{"id":432,"date":"2010-02-18T14:57:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T14:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/02\/18\/the-temple-of-four-colour-simian-worship\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:44","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:44","slug":"the-temple-of-four-colour-simian-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/02\/18\/the-temple-of-four-colour-simian-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Temple of Four-Colour Simian Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scott Shaw’s sensational Comic Book Gorillarama<\/a> bills itself as "The Temple of Four-Colour Simian Worship!" The biographies of simian stars, notable first appearances, and other features\/histories alone constitute enough ape love to justify Shaw’s pronouncement. Then there are the galleries.<\/p>\n

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\nWith nearly 500(!) simian covers, Comic Book Gorillarama offers the largest such collection that this ape fan has ever seen.<\/p>\n

The famous:<\/span><\/p>\n


\nStrange Adventures<\/span> #8 by J. Winslow Mortimer (May, 1951)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The obscure:<\/span><\/p>\n


\nWeb of Evil<\/span> #9 (December, 1953)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The very old:<\/span><\/p>\n


\nMischievous Monks of Crocodile Isle<\/span> by F.r. Morgan (1908) The first appearance of a simian in a comic<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nAnd the odd:<\/span><\/p>\n


\nDorothy Lamour, Jungle Princess<\/span> #3 (August, 1950)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nAs if this wasn’t enough, Shaw demonstrates his extraordinary ape geekitude with the impressive Ape Art Show, featuring a wide array of incredible artists including Jeff Jones, Frank Cho, Don Marquez, Mike Mignola, Carmine Infantino, Arthur Adams, and Frank Frazetta.<\/p>\n

Click on images to enlarge<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFrank Frazetta<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nDon Marquez<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nArthur Adams<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMike Mignolia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nEnough of me. Swing on over to Shaw’s paean to the comic book simian, the incredible Comic Book Gorillarama<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scott Shaw’s sensational Comic Book Gorillarama bills itself as "The Temple of Four-Colour Simian Worship!" The biographies of simian stars, notable first appearances, and other features\/histories alone constitute enough ape love to justify Shaw’s pronouncement. Then there are the galleries. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n