Famous Monsters: I Have Arrived!

Back 41 years ago, I found Famous Monsters of Filmland. I'd already found MONSTER WORLD but that's another story. I loved this magazine, and dreamed one day I would have a cover of my art on an issue. Well, thanks to the new publisher of FM, Phil Kim, that happened!! Out of the blue he called me to work on his new incarnation of Forry Ackerman's somewhat lost magazine that had a sordid and spotty publishing history since the late 70's. This is a monumental thing for me. It's like the first time I won a Hugo or close. The circle has come full around for me, and the cries of "What are those 'monster books' ever going to get you?"

The theme of this coming issue is HP Lovecraft. The way things work is that, magazines have variant covers, and this is the Captain Company "variant" cover art, for AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS. A dream to do. If you want a copy, you have to order one online-click on the header to this blog entry and it takes you right there. And, wait, there's more. I just did another cover and that features an even bigger and more famous giant monster....from Japan....