Friday, July 20, 2012

FLASH GORDON (1980) Whitman Comics Cover Gallery

Yeah - another comics art post. I am working on some longer articles - including reviews of the recent DVD release of The Invisible Man and the Outland Blu-ray - but it's taking a while. In the meantime, I'll be continuing with these image-centric posts....

In 1980, Whitman Comics published their three-issue adaptation of the Mike Hodges-directed Flash Gordon feature film, retaining the numbering of the ongoing Flash Gordon comic book series. This adaptation by Bruce Jones and the fantastic Al Williamson was also printed in an over-sized, hardcover treasury edition (pictured below) by Golden Books.

For some reason, on the standard comics, the publishers opted for these unfortunate collages of film stills and Williamson backgrounds rather than commissioning original art. Still, they're great comics with amazing art by Williamson, a long-time fan of the character, and if you don't already own them, they're well-worty hunting down.


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