The Black Hand ® Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I haven't a clue. I also don't know what the comic is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 great description of Cranes drawing techniques. I believe Ben Day was a system of treated boards and matching chemicals. The boards had dots and/or crosshatched lines printed on them with an invisible ink. And teh artist would use the matching chemicals with a bush, and wherever they painted, the dot/crosshatch effect would appear. Apparently this was a "state of the art" time saver for artists and assistant so that they wouldnt have to do all that laborious inking. A lot of sports cartoonists used it too as it was a simple (and cheap way) to get a halftone effect without paying extra for film and masking combo work. When you were done, you had a finished line art piece that was camera ready but had the visual appeal of screned work. Years later, Letraset created press-on textures that did the same time-saving thing. Cerebus was created using press on textures for Cerebus's greytoned fur. Sim used different sized dots for closeups and small far away sized Cerebus figures. The effect was as if his fur was actually dots that looked bigger or smaller depending on how far away from you Cerebus was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Looking back at the pages I can see how being in control of the greytones himself freed him up to explore his backgrounds, as you say. He could see what he had done each step of the way and not have to use overlays and guess how theyd come back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 The July 1925 Weird Tales contains Robert E. Howard's first published story, "Spear and Fang." Howard's second published story, "In the Forest of Villefere," appears in the August issue. Awesome pulps, Bangzoom! Did you already post your 1st Conan (Dec 1932, I think) yet? If not, I would love to see any of the Conan issues you have. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Did you already post your 1st Conan (Dec 1932, I think) yet? I posted it last year but I'm happy to do it again. The first Conan story ever published appeared, as you noted, in the December 1932 issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 The second Conan story appeared in Weird Tales, January 1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 This photo is also from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 These images are from the cover of what GA comic? Here's another image from the cover. This will probably be the last clue for the evening. I'll post more images tomorrow if no one guesses the comic tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 The second Conan story appeared Weird Tales, January 1933. The original art to this cover is in the Hendrix Experience Museum in Seattle - it is absolutely spectacular - anybody in that area should check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 These images are from the cover of what GA comic? Here's another image from the cover. This will probably be the last clue for the evening. I'll post more images tomorrow if no one guesses the comic tonight. That last picture made me think of Detective Comics 11, but that isn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 You could post these Weird Tales every day for a year and I still wouldn't be tired of them. Have you posted "Golden Blood" yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 The second Conan story appeared Weird Tales, January 1933. The original art to this cover is in the Hendrix Experience Museum in Seattle - it is absolutely spectacular - anybody in that area should check it out! stunning condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 You could post these Weird Tales every day for a year and I still wouldn't be tired of them. Have you posted "Golden Blood" yet? Thanks, Adam. Here are a couple of covers you might enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BangZoom Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 And yet another cover painted J. Allen St John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 These images are from the cover of what GA comic? Here's another image from the cover. This will probably be the last clue for the evening. I'll post more images tomorrow if no one guesses the comic tonight. That is Mystery Men 5 Scrooge and Jack must be on vacation.. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 These images are from the cover of what GA comic? Here's another image from the cover. ...and another. Here's another piece of the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Is it from an All American or a Green Lantern book? Am I warm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 You could post these Weird Tales every day for a year and I still wouldn't be tired of them. Have you posted "Golden Blood" yet? Thanks, Adam. Here are a couple of covers you might enjoy. Absolutely stunning! And that applies to both your copy and the painting, which is certainly one of the finest painted for a pulp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Is it from an All American or a Green Lantern book? Am I warm? BB-Gun got it a few posts back with Mystery Men #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
