What a gob-smackingly gorgeous book.
Sumptuous is the only word for it....sumptuous.
It almos makes you dispair of buying anymore modern comics.
Was there ever a more beautiful collection of Golden Age material?
If there is, god please direct me to it and I will know I am in heaven.
It may not be real comics i.e. an organic synthesis of text and visuals, and it is more akin to traditional illustration but it's beautiful nonetheless.
Such a treat to see where masters like Frazetta, Williamson, Wood, Buscema - and aye even that upstart Hogarth - learnt their licks.
So nice to see Buscema's inspiration for Conan #41 (? Monster from the Inland Sea?) and even Kirby's Demon.
There is, however, a distinct difference in reproduction quality between the first and second halves of the book.
Weren't good scans of the first half available or did Foster's (colouring) skill improve drastically or both?
I can't wait for volume 2.
Should I pick up Rip Kirby in the meantime?
Sumptuous is the only word for it....sumptuous.
It almos makes you dispair of buying anymore modern comics.
Was there ever a more beautiful collection of Golden Age material?
If there is, god please direct me to it and I will know I am in heaven.
It may not be real comics i.e. an organic synthesis of text and visuals, and it is more akin to traditional illustration but it's beautiful nonetheless.
Such a treat to see where masters like Frazetta, Williamson, Wood, Buscema - and aye even that upstart Hogarth - learnt their licks.
So nice to see Buscema's inspiration for Conan #41 (? Monster from the Inland Sea?) and even Kirby's Demon.
There is, however, a distinct difference in reproduction quality between the first and second halves of the book.
Weren't good scans of the first half available or did Foster's (colouring) skill improve drastically or both?
I can't wait for volume 2.
Should I pick up Rip Kirby in the meantime?
