tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291713884531815902024-03-14T01:52:12.530-07:00On The RocsRocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-40791037202183446082010-03-17T19:31:00.000-07:002010-03-17T19:58:27.472-07:00Modern Types-Ronald Searle,Geoffrey Gorer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BmJK9iFN_CFNihk-WhyKuACK2AoPtuVbE41z6FdQHt6pXGkynExqivPoxdSH1Rqd4qECI-QISKltM8xNEFIUdRGoFlR6KzQ5bgyRT8KYK4zeYZX8uaEwwv3UQCREtan3d-abnOfwwg/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BmJK9iFN_CFNihk-WhyKuACK2AoPtuVbE41z6FdQHt6pXGkynExqivPoxdSH1Rqd4qECI-QISKltM8xNEFIUdRGoFlR6KzQ5bgyRT8KYK4zeYZX8uaEwwv3UQCREtan3d-abnOfwwg/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449802826955402194" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />With the recent attention given to Ronald Searle's 90th birthday and new interview,I decided to look at one of his books. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_h71LIPl-jy7peBSWqd12mqPo604JXdQjqDZv9-RA_9CdxfH6bOOxdGTnzvYgL8OvRauKX_vziVqVQYxuqjg5huvEezrncozaJhaE0MpuX4leuBoE5eRuXZGdCengenrN6xrSbLOcg/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_h71LIPl-jy7peBSWqd12mqPo604JXdQjqDZv9-RA_9CdxfH6bOOxdGTnzvYgL8OvRauKX_vziVqVQYxuqjg5huvEezrncozaJhaE0MpuX4leuBoE5eRuXZGdCengenrN6xrSbLOcg/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449801917986841554" /></a><br />The book is titled Modern Types and it was published in 1955. The writing is by Geoffrey Gorer with Searle providing a drawing for each type. I love Searle's linework. The thick scratchy lines in the foreground with the thin lines in the background is just beautiful. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV42mLaNc5QeT4zGncWKhP1EIeCdPhlLXPpweKedHSSSkk-eEJUOZV5Ip6jOazYxkR1-qpjQGvkF8cio7Prp6LyG-Qq9uGg5gXGSBoQsQmNcG05xXAoXr2864tkSyyITp8Iq4gfHyqjQ/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV42mLaNc5QeT4zGncWKhP1EIeCdPhlLXPpweKedHSSSkk-eEJUOZV5Ip6jOazYxkR1-qpjQGvkF8cio7Prp6LyG-Qq9uGg5gXGSBoQsQmNcG05xXAoXr2864tkSyyITp8Iq4gfHyqjQ/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449802397781642322" /></a><br />Even with the focus on a person on each drawing,what he includes in the background is worth paying close attention to and just marvel at what he does. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfEmmaMhGgi3EQRB8dT5KmcektTm-chdtiLtcHf4Uvf7-aS36yUlDidL6yUb7apsrLex9osayCLWzCOjQqu06fH3hEHy8fxaGssPr1sjzSfaab9UDnXnwhmQhmkbvnzB0wHuOULAK0A/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfEmmaMhGgi3EQRB8dT5KmcektTm-chdtiLtcHf4Uvf7-aS36yUlDidL6yUb7apsrLex9osayCLWzCOjQqu06fH3hEHy8fxaGssPr1sjzSfaab9UDnXnwhmQhmkbvnzB0wHuOULAK0A/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449802146149466866" /></a><br />The big surprise was the writing. Gorer's take on each type is powerful stuff;at times funny but at other times sad,biting observations. Its interesting to see many of the same types still around with little to no changes after 55 years.Happy birthday,Ronald Searle!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiOaVQZ9OjscmCw5D_ox18icjqQoYFVlWu-7NB9OPPceuQo40bLxtl5v50fgdM4kcmER6rkaRJ6BQyzr6jHQY-ghGIoU5MUe90Zt4Bjyp-yq4KwH3OR_FbmsjU1VL79SImiDO3Sw-Bg/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiOaVQZ9OjscmCw5D_ox18icjqQoYFVlWu-7NB9OPPceuQo40bLxtl5v50fgdM4kcmER6rkaRJ6BQyzr6jHQY-ghGIoU5MUe90Zt4Bjyp-yq4KwH3OR_FbmsjU1VL79SImiDO3Sw-Bg/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449802656106367010" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-71227783500473596492010-03-16T19:44:00.000-07:002010-03-16T21:12:22.744-07:00Theodor Seuss Geisel-Donald E. Pease-Dr. Seuss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr-7HqdpnXfIn2PCMonV-ju7QPfSGNYFey6wsX5H9wqktq1mZzMds2gbDibKrLBADwIwVBV-4qDttGbOieo0lDDwsmQ3gZroMwYKn2W-7Ij3LgT4GIVL7quAsZj36JnyE3fGrKVQTnQ/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr-7HqdpnXfIn2PCMonV-ju7QPfSGNYFey6wsX5H9wqktq1mZzMds2gbDibKrLBADwIwVBV-4qDttGbOieo0lDDwsmQ3gZroMwYKn2W-7Ij3LgT4GIVL7quAsZj36JnyE3fGrKVQTnQ/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449450289824653826" /></a><br /><br /> I just finished reading Theodor Seuss Geisel by Donald E. Pease. Theodor Seuss Geisel is better known as Dr. Seuss. This book is a quick read on the life of Dr. Seuss. I have to say it covers many of the high points of his life and a good book to start on Seuss' life. Peace's writing is very good and gets you into the feel of Seuss' life. The time he spent at Dartmouth and Oxford helped make Seuss a great artist. Dartmouth in he found lifelong ties and at Oxford he found what not to be (he didn't like it there). The work Seuss did for Flit bug spray made him lots of money and was in many ways his true first successful break in the commercial world. Geisel grew up in Springfield,MA and his family was doing quite well with the family brewery but with Prohibition that went downhill. Things got worse when World War 1 began and a growing anti-German mood was all around him. The political cartoons Geisel produced are worth looking into and a book was published a few years back and I think was brought back in print again.The changes in his life during World War 2 working for Frank Capra's unit making newsreels. Pease does a great job of putting Geisel's children books in relation to his private life. How some books relate to Geisel's relationship with his father. The challenges that his editors gave him. This book shows what made Seuss great and made me want to read some of his books again and to look at the other books out there on the life of Dr. Seuss. The cover is a painting by former comic book artist and portrait painter Everett Raymond Kinstler. This is a 2010 book by Oxford University Press.