tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post8829539138646515946..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: DAREDEVIL #185Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-40719051601640862932017-09-11T11:55:36.971-07:002017-09-11T11:55:36.971-07:00Someday I'll read some Spirit. I know Eisner i...Someday I'll read some Spirit. I know Eisner is a massive figure in the history of the industry, but his art style has never really jumped out at me. Still, if only for historical significance, I feel I must read his work someday.<br /><br />Good point about the order of operations. Miller probably was doing quick sketches on the boards in that case, unless -- as you suggest -- there's some lightboxing or overlays or something involved somewhere along the line.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-39772956001944026902017-09-06T10:45:25.985-07:002017-09-06T10:45:25.985-07:00Yeah, Kingpin’s failure to recognize Foggy nags at...<br>Yeah, Kingpin’s failure to recognize Foggy nags at me but I still think the story’s a hoot.<br /><br /><i>// Miller is having some genuine fun and it's great to see. //</i><br /><br />Yeah, I agree. The comedy of errors played out within a larger, more serious drama is very reminiscent of Eisner’s <i>Spirit</i> — an homage that may well be intentional, may be a reflection of Miller having internalized that material, or may be some combination thereof. A particular kick is the nutty parody of typical hard-boiled detective prose, both on the face of it and in light of Miller’s later work.<br /><br />Yeah, Janson doing essentially the whole art package from Miller’s layouts is impressive whether or not you care for his particular style. I wonder if Miller wasn’t in fact doing roughs directly on the art boards, though, rather than providing thumbnails on separate paper — first, because there’s enough Miller in some of the faces to suggest his direct hand; second, because having the pages lettered with dialogue before sending them to Janson to literally finish makes more sense than Janson having to do the pencils, send the pages to the letterer and/or to Miller for final scripting <i>before</i> they’d be sent to the letterer, and then get the pages back again for inking and color guides, although such an option admittedly isn’t unheard of and Janson could be using a projector or lightbox to get certain thumbnails on the boards if he wanted to follow Miller’s composition as closely as possible.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-2297501785530438852017-07-10T16:40:39.111-07:002017-07-10T16:40:39.111-07:00Oh, how I love this issue.
It's kind of a sh...Oh, how I love this issue. <br /><br />It's kind of a shame that Miller lost his ability to be self-aware about his writing, because this is a magnificent send up of everything he's done on Daredevil to date. My highlight of the issue was the fight where "Guts" seemingly takes out all of Slaughter's men, when it's actually Daredevil doing it in the dark while Foggy is providing hilarious narration and poking bad guys in the eye. After all the hyper seriousness of the previous few issues, this one was like getting splashed with cold water, and is utterly hilarious. <br /><br />Sure, to enjoy it you have to ignore the fact that the Kingpin put out a contract on Foggy just a few issues ago yet doesn't seem to recognize him, but this is the kind of story that if you're taking it that seriously you're doing it wrong.<br /><br />A simply magnificently hilarious story.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605826105741513741noreply@blogger.com