Right on the heels of my last post, in which I discussed the use of legendary painter Bob Larkin’s Doc Savage artwork in faux superhero covers at the site Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues, comes some great Larkin-related news for horror movie fans!
Today’s the day for the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Shock Waves, the 1977 Nazi zombie cult classic that stars legendary actors Peter Cushing and John Carradine, along with actress Brooke Adams (Monk, Invasion of the Body Snatchers). And that zombie-rific cover art that you see here is a reproduction of the original movie poster painted by none other than Bob Larkin! Back in the 1970s and ’80s, Bob was a one-man movie-poster factory, creating art for such films as Heaven’s Gate, The Toxic Avenger: Part II, Piranha, Piranha II, Night of the Creeps, Humanoids from the Deep, and many more. It’s good to see another of his masterful paintings back in circulation, with the release of this rather odd but enjoyable film.
By the way, horror fans, have you purchased a copy of The Bob Larkin Sketchbook? If not, you’re missing out on spectacular pencil drawings of a host of famous comic characters by the talented Mr. Larkin. It’s 24 pages of artistic goodness featuring succubi, vampires, pulp-action heroes, and even a Master of the Mystic Arts, and is available exclusively from the StarWarp Concepts webstore. Visit the Bob Larkin Sketchbook product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages.
