This issue: less It Girl and more Atomics.
It Girl & The Atomics #6
Image Comics (January, 2013)
“His Space Holiday” WRITER: Jamie S. Rich ARTIST: Chynna Clugston Flores COLORIST: Allen Passalaqua LETTERS: Crank! COVER ART: Michael & Laura Allred EDITORS: Jamie S. Rich & Eric Stephenson SERIES CREATOR: Michael Allred
I admit at times I’m guilty of this as well. As a storytelling reviewer I tend to focus on the writing. If you’ve read my reviews I only on occasion mention the quality of the artwork. What I don’t acknowledge often enough, and I’ve been trying to pay closer attention to it in recent months, is that the colorist is part of art team on a comic book. Maybe it’s because my coloring is just “flats” that its the second easiest part of my own comic work. (The easiest is the lettering, but I don’t put a lot of effort into that beyond the letter layout thanks to the nature of my current stuff. By the way, speaking of members of the creative team who goes unappreciated….)
A recent posting by colorist Jordie Bellaire about how she was treated by an unnamed convention led to Twitter blowing up with the hashtag #coloristappreciationday. As tonight’s article link demonstrates the comic community, both artists and fans, decided that acknowledging colorists as an important part of the color team was long overdue. As the article notes, colorists can’t resell their work and aren’t as sought after as artists. There aren’t that many “big name” colorists out there. If you want to know how they add to a piece, pick up an old black & white copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and compare it to the excellent coloring job on IDW’s “Color Classics” reprints. Surprisingly big difference, isn’t it?
“I hate family reunions.”
Godzilla #9
IDW Publishing (January, 2013)
“The Night The Giant Monsters Came Home!” WRITER: Duane Swierczynski ARTIST: Simon Gane COLORIST: Ronda Pattison COVER ART: Bob Eggleton LETTERER/CREATIVE CONSULTANT: Chris Mowry EDITOR: Bobby Curnow
I don’t even have time to write this.
Yeah, that’s what my time is like lately, and the computer issues I was having mid-to-late last year didn’t help any. My work schedule changes from week to week and there’s only so much I can do when I have to go in during the afternoons and come home with only so much time before bed. That helped make Captain Yuletide as late as it is, so enjoy a sneak preview of last this year’s chosen Christmas superhero. I’m considering just saving it for next Christmas.
I wish more superhero comics would look at this hero as an example.
Yeah, I went with the stirring speech. Well, back to work.
“I claim this planet…what’s left of it…”
Transformers Spotlight: Thundercracker
IDW Publishing (January, 2013)
WRITER: John Barber ARTIST: Chee COLORIST: Ronda Pattison SELECTED COVER ARTIST: Livio Ramondelli LETTERER: Shawn Lee ASSISTANT EDITOR: Thomas Boeing EDITOR: Carlos GuzmanAll right, kids. New tournament, new butt kicking.
My Reviewers Unknown colleague The Cartoon Hero and I disagree when it comes to Super Friends. I’m not sure what his actual complaints are with the series and I should discuss that with him someday. I on the other hand love it and it was my gateway into the DC Universe and part of the reason I was a DC fanboy until the New 52 turned it into a variation of Marvel.
Then again, I freely admit that the first season was heavily flawed and the show wouldn’t have lasted without the huge changes in the next season. The animation improved (for a Saturday morning cartoon of its time), the stories were more action-packed, and while I kind of like Wendy, Marvin, and Wonderdog they do feel a bit out of place for the concept.
Around this time DC also produced a comic based on the cartoon, and this issue even fit in characters that never showed up in the show during the entire run, as well as a cameo by the Flash (who guest-starred in one S1 episode before becoming one of the regulars for most of the rest of the run) and Krypto the Superdog (who also was never in the show). It’s from this comic that tonight’s entry comes forth.
And yes, the title for this entry was chosen in part because of this tourney’s title, but the fight just fell into place.
“Me say…you have Energon for breakfast.” “Yeah, nice nose. WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE!”
Transformers: Regeneration One #87
IDW Publishing (January, 2013)
“Natural Seleciton” part 2 WRITER: Simon Furman PENCILER: Andrew Wildman INKER: Stephen Baskerville COLORIST: John-Paul Bove SELECTED COVER ART: Guido Guidi LETTERER: Chris Mowry EDITOR: John Barber
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
