October, 20, 2011
It’s Halloween, I just had to toss The Zombie into the mix.
When you think of Halloween you think of monsters, and I think of classic monsters like Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Mummy. Mike Mongello does too, and better yet, he thinks of them in their classic Universal movie looks.
First up is my favorite, Bela Lugosi as Dracula.
Not to be outdone, here is Boris Karloff as The Mummy and Frankenstein.
Look at the expression in those eyes.
Not to be left out, here is Christopher Lee as Hammer’s version of Dracula. For my money, Christopher Lee is the definitive Dracula.
Here’s Mike’s own take on those characters.
But wait, there’s more! The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and The Creature From the Black Lagoon.
Now let’s wrap this all up with some monster jams and an amazing banner.
All of Mike Mongello’s artwork can be found on his site, www.supermonge.com.
You can find previous Mr. Blog’s Tepid Ride Critic’s Corner spotlights of his work by clicking here for the first, showing his all-around skills, clicking here for his Star Wars work, and you can find his Justice League art here.
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Great stuff–Thanks for introducing me to Mike’s work, I love it. The pictures above perfectly capture the character as portrayed by the actor! BTW I agree that Christopher Lee is the definitive Dracula and the fight scene at the end of The Horror of Dracula with Peter Cushing is the best Dracula death.
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Excellent work. Would love to see Mike’s take on another Hollywood interpretation of the vampire, Nosferatu.
The zombie intro was humorous as well!
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Whoa, nosferatu is a great sugesstion and I’m kicking my self for not coming up with it. I will pass it on.
And thanks for the kind words about the Zombie. His one joke has run its course, I think, but I had to resurrect him for the holiday.
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Thanks Thomas! and Thanks Mr. B! Yeah They were all fun to draw but Lee is like, THE Dracula!
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Reblogged this on thepageofdaniel and commented:
From the archives. I believe I missed this post – After all, it was 2011. 🙂
Great artwork examples….. Including a sexy Bride of Frankenstein !
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