Thursday, March 6, 2008
The (Weird) Vampire Mob
After Quality Comics finally told Plastic Man to take it on the arches, Ken Shannon made his skull shattering debut in the December 1950 issue of Police Comics #103. A violent, hardboiled shamus for hire, Shannon usually talked with his fists and asked questions later, punching his way for two dozen issues (with amazing Reed Crandall artwork starting with issue #105) before finally getting his very own series tackling bigger, badder, more agressive goons, and occasionally a horrific ghoulie or two… as in this memorable crime / horror entry from the August 1952 issue of Ken Shannon #6.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The Whisperer in Darkness (TEASER)
Teaser trailer for the upcoming film from H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society Motion Pictures. These guys have been producing the absolute best, most accurate HPL adaptations ever, and if you haven’t seen their silent film version of The Call of Cthulhu or heard any of their 1930’s style old time radio shows based on HPL stories then don’t delay!
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Kiss of the Vampire
Here’s a typically weird vampire tale from Superior Publishers containing some wild touches like the spiked canopy bed of doom and the dried-up corpses of the vampire wench’s former “lovers” kept proudly on display. And how about those gruesome, melting eyeballs in the splash---WOW! Now if only the colorist had read the directions properly for the “white hair” in the final panel… oops!
From the September 1952 issue of Strange Mysteries #7
From the September 1952 issue of Strange Mysteries #7
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Vampires Also Die!
Gene Colan’s turn today to show you that even cold blooded vampires aren’t immune to the ironic Atlas twist of fate.
From the October 1954 issue of Marvel Tales #127
From the October 1954 issue of Marvel Tales #127
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Dracula (Parts 1 & 2)
As I velcome you today to the first post of March, I also velcome you to Vampire Veek, uh… Week. And to truly get into the evil spirit of things it’s only proper for me to drop my crummy vampire accent and start right here with the first ever comic book version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, (so sayeth GCD.) It’s a decent adaptation too, touching on a few points in the original novel that most of the movie versions tend to leave out, and really nice artwork too (anyone know by who?) [GCD now credits Gene Fawcette and Vince Alascia -- Nequam] If this four part, full issue classic has any faults it’s that the story itself is just a tad bit rushed… but never you mind, kick back and enjoy Parts One and Two today--- it is Double Post Saturday after all.
From the August 1953 issue of Eerie #12
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From the August 1953 issue of Eerie #12
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To be continued…
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