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5sgUBiDJNWRbloMH9UrLWUL-I9TZuyIShVgqfcjwWyqIf6NeaSofyOu10g7tDedMwvEjEbvTAdA_6Yj2XODc4M1l1ijzEYOQTQapU5ceKQBDsXvHavxuPwlFIS44nQx-UPuWVAn4KA/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5sgUBiDJNWRbloMH9UrLWUL-I9TZuyIShVgqfcjwWyqIf6NeaSofyOu10g7tDedMwvEjEbvTAdA_6Yj2XODc4M1l1ijzEYOQTQapU5ceKQBDsXvHavxuPwlFIS44nQx-UPuWVAn4KA/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449450108262292146" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-35994918706128659592010-03-04T19:35:00.000-08:002010-03-04T19:36:35.622-08:00Man Boat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDU2AUGcOqQ_HEfhYCO4p_H3Pya1-dnAYgZNwjPUArcGgUT0f0lsUq5-IdtCTQTf5dgtacytFu8Ch9dGDpzi6B5iqxDrlX6fLoe5CHEeCQ-vL5VFQJBGxogeENWnyg1iXv3a6CFYneQ/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDU2AUGcOqQ_HEfhYCO4p_H3Pya1-dnAYgZNwjPUArcGgUT0f0lsUq5-IdtCTQTf5dgtacytFu8Ch9dGDpzi6B5iqxDrlX6fLoe5CHEeCQ-vL5VFQJBGxogeENWnyg1iXv3a6CFYneQ/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444988543596535730" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-22454113971376177782010-02-24T18:52:00.000-08:002010-02-24T19:28:01.956-08:00Crimefighters # 1-Gene Colan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWx1gU6SWlIPmGHAKj1PwSvj2lM4DEVgMr8_WooY5irs-UklAJ64IumR6l5Vp47LNdMtddpOVdCNUJlA6bmyY_xglJX-M7ogFCco_044R2xO39SUxuvoNN9r7uLONnrk-xSftsrw2aw/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWx1gU6SWlIPmGHAKj1PwSvj2lM4DEVgMr8_WooY5irs-UklAJ64IumR6l5Vp47LNdMtddpOVdCNUJlA6bmyY_xglJX-M7ogFCco_044R2xO39SUxuvoNN9r7uLONnrk-xSftsrw2aw/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442017658470056786" /></a><br /><br /><br /> I read this cool crime comic titled Crimefighters # 1 from 1948 and published by Marvel Comics. The crime comics of the 1940s and 1950s are very interesting and fun comics to read. Some comic book artists did very well in the genre. People like George Tuska,Jack Kirby,Harry Anderson,Bob Powell,John Buscema,Joe Maneely,Fred Guardineer,Rudy Palais,Vernon Henkel,Alex Toth,and John Severn are just a few of the folks who did fantastic crime stories. This issue starts with "A Clint For The Hangman!" that looks like Syd Shores and Al Avison but I see on Gene Colan's website that he did this story. Gene Colan would speak highly of Syd Shores the few times I talked to him at shows. Shores was one of the top artists at Marvel at the time and makes sense that the younger artists would look up to him or work in his style. Looking at the story carefully to find hints of Gene's later style and its there.Its a bit crude but the way he composes a panel is there and it is the standout of the issue. Great hanging panel on the first page.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHvK7hpZ0UpN2EPhtVtCYNhyphenhyphenJI2L2GNBTQzCZXxyGqzn3LvHNhzbLGJt7Nb2kzvjSBhDOnr-nMDe6ZZuQPb4KN7gWn85phHXj_leJ7jw2k948XDjAYQXuEUzEWi8P-_JvA9Og95RXqQ/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHvK7hpZ0UpN2EPhtVtCYNhyphenhyphenJI2L2GNBTQzCZXxyGqzn3LvHNhzbLGJt7Nb2kzvjSBhDOnr-nMDe6ZZuQPb4KN7gWn85phHXj_leJ7jw2k948XDjAYQXuEUzEWi8P-_JvA9Og95RXqQ/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442017371576545250" /></a><br /><br /> The next story is "One Was Guilty!" and I can't tell who did the art. It ok but nothing great. Story of two guys who look alike and the wrong guy gets caught. The last story is "Killer At Large!" and the art is better in this story but can't figure out who it is. Looks familiar in the way the figures stand and the faces are drawn. Great prison break story with a bland ending but these stories get better with the coming years until the comics code takes over. Atlas Comics and Orbit Comics are favorites of mine and hope to have some Wanted issues up on this blog.<br />Rocco<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq1x_CkCCKfhQKUJVes-OXC3aiDxqD_p5Y2RxjfJvXl1t1aU27PbPC8Gx85ppKH6TDIvdTulnv2F17uGw9uFBcAiscjwx7d18IqZ1rK7KRU150VM-PYBl7atGWxl3neky6ktpF6l23A/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq1x_CkCCKfhQKUJVes-OXC3aiDxqD_p5Y2RxjfJvXl1t1aU27PbPC8Gx85ppKH6TDIvdTulnv2F17uGw9uFBcAiscjwx7d18IqZ1rK7KRU150VM-PYBl7atGWxl3neky6ktpF6l23A/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442017147912308498" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-90800392210960142592010-02-19T08:29:00.000-08:002010-02-19T09:12:14.913-08:00Little Lulu # 247-Irv Tripp and Taxes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjufDNQ7sdQxgAxH9G8dv3aZigE8zG-SDxehjRnO08wxRadAOx739rfD9twklAnzJZILQzw_fokMtV1cxUoDJ2P9dXQNhuMIefCpd51ErGoueMErAtCdiIzQdPR6PrWfQIPDaOGZFbvw/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjufDNQ7sdQxgAxH9G8dv3aZigE8zG-SDxehjRnO08wxRadAOx739rfD9twklAnzJZILQzw_fokMtV1cxUoDJ2P9dXQNhuMIefCpd51ErGoueMErAtCdiIzQdPR6PrWfQIPDaOGZFbvw/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440003526444264402" /></a><br /><br /><br /> I