Here's a page from an issue of WHAM! in August 1965, drawn (and possibly written, if not by Walter Fearn,) by the larger than life living legend that is Leo Baxendale. It's not only the clarity of his storytelling I admire, nor the hilarity of his approach, nor the wonder of his penmanship, all of which I love, but also the attention to detail. And this particular example has a wonder from a bygone age, a child imbibing whisky! I love it! You couldn't get away with that today, and that's another reason I'm glad I grew up with WHAM! and Baxendale!
That's what he does. Cartooning in comics for 44 years, should be getting the hang of it anytime now...
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
The Way We Were
Here's a page from an issue of WHAM! in August 1965, drawn (and possibly written, if not by Walter Fearn,) by the larger than life living legend that is Leo Baxendale. It's not only the clarity of his storytelling I admire, nor the hilarity of his approach, nor the wonder of his penmanship, all of which I love, but also the attention to detail. And this particular example has a wonder from a bygone age, a child imbibing whisky! I love it! You couldn't get away with that today, and that's another reason I'm glad I grew up with WHAM! and Baxendale!
Monday, 10 February 2014
Friday, 7 February 2014
KIRBY
Jack Kirby died twenty years ago. His colossal body of work will never be surpassed either in volume, quality or significance. I can't think of anything more to say.
http://kirbymuseum.org/biography/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby_bibliography
http://kirbymuseum.org/biography/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby_bibliography
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