#OTD in 1911 – Birth of actress Maureen O'Sullivan in Boyle, Roscommon.
#OTD in 1911 – Birth of actress Maureen O’Sullivan in Boyle, Roscommon.
Maureen Paula O’Sullivan was the daughter of Mary (née Frazer) and Charles Joseph O’Sullivan, an officer in the Connaught Rangers who served in World War I. She attended a convent school in Dublin, then the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton (now Woldingham School), England. One of her classmates there was Vivian Mary Hartley, future Academy Award-winning actress Vivien Leigh. After…
“What the devil is THAT?” Our artist Jamie Chase is also an ingenious graphic novelist. He teamed up with writer Bobby Nash and Dark Horse Comics to retell Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic tale “At the Earth’s Core.” Pick up a copy today, and stay tuned for some new paintings by Jamie at the gallery. #art #comics #graphicnovel #illustrator #illustration #darkhorsecomics #instaart #artgram #comicbook #drawing #santafe #santafenm #artworld #artnews #newmexico #nmtrue #simplysantafe #howtosantafe #attheearthscore #tarzan #edgarriceburroughs (at Matthews Gallery)
Maybe my favorite John Buscema cover, the “new” Avengers, vs the old.
Fun fact: Edgar Rice Burroughs superfan Roy Thomas added Black Panther to the Avengers because he wanted a Tarzan-like jungle hero added to the team. John Buscema wanted Ka-Zar from X-Men (who he worked on previously) but was overruled.
Of all the Tarzan imitators of the 1930s-1940s, the absolute best one was the blonde Ki-Gor. A son of a missionary to Africa raised by a black tribe, his girlfriend was an American aviator who was basically based on Amelia Earhart. He had two black allies, one was a huge Masaai warrior who was given tremendous dignity and heroism by the standards of the era, and the other was a pygmy. The two have a Spock/McCoy teasing friendship. Ki-Gor lasted for 17 years and 59 novels. The later books are better than the earlier ones, though the absolute best is “Stalkers of the Dawn World,” where Ki-Gor saves an expedition from dinosaurs.
It would be a mistake to describe this series as progressive or enlightened, but it certainly is more in line with modern standards than even Tarzan was. The black ally is cool and dignified, and aviatrix Helene is an active part of the stories instead of a victim.
I could read a list of Ki-Gor book titles all day. The titles are out of this world. Here’s a few: