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The Agents of The Shadow

Art by Tom Lovell, Edd Cartier, and Paul Orban

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pulp / pulpish movies consistently have grease in them it's incredible

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1994 version of those dividers from a bit ago

based + traced from various graphics from The Shadow Agent Club + The Shadow Agent Club button

and those were variations of The Shadow 1994 logo

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last thing bout this they straight up look like their offsprings

it's weird I know but also look at them

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94 also keeps some traits from Dracula (gains a more medium build, eye lights??) but actually gains more Nosferatu traits based on his design and character.

He gets Orlok's angry eye brows + eye shadow, very slightly pointy ears... :

... similar coat ish:

He becomes more animalistic and is generally highlighted in this iteration as being sad and lonely due to his bloodthirsty urges.

Also both have affection and are mentally connected with specific women that mess them up in some way.

It's common knowledge that The Shadow takes heavy inspiration from Dracula.

The mysterious, menacing, and charismatic demeanor. Bat-like robes, frustrated eyebrows / burning eyes, them both being literal shadow creatures.

Physically speaking, however, he's built a lot like Nosferatu / Count Orlok.

Sunken cheeks, bigger / similar nose, and a thinner, taller build:

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It's common knowledge that The Shadow takes heavy inspiration from Dracula.

The mysterious, menacing, and charismatic demeanor. Bat-like robes, frustrated eyebrows / burning eyes, them both being literal shadow creatures.

Physically speaking, however, he's built a lot like Nosferatu / Count Orlok.

Sunken cheeks, bigger / similar nose, and a thinner, taller build:

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Detective Story Magazine (March, 1931) 

The first ever painted illustration of an early version of ‘The Shadow’. This issue was the culmination of a contest conducted on the air during the Detective Story Magazine Hour (for which The Shadow was the narrator), throughout which The Shadow would emphasize certain words during his opening and closing monologues. When pieced together, these words would form clues (or ‘clews’, as was evidently the writers’ preference) such as “Low doorways please me not, and in college I stroked by crew”, to signify that The Shadow was tall and athletic. 

Listeners would then send in their answers as to what The Shadow’s true appearance was, for a chance at a $1,000 prize. 

(The winner was ultimately named as John G. Porter, of Chicago, Illinois)

Artwork by John Coughlin

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ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠɪʟ ʟᴜʀᴋꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇɴ?

ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴋɴᴏᴡꜱ!

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The Shadow doodles. I just read a novel where he fights killer robots and it endeared him to me

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Thinking about The Shadow. Weird ghoul in the shape of a gentleman

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it's over

is this how people rediscover Kent Allard

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