TheEyeSees Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I love that bottom left panel. It's got drama, pathos, humor, political intrigue and a figure in a glass tube. Roy Lichenstein should have painted it. So true, BZ!! I pulled this scan off Heritage ... what you CAN'T see, because I had to reduce the resolution in order to post here, is the beauty of the dots of color making up the panels. Sometimes I'll use the magnifying glass on my desk lamp to look at my GA books, and really get in there to see the detail. Brings another level to the printed page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 a flaming man? Would have been to comic-like and not "fine art" (brrapp). Gotta keep things simple for those gallery people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 He also did a nice little strip in October 1939... I love that bottom left panel. It's got drama, pathos, humor, political intrigue (and a person in a glass tube). Roy Lichenstein should have painted it. It's even an element page! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Maybe I'll get around to shooting a few pages from his early "Iron Skull" feature. Love his work on "White Streak" (TARGET COMICS) too!! Ryan, I'd love to see some "Iron Skull" or "White Streak" pages posted. Until I can shoot my own books, here is a page pulled from Ebay (Target #9): And a partial scan of a WHITE STREAK story from Target #7 (wanted to preserve the spine on this book, so only outer panels are scanned): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 I pulled this scan off Heritage ... what you CAN'T see, because I had to reduce the resolution in order to post here, is the beauty of the dots of color making up the panels. Sometimes I'll use the magnifying glass on my desk lamp to look at my GA books, and really get in there to see the detail. Brings another level to the printed page. I know what you mean. I like to look at giant size scans/photos of pages on my PC. You almost get the illusion that you're looking through a window into a strange alternate world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 And a partial scan of a WHITE STREAK story from Target #7 (wanted to preserve the spine on this book, so only outer panels are scanned): Thanks, Ryan. I don't want to risk damaging my books either, so I almost never scan interior pages. I place the comic in a open book or magazine (to prevent the comic from opening too wide) and then photograph the pages. It works out pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I pulled this scan off Heritage ... what you CAN'T see, because I had to reduce the resolution in order to post here, is the beauty of the dots of color making up the panels. Sometimes I'll use the magnifying glass on my desk lamp to look at my GA books, and really get in there to see the detail. Brings another level to the printed page. I know what you mean. I like to look at giant size scans/photos of pages on my PC. You almost get the illusion that you're looking through a window into a strange alternate world. The red inks seem to pop off the page under the magnifying glass, giving the page a slightly three-D effect! Or, is it just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 And a partial scan of a WHITE STREAK story from Target #7 (wanted to preserve the spine on this book, so only outer panels are scanned): Thanks, Ryan. I don't want to risk damaging my books either, so I almost never scan interior pages. I place the comic in a open book or magazine (to prevent the comic from opening too wide) and then photograph the pages. It works out pretty good. I've been photographing the pages vs. scanning lately as well ... the open book/mag tip is great, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 I discovered I have a story sitting in my files that I've never posted. But first... Can you identify the artist of the panel pictured below? (If you're feeling especially brilliant today, name the strip, too.) This is going to be easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 It looks like very early Gustavson, and I'll take a stab at the strip: the Arrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 It looks like very early Gustavson, and I'll take a stab at the strip: the Arrow? Yep, it's Gustavson from December, 1938. It's another Speed Silvers story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 ! A bit too hasty with the guessing. Thanks BZ! Its amazing how fast Gustavson improved... his earliest work is almost unrecognizable when compared to his work on "Fantom" for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Maybe I'll get around to shooting a few pages from his early "Iron Skull" feature. Love his work on "White Streak" (TARGET COMICS) too!! Ryan, I'd love to see some "Iron Skull" or "White Streak" pages posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Don't have the first page to this story from Amazing Man # 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Awesome material as always, Scrooge! Very cool story from TARGET #2!! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 :golfclap: Thanks, Scrooge. I'm impressed with Burgos' layouts. He had to deal with a lot of text in that story and I think he did a stunning job of varying the readers viewpoint of the action to keep things interesting. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Love the White Streak, awesome stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 from Amazing Man # 6 ...and a Iron Skull story. Thanks, Scrooge. :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 You talk about layout ... the Iron Skull story drawn earlier (published Oct. 1939) is a lot more dynamic than the White Streak story from March 1940. One thing about Burgos that cracks me up is that I always had this vision of an artist from South America or some such place only to recently discover that his given birth name was MAX FINKELSTEIN It fits much better the typical profile of early GA artist. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well, the quality is no where near as nice as Scrooge's scans, but here is the first page of the IRON SKULL story from AMAN #6 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
