What was that? (15)
Last Updated (Monday, 15 August 2011 15:04) Written by Administrator Friday, 12 August 2011 00:00
Art Notes
It's an odd mix this one. Panel 2 - the closeup on Ben - shows an ability beyond my young years - around 1982 so I suppose I was about 13 or 14. So why is the bottom one so badly done?
Puzzling indeed. Panel 2 reminds me somehow, of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comics.
Practicalities
Once again, as in so many (!) instances with the comic - the positioning of speech/thought balloons is shown to be critically important. Read the two middle panels and see if they make sense? It's a case of being so close to what you're creating that you lose sight of whether it's actually intelligible to others. It wasn't meant for public consumption but as a kid you like to make-believe it is.
Just what I needed! Make your own? Nah. Life's too short.
Speaking of which, it was a great thrill just to take a finished comic, flatten it out, open up the stapler (courtesy of dad's work) and bang the staples through with the heel of your hand. Then you'd pull the comic and staples out of the bedroom floor and bend the staples in with your thumbnail.
Even more exciting still - was when one of my dad's Work Study magazines carried an ad for colour copying. WHAT? Colour? It probably cost about £1.00 a copy but the idea was thrilling; to colour copy your comic, put staples in it and have it look like a real comic from the newsagent!
Comments?
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Comments
The Storm Troopers look great!
Why did they need to write tractor beam over the door? Anyone who needs to know where the tractor beam controls are should already know, shouldn't they?
Yeah, sorry I couldn't actually draw brains inside the troopers! There should also be a sign for
'Station Critical Thermal Exhaust Port.
Note to Rebels: Do Not Shoot in Here'
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