Today’s the day the new Conan the Barbarian movie hits theaters, and in honor of the occasion we present a trio of classic Conan covers by our friend (and Pandora Zwieback cover painter) Bob Larkin! Next to Doc Savage and the Incredible Hulk, Robert E. Howard’s Cimmerian hero is one of Bob’s most famous painted subjects.
FYI 1: The late actor Steve Holland, star of the 1950s TV version of Flash Gordon, was not only Bob’s Doc Savage photo model—as he was for James Bama before Larkin—but he also posed for Bob’s Conan, Hulk, and Tomb of Dracula paintings, among many others.
FYI 2: That guy Steve Holland-as-Conan is strangling on the Savage Sword of Conan cover? That’s Carmilla cover photographer Marc Witz. Now there’s a guy who really suffers for his art! 😉
Speaking of the legendary Mr. L, you do know we’ve published his BOB LARKIN SKETCHBOOK, right? Well, you should! It’s 24 pages of his pencil wizardry, featuring superheroes, pulp adventurers, and a wrestling star or two. Just one look, and you’ll see why artists like Alex Ross and Joe Jusko consider Bob to be their gold standard of excellence.
By Crom, you’ll buy a copy once we’ve got the webstore up and running—or else we’ll be forced to crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and hear the lamentation of their women! And you wouldn’t want to be on that enemies list, would you…?
