Not Final Art (but Art nonetheless) – 2

On 18 June 2017 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, DELANO, Jamie, EISNER, Will, HARKHAM, Sammy, Japan, LLOYD, David, MAZZUCCHELLI, David, MILLER, Frank, NOT FINAL ART, Original Art, OTOMO, Katshuhiro, UK, USA, WARE, ChrisLeave a comment

Eisner - A Contract with God — “**A Contract with God**” (1978) by Will Eisner. USA. Original artwork.

Llloyd - The Horrorist 2 — “The Horrorist” (DC Comics, 1995-1996). Art by David Lloyd and script by Jamie Delano. UK (for American publisher) Original artwork.
Copyright ©2005 DC Comics

Otomo - Akira 2 — “**Akira**” (1982-1990) by Katsuhiro Otomo. Japan. Original artwork.

Harkham - Poor Sailor 2 — “**Poor Sailor**” (2003) by Sammy Harkham. USA. Original artwork.

Mazzucchelli - DD Born Again 230-14-18 — “**Daredevil: Born Again**” (Marvel Comics, 1986). Art by David Mazzucchelli and script by Frank Miller. USA. Original artwork.
Copyright ©1986 Marvel Comics

Ware - Building Stories — “**Building Stories**” (2012) by Chris Ware. USA. Original artwork. **LARGER SIZE OVER HERE**.

Not Final Art (but Art nonetheless) – 1

On 18 June 201718 June 2017 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics Books, France, Franco-Belgian Comics (Classic), Japan, JASON, KING, Frank, NILSEN, Anders, Norway, NOT FINAL ART, Original Art, OTOMO, Katshuhiro, SAINT-OGAN, Alain, TEZUKA, Osamu, USALeave a comment

Tezuka - Astro Boy — “**Astro Boy**” (1952-1968) by Osamu Tezuka. Japan. Original artwork.
Copyright © Tezuka Productions

Jakitou-25576 — “**Jakitou**” (1935) by Alain Saint-Ogan. France. Original artwork.

King Frank - Gasoline Alley — “**Gasoline Alley**” (25th of August 1925) by Frank King. USA. Original artwork. **LARGER SIZE OVER HERE**.

Nilsen - Big Questions 2 — “**Big Questions**” (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999-2011) by Anders Nilsen. USA (for Canadian publisher). Original artwork.
Copyright © Anders Nilsen/Drawn & Quarterly

Otomo - Akira 1 — “**Akira**” (1982-1990) by Katsuhiro Otomo. Japan. Original artwork.

Jason - Hey wait... — “**Hey Wait…**” (“Mjau Mjau” back cover, 1999) by Jason. Norway. Original artwork.
Copyright ©1999 Jason

Classic Franco-Belgian Comics (II)

On 25 April 2017 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1950s, Belgium, Creat Writ: Lesson 07, Franco-Belgian Comics (Classic), JIJÉ (GILLAIN, Joseph), Lucky Luke, MORRIS (DE BEVERE, Maurice), SpirouLeave a comment

“Zig et Puce” by Alain Saint-Ogan (FR), and “Tintin” by Hergé (BE)

“Jerry Spring” by Jijé (BE) & Lob (FR), and “Lucky Luke” by Morris (BE) & René Goscinny (FR)

Some Franco-Belgian classic comics acquired at La Crypte Tonique (Brussels) to illustrate -materially- the two courses dedicated to the History of Franco-Belgian “bandes dessinées” at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. PS: Merci Philippe Capart!

Moustique 001 — Cover of “Moustique” weekly magazine #1481 (Dupuis, BE, June 13, 1954).

Moustique 002 — Page from “Blanc Casque'” by Jijé (BE, goo.gl/P3l4wh) as published in “Moustique” weekly magazine #1481 (Dupuis, BE, June 13, 1954). Based on the novel by Joseph Pirot.

