{"id":3389,"date":"2010-05-14T06:45:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T10:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=3389"},"modified":"2010-05-11T18:50:04","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T22:50:04","slug":"art-adams-days-dc-marvel-star-wars-thundercats-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/14\/art-adams-days-dc-marvel-star-wars-thundercats-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Adams Days &#8211; DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Thundercats and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcome back to the final installment of <a title=\"Art Adams Days on ONCE UPON A GEEK\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/tag\/art-adams-days\"><strong>ART ADAMS DAYS<\/strong><\/a> (at least for now)!\u00a0 Today we&#8217;ll be looking at a random collection of Arthur Adams work. I should point out that Art Adams is considered a fan-favorite artist on characters like  Godzilla, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Gumby.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have any drawings from these comics this time around, but I&#8217;ll try and rustle some up for the next round of ART ADAMS DAYS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The drawing below appeared in a <em>Wizard Magazine<\/em> article discussing the upcoming (at the time) mini-series <em>Countdown Arena<\/em>.\u00a0 This piece drawn by Art Adams is worth checking out if for no other reason than to see Frank Miller&#8217;s <em>Dark Knight<\/em> pimp slapping <em>Watchmen&#8217;s<\/em> Rorschach.\u00a0 Click the image to enlarge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-wizard_countdown.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Wizard Magazine Countdown Arena Promotion by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-wizard_countdown.jpg\" alt=\"Wizard Magazine Countdown Arena Promotion by Art Adams\" width=\"520\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A little action from a galaxy far, far away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Classic Star Wars: A New Hope cover by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-classicstarwars.jpg\" alt=\"Classic Star Wars: A New Hope cover by Art Adams\" width=\"400\" height=\"609\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is the cover to <em>Avengers Classic<\/em> #1.\u00a0 Click the image to enlarge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-avengers_classic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Avengers Classic #1 cover by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-avengers_classic.jpg\" alt=\"Avengers Classic #1 cover by Art Adams\" width=\"520\" height=\"780\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats&#8230; HO!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-avengers_classic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Thundercats Sourcebook cover by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-thundercats1.jpg\" alt=\"Thundercats Sourcebook cover by Art Adams\" width=\"400\" height=\"618\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The artwork below comes from a VS System game card entitled, &#8220;Stalwart Defense&#8221;.\u00a0 Click the image to enlarge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-stalwart_defense.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"VS Card System Stalwart Defense by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-stalwart_defense.jpg\" alt=\"VS Card System Stalwart Defense by Art Adams\" width=\"520\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fantastic Fours (yes, plural)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-fantastic_four.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Fantastic Four cover by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-fantastic_four.jpg\" alt=\"Fantastic Four cover by Art Adams\" width=\"520\" height=\"780\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Fantastic Four #348 cover by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-ff348.jpg\" alt=\"Fantastic Four #348 cover by Art Adams\" width=\"400\" height=\"619\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was the very first issue of Daredevil I ever bought.\u00a0 Now I&#8217;ve got over 250 issues of his series.\u00a0 It all started with Art Adams&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Daredevil #238 cover by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-daredevil238.jpg\" alt=\"Daredevil #238 cover by Art Adams\" width=\"400\" height=\"618\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, here is an awesome Marvel Universe circa 1960s group shot.\u00a0 Love this!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Heroes and Villains Marvel Masterpiece by Art Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-marvel_universe.jpg\" alt=\"Heroes and Villains Marvel Masterpiece by Art Adams\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so good, I gotta plug it again&#8230; If  you&#8217;re a fan of Art Adams work, you should really pick up TwoMorrows <a title=\"TwoMorrows Modern Masters Volume Six: Arthur  Adams\" href=\"http:\/\/twomorrows.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=346\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Modern  Masters Volume Six: Arthur Adams<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a gorgeous book that  celebrates the work of Art Adams and includes a gazillion obscure Art  Adams drawings.\u00a0 The book is in black-and-white so it really highlights  his line work.\u00a0 Below you&#8217;ll find the cover.\u00a0 Check it out!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twomorrows.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=346\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"TwoMorrows Modern Masters Volume Six - Arthur Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-modernmasters.jpg\" alt=\"TwoMorrows Modern Masters Volume Six - Arthur Adams\" width=\"350\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div 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Adams is an amazingly, friggin'ly great artist!!!\u00a0 Today we'll be looking at some of his X-Men work.\u00a0 This is by no means\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Classic X-Men #1 cover by Art Adams","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-classic_x-men01.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3386,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/13\/art-adams-days-children-of-the-atom\/","url_meta":{"origin":3389,"position":1},"title":"Art Adams Days &#8211; Children of the Atom","date":"May 13, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome back to the second installment of ART ADAMS DAYS!\u00a0 Today we'll be looking at some of Mr. Adams work on The New Mutants! I love me some New Mutants and without a doubt Arthur Adams is my favorite artist to ever draw these heroes.\u00a0 His line work is amazing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"New Mutants Special by Art Adams","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aa-newmutantsspecial.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3873,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/07\/27\/review-batman-odyssey-1-by-neal-adams\/","url_meta":{"origin":3389,"position":2},"title":"REVIEW: Batman Odyssey #1 by Neal Adams","date":"July 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I should start off by admitting that I love Neal Adams artwork.\u00a0 This guy is a MASTER!\u00a0 An absolute master artist.\u00a0 He helped redefine the look of comics in the 1970s and he can still draw just about anybody under the table.\u00a0 Okay, with my disclaimer out of the way\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Neil Adam's Batman","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/nealadamsbatman.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3337,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/07\/review-dc-comics-super-heroes-and-villains-fandex\/","url_meta":{"origin":3389,"position":3},"title":"REVIEW: DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex","date":"May 7, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Workman Publishing has just released the amazingly cool DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex!\u00a0 What a neat product!\u00a0 I was skeptical when I first heard about it, but it's far exceeded my expectations.\u00a0 This handy field guide makes an excellent reference for both the DC Comics seasoned veteran as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/dcfandex1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1036,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/27\/new-mutants-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":3389,"position":4},"title":"REVIEW: New Mutants #1","date":"May 27, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"New Mutants #1 from Marvel Comics was released back on May 6.\u00a0 It took me a while to get to this one as I'm behind in my reading, but it was definitely worth the wait. 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