Sunday, July 15, 2018

Spider-Man and Monkeyman & O'Brien



I remember the first time I saw Art Adams artwork, on a Marvel Team-Up cover featuring that title's first appearance of the black costume.  It made an instant impression on me, and when I saw his highly detailed and energetic interiors shortly after in the Longshot mini-series and elsewhere I became an instant fan.  Monkeyman and O'Brien really shows off his talents well, with stories that feature beautiful women, gorillas, monsters, aliens and a true sense of fun.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 15, 2018 at 8:26 AM

    congorilla and monkeyman and obrian or angel and ape with monkeyman and o brian

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  2. TJWJuly 15, 2018 at 8:26 AM

    Speaking of "a true sense of fun", I'd say that this cover has that in spades. I only wish that somehow Chance Falconer of Leave It To Chance could join in on the fun.

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  3. Marc S! HainesJuly 15, 2018 at 9:59 AM

    I liked that Team Up cover too, but I think Mignola's inks were too heavy for Adams' fine lines

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  4. ScottJuly 15, 2018 at 6:51 PM

    I did not get to read Monkeyman & O'Brien but if Marvel would team their characters with Dark Horse like DC did then this could be a reality. Dark Horse and DC need to start the team-ups again.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 15, 2018 at 8:57 PM

    I wonder what would happen if Monkeyman & O'Brian met Spider-Monkey (from Marvel Ape Earth)?

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  6. Mr. Morbid's House Of FunJuly 15, 2018 at 9:08 PM

    I can legit see this happening, and indeed MUST happen, if only in fan-fiction, thanks to years of enjoying Marvel Team-Up.

    Sweet cover.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 16, 2018 at 7:02 AM

    The name "Monkeyman" for a gorilla-like character reminds me of the video-game based cartoon "Donkey Kong Jr.", where the titular character a young gorilla has a catch phrase "Monkey Muscle!

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  8. CarycomicJuly 16, 2018 at 10:13 AM

    @Anonymous: I'm reminded of when Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa tells Matt Damon (in Tim Burton's POTA): "I am an ape! Monkeys have tails. Making them just one step above humans on the evolutionary ladder."

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  9. AnonymousJuly 17, 2018 at 12:34 PM

    @Cary: if the General had said that in front of Hit Monkey, he'd have wound up with a bullet right between his simian eyes! ;-)

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  10. CarycomicNovember 22, 2023 at 8:23 AM

    Btw: is Art Adams any relation to the late, great Neal Adams?

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  11. meNovember 22, 2023 at 11:29 AM

    Been waiting for another Monkeyman & O'Brien since the Angel and the Ape team up (who I have also been waiting for).

    Maybe we could have Monkeyman and the Ape on Planet of the Apes saving O'Brien and the Angel from Apes cage(s).

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