Returning to our overview of SWC’s backlist, today we look at The Bob Larkin Sketchbook, the first sketch collection from the fan-favorite cover painter of Doc Savage, Star Wars, The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian, and our own Saga of Pandora Zwieback. Here’s the synopsis:
Bob Larkin has painted cover artwork for every major US book-publishing house; posters for major film studios; and comic book covers for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Warren Publishing. As James Bama’s successor as cover artist for Bantam Books’ Doc Savage pulp series, Larkin’s talents have been acclaimed by colleagues and art fans around the world.
He’s also created some of comics’ most iconic images and inspired some of the industry’s most popular artists, among them Alex Ross (Marvels) and Joe Jusko (Warlord of Mars).
From the Incredible Hulk and the X-Men to Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica, from Doc Savage and Spider-Man to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Rock, and from James Cameron’s low-budget epic Piranha II to William Shatner’s directorial turn on Star Trek V, there’s little that artist Bob Larkin hasn’t painted. But few of his fans have ever seen the incredible sketch work that goes into his eye-catching pieces—until now.
“Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, if you saw Bob Larkin’s name on the cover to a magazine or comic, you simply had to have it…. This is a guy that’s never truly received the credit for being one of the best all-time cover artists.”—Shotgun Reviews
“Larkin’s paintings were very influential on the current generation of cover artists.”—ICV2
“Once I learned to recognize the style it seemed as though I saw it everywhere. At some point Bob Larkin was doing covers for everything cool I liked.”—Comic Book Resources
The Bob Larkin Sketchbook is available in print ($12.00 US) exclusively from the StarWarp Concepts webstore.
Visit the Bob Larkin Sketchbook product page to purchase a copy.
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