got a chance to read some more of the final issues of Little Lulu. I started to do this to get a look at Irv Tripp's artwork without John Stanley scripts. Little Lulu # 247 from 1978 seems to be a better than average issue. Tripp's artwork is rock steady through most of the run. Irv Tripp does all the art in this issue. Arnold Drake did the Little Lulu stories and Fred Fredericks wrote the Witch Hazel and the Little Scarecrow Boy story. Drake starts off the issue with "A Taxing Day" and its an odd story for kids but funny because of it. Snobbly the Butler is not himself and reveals that he has tax problems. Wilbur's Uncle Thaddeus decides to do battle with the IRS. So Thaddeus and Mr. Smith from the IRS do battle over the phone over a bill for $3.27!!!! Its a pretty cool story and shows how this government agent (who has a Hitler mustache) is wasting tax dollars on this and building a toy model at work!!! A little dig at the IRS?? The next IRS agent takes over and wants to deport Snobbly... The story has a nice end to it but I wonder how many kids thought it was funny or how many kids today would think its funny. I do think some adults would see the humor in it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFIR37rBmBJRNR8y6TDSpCQGv7q28PB7UfpAi7EHzNDmU0np_pTfsZuMirJBKlr15KwoFVzs0XtfjuzHyLiKE_fiYesguVwOCY21OdVCOhSr2Jv7Ktvx2hdaC0LvLIyTvUeA2kyskVw/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFIR37rBmBJRNR8y6TDSpCQGv7q28PB7UfpAi7EHzNDmU0np_pTfsZuMirJBKlr15KwoFVzs0XtfjuzHyLiKE_fiYesguVwOCY21OdVCOhSr2Jv7Ktvx2hdaC0LvLIyTvUeA2kyskVw/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440003316819848018" /></a><br /><br /><br /> The next Lulu story is "Friends To The End" and its got a Peanuts feel to it. Its all about friendships and how Annie's actions teach her fellow classmates and even the adults what friendship is all about. A bit corny but if you're in the mood its well done.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgXT2Q0jaYeMIrZ43pjMWQA7PsD0KCwVsdmNM6r4VaD6mv2KrECAJod4jqGzf-VzDb9P4qx-m2mTifIZTE1X3VLPNM1bAhrs-nbVkqczAaEqOL6uaNmhrELqPbIK6OojC_UbY7kNOWg/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgXT2Q0jaYeMIrZ43pjMWQA7PsD0KCwVsdmNM6r4VaD6mv2KrECAJod4jqGzf-VzDb9P4qx-m2mTifIZTE1X3VLPNM1bAhrs-nbVkqczAaEqOL6uaNmhrELqPbIK6OojC_UbY7kNOWg/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440003034810680882" /></a><br /><br /><br /> The Witch Hazel and Little Scarecrow Boy story is titled "Wail Of A Sale" and not much to say about this bland story. Its nice just for the Tripp art. It seems Fredericks had a hard time coming up with different stories for these characters over time. It must have been restricting due to the formula of Little Itch always hating Little Scarecrow Boy. The worlds of the witches and Little Scarecrow Boy never really blend well together. There are exceptions here and there. Also,its great to see Tripp's art on characters outside of Little Lulu.<br /> The last story is with Lulu and its titled "Charmed Lives" and its okay but if John Stanley had this in his head it would have really been funny and more depth to it.<br />As is its got a very weak ending. This issue has credit boxes for all stories. I wonder if this was done on many of the Gold Key/Whitman issues during this period.Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-85601073534686612152010-01-31T19:32:00.000-08:002010-01-31T19:59:25.519-08:00Falling In Love # 73 Gene Colan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKAp6mPlTsuA9_25HP7CpJNXo1SVQyAogzKhY8eW2BJIkvmDWjnHBmE0iyWyxf5sELY653fpXj0DjgED5NlZo16hybBOchTqSmdzDpmhNN2kWxVb41MF1WLeh_pShUH0JEMNkFTMuog/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKAp6mPlTsuA9_25HP7CpJNXo1SVQyAogzKhY8eW2BJIkvmDWjnHBmE0iyWyxf5sELY653fpXj0DjgED5NlZo16hybBOchTqSmdzDpmhNN2kWxVb41MF1WLeh_pShUH0JEMNkFTMuog/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433118802976742418" /></a><br /><br />The other day I got to read a copy of Falling In Love # 73 from 1965.<br />This has a great romance cover by Gene Colan,which is also the splash from the story.<br />The first story has the standard DC style from the period. I can't tell who did the work.<br />In some panels it looks like John Romita,in others Gil Kane and Mike Sekowsky. So its a bit of a mystery. The next story looks like Mike Sekowsky and has some nice silent/mood panels that speak volumes and moves the story.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ8i7wRvcVRyqQcDPgktZUnoGF3jwAlefuj8uq8gFRQDCSUmvoHtdQwgiET5-Cyfmg0StPN6kRL5mGfDyfpFUqT6o5-55kkQiSD_tiufVTbRxAsospO0-j7zqTvyPCH5edd4vGGbXSg/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ8i7wRvcVRyqQcDPgktZUnoGF3jwAlefuj8uq8gFRQDCSUmvoHtdQwgiET5-Cyfmg0StPN6kRL5mGfDyfpFUqT6o5-55kkQiSD_tiufVTbRxAsospO0-j7zqTvyPCH5edd4vGGbXSg/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433119544202462546" /></a><br /><br />The last story is by Gene Colan. Gene's DC work from the 1950's and 1960's is so interesting to look at. Early on DC felt the need to make everyone fit into the DC house style and Gene's early work for them got the same treatment. Someone there decided not to keep that policy with Gene's work and that was a smart move. Colan's work really needs to be inked with the right touch. So its easy to mess up his work. Also,Gene Colan is one of the best American romance comic book artist of all time. Jack Kirby,Alex Toth,Bob Powell,Lee Elias,Bill Everett,Joe Maneely, just to name a few, all did some of the best romance stories to see print. However,Gene Colan really tries to have all his stories have a fluid,fast-paced feel to them and it works in the romance stories. The panel arrangements in this story are a whirlwind of activity and emotions. If you get a chance,look for Gene Colan's romance stories in DC and Marvel comics of the period.