Showing posts with label james bond. Show all posts
Showing posts with label james bond. Show all posts

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Sunday Funnies: "Live and Let Spy" by Schwartzberg, Thomas, Buscema, and the Crusty Bunkers


What it is, Groove-ophiles! During the Groovy Age, the James Bond series of flicks were where it was at, so naturally the comic mags that parodied pop culture, like Marvel's Crazy, had a grand old time poking fun at them. Live and Let Die was always Teen Groove's fave, so t'was pretty far out when Stu Schwartzberg, Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and the Crusty Bunkers laid "Live and Let Spy" on us in Crazy #2 (cover-dated February 1974). Check it out, baby!

Monday, January 18, 2010

Kung Fu Week! Grooviest Covers of All Time: Neal Adams' Kung Fu Fighting

HiiiiYA, Groove-ophiles! Are you ready to get down with the greatest (and a few of the not so greatest) comicbook martial artists the Groovy Age has to offer? We'll ease into our Kung Fu week with a dojo-full of Deadly Hands of Kung Fu covers by Ninja Neal Adams. Check it out! Bruce Lee! Shang Chi! Kwai Chang Caine! Billy-freakin'-Jack! And... James Bond (?)!

And this is only the beginning, baby! Wait'll you see what Ol' Groove has in store for the rest of the week! You'll flip and get a kick out of it!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Still Going: Paul Gulacy

When you think about the greatest comics of the Groovy Age, Master of Kung Fu is always high up on the list. When you think of the most awesome artists of those dazzlin' days, Paul Gulacy is near the top, as well. Gulacy made his name on MOKF with his cinematic storytelling, Steranko-esque figure work, and highly expressive characters. (By the way, that Rawhide Kid cover is Mr. G's most far-out masterpiece in Ol' Groove's opinion!)




After MOKF, Gulacy helped pioneer the direct market with collaborator Don McGregor on Eclipse Comics' Sabre graphic novel. Throughout the 80s, 90s, and still to this day, Mr. Gulacy is ranked as a top artist and is highly in demand. You'd be hard-pressed to find a publisher he hasn't turned out one masterpiece or another for!

Batman, Catwoman, James Bond, Star Wars, Predator, Terminator, Captain Action, the Punisher, and many other iconic characters have had Peerless Paul's pencils grace their covers, interiors or both. Check these out:





Still going strong, here's the cover to the first issue of Paul's latest project for Marvel Comics, True Believers. That particular mag, by the way, is written by another name fans of the Groovy Age should well remember, Cary Bates who had stellar runs on Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes, Superman, the Flash, and many more DC classics. Who knows, Cary might pop up in the next Still Going! You'll just have'ta wait and see! Catch ya on the flip-side!

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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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