R.I.P. Richard Corben

 There was no  artist like Richard Corben, who passed December 2. While much of his output was too "mature" for Young Groove back in the Groovy Age, I have always admired his singular, savagely spectacular style. And THAT Meatloaf album cover.

Corben colors Eisner

Ken Kelly fooling Ol' Groove into thinking he was Corben! (Thanks Anonymous Groove-ophile!)

And then there was the time I was lucky enough to have a story published in an issue of The Creeps that Mr. Corben did the cover art for!

 Fly high, Rich Corben! And thank you for the adventures, shivers, and memories!

Black and White Wednesday: "A Trip In Time" by Skeates and Sparling

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! You can never get enough time travel stories, right? Especially when they're the creation of top talents like Steve Skeates and Jack Sparling. Here's "A Trip In Time" from Eerie #33 (March 1971)!

Black and White Wednesday: A Sampling of Eerie Fanfare

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! From 1968-1973, Warren's Eerie magazine ran a cool feature called Eerie Fanfare. In it, as you might guess, the mags fans could get stories and art published (and Warren could hype a few things a la Marvel's Bullpen Bulletins, as well). Just a random run from Eerie issues 31-34 gives us fan work by future professional-folks like Pat Broderick, Steve Leialoha, Rick Bryant, and the team of Greg Theakston and Arvell Jones. We also get a bio of then-newcomer Dave Cockrum and a rare art sample from Jeff Jones. Plus some cool stories by fans who don't ring a bell to Ol' Groove but might to some of you out there? Check 'em out!

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Eerie Sci-Fi

What it is, Groove-ophiles! One of the things Teen Groove really dug about Warren's Eerie mag was the sci-fi shockers that would often populate some issues. The covers to many of those issues were often worth the price of the mag--covers by Vaughn Bode, Basil Gogos, Pat Boyette, Larry Todd, Manuel Sanjulian, Ken Kelly, Jordi Penalva, Jim Laurier, and Romas Kukalis, f'rinstance...

Black and White Wednesday: "Bad Moon On the Rise!" by Moench and Sutton

HoOOOOOOOOOw's it shakin',  Groove-ophiles! Are ya ready for a short shocker that shares its title with a line from one of Ol' Groove's (and possibly one'a yours, too) favorite CCR songs? Yep, Ol' Groove is rappin' 'bout "Bad Moon On the Rise" from Eerie #36 (September 1971), written by Doug Moench and illustrated by Tom Sutton! Let's rock & roll those beautiful b&w pages!