Organization: Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
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Date: Saturday, 12 Dec 1992 13:38:22 EST
From: <AERE7114@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: McFarlane's art

I hadn't noticed that he uses alot of pudgy faces for his characters until
you had mentioned it.  I went to look back at the older issues and you are    h

right.  I agree with you on his art of people as you mentioned above, alot
(**alot!**) of little lines in the face, that I'm kinda used to now
actually, very thick eyebrows, ect.  Now I'd like to talk about his           s
backgrounds.  Yes, exactly, what backgrounds?  All I see are alot of
swirling dust clouds coming out of nowhere, and backgrounds that are empty.
The newest issue (the one with that Italian assassin dude-a-la-universal
soldier) had some backgrounds of rooms and stuff, alot more than what
he usually draws, so maybe he's gettin better.  Also, did anybody
like that back cover with the advertisement for Spawn Apparel or
something?  That's one of the best drawings I've seen.  It just
caught my eye and wouldn't let go.  The clouds and sky were perfect colors,
and Spawn's cape flying down, while he was getting set for his landing
a top a building with a water tank (I think it's a water tank).  It would
have3 been even greater without all of the writing and advertising.
I now want to jump to McFarlane's Letters column.  I hate it!  All
I ever read are people saying that 'Spawn has changed my life forever.
And it has urged me to be kind to my fellow man and pray for peace and
do my part in the world so that others may live life to it's fullest.'
PUULLLLEASE! It's just a comic book. And I never read any letters that
contain any bit of critisism (other than the lateness of Image books).
Don't say the there is none because there's nothing wrong with Image
or McFarlane, there's always someone finding something wrong with something,
and I'd like to read what they have to say whether I agree with them or not.
   In the 'Image Info' page (READ IT!), it seems as if they're going
to let people draw pin-ups of Iamge characters, and they'll pick the best
ones to be printed.  A most EXCELLENT idea!
   And just before that page was a copy of Frank Miller's speech to honor
Jack Kirby at the San Diego Comic Con (Aug 13, 1992).  It seemed to say that
 ' nobody has ripped off Jack Kirby more than Marvel Comics has.' Then
near the end he says, ' When you go to the Marvel Booth,....,say two words:
Pay up!Pay up.  Give them some piece of the pie that's made you so damned fat.
 Some piece of the millions that never could have existed without Lee and Kirby
and Ditko'.  This is the part that really confuses me.  He's talking about
Lee as in Stan Lee.  Why should Marvel pay Stan Lee whe he owns Marvel?
If Miller's talking about Marvel ripping off Ditko and Kirby, isn't he
saying that in fact Stan Lee is ripping them off? This isn't my opinion,
it's my confusion. I don't understand what he's talking about.
Somebody please explain.
Phew! That's all I have to say...so far.
Check six.
Paul
(The Great White North. "Snow, snow and more snow!...I LOVE it!!!!
P.S. The Tick has the best Letter column. Most hilarious!
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