Tarzan of the Apes comic collections aplenty are heading your way in 2022!
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WebFind: The European Connection Book Covers Web Site
A great web site found after comic artist David Roach sent me down a web rabbit hole…
Crossover Chaos! Groo meets… Tarzan?
If you missed the start of this series, there’s still time to catch it!
Peter O’Donnell “Garth” adventure features in latest Comics Revue
An early Garth adventure gets an airing – something of a rare event!
Heritage Auctions offers Tarzan comic art and much more in January
Leading auctioneer Heritage Auctions has an incredible auction of Tarzan comic art and more coming up in January, from the collection of the late Derek Peter Ogden, a British fan of the jungle hero and longtime publisher of the Erbania… Read More ›
Comics That Never Were: Bob Lubbers “Kemi of Ancient Egypt”
Here’s an incredible “what might have been” item from American newspaper strip history. This is the original art by the brilliant artist Bob Lubbers, for a tryout Sunday comic strip, “Kemi of Ancient Egypt”, recently offered by Heritage Auctions. Designed… Read More ›
Roads Not Taken: Edmond E. Good’s “Knight Masters”
Canadian illustrator, writer and co-author of more than a dozen comics Edmond Elbridge Good (1st July 1910 – 22nd September 1991) created the Rex Baxter feature for Bell Publishing in 1942 and drew the Scorchy Smith strip (taking over from… Read More ›
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 100 Year Art Chronology Kickstarter smashes target in days
Easily reaching its target ahead of the closing date, an officially authorised Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 100 Year Art Chronology – project looks simply wonderful. Funding will see the publication of a four-volume collection of illustrations from Burroughs’ US publications, spanning some 1200 pages, including art… Read More ›
In Praise Of… Artist John Watkiss
“Painting and art for me is a means of showing the world a vision which I have seen with my mind not with my eyes – which I use merely as a means of perception. I call this ‘Mindsight’. –… Read More ›
In Review: Comics Revue Issue 365 – 366
Title: Comics Revue Issue Number: 365 – 366 (October – November 2016) Complete Stories: Flash Gordon, Rick O’Shay, Sir Bagby and Krazy Kat Continued Comics Series: Modesty Blaise, The Phantom (Daily Strip & Sunday Strip), Flash Gordon, Steve Roper, Rick… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (1st April 2015) – Jump On Board 2000AD and The Ninth Doctor!
Here’s our list of both British and US comics on sale this week in comic shops (Wednesday 1st April 2015), and it’s a big week for 2000AD fans – and not just because Tharg has persuaded Brian Bolland to draw the… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Joe Kubert
A comics legend has, sadly, passed
Telos releases ‘Ape-Man’ an unofficial Tarzan guide
In October 1912, readers of The All-Story magazine were enthralled by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ tale of John Clayton, an orphaned English lord given a simian upbringing in the African jungle who went on to reclaim his birth-right in civilisation while… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Dave Stevens
Writer Mark Evanier has paid tribute to Rocketeer artist Dave Stevens, who died this week after a long battle with leukaemia. He was just 52. A tributes page has been added to the American artist’s official web site, and in… Read More ›