My God, the colors!
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Richard Corben Cover Art for Piers Anthony’s Ox (Nelson Doubleday, 1976)
Published January 22, 2016 Books , Cover Art , Richard Corben Leave a Comment
My God, the colors!
Richard Corben Cover Art: Anomaly #3 (1971)
Published January 22, 2016 Comic Books , Richard Corben , Underground Comix Leave a Comment
Richard Corben Cover Art: Anthology of Slow Death (Last Gasp, 1975)
Published April 2, 2015 Comic Books , Richard Corben , Underground Comix 2 Comments
The ecocentric Slow Death Funnies (“Funnies” was dropped after issue #1) was Last Gasp’s first series, published to coincide with the inaugural Earth Day (April 22, 1970). There were 10 issues published between 1970 and 1979, with an 11th and final issue appearing in 1992. See a full history and issue by issue breakdown at Comixjoint.
Corben’s colors, like the figures surrounding the loathsome pig-king, seethe with decadence and despair. I get the feeling that the paper itself burns to the touch. Ellison’s description of Slow Death‘s message—“that tomorrow will be much worse than today”—is an apt motto for the underground comix movement as a whole.
Richard Corben Cover Art: Anomaly #4 (November, 1972)
Published February 18, 2015 Richard Corben , Sci-Fi/Space Art , Skeleton Astronauts , Underground Comix Leave a Comment
Front and back covers. Images are via The Golden Age. Corben is one of the greats, and what about that title design?
2 Warps to Neptune 