<br />r.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKkMpH4Z6ZE6ZFlmxsod7mmtjN8gl2AZQ8DhByYrVoF7xKZr625tVLBV5K5W12P0G4VoAd2I3Lwi9xus4GOzQWYup3JNrcmqCQpkDVi67mo_T3EHOZSV0RCPbt5kFlBFhgPCh6CCYlw/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKkMpH4Z6ZE6ZFlmxsod7mmtjN8gl2AZQ8DhByYrVoF7xKZr625tVLBV5K5W12P0G4VoAd2I3Lwi9xus4GOzQWYup3JNrcmqCQpkDVi67mo_T3EHOZSV0RCPbt5kFlBFhgPCh6CCYlw/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433118914832462386" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-61991498189318027352010-01-28T20:27:00.000-08:002010-01-28T20:31:33.624-08:00Bandaged Guy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDYu_DGBmKPAI9p7wNB85gaAXQAZGaaF-1D8uH2T1b4JMpdzfnBArltSJAL4rclKUS-Yw1Hvjbbf2dFavMas0e47G9xB_B48McphMb5uC11VYQESBjHk55STJuJr-YGJV44rkw5DqpA/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDYu_DGBmKPAI9p7wNB85gaAXQAZGaaF-1D8uH2T1b4JMpdzfnBArltSJAL4rclKUS-Yw1Hvjbbf2dFavMas0e47G9xB_B48McphMb5uC11VYQESBjHk55STJuJr-YGJV44rkw5DqpA/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432014680691958482" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-47933984812862309952010-01-27T18:23:00.000-08:002010-01-27T21:14:34.695-08:00Little Lulu # 263 Irv Tripp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF5FjGzetz7k0i0UHoJXNFNsBWw3u4F5hGOyuEJlBc_lF8REtzYp79QCO5nxRbwsgGR_MoLy4dpULaS7iS1iglmEXIcpdPofhypKe-Ta65EjLWmfir8fXgLh6l0fc0C0DRYE_-JecQA/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF5FjGzetz7k0i0UHoJXNFNsBWw3u4F5hGOyuEJlBc_lF8REtzYp79QCO5nxRbwsgGR_MoLy4dpULaS7iS1iglmEXIcpdPofhypKe-Ta65EjLWmfir8fXgLh6l0fc0C0DRYE_-JecQA/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431653602752770946" /></a><br /> On Nov. 27th,2009,Irving Bud Tripp passed away. He was the great comic book artist on Little Lulu and other Dell titles. The work he did off of John Stanley's layouts on Little Lulu are fantastic and easy to take for granted. Lloyd White did the same work from layouts by John Stanley on Tubby,another great run of humor comics. However,with Tripp I didn't even know he was still with us in 2009. I hope someone got to interview this man at some point and more than once. <br /> This got me to look at more of Tripp's work outside of Little Lulu. I saw that Frank Young wrote about Four Color #1274 Santa Claus Funnies which had some nice Tripp artwork.<br />I decided to look at the Little Lulu's after John Stanley had left the book. I guess I took it for granted that many of those issues were filled with reprints and weak work. I had read that Arnold Drake had worked on the book but didn't look to see if Tripp was still on board. So I picked up some issues and they are not anywhere as good as the Stanley issues but it is nice to see how Tripp developed after Stanley. So I decided to start from the last issues of Little Lulu. Again,I was shocked to see that the book ran until # 268 and published in 1984!! Now I was buying lots of comics during those years and even worked at a comic book store in Albany,NY named FantaCo for those later years and I don't recall those books. Maybe they fell off my radar of stuff to look at and those were fun years of looking at lots of new and old comics.<br /> So I got issue # 263 recently and read the issue and saw credits in the issue!! The Little Lulu stories were by Arnold Drake and Irv Tripp and the Witch Hazel and the Little Scarecrow Boy story by Fred Fredericks and Irv Tripp. The credits appear at the end of the stories and the Little Lulu credits only once at the end for all the stories. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkfWi8K-bcY1c9m8cs9iSt9vU5_U6H2PWEOCQKAxP3NfnPVeNyxeQjpj9FmMFcUKBAti6m8_RLBOnUvgM9R7dKTT4dhHX2_Y3T-FAf7ujdRnDy8oAn7PpWXMdsgYjAhhxbL9qaO-0Fg/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkfWi8K-bcY1c9m8cs9iSt9vU5_U6H2PWEOCQKAxP3NfnPVeNyxeQjpj9FmMFcUKBAti6m8_RLBOnUvgM9R7dKTT4dhHX2_Y3T-FAf7ujdRnDy8oAn7PpWXMdsgYjAhhxbL9qaO-0Fg/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431654413280636754" /></a><br /><br /><br /> The stories are real bland ones and not much depth to them.Really simple and lame in some cases. The real joy is seeing the Tripp art. Some of the panels have plenty of animated multiple figure movement.Tubby coming and going in the same panels and filled with multiple Tubby figures in the same panel really works. The big change is the use of one big panel on many of the pages but not on the first page of a story. It opens the page up more but its not as effective as the grid that John Stanley used. Maybe the larger panels would work better if the stories were better but they aren't. Stanley really had a balance to his stories almost like a cause and effect theme.Even when there was a meanness to the characters or story there was something else that would offset that meanness that was funny and had a logic to it,no matter how twisted.