't have!
Here are some sample pages from the included books, so you can get a sense of the greatness you're getting in the NUELOW Earth Day Bundle!
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Princesses of Mars, Part Nineteen
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| By Rafa Schneider |
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| By John Byrne |
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| By Randy Green |
Friday, April 8, 2016
Fantastic Friday!
They'll always be the First Family of Comics! (Fantastic Four portraits by John Byrne.)
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Wonder Woman Wednesday!
Wonder Woman wasn't the first female superhero, but she's the greatest. Here she is, as portrayed by three great artists.
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| By John Byrne |
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| By Jose Luis Garcia Lopez |
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| By Jim Lee |
Sunday, March 27, 2016
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