Showing posts with label planet of the apes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planet of the apes. Show all posts

Friday, July 14, 2017

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Bob Larkin Made Me Buy These!

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Artist Bob Larkin just had his 68th birthday this past Tuesday, so why don't we wish him a belated happy one by ooh-ing and ahh-ing over a few of his captivating covers from the good old Groovy Age? Larkin did tons of covers for paperbacks, merchandising, and other comic mag publishers, but it's his Marvel-ous covers that still turn Ol' Groove on! Here are some of my favorites (and yeah, the insides of these are pretty cool, too!)...












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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Black and White Wednesday: "Up the Nose-Tube to Monkey-Trash" by Moench and Ploog

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Another Planet of the Apes epic by Doug Moench and Mike Ploog! "Up the Nose-Tube to Monkey-Trash" (and you thought Moench's title from last month was a hoot!) from POTA #14 (September 1975) sports some absolutely gorgeous brush and wash work by Ploog! Enjoy!





















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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Black and White Wednesday: "The Magick-Man's Last Gasp Purple Light Show!" by Moench and Ploog

What it is, Groove-ophiles! We're going ape again today with Planet of the Apes #13 (August 1975) and "The Magick-Man's Last Gasp Purple Light Show!" by Doug Moench and Mike Ploog! If you think the title's a doozy, wait'll you read the story underneath it...

























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Special thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics and Grand Comics Database for being such fantastic resources for covers, dates, creator info, etc. Thou art treasures true!


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