<br />In these stories you do get to see Tripp draw Tubby in a robot suit and how the Witches interact with the Little Scarecrow Boy. Even his take on other adults is interesting to see,like a business man,secretary,driver just a different feel than what Stanley did. On the page that I scanned with Tubby in his robot costume,if you look at the fifth panel Lulu is in the panel twice,one has the colors of the backgrounds and looks like someone forgot to catch that mistake but when it was colored someone saw it and maybe it was too late to get the extra Lulu out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1BrZ2DUnNJn1IttMlvTh7ovulzUM4lq5uEka0DN4wruaksO73TgQ32z6fXMcK-E3D_j1fNeb_v6VSLB7IrtKsYNbb6XKJInA1r3Aci69tf9ezvMCb28RicOwDwc6TUL6Fz7tpQQQ4w/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1BrZ2DUnNJn1IttMlvTh7ovulzUM4lq5uEka0DN4wruaksO73TgQ32z6fXMcK-E3D_j1fNeb_v6VSLB7IrtKsYNbb6XKJInA1r3Aci69tf9ezvMCb28RicOwDwc6TUL6Fz7tpQQQ4w/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431653811006706146" /></a><br /><br /> This issue has the added contrast of having two short John Stanley reprints from 1954 and its a drastic night/day difference between the writing and pace of the visuals. The use of words and how they are lettered is really forceful and dramatic.I never realized how much the characters yell in a John Stanley story. They are well done and flat out funny stories. <br />Well,I look forward to seeing more of Tripp's artwork on his later Little Lulu run and anything else he may have done.Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-82687632655199838932010-01-27T11:55:00.001-08:002010-01-27T11:56:23.609-08:00Underwater Drawing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhvYBqyVaJxT2pXk-zCSbaVAwE2IFIl4zZHo0r4l5WzRdX3S0EalW8KLNQMehvEQVl87TNmyN9xMWv8Zx3ozrQEld6gaUVWec0kgX9yZHsBn3A9k_HNwcv_RfRbk2Y6Kfcl3903laQw/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhvYBqyVaJxT2pXk-zCSbaVAwE2IFIl4zZHo0r4l5WzRdX3S0EalW8KLNQMehvEQVl87TNmyN9xMWv8Zx3ozrQEld6gaUVWec0kgX9yZHsBn3A9k_HNwcv_RfRbk2Y6Kfcl3903laQw/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431510851437542626" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-77399592381962806982010-01-18T19:03:00.000-08:002010-01-18T20:28:57.665-08:00Men's Adventures # 23<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflabEIzp4PcXH2rrzvZaGiiT9rR7DPZukJgi3dBuM1n5LhADCPy7jAQ0QTzjbcyVaa1XFxMDVMwjwaR6r5mEg0CduU9lSRfj2yMKAvcXf1jmL6TMZxdmlh6nWACVwOURebcwBfIjN8Q/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflabEIzp4PcXH2rrzvZaGiiT9rR7DPZukJgi3dBuM1n5LhADCPy7jAQ0QTzjbcyVaa1XFxMDVMwjwaR6r5mEg0CduU9lSRfj2yMKAvcXf1jmL6TMZxdmlh6nWACVwOURebcwBfIjN8Q/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428302823049599362" /></a><br />I really love the cover to Men's Adventures #23 from 1953. The art is by Bill Everett and its a panel cover which isn't a common cover design on too many comic books through out the years. Its not the best design for what a cover is intended to do which is grab you to pick up the book. Atlas did some other covers with the panel layout and some worked and many didn't. The build up of suspense with this cover is well done and the use of dialogue at the very end is effective and funny at the same time to me. Many years ago I was at a show and saw a copy of this issue and could tell it was Everett from quite a distance. I had a rule back then to only get Everett comics that he did stories in since he did many covers in the 50's. I asked to look inside the issue and was disappointed that Everett had nothing inside.Gave the book back and said thank you and made a mental note of it and never thought about getting the book. I did the same with Lorna (big mistake) which Bill Everett did fantastic covers on. Since then I have changed my rules on what I will pick up and like getting the different artists on these books. <br /> So last year,I see this book on Ebay and saw that killer cover and went for it. Boy, was I glad I did. The inside art is so strong. The first story is by Howie Post. I have always loved his Anthro and wished it lasted longer than it did. I like his loose Walt Kelly-like work from the late 40's-50's work. This story is a horror story drawn with a rough feel to the art and it works oh so well. The 2nd story is by Mort Lawrence and I don't know if he did all the work on this story as it looks to me like he worked with other people on his stories as many of them have a different look to them. Regardless,there are some really detailed well worked panels in this tale. The next story has art by the great Reed Crandall while doing a genre that he was so good at pirates. Myron Fass does the art on the next story. Nice moody art works well with the story. Matt Fox did the art on the last story. I was told a long time ago that Matt Fox didn't pencil much in comics but did lots of inking. Don't know how true that statement is but there is no mistaking Matt Fox's style. Very heavy gothic feel with lots of black to his work. I really enjoy his work and could spend lots of time just looking at single panels,there is much to be gained from his work. The website Atlas Tales lists Larry Woromay as the penciller with Matt Fox as inker. This whole issue should be reprinted,not a bad job in the bunch and was a great joy to read.Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-2988643109684630822010-01-17T14:43:00.000-08:002010-01-17T19:56:55.990-08:00Battlefront #4, Battle Action #13,Battle #47,48<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQ6zAlqG085rdoOdLxCBd_C3GbF1P25ZRO7meo3WxP14c7c4ut62_mPugj7xfnV9mZ-7Qw6qcC6IzLZIHn9fo_YTOdcyUqBBvKlN5YLgVmIWmDg2pyoeaCJmb1brZ30G5-bSeKE0gmA/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQ6zAlqG085rdoOdLxCBd_C3GbF1P25ZRO7meo3WxP14c7c4ut62_mPugj7xfnV9mZ-7Qw6qcC6IzLZIHn9fo_YTOdcyUqBBvKlN5YLgVmIWmDg2pyoeaCJmb1brZ30G5-bSeKE0gmA/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427920677353971890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Up for today are 4 Atlas war comics. First up is Battlefront #4. This has a knockout cover by Jerry Robinson. Just like issue #5 that I cover here,this is such a well designed cover and the vibrant colors work with Robinson's image. The title of this tale is "The Death-Trap Of General Chun!". This issue is also a full length tale broken up into chapters. Robinson does a great job on this issue and look forward to finding issues #1-3 and see how he did. I have some romance stories he did at the same time for Atlas and they are stunning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPd96iAsS7yS0x9UpC3BiqfS7jKUkOAyMP5zQXK8QFIRMAgRY8J4lOfteVsInaBPopczXJsJfg4Rrj-aSaTDNEB0us5wo3-XuyWUU4Pclzed4wS-D-YJeJllajR2XEvxqT8HeCM0D1Q/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPd96iAsS7yS0x9UpC3BiqfS7jKUkOAyMP5zQXK8QFIRMAgRY8J4lOfteVsInaBPopczXJsJfg4Rrj-aSaTDNEB0us5wo3-XuyWUU4Pclzed4wS-D-YJeJllajR2XEvxqT8HeCM0D1Q/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427923724037148466" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvsM76KMgW9gYtNsVnhKfRiRwY_raWhihWWoV-E8vUMwpTI8C8dLfTqmlL7eO4wHW0zhDtan2Ur8-N3WOutjadPnEbycMKAPCsfwtdERl2aGVCP6FpIk7VA2EImbQITQFyxWKYBmu7w/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvsM76KMgW9gYtNsVnhKfRiRwY_raWhihWWoV-E8vUMwpTI8C8dLfTqmlL7eO4wHW0zhDtan2Ur8-N3WOutjadPnEbycMKAPCsfwtdERl2aGVCP6FpIk7VA2EImbQITQFyxWKYBmu7w/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427919316695909250" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Battle Action #13 has a nice cover by Harry Anderson. Anderson has a really solid style that I like so much. In fact,I have been trying to get more of the books he has worked on. Years ago,I was with a friend and we were looking at old comics and really liked one cover from a 1950's Atlas comic and we could not figure out who did it. Then not too long after,the Comics Journal had an article and story by Harry Anderson. There was a showcase of his covers and the one we were trying to guess on was by Harry. So since then I have been on the lookout for his work. His work to me is a cross between Bill Everett and Graham Ingels. Anderson only did the cover but there is some good art in this issue. Artists include Paul Hodge,Al Gordon,Al Eadeh and John Forte. The standout in this issue is John Forte's work. John Forte is more known for his work at DC Comics on Legion of Super-Heroes and Jimmy Olsen but I prefer the work he did at Atlas. Its more loose and not as stiff as he would later become. Forte did some great precode horror jobs for Atlas that are worth hunting down. The title is Thirst! and worth being reprinted. Bill Everett did a job for Atlas on Mussolini that should be reprinted too. Many of these war books have bland stories that when they do one one real events they stand out. Maybe the artists felt like doing a better job on them. Al Eadeh's Viking story is the best work I have seen of his so far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEHGW2JFItcbXbmqkOgtFzHcWQMqRVeQckDCsvBH2PzOKPR2Uw685oT9o5o39SrN2fvzXHMa3oMllRCLpYtOzoWo2Pq1mCL_Eq7Zk-vjr1xoaSssVG1gAGBGeD-sraurmur1lJZJAdQ/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEHGW2JFItcbXbmqkOgtFzHcWQMqRVeQckDCsvBH2PzOKPR2Uw685oT9o5o39SrN2fvzXHMa3oMllRCLpYtOzoWo2Pq1mCL_Eq7Zk-vjr1xoaSssVG1gAGBGeD-sraurmur1lJZJAdQ/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427920384595065698" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPGgYx95UydEtg1SqqjO8d27N2qO9cTYeRJrxQjGF_PyNqxV3fatb4vDBevWGInkdaMZBc412JxFxt1oLn9izbK796buvIRM2DD8yeGYgs83UljFGJ9lkVLivP8Oqk4G-39KRG9Df0w/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPGgYx95UydEtg1SqqjO8d27N2qO9cTYeRJrxQjGF_PyNqxV3fatb4vDBevWGInkdaMZBc412JxFxt1oLn9izbK796buvIRM2DD8yeGYgs83UljFGJ9lkVLivP8Oqk4G-39KRG9Df0w/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427917903519084882" /></a><br /><br />Battle # 47 has a scratchy drawn cover that looks like Carl Burgos or Sol Brodsky to me but I have a hard time telling their work apart at times. The online site Atlas tales lists Carl Burgos as the artist and I will go with them. The art inside is by Gene Colan,Vic Carrabotta,Dick Ayers, Joe Orlando and Dave Berg. The Gene Colan art is the standout in this issue for me. Love anything by Gene Colan so to see some work of his I have never seen is a treat. This issue has a light humor touch to it. Colan's ability for facial expressions is already serving him well this early in his career.