POST # 65 - "FEARS OF A GO-GO GIRL!" by Kirby/Colletta (original art)

Hello, Comics Fan!

I am 

THE APOCOLYTE!

I am pleased to bring you today's artwork!

It is an unpublished story from an unpublished black and white magazine that Jack Kirby was going to produce for DC Comics. In 1971,  Kirby got the greenlight from DC to produce a line of mature-themed black and white magazines, two of which saw print and two of which were never published. IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB, with stories about infamous gangsters like Ma Barker and Al Capone (which can be viewed in it's entirety here), and SPIRIT WORLD, with stories of supernatural mysteries, each managed to get one issue each published. In addition to these two B & W magazines, Kirby was working on two mature romance-themed books, TRUE DIVORCE CASES, about the other side of romance, and SOUL LOVE, an African-American romance comic. For whatever reasons, the publisher pulled the plug before these two romance mags could see print.

Today's story, "FEARS OF A GO-GO GIRL!" was one of the tales to be included in the first issue of SOUL LOVE.  It is a shame these books never got to be produced, since Kirby at this time was at the top of his form, and who knows what great work was never realized. Kirby's pencils were inked by Vince Colletta, and in the original artwork shown here (which was found online at the Heritage Auction website) you will see quite a bit of white out and re-work done, specifically for the female protagonist's face. Colletta is now infamous in comic book circles for often erasing and allegedly decimating Kirby's detailed pencil art, and whether you are a fan or a detractor, I leave those critical judgments for you, the viewer, to decide here.

I welcome your comments, opinions, and insights below. 

So, for better or worse,

Here is Jack Kirby's

"FEARS OF A GO-GO GIRL!"

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Here is the proposed cover to SOUL LOVE #1, ink wash artwork by Jack Kirby.

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POST # 64 - FRANK FRAZETTA, The Living Legend - Part 2

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I am

THE APOCOLYTE!

I bring you more amazing fantasy artwork by the masterful Frank Frazetta.

Continuing from my last post (here), these black and white works were found in the volume 
FRANK FRAZETTA, The Living Legend.

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More great artwork to come!

POST # 63 - FRANK FRAZETTA, The Living Legend

Welcome!

I am

THE APOCOLYTE!

I am here to celebrate with you some of the most extraordinary

black and white artwork you will ever see!

Today we are honoring the fantastic Frank Frazetta, 

the greatest fantasy artist in the second half of the 20th century.

While it is a known fact that Frazetta was recognized as the premiere fantasy painter of his time, it is my pleasure to present to you today several beautiful black and white pen and brush line artworks that prove he was capable and talented as an illustrator in whatever medium he chose to utilize. Featuring a variety of fantasy subjects from Frazetta's illustration libray, such as Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, John Carter, David Innes and Pellucidar, At The Earth's Core, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings, Buck Rogers, Kubla Khan, prehistoric cave people and warrior women, these images were originally published in Frazetta's (ironically titled, now) volume, 

FRANK FRAZETTA, The Living Legend.

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APOCOLYTE'S WORLD OF COMICS

features more beautiful Frank Frazetta gorgeous full color comic artwork, 

the origin story from THUN'DA #1!

click here or on image below!

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To see Frazetta's THUN'DA 

black and white art click here.

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I'll be back with more great black and white artwork!