Hey, sci-fi and Marvel Comics fans! As you’re probably aware, today’s the U.S. release date for Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the blockbuster Marvel Films sci-fi epic that proved that not only can you make a movie that co-stars a walking tree and a talking raccoon and still rule the box office, you can fill its sound track with a selection of classic pop hits from the 1970s and get the youth of today to go wild for them. Returning cast members include Chris Pratt as the Guardians’ leader, Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax, and Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel as the voices of Rocket Raccoon and Baby Groot, respectively.
Speaking of Star-Lord, were you aware that he’s one of the many Marvel characters immortalized by painting legend and SWC contributor Bob Larkin? He is! Back in the 1970s, Marvel Comics had a line of comic magazines and Bob provided quite a number of covers for their titles—and one of those, Marvel Preview #18, featured the future Guardian of the Galaxy back when he wore a more superhero-ish costume and his talking starship—called “Ship,” as opposed to the movies’ nontalkative Milano—was his best friend. Looks incredible, doesn’t it? Click on the image to embiggen, as the saying goes.
And while we’re on the subject of Bob and his amazing work, have you seen SWC’s The Bob Larkin Sketchbook? If not, you’re missing out on spectacular pencil drawings of femme fatales, pulp adventurers, superheroes, star warriors, and a host of other characters by Bob, whose cover paintings graced such Marvel Comics titles as Dazzler, The Hulk!, Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian, Haunt of Horror, and Tomb of Dracula, not to mention his renowned work as a cover painter for Bantam Books’ Doc Savage pulp novel reprints. It’s 24 pages of artistic goodness, available exclusively from the StarWarp Concepts webstore.
Visit the Bob Larkin Sketchbook product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages.
