Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, EVERYWHERE!

Jurassic World ain't the only movie to feature dinosaurs, y'know...

...there was One Million Years, B.C., as we showed HERE!

The dinosaur is behind Raquel Welch (like you're complaining???), and he was animated by no less a genius than sfx legend Ray Harryhausen!

For those who wanted cowboys with their dinosaur, there was Valley of Gwangi (as seen HERE), also featuring the animation work of Ray Harryhausen!

(Before CGI, Ray was the go-to guy for this sort of thing.)

And, if you like your dinosaur to be something totally-new (like the Indominus Rex in Jurassic World), there's Gorgo (as shown HERE)!

Ray Harryhausen Comic Books!

Many of Ray Harryhausen's films have been adapted into comic books.
Among them...

Valley of Gwangi
(1969)

One Million Years BC
(1966)

and

Jason and the Argonauts
(1963)

Surprisingly, there was never an adaptation of the most comic book-like of all his films, Earth vs the Flying Saucers. during the film's initial release.

Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)

Though he didn't appear in front of the camera, Ray Harryhausen was far more influental on the moviegoing public than most actors.

The way some people would automatically run to see a John Wayne flick or a Bette Davis film, I would be front and center on opening day for any Ray Harryhausen movie, ready for a couple of hours of sheer fun!

Ray's creations appeared in almost every genre, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, historical...even a Western (Valley of Gwangi).

To mark his passing, out "brother" blog, Secret Sanctum of Captain Video™, is presenting the never-reprinted comic adaptation of my favorite of all Ray's films, Jason and the Argonauts.

You can see other Harryhausen movies in comics form...

One Million Years BC

Valley of Gwangi

YouTube Wednesday: ONE MILLION YEARS BC & Raquel Welch!

Since we're presenting the John Bolton comic adaptation of the movie over at Secret Sanctum of Captain Video™,  we had the urge to look for video clips from the film itself...
Here's the trailer for the movie...

Here's the catfight between Raquel Welch and the equally-hot, but under-publicised Martine Beswicke (who had already done a catfight scene in From Russia with Love and would do another in Prehistoric Women aka Slave Girls)

And here's an interview with Raquel Welch about appearing in the movie...