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_GQkfmqLl16wyvsCINNLprWdFM4DD9X6UF4rd_YlMk9YCxeaLtQs8wXR7mI5jjQBzOqD7ziTsLXCxnMa41xZCEhkasav4E51DHCvXIHOripJL4Kgb00bI5lnFJ9ZPuxeu5MqKU77fQ/s1600-h/IMG_0005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_GQkfmqLl16wyvsCINNLprWdFM4DD9X6UF4rd_YlMk9YCxeaLtQs8wXR7mI5jjQBzOqD7ziTsLXCxnMa41xZCEhkasav4E51DHCvXIHOripJL4Kgb00bI5lnFJ9ZPuxeu5MqKU77fQ/s320/IMG_0005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427918367097093762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyW3QKCcnztcdHJ8nAH9iMjRUNFHtqqWpsg5m5be0npYXTuDXm-O8-RHm1EkmLR7ChP-IlrEWNf50YO4c0C1-Cd9g9JzZKZuv92PjM4eOttovUy4XWl9WsNCmI80ctoauW6MQfbHUKA/s1600-h/IMG_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyW3QKCcnztcdHJ8nAH9iMjRUNFHtqqWpsg5m5be0npYXTuDXm-O8-RHm1EkmLR7ChP-IlrEWNf50YO4c0C1-Cd9g9JzZKZuv92PjM4eOttovUy4XWl9WsNCmI80ctoauW6MQfbHUKA/s320/IMG_0006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427917320579672082" /></a><br /><br /><br />Battle # 48 has a cover by the great Joe Maneely. One of the best all-time American comic book artists. The work he did on Yellow Claw and Black Knight was the first work I ever saw of his and it knocked me out. They were reprinted in various Marvel giants and always remembered the name. Joe did a super job on a Frankenstein story in Menace that holds up well today. The artists inside this issue include Bob Forgione,Jack Abel,Paul Reinman,Pete Morisi,Gene Colan and one story I can't make out who it is. The Morisi and Colan jobs are the standouts. I'm guessing its a nice tip of the hat to George Tuska's influence on Morisi's work that one of the characters last name in the story is Tuska.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTKiKgRT6l4rIxGGQXaoTHuU0NNyfs0UzU62PtPFHwmLmrzVAtz5Oq6quJX5sf1bDHGDIefruSIiWexzroJ6PKmsb97CjQofuotdc3snFTuWMXVQr6uA_MkXI0HwiU0sA1schad6VQQ/s1600-h/IMG_0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTKiKgRT6l4rIxGGQXaoTHuU0NNyfs0UzU62PtPFHwmLmrzVAtz5Oq6quJX5sf1bDHGDIefruSIiWexzroJ6PKmsb97CjQofuotdc3snFTuWMXVQr6uA_MkXI0HwiU0sA1schad6VQQ/s320/IMG_0007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427917625229417074" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-47148059061768617582010-01-15T20:55:00.000-08:002010-01-17T12:51:23.059-08:00Battlefront #5 and Battle Action #29<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwhYps3VSyFjByIbPAB-xcuezzK9OpYGX7lDNf49OxCeBoKzKoUJZs0mAzJHH5fLTn5JwmbZVTT0U_PYeZt78WV8lQWe41KRuUIJVjheNmAXKLJtjGfhxsHL5GRMJhwU1W_jO65j2Ew/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwhYps3VSyFjByIbPAB-xcuezzK9OpYGX7lDNf49OxCeBoKzKoUJZs0mAzJHH5fLTn5JwmbZVTT0U_PYeZt78WV8lQWe41KRuUIJVjheNmAXKLJtjGfhxsHL5GRMJhwU1W_jO65j2Ew/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427207273204208834" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> I have been reading some great old comics of late and Atlas Comics (Marvel Comics) of the 1950's have some really strong artwork. One issue is Battlefront # 5 from 1952. This entire issue has artwork from Jerry Robinson (The great Golden Age artist on Batman). The cover is by Robinson too and its so well designed. Robinson's work on Batman is well known and the great covers he did on the title still hold up today as strong covers. Robinson did great work with Mort Meskin and George Roussos on different titles and love the work he did with them. Jerry Robinson's work on Battlefront #5 is among his best and seems like his output at Atlas is overlooked. First its not often that these 50's Atlas titles have one artist doing the whole issue. Sure Joe Maneely,Robert Q. Sale,Bill Everett,Dan Decarlo,Howie Post all did full books too but what makes this different is that this issue is one complete story.Its broken up like the other titles of the time like they are different tales but its more like chapters. There are 4 chapters,one sets up the story and characters and the other 3 are all told from the viewpoint of the 3 main characters.I don't know if Jerry Robinson wrote these stories but they are better than the average war stories from Atlas at the time.It feels like Jerry Robinson put so much into these comics,he did the first 5 issues. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CVDd4Bk_sndIUxWA_VZILqy1mY8WYkngzlhDVF12bSi9K7MOt0F2Bwj0-Q8WSbyYYPFW3kEYIt6lYOWw9I1G1xsi9qbnElrGxhVG0xLcD_s7Ox-kYwYFjxE9yh9T8l5tApTdQ8qLjw/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 151px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CVDd4Bk_sndIUxWA_VZILqy1mY8WYkngzlhDVF12bSi9K7MOt0F2Bwj0-Q8WSbyYYPFW3kEYIt6lYOWw9I1G1xsi9qbnElrGxhVG0xLcD_s7Ox-kYwYFjxE9yh9T8l5tApTdQ8qLjw/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427207686002385858" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthA2Ie-F4T1GDbvmnOlnKU-kug2cDWD8LCRAOKBjMUTKwAPbuHmFDeinYiFEWVTZcbK5tcCeLjdcGB2FeD71anTe6XVvcPY_sO8pPVwVx1lImFNscvn_La20YyN4MgNm5muCN-op9qg/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthA2Ie-F4T1GDbvmnOlnKU-kug2cDWD8LCRAOKBjMUTKwAPbuHmFDeinYiFEWVTZcbK5tcCeLjdcGB2FeD71anTe6XVvcPY_sO8pPVwVx1lImFNscvn_La20YyN4MgNm5muCN-op9qg/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427213569668829858" /></a><br /><br /><br /> The other issue is Battle Action # 29 from 1957. What a fantastic lineup of talent. The cover is by John Severin. The 1st story has art by Gene Colan,followed by John Romita,Jay Scott Pike,George Tuska,and Bob Forigone. The art is strong through out the issue but the George Tuska artwork is really well done. I can see why he was so well respected for his work during this period (big fan of his work in general). I would love to see Marvel collect some of these stories by artist, since Gene Colan is still with us; it would be so nice to see some of his war,western,horror and romance stories in one collection (maybe as a benefit to help with his medical bills).