This was an experiment in putting together colors that one usually doesn’t think of putting together. I’m not sure if it worked.
Feeding the Birds – Black and White
These two were characters in that graphic novel that I drew back in 2012/2013. The ape was a very minor character but I like drawing apes so he got the foreground in this image.
Far Beneath the Mountains – Color
McRory’s employer may not have said anything about how he planned to land the plane in Surrilana but he did make sure to bring lots of ammunition on the expedition. That proves handy later.
Far Beneath the Mountains – Black and White
Morgo the Mighty takes place in Surrilana, a vast cavern – series of caverns actually – beneath the Himalayas. Our protagonist, Jerry McRory, is hired to fly a plane through the mouth of a cave in the side of one of the mountains. While McRory believes that his employers claims of a great treasure are nonsense he never stops to ask what seems like a more obvious question – “Where I going to land this plane in a cave?”
An Unholy Trio – Color
I’d love to do a series of stories featuring these three as team. Whether they would be villains or heroes would probably depend on the situation. It’s not as if any of them have a reason to love humanity.
An Unholy Trio – Black and White
From left to right – Wilbur Whateley, the Frankenstein Monster and Helen Vaughn. I did a portrait of this trio last year. I didn’t think I did them quite the justice they deserved so here’s another attempt.
Most folks know who the Frankenstein Monster is. Other folks know Wilbur Whateley from The Dunwich Horror. Helen is the more obscure character. She’s the “monster” in The Great God Pan.
No Mustache to Twirl – Color
Are the colors lurid enough?
No Mustache to Twirl – Black and White
What’s a pulp novel without a villain?
Zorimi, the archfiend of Morgo the Mighty, works hard to earn his keep.
He wears a cowl to hide his identity. The fact that he’s in a cavern, far away from any of the civilized folk who might recognize him, is of no consequence.
He has an army of scaled men at his command. That’s scaled, as in “scaly” like a lizard or snake. In the novel they are referred to as Silurians but it’s unclear if they are actually reptiles or if they are a species of humans with reptilian features.
He has a thing in a pit to which he sacrifices victims.
He keeps a collection of severed heads.
He has a nubile young virgin locked away in his fortress.
He’s tailor made to act as the villain in a movie serial. Given that the author, “Sean O’Larkin” had a play made into a film, perhaps Zorimi was auditioning for such a role.
The Bride is Her Own Creation – Color
I gave the Bride the same neck bolts as the Monster. In the film she doesn’t have them. There’s no explanation in the film why she doesn’t. It’s possible that Frankenstein and Pretorius improved on Frankenstein’s animation process and the bolts weren’t necessary. Or perhaps they put the bolts in a more discreet place?
The Bride is Her Own Creation – Black and White
I’ve read that the Bride (of Frankenstein) spends less than two minutes onscreen. In that short time she manages to be unforgettable. It does help that Bride of Frankenstein is a good movie and the Bride herself never got watered down or ruined by appearing in sequels.
