Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues with the return of our Kong-related feature Hail to the King (Kong), a series of occasional posts in which we spotlight images related to the god-emperor of Skull Island—some you might recognize; some might be completely new to you.
Our latest entry is a King Kong for you to color—a Halloween treat for the Monster Kid in your life (or inside your body!). It’s from artist Mark Savee, who provided this awesome illustration for Monster Gallery, his oversized coloring book (with text by Leah Waskey) that was published in 1973 by Troubador Press. (Yes, I still have my copy, in case you were wondering, although mine was colored in long ago.) Unfortunately, I couldn’t find much of any information on Savee, other than he was also the artist for another Troubador coloring book, Science Fiction Anthology, released in 1974.
It’s a nice illustration, isn’t it? So grab your coloring medium of choice and get to bringing Kong to full-color life!
And while we’re on the subject of the big ape, in case you’re unfamiliar with the story of Kong and his obsession with struggling Depression-era actress Anne Darrow, the Beauty to his Beast, it just so happens that your friendly fiends here at ’Warp Central have the perfect book for you…
King Kong is a digital-exclusive republication of the 1932 novelization of the original movie classic. Written by Delos W. Lovelace, based on the story by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper and the screenplay by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose, it includes scenes that didn’t appear in the final cut of the film—including the notorious “spider pit” sequence in which Kong’s human pursuers are attacked by horrific arachnids and insects. Our version features six original black-and-white illustrations by comics artist Paul Tuma, whose work has appeared in the pages of The Twilight Zone, Paul Kupperberg’s Secret Romances, and Bloke’s Terrible Tomb of Terror.
King Kong is available for download right now, so visit its product page for ordering information.
