tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post6863784994985762145..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Random Reads: "Heart of a Vampire"The Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-23475713784150509562016-06-15T14:18:26.874-04:002016-06-15T14:18:26.874-04:00I think it is a mix of Christopher Lee and Frank L...I think it is a mix of Christopher Lee and Frank Langella (see lower right panel on pg 9). Granted, the DRACULA movie would come out 3 years later, but Langella was already well known for playing Dracula in the stage play, which led to the John Badham movie being made.<br /><br />It is interesting that there are panels that are almost verbatim poses that Christopher Lee had in his Hammer DRACULA films.<br /><br />Regardless, cool stuff all around. Remember stumbling upon this when I was 9.ask_monrovillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035860091052541588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-11086424293380761512014-06-05T02:51:27.280-04:002014-06-05T02:51:27.280-04:00It's one of my favorite Batman comics. It gave...It's one of my favorite Batman comics. It gave me my first nightmare.Carlos Joey Moiséshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298282319871821925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-29043674411163713562012-09-09T21:45:52.474-04:002012-09-09T21:45:52.474-04:00Stumbled upon this classic in a 3/39cents coverles...Stumbled upon this classic in a 3/39cents coverless comics in plastic wrap decades ago,talk about entertainment for less than half a buck.A genuinely creepy tale with art that rivals Neal Adams rendition of the darkknight.Now that's how you put together a comic that fans want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-37133318617114521722009-08-31T20:39:11.201-04:002009-08-31T20:39:11.201-04:00Yeah, I get the Christopher Lee vibe, too. I'm...Yeah, I get the Christopher Lee vibe, too. I'm surprise nobody's commented on DeCobra's Phantom Stranger-ish garb.The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-17025396493514692052009-08-31T09:16:56.766-04:002009-08-31T09:16:56.766-04:00Grell was trying to make him look like Christopher...Grell was trying to make him look like Christopher Lee. I think he did a great job, especially in the last panel of page 9.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840878272493564209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-77627374480000372702009-08-29T09:02:48.817-04:002009-08-29T09:02:48.817-04:00Is it just me, or does DeCobra look like Barnabas ...Is it just me, or does DeCobra look like Barnabas Collins from "Dark Shadows" fame? Perhaps Mike Grell was watching too much TV in the 70s.<br /><br />Great post as always Groove!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com