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ROBERT DE NIRO as the FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER? Don't make me laugh! There's only one person who ever pulled off that gig, and that's KARLOFF The UNCANNY! Boris - or as he was known to his pals - BILL PRATT (his given name being William Henry Pratt) - has never been bettered in his portrayal of the much-misunderstood and maligned monster, in my famously humble opinion. (Though GLENN STRANGE & LON CHANEY Jr. gave honourable impersonations. The less said about poor BELA LUGOSI's portrayal, the better.)
Regarding the image below, I originally drew the face freehand (using a photo as reference) back in around 1981/82. Back in 1985 I was contributing to HUGH CAMPBELL's fanzine, FUSION, and I decided to knock up a cover for it. I hand-lettered the logo, added some Letratone, drew the shoulders, then cut out a photocopy of my drawing of the head and stuck it down. (I wasn't drawing all that again.) The scan below comes from a poor photocopy of the original finished cover.
I can't recall if I ever sent it to Hugh (perhaps Fusion had folded before I got around to it), but it was never printed. You're seeing it here for the very first time. (Actually, I'd previously used the head to do a cover for RON BENNETT's catalogue, SKYRACK's FANTASY TRADER, but I never got around to sending that either.)
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| Art & logo by Kid Robson |
No comments in 14 years? Anybody out there with some taste and discernment? (Who said they're all off visiting other people's blogs? Cheek!)
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