Comments on: Linkblogging: Hot in Hamlet, What’s up with FCBD?, Toronto News… http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/ Never Safe For Work Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tommy http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-60881 Tommy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:34:34 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-60881 Yeah, I was kinda disappointed with the new coloring on THE KILLING JOKE but it's still a great story. Too bad they had to "pull a George Lucas" & change it...it's such a Classic. I also thought it was kinda weird/sad that they totally removed the "yellow oval" bat-symbol off Batman's chest & added the more modern-day "black-bat" version. BATMAN FAN? Visit The Bat-Blog! http://www.bat-blog.com Thanks, Tommy Yeah, I was kinda disappointed with the new coloring on THE KILLING JOKE but it’s still a great story. Too bad they had to “pull a George Lucas” & change it…it’s such a Classic. I also thought it was kinda weird/sad that they totally removed the “yellow oval” bat-symbol off Batman’s chest & added the more modern-day “black-bat” version.

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Thanks, Tommy

]]> By: The General http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-60027 The General Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:49:47 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-60027 Personally, from what I've seen of Bollands coloring, I think its a marked improvement on the original. I've never read the Killing Joke because, even when it came out, I thought the coloring was garish and, well, ugly. The colors have actually be driving me away from what many consider a classic tale. I think that in certain arenas bold, bright color scheme work, but the muted and considered colors by Bolland seem more in line with the mood of the story and art. I look forward to reading it. Personally, from what I’ve seen of Bollands coloring, I think its a marked improvement on the original. I’ve never read the Killing Joke because, even when it came out, I thought the coloring was garish and, well, ugly. The colors have actually be driving me away from what many consider a classic tale. I think that in certain arenas bold, bright color scheme work, but the muted and considered colors by Bolland seem more in line with the mood of the story and art. I look forward to reading it.

]]> By: Brian http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-58880 Brian Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:52:14 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-58880 I gotta agree with Chris about the Killing Joke colouring. There's been a real increase in comics colourists who know how to render, airbrush, do mutiple gradients etc yet I feel like the talent of seeing the forest for the trees has been lost. I've been picking my old Conans out of the dollar bin instead of the recoloured trades. While the new school of artists may make a more realistic colouring scheme they lose marks when it comes to readability and ability to move the reader's eye to the right places on the page. I gotta agree with Chris about the Killing Joke colouring. There’s been a real increase in comics colourists who know how to render, airbrush, do mutiple gradients etc yet I feel like the talent of seeing the forest for the trees has been lost. I’ve been picking my old Conans out of the dollar bin instead of the recoloured trades. While the new school of artists may make a more realistic colouring scheme they lose marks when it comes to readability and ability to move the reader’s eye to the right places on the page.

]]> By: PastePotPete » Blog Archive » Those Killer Colors http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-58570 PastePotPete » Blog Archive » Those Killer Colors Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:01:30 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-58570 [...] Admittedly, I haven’t seen the full book, but Brian Bolland’s new coloring for the recently-released hardcover reprint of The Killing Joke has given me a reason to revisit this classic from the 80s.  The article below has some disdaining things to say about Bolland’s reworking of the coloring, but his move to a more stark color palette is, to my tastes, striking and original. What do you think? Let us know. There’s a handsome new hardcover edition of THE KILLING JOKE by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland out, featuring remastered color by Bolland. PopCultureShock has done a side by side on the color, and some people, like Chris Butcher, find the new version less than compelling. This seems like a “changing tastes” thing. One style is more 80s, one more Aughts. Because we’re lurid, our personal tastes are a bit more with the original. But really, color is the hardest thing to judge objectively. Butcher writes: I think my problem with it is that while artist Brian Boland brings a high degree of craft to the new colouring, he’s drained all of the emotion and… art… out of the work. Little touches like the cast-shadows on the cuffs of the Joker’s sleeves, for example, added more personality and depth to the art than all of the soft airbrush modelling in the world could hope to accomplish. At work my opinion is in the minority, with the majority of customers loving the hell out of the new look. Enh. [...] [...] Admittedly, I haven’t seen the full book, but Brian Bolland’s new coloring for the recently-released hardcover reprint of The Killing Joke has given me a reason to revisit this classic from the 80s.  The article below has some disdaining things to say about Bolland’s reworking of the coloring, but his move to a more stark color palette is, to my tastes, striking and original. What do you think? Let us know. There’s a handsome new hardcover edition of THE KILLING JOKE by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland out, featuring remastered color by Bolland. PopCultureShock has done a side by side on the color, and some people, like Chris Butcher, find the new version less than compelling. This seems like a “changing tastes” thing. One style is more 80s, one more Aughts. Because we’re lurid, our personal tastes are a bit more with the original. But really, color is the hardest thing to judge objectively. Butcher writes: I think my problem with it is that while artist Brian Boland brings a high degree of craft to the new colouring, he’s drained all of the emotion and… art… out of the work. Little touches like the cast-shadows on the cuffs of the Joker’s sleeves, for example, added more personality and depth to the art than all of the soft airbrush modelling in the world could hope to accomplish. At work my opinion is in the minority, with the majority of customers loving the hell out of the new look. Enh. [...]

]]> By: Marco Milone http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-58413 Marco Milone Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:07:32 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-58413 The new version is neat! The new version is neat!

]]> By: Jamie Coville http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-57954 Jamie Coville Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:24:34 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-57954 Chris: For help on comic history visit my http://www.TheComicBooks.com. It covers newsstand comics from 1922 to 1955 in decent detail. That website is nice. Chris: For help on comic history visit my http://www.TheComicBooks.com. It covers newsstand comics from 1922 to 1955 in decent detail.

That website is nice.

]]> By: Karen Wenborn http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-57868 Karen Wenborn Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:39:23 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-57868 Go on, have a look at ours...and let me know what you think. No Hamlet as yet, but your views on Macbeth perhaps?? Cheers Karen www.classicalcomics.com Go on, have a look at ours…and let me know what you think.
No Hamlet as yet, but your views on Macbeth perhaps??

Cheers
Karen
http://www.classicalcomics.com

]]> By: Airbrush Artists and how it relates to me » Blog Archive » What others have been saying about airbrush artist http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/comment-page-1/#comment-57865 Airbrush Artists and how it relates to me » Blog Archive » What others have been saying about airbrush artist Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:49:17 +0000 http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/#comment-57865 [...] http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/Little touches like the cast-shadows on the cuffs of the Joker’s sleeves, for example, added more personality and depth to the art than all of the soft airbrush modelling in the world could hope to accomplish. … [...] [...] http://comics212.net/2008/03/31/linkblogging-hot-in-hamlet-whats-up-with-fcbd-toronto-news/Little touches like the cast-shadows on the cuffs of the Joker’s sleeves, for example, added more personality and depth to the art than all of the soft airbrush modelling in the world could hope to accomplish. … [...]

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