Saturday, September 28, 2013

Monsters and Dames sketch

Here's an awful scan (did it with my phone) of a sketch for the ECCC Monsters and Dames souvenir book.  Clearly I didn't have quite enough of a page to sketch the whole thing.



The creature's name was Giganto and he appeared in Fantastic Four #4, 1962.  The book was about the return of the Sub-Mariner after having been missing for the last two decades.

10 comments:

Tom Moon said...

Ha ha! That is one cool monster!

Surly Bird said...

Reminds me of that Kirby-whale from the early Fantastic Four! One of my favorite Kirby monsters. Great job!

MrGoodson2 said...

Gorgeous Rick. Great composition. Really makes the eye happy.

Tom Moon said...

The Kirby Whale is exactly what I thought of too.

Davis Chino said...

Really fun!

Is it just me, or does the Whale Monster look like he's maybe channeling Michael Jackson a little bit with that crotch-grab gesture? Is that just the scan?

Either way--a real thriller!!

Rickart said...

Well, he can't reach his crotch with those little arms, so I don't think he's pulling a MJ.
I tried to find the Kirby whale of which you speak without any luck. Can someone point me to a picture of him?

JMG said...

A sour (MODOK)faced Loaf of Bread head monster. Has a Kirby-esque quality for sure. FUNNY

Tom Moon said...

So since you have never seen the Kirby whale, what was your inspiration for your monster Rick?

MrGoodson2 said...

Imagine the Human Torch with Bill Murray's voice.
Stan Lee Presents

Rickart said...

It's part of a Dorothy story where the Store visits a planet that has a giant monster problem. This is a monster I originally created for the story some time ago. Although he's changed a bit over time. the essential elements are the same. Kirby hadn't crossed my mind, but I suppose in some ways any giant comic book monster is influenced by Kirby.