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.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

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

TJW said...

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.

Marc S! Haines said...

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

Scott said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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

Mr. Morbid's House Of Fun said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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!

Carycomic said...

@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."

Anonymous said...

@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! ;-)

Carycomic said...

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

me said...

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).

Anonymous said...

Disregard the above. I finally found STF #1729.

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