Artistic Torture
This amazing page comes from Strange Tales #2 featuring Cloak & Dagger, published by Marvel Comics in 1987. The script was written by Bill Mantlo and the page was illustrated by Bret Blevins. It's one of my all time favorites.
Look at all those panels on that page. Count 'em... That's a page with eighteen panels! What's amazing is even with all that dialogue, the page still flows and works pretty damn well.
I love showing this page to my friends and the artists I work with. My hope is it'll scare my co-creators into producing work lest I try to write a page like this in my scripts someday.
So far it hasn't worked.
posted by Ian Ascher @ 7/17/2007
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4 Comments:
looking it more closely, it seems to follow a storyboard layout. which wasn't that uncommon , "back in the day". as you well know, makin' comics didn't quite pay the bills, and guess what, they still don't.
so freelancing for an ad agency, or " storyboarding" movie, tv, and cartoon scripts weren't that uncommon. some of those guys were schooled a trained professionals and it show (like turning in a project on time), but i blab to much...
peace out
That's awesome.
Hey Guys...
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to post.
You're right Arnie, too many guys in the field today can't turn a project in on time to save their lives or they are allowed to do what they want because of their "status" and the result is only a few issues a year.
well in thier defense, some of the best art comes form those extended waits. but that begs the question; what have we lost in the wake of lateness?
some say video games and the internet are to blame for the low sales throughout the industry. i'd rather focus on the culprate in the mirror. us. i like consistancy, just the feeling that the book i like will be on the shelves every month,is comforting. (and keeps me coming back) but many times the book i want is late or has "guest surprise" artist. either one of these factors will drive me out of the store empty handed.
...and i don't think it's just me, or a trend. ;)
peace out
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