Moustique 003 — Page from “Lucky Luke et Phil Defer ‘Le Faucheux'” by Morris (BE) as published in “Moustique” weekly magazine #1481 (Dupuis, BE, June 13, 1954). Comics available in English language: goo.gl/o186fV

Moustique 004 — Last tier of a page from “Lucky Luke et Phil Defer ‘Le Faucheux'” by Morris (BE) as published in “Moustique” weekly magazine #1481 (Dupuis, BE, June 13, 1954). Comics available in English language: goo.gl/o186fV

Phil Wire — Cover of the English edition of “Lucky Luke contre Phil Defer” (Morris, BE): goo.gl/o186fV

Moustique 005 — “Spirou” (goo.gl/wf4C73) voucher (to be collected every week in order to be redeemed for a board game) as published in “Moustique” weekly magazine #1481 (Dupuis, BE, June 13, 1954).

“I Guess” by Chris Ware, USA, 1991

On 18 September 201619 September 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1990s, AesComm Theo, Rare/Classic Short Comics, RAW (anthology), Text/Image Tension, USA, WARE, Chris1 Comment

I Guess (a.k.a. “Thrilling Adventure Stories”) by Chris Ware (USA) in: RAW Vol 2, #3, High Culture for Lowbrows, Penguin Books, 1991. Via Glad You Asked.

If words can be drawn, and images written, then the tension between words and images can become quite complex. For example, in “I Guess” (Raw 2:3, 1991, reprinted in Ware, Quimby), alternative cartoonist Chris Ware experiments with a radically disjunctive form of verbal/visual interplay: a six-page story that sustains parallel verbal and pictorial narratives throughout, never quite reconciling one to the other […]. Admittedly, “I Guess” represents a radical questioning of the way comics work […]. Dismantling genre as well as form, Ware’s experiment demonstrates the potential of comics to create challenging, multilayered texts: his simple broadly representational drawings contribute to, rather than mitigate, the suggestive complexity of the narrative, while the blank naive narrational voice both amplifies and undercuts the appeal of the drawings. (Charles Hatfield, “Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature”, The University Press of Mississippi, 2005)

iguess — PAGE 1/6 (colour version, 2003)

“Brother John” (in French) by Jerome Charyn & André Juillard, USA/FR, 1990

On 3 July 20163 July 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1990s, Braiding, CHARYN, Jerome, Echo des Savanes, L' (magazine), France, Iconic Iteration, JUILLARD, André, Through Space Through Time, USALeave a comment

Brother John (in French), story by Jerome Charyn (USA) & art by André Juillard (FR), in: USA Magazine (L’Écho des savanes) spécial été #48/49, Albin Michel, FR, June 1990.

“Daddy’s Girl: Visitors in the Night” (first version) by Debbie Drechsler, USA, 1992

On 3 July 20163 July 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1990s, AesComm Theo, Canada, Drawn and Quarterly, Dream/Subconscious, DRECHSLER, Debbie, Imgt Comm, Psychic Trauma, USA1 Comment

Daddy’s Girl: Visitors in the Night (first version) by Debbie Drechsler (USA), in: Drawn & Quarterly (Anthology) Vol.1, #10, Drawn & Quarterly, CAN, 1992. The author’s first name “Debbie” was changed into “Lily” in the Daddy’s Girl collection (Fantagraphics Books, USA). More on the topic in our interview with Debbie Drechsler.

“Visitors in the Night” – or “Daddy’s Girl” as the book was eventually called – is a masterpiece of horror. And it’s all the more horrifying because it is true, and because the actions depicted, the innocence-killing, soul-destroying actions, are happening right now, everyday, all around the world. (Richard Sala, in XeroXed #4, July 2004)

Contains scenes of a sexual nature. Viewer discretion advised.

“Werewolf” by Larry Ivie & Frank Frazetta, USA, late 1964

On 3 July 20163 July 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1960s, Creepy (magazine), DAVIS, Jack, FRAZETTA, Frank, IVIE, Larry, Original Art, Rare/Classic Short Comics, USA, Warren PublishingLeave a comment

Werewolf, script by Larry Ivie (USA) and art by Frank Frazetta (USA), in: Creepy #1, Warren Publishing, USA, late 1964.

Frazetta - Creepy 1 - Werewolf — PAGE 4/6 (original artwork)

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