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Posted: 27 February 2026 at 5:46pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

When I was a kid, “Bob Kane” was my favorite artist. After all, he drew Batman (and was one of a handful of people who had an actual credit on the first page).

One thing I found intriguing was his use of subtly—and sometimes not so subtly—different styles for different stories. I assumed he did it for the “atmosphere” of each tale, and decided I should do the same.

Years later I learned those different styles were actually different artists, but by then the damage was done. Giving each series its own “flavor” had become an unconscious compulsion. I could not have made ELSEWHEN look like OMAC no matter how hard I tried.

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James Woodcock
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Posted: 27 February 2026 at 6:04pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

I've just started OMAC for the the first time ever due to
this thread. There seems to be an interesting blend of
several Byrne styles in this strip.
The explosions in issue 1 remind me of Next Men.
Loving it so far.
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Jason K Fulton
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Posted: 27 February 2026 at 6:18pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

I would think having different flavors would keep the work interesting for you as well? 12 year old me wanted you to do the FANTASTIC FOUR forever - but 35+ years later, I realize doing the same work in the same way every day can be absolutely miserable. And creating comics is clearly WORK.
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Posted: 27 February 2026 at 8:22pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Well, it’s a JOB, something too many people fail to grasp.
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Brian Miller
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Posted: 27 February 2026 at 10:21pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply

Well, JB, aren’t you a titleholder of Rushton, after all?

(I know your dad was a Lord, but I don’t know if that title transfers to you or
if you’re called something else, being his son.)
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Posted: 27 February 2026 at 10:54pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

I am, indeed, Lord of the Manor of Rushton. Or Lord Rushton if you’re, er, in a rush.

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Steve Coates
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Posted: 27 February 2026 at 11:55pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

My Lord,

How did working with assholes affect your daily page rate?
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Posted: 28 February 2026 at 1:19am | IP Logged | 8 post reply

Sadly, I am one of those “sensative” types whose environment deeply impacts his work.

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Back in the 70's some of the work by stalwarts like Sal Buscema, Don Heck and Jim Mooney was labeled as "rushed" by fans. And in some cases it might have been to fill in to meet a deadline, but once we heard that too many of the fans felt they were expert enough to identify that in someone's work.  But we never new how much was the actual pencils and what might have been inferior inking.
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