I've always loved Truman's work (Grimjack, Scout, etc.). I've had the opportunity to see both his sketches and finished works for the new Grimjack series. I kind of own the machine that they (Ostrander, Truman, Gold, etc.) are using. :)
> I was always an art freak. I'd buy anything with Jim Lee|Joe Quesada|Bart > Sears|etc and "read" them over and over again. I can still finger through > most of my books and remember each frame like it was last week. > > I did get into some of the more notable books (Watchmen, Batman: The Dark > Night Returns, Marvels), but you had to give me good art/style before I'd > read it. I used to think I'd like to be an artist who could write, but now > in my old, old age of 28, I'm sure I'd want to be a writer who could draw. > (That's where Frank Miller used to take the cake, I'm not sure who does > nowadays.) > > I haven't picked up too many books over the last 10 years. I've swung by > the > local comic shop a couple times, but I can't handle any more obsessions in > my life right now, hence the unfortunate, but unavoidable sale/gift of my > collection. I have d/l'ed a good amount of them off of bittorrent, so it's > not nearly as depressing as it would have been 10 years ago. > > Thanks for all the input so far-> > > Tyler > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 4:31 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Comic books, anyone? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Won Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 4:15 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Comic books, anyone? > > > > > > Yes. That is exactly the point. If you remove wealthy, he is like > > > most of America. Especially the alienated part. Despite recent > > > debacles, I have high hopes for the new Batman movie. I think Bale > > > will nail the Bruce Wayne part down cold. Between Bruce and Batman, > > > Bruce was always the more interesting person. > > > > In most cases: Clark is more interesting that Superman as well. > > > > But this is exactly the reason that Michael Keaton did so well in the > > first two (despite initial trepidation): he played Bruce Wayne, not > > Batman. > > On this as well - one of my favorite traditional comic book characters > ever > is Aquaman. He's truly one of the most complex characters in the DC > universe but rarely gets his due props. > > The Peter David run on that book was brilliant (well... the Peter David > run > on nearly any book is brilliant) and the new series is surprising me as > well. > > I just wish ANY of the new "Doom Patrol" series were any good... even John > Byrne seems unable to resurrect them properly. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140896 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
