tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post7063387057742119548..comments2023-06-20T08:20:25.787-07:00Comments on Lady, That's My Skull: Least Exciting Comic Book Action Sequence EverSleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-50632520409488507842011-12-13T09:12:52.459-08:002011-12-13T09:12:52.459-08:00Examples like this poke holes through the "Go...Examples like this poke holes through the "Golden Age" bias, or at least make the label suspect. Era is possibly the worst way of categorizing art. Almost any alternative (merit, technique, artist) would be an improvement.<br /><br />Dave Marshall<br />"<a href="http://www.inkystories.com/" title="Inky Stories - Web Comic by David Marshall" rel="nofollow">Inky Stories</a>" is my web comic. "<a href="http://www.artofthecomicbook.com" title="Art of the Comic Book - Comics Studio Class by David Marshall" rel="nofollow">Art of the Comic Book</a>" is my traditional ink-on-paper comics class.Dave M!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08303744052301178342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-35795492240428390912011-11-14T17:11:45.664-08:002011-11-14T17:11:45.664-08:00Scipio usually impresses me with his insights.Scipio usually impresses me with his insights.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-30173858408615004102011-11-14T12:38:05.048-08:002011-11-14T12:38:05.048-08:00My first thought was that the backgrounds hadn'...My first thought was that the backgrounds hadn't been completed, and then I remembered that comic art is not like cel animation - and that even if it were, Hanna-Barbera would have ruined everyone's sense of motion and flow anyway.<br /><br />I think Scipio's Tarot deck explanation is the best one.warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435376799015821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-69238853737664493262011-11-14T07:17:03.387-08:002011-11-14T07:17:03.387-08:00Lots of swiping from Alex Raymond here -- but losi...Lots of swiping from Alex Raymond here -- but losing all the drama somehow!Terry Beattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327524171866174551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-55893424644815070022011-11-12T10:04:13.541-08:002011-11-12T10:04:13.541-08:00Looks like a lot of contemporary illustration work...Looks like a lot of contemporary illustration work … diagrammatic, detached, short on drawing, long on … atmosphere.Mahendra Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308770582240496910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-4224571038116968612011-11-12T02:32:47.517-08:002011-11-12T02:32:47.517-08:00the script is a little boring but I love the creat...the script is a little boring but I love the creativity of the storyBathroom Renovations Brisbanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-91283748010527621222011-11-11T23:14:59.570-08:002011-11-11T23:14:59.570-08:00He did some good covers, Mike. But yeah, the Jack ...He did some good covers, Mike. But yeah, the Jack Strand story looks like he and the writer were working different scripts.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-25724775406715518942011-11-11T19:04:36.579-08:002011-11-11T19:04:36.579-08:00Hey, that's my grandfather! Seriously! I don&#...Hey, that's my grandfather! Seriously! I don't know much about him or his work (he died before I was born and there isn't much of his stuff on the Internet). Actually, this is the first actual comic of his I've seen; I've only found covers so far.M. "Awesome"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13812172750434958648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-42542461631266149102011-11-11T16:00:51.402-08:002011-11-11T16:00:51.402-08:00I think my favorite line out of everything is &quo...I think my favorite line out of everything is "Keep in back of me, Diana and Dr. Haines." He just seems <i>so</i> bored. <br /><br />Granted I'm not Jack Strand, he's probably just extremely jaded to adventure by now. He probably does not care if Diana or Dr. Haines gets a bullet to the forehead but is too stoic to come right out and say anything.AM Wonderhttp://annemariewonder.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-58737240853174411152011-11-11T05:53:31.041-08:002011-11-11T05:53:31.041-08:00This is both painful and beautiful. I think I lov...This is both painful and beautiful. I think I love it!Heather Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535376783728835286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-35131807072347725182011-11-10T23:48:06.314-08:002011-11-10T23:48:06.314-08:00ExactlyExactlySleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-18667994407149094112011-11-10T22:56:48.886-08:002011-11-10T22:56:48.886-08:00It's like the comic book equivalent to out-of-...It's like the comic book equivalent to out-of-sync martial arts film dubbing. Love the art, but the narrative. Is. So. Melodramatic. And. Stiff.Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-41244518281672368482011-09-25T04:35:56.182-07:002011-09-25T04:35:56.182-07:00I find it magnificently serene. The impression I g...I find it magnificently serene. The impression I get from reading it is it's like the pictures were drawn for a totally different story, and the writer came along and tried to make them fit a story that had nothing to do with them.Steve Does Comicshttp://stevedoescomics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-49773351820946225332011-09-23T09:41:05.181-07:002011-09-23T09:41:05.181-07:00That's brilliantThat's brilliantSleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-29645125002350139542011-09-23T07:16:06.716-07:002011-09-23T07:16:06.716-07:00Yet, ye gods, it is bizarrely riveting. It's ...Yet, ye gods, it is bizarrely riveting. It's almost like he's creatin his own tarot deck rather than a comic book....<br /><br />The Big Tent<br />The Horseless Chariot<br />The Hidden Tiger<br />The King of Funny Hats<br />The Swinging Man<br />The Gatekeeper<br />The Three of Neanderthals<br />The Keytosser<br />The Ace of Bullets<br />The Three of Ferns<br />The Suspended BiplaneScipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.com