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Andrew Bitner Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 7482
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 11:28am | IP Logged | 1
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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 Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 26 December 2004 Location: United States Posts: 7624
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:12pm | IP Logged | 2
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Oh my... Cap killing?
Great job. I love the detail and intensity.
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Wayne Osborne Byrne Robotics Member
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Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3817
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:15pm | IP Logged | 3
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"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 Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1255
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:19pm | IP Logged | 4
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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 Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 19 May 2006 Location: United States Posts: 2723
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:21pm | IP Logged | 5
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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 Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 8767
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:24pm | IP Logged | 6
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thought i should post Captain America's reaction to the event
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Jeff Lommel Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 07 July 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1039
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:25pm | IP Logged | 7
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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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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 132261
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:52pm | IP Logged | 8
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Oh my... Cap killing?
***
Cap has a long tradition of killing Nazis.
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Steve Horton Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3574
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:57pm | IP Logged | 9
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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 Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 1:04pm | IP Logged | 10
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JB wrote:
...Cap has a long tradition of killing Nazis... |
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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 Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 12 May 2006 Location: United States Posts: 15775
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 1:09pm | IP Logged | 11
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Didn't Bucky also take down some Nazis?
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Kevin Brown Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 31 May 2005 Location: United States Posts: 8841
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 1:12pm | IP Logged | 12
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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). |
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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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