Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Ditko's "Gorgo" Scales New Heights



IDW Publishing's "Steve Ditko's Monsters" Vol. 1 "Gorgo", will be available January 2013, showcasing the mysterious illustrator's early work at Charlton Comics, in between his gigs for Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man and "Dr. Strange" :


"...the genius artist Steve Ditko is a towering monster of awesomeness, and so is 'Gorgo' the reptilian character he chronicled for Charlton Comics, , based on the King Bros. motion picture.


"Gorgo is noted for ravaging London, New York City and Hollywood.


"The giant dinosaur creature also went head to head with the British Navy, atomic bombs, Communists and aliens from the planet 'Corpus III'.


"This is the complete 'Ditko Gorgo', 200 pages of comics, including 6 pulse-pounding covers all drawn during the height of Ditko's Charlton Comics prowess..." 


Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gorgo"...