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Andrew Bitner
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 11:28am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

That one splash page tells a whole story by itself, no words, just three characters in a dynamic pose. This relates to the other thread about action vs talk-- this panel doesn't NEED words! We get it! Superlative example of artistic storytelling, JB.
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Sam Karns
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:12pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

Oh my...  Cap killing?

Great job.  I love the detail and intensity.

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Wayne Osborne
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:15pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

"Oh my...  Cap killing?"

Can't kill something that's already dead.  Cap's just gonna change Blood from undead back to dead dead.

WO

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Stephen Rockwood
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:19pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Good god...that is really great Captain America. I like your run on the book
but looking at this puts that to shame. Beautiful stuff.
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Marcel Chenier
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:21pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply

My god, it's . . . full of stars!
So far, my absolute favourite, favourite commission piece since I've
joined the forum. This is raw, uncontested brilliance.

Thank you.

[edited fer spellin' errors]

Edited by Marcel Chenier on 24 August 2006 at 12:23pm
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Gerry Turnbull
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:24pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

thought i should post Captain America's reaction to the event

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Jeff Lommel
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:25pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

Thanks Paulo and Gerry!  What a credit to Johns artistic skill that I was able to glean the gist of the situation from just one image.  I will look around for that trade, with luck my local library will have it, they're pretty good about their trade collection, and I'm cash-deprived until my wife goes back to work (school starts)!
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John Byrne
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:52pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

Oh my...  Cap killing?

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Cap has a long tradition of killing Nazis.
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Steve Horton
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The tragedy of this piece is not Cap's regret, nor the pure evil of Baron Blood - it's the fact that the Stern/Byrne Cap was cut short through editorial stupidity! Imagine what additional awesome Captain America work they could have produced together! It could have been a dynasty!

Still, I'm grateful for what we got. The best Cap run ever!
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Matt Hawes
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 JB wrote:
...Cap has a long tradition of killing Nazis...

Yep, and the Japanese, too. There's a number of Golden-Age covers with Captain America sporting a machine gun and other weapons, firing on enemy soldiers.

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Greg Kirkman
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 1:09pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

Didn't Bucky also take down some Nazis?
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Kevin Brown
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 1:12pm | IP Logged | 12 post reply

 Matt Hawes wrote:
Ah, but is it really simpler? To me, it's every bit as detailed as any other commission (other than character shots with no backgrounds).

I think a more accurate description might be "pure".  When I see pencils from any artist, I love looking at the detail they put in or leave out.  It's art in its most pure, raw form.

And that is a gorgeous piece.

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