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Spotlight: Mike Mongello (2012)

3 Aug

August 3, 2012

Mike Monge. Spend any time here and you’ll run across his work. Whether it is the amazing work he’s done of superheroes, celebrities, monsters, or pin-ups, or if you’ve seen the headers he’s made especially for this blog, I’m sure you’ve been impressed. I’ve showcased one or two other artists on this site, but i think with far more exposure than any other, I can officially declare Mike The Official Artist of bmj2k.com

That’s an amazing honor.

And he’s a great guy too. Check out these images, some old, some new, all fantastic. And before you leave, check out his links at the bottom. Click on them, explore, enjoy.

Badass Thor!

The Dark Knight Rises!

Before and After

Raphael is my favorite. One of you will understand why.

John Carter. The movie flopped, the picture rocks.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg. You can find earlier spotlights here and you can find all of his amazing artwork at his own site, www.supermonge.com.

Remember that site, www.supermonge.com.

Have you bookmarked it yet? www.supermonge.com.

All contents ™ and © 2012 Michael Mongello unless otherwise noted herein. All rights reserved.

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The Saturday Comics: Lyndon B. Johnson

17 Mar

March 17, 2012

Back in 1964, comics were in their heyday. It was the height of The Silver Age and take a look at the variety of titles you could have found at your local newsstand.

So with such great comics- Cary Bates working on Superman, Lee and Kirby on Fantastic Four- would you have bought this if you found it nestled between Sgt. Fury and The Flash?

Batman! Spider-Man! LBJ! Doesn’t he just scream super hero?

I know that today some low-rent publishers eke out a small profit making comics featuring political figures, and even Marvel shamelessly jumped on the bandwagon by putting President Obama on the cover of an issue of Spider-Man, but at least it was Spider-Man’s book! And this is no low-rent publisher, this was Dell! They were huge in their day.

None other than the legendary Dick Giordano worked on that book.

So if you were a young comic buyer, and saw that on the spinner rack, would you have spared a single second for that, let alone shelled out 12 cents for it?

 

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