TheEyeSees Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 That would be fantastic! (was my hint too subtle? ) Dr. Fate seemed like it might be up your alley ... I really liked Sherman's art, from what I've seen in reprints. Very clean and stylized, much like Guardineer's ( a fav of mine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 That would be fantastic! (was my hint too subtle? ) Dr. Fate seemed like it might be up your alley ... I really liked Sherman's art, from what I've seen in reprints. Very clean and stylized, much like Guardineer's ( a fav of mine). Mine too. What the heck, like I need an excuse to post it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I would NEVER have pegged those panels as Shuster art!!! Thanks for the photos BZ! This is what these boards are really about ... we need more interior photos and covers. Ryan. I believe I posted all splash pages from Slam Bradley earlier somewhere in the thread. I'll post a complete story or two tomorrow since you asked though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Nice Pons Con pick up Bill!! LOVE that cover!! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Great cover, Bill. Is the artist Howard Sherman? I'm totally unfamiliar with his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I would NEVER have pegged those panels as Shuster art!!! Thanks for the photos BZ! This is what these boards are really about ... we need more interior photos and covers. Ryan. I believe I posted all splash pages from Slam Bradley earlier somewhere in the thread. I'll post a complete story or two tomorrow since you asked though Begging works!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Begging works!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 In the meantime, here's another story to hold you guys over. I like this one because of the "fantastic" overtones starting on page 3. Enjoy (thumbs u - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 nobody liked The Sniper ... Rejoice, here's a Slam Bradley. This one is from Detective # 4 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 About 20 years ago I wrote to Jerry Siegel hoping I could get him to answer some questions I had regarding his 1930's publishing activities in SF fandom. Unfortunately he never responded to my specific questions, but he did put me on his Christmas card list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Thanks for posting those stories Scrooge!! What a contrast in styles! Any idea who did the Sniper story? Has a Gustavson type feel, but i know its not him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 This one is from Detective # 4 - Thanks for posting, Scrooge. I'm very impressed with Joe Shuster's artwork. Was anyone else doing such imaginative layouts in the 1930's? Most artists at that time aped the layouts of newspaper comic strips. Shuster seems to have instinctively understood the comic book medium and took full advantage of using the full page to tell the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 His layouts and breakdown of the panels to tell the story is excellent -- clean, clear & still very pleasing to the eyes. I think there's more than a little reliance on Roy Crane as far as his style for figure drawing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Many comic book artists at that time were emulating comic strip artists, particularly the work of Caniff, Raymond and Foster. Shuster's choice of Crane as an inspiration is rather refreshing, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Incidentally, I'm a big fan of Roy Crane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 I haven't had any luck in accessing the Who's Who of American Comic Books website in the last week, or so. http://bailsprojects.com Is anyone else having that problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Incidentally, I'm a big fan of Roy Crane. Me too! And I thought Shuster's style was unique until I started reading Wash Tubbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Many of the comic book artists at that time were emulating comic strip artists, namely Caniff, Raymond and Foster. Shuster's choice of Crane as an inspiration is rather refreshing, I think. ... or simply a reflection of the limitation of Shuster as a draftsman. He made it up plenty with his layouts and composition but otherwise, as we've mentioned before, his figure work is unimaginative. Spy, Slam Bradley and Superman are one and the same and I'm sure other of his characters have the same look. I did a quick comparison for visuals, seen below - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I've haven't had any luck in accessing the Who's Who of American Comic Books website in the last week, or so. http://bailsprojects.com Is anyone else having that problem? Yes. It's been mentioned on the GCD list and I hope someone is working on resolving the problem or at least contacting the person that can solve the issue ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Scrooge, I loved the Sniper. Just FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
