Posted: 03 March 2008 at 8:53pm | IP Logged | 7
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Depends on the story.
I can't picture New Frontier in anyone else's style but Cooke's. It's a relatively dramatic piece of historical fiction but it works in a more cartoony style.
Likewise, Batman: Hush is a relatively fun romp through Batman's rogues gallery, a sort of summer popcorn movie treatment of the character. It works well with Jim Lee's ultra detailed, sharply defined art style.
If Hush is a bit of a fun romp, and New Frontier is a bit of a serious story, why not switch art styles? The answer is I don't think either story would be served by different art. Hush is supposed to look "kewl" - that's part of its reason for being. New Frontier is supposed to look like retro 50's pop, because that's when it takes place.
It's one of the reasons I like Marvels or Alex Ross' work with Paul Dini - the art style matches the type of story being told. I think we can all agree Ross wouldn't be able to do a standard, web-slinging fun time on an issue of Spider-Man though. Mark Bagley or JRJr would be better for that.
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