Bob Larkin: The Alphabet of Manliness (2006) and The Alphabet of Manliness 2010 Calendar

Man versus monkey, in all their testosterone-fueled glory—as only Bob Larkin could depict it!

According to the Web site run by Maddox, the book’s author, the Alphabet is “written like a reference book, read like a Bible.” A manly book for manly men, published by Citadel Press and still in print; in fact, it was re-released in October 2011 with TWO paperback editions—both still using Bob’s art. And before that there was the Extended Edition in 2009 (the blue cover), and the 2010 calendar. That’s a lot of mileage from one cover painting!

As manly as he might be, though, Maddox loses points for listing on his Web site every artist involved in the book—except Bob.

Steve Roman