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDAvkFPR1SrVooqdPBCYOC_wjQvjJNdnQPCmM31Np14P_cZ3E03_uz7UN7tFvM2awE74Xch_O_FgRNWjlD2Ni8G7Pq5w3KF7egdNxWr0d2W9omF21m_9eGrFDaVkdC3_-tmjrldH00Q/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDAvkFPR1SrVooqdPBCYOC_wjQvjJNdnQPCmM31Np14P_cZ3E03_uz7UN7tFvM2awE74Xch_O_FgRNWjlD2Ni8G7Pq5w3KF7egdNxWr0d2W9omF21m_9eGrFDaVkdC3_-tmjrldH00Q/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427213883109594834" /></a><br /><br />RoccoRocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-26717717608559026502009-12-16T11:29:00.000-08:002009-12-16T11:31:05.655-08:00running with big head<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6nypI3-8FHPv4LuPyEh4L0uNuZ3MEZNp8eLG2nsFdYFYUFBKxZ8zdY_u4M0op6qH5t4dFy5Um-_QUPY240JHbAj-eR-tG5-NnLd19fUOz4Zqux-oy1kT8IUU7K_3T0-ocdDGyz6LaA/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6nypI3-8FHPv4LuPyEh4L0uNuZ3MEZNp8eLG2nsFdYFYUFBKxZ8zdY_u4M0op6qH5t4dFy5Um-_QUPY240JHbAj-eR-tG5-NnLd19fUOz4Zqux-oy1kT8IUU7K_3T0-ocdDGyz6LaA/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415918769092635458" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-87022543776707869862009-12-09T21:11:00.000-08:002009-12-09T21:12:40.919-08:00panels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBNaeTuFzB4R0uBK-2nKswXmtbhfVI9o48R-wegXFkLtv38Gxx7CFBMQukVsErGG06s3cKvTnRrLx91smhe8mLK3_icwhpPrrw7Twy4Z6vqb7hFWUOwR0ODOjrx8WN0Y8qlw2OX4Rlg/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBNaeTuFzB4R0uBK-2nKswXmtbhfVI9o48R-wegXFkLtv38Gxx7CFBMQukVsErGG06s3cKvTnRrLx91smhe8mLK3_icwhpPrrw7Twy4Z6vqb7hFWUOwR0ODOjrx8WN0Y8qlw2OX4Rlg/s320/20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413471035750829250" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-57696812795922566042009-10-01T05:14:00.001-07:002009-10-01T05:17:41.750-07:00Lady with hat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7u_6rY1-Pd-bJDxOW1VFnXq4U4C5-DH39cLs3J8nffYNsKHad-O7xoSGOKWoF5PrmoQudVzp2Z4XMfLqq7uPxL8lu-5DajL20YUkG2PYZ6ae_z4mdrPmZM9DwdYeUsq5xvhRc4wVuyg/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7u_6rY1-Pd-bJDxOW1VFnXq4U4C5-DH39cLs3J8nffYNsKHad-O7xoSGOKWoF5PrmoQudVzp2Z4XMfLqq7uPxL8lu-5DajL20YUkG2PYZ6ae_z4mdrPmZM9DwdYeUsq5xvhRc4wVuyg/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387604632566377474" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-91161812894836273632009-09-30T18:50:00.000-07:002009-09-30T19:45:03.927-07:00The Blueberry Saga-Charlier & Moebius<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jz4EgmMWuqzlawk8h5PwM6Jy5C0bE99oCFROc3x81ckeq_herc6F1eluI1JBdoaikNg46F2RdYy2ofPXJA09XunclSwYFwm-nBdb8-RFtNTMXWu1-s_JTXKdGVjMiu6OWTgpVgOwfQ/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jz4EgmMWuqzlawk8h5PwM6Jy5C0bE99oCFROc3x81ckeq_herc6F1eluI1JBdoaikNg46F2RdYy2ofPXJA09XunclSwYFwm-nBdb8-RFtNTMXWu1-s_JTXKdGVjMiu6OWTgpVgOwfQ/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387457066423990034" /></a><br /> It has been some time since I have read any of Moebius' work. I think the last books I read were the small format science fiction books that Dark Horse published. I was going through some books to read and saw The Blueberry Saga. Moebius (AKA Jean Giraud) has such a strong body of work but it looks like most of it is out of print. Even this edition of Blueberry's adventures is from 1996 by MoJo Press and out of print. The one and only drawback to this edition is its in black and white and the art is reduced in size to the larger format it was meant to be printed. On the plus side,there is a nice short story "Three Black Birds" that Jean Giraud did story and art. Really nice loose art and good story. The main stories are great. So much happens in the 2 major story arcs in this book. For fans of Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood films or Johan Hex stories then find yourself some Lt. Blueberry collections (look for the Epic Comics editions). Giraud has a good feel for the wild west and can show the huge beauty of the landscape and the vast crowds of people trying to take over the land. Jean-Michel Charlier wrote the stories and they hold up very well. Good character development and interweaving plotlines to all converge at the end. Things are not all black and white in the story and that is one of its strengths.<br /> After finishing this I wanted more. That led me to looking up Moebius on Amazon and was sad to see so little in print.With all the collections coming out from so many different publishers,I am shocked no one is printing Moebius. I'm hoping that will change soon and a new wave of readers can be introduced to the world of Jean "Moebius" Giraud.<br /><br />RoccoRocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-20906690833586104532009-08-27T08:11:00.000-07:002009-08-27T08:13:17.136-07:00nice seat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlEAkZ1cYgXtouMUPbKwVGyQ_n3t3H35_MwYB-FTkKizkN3ZKql6UO-JZzkx-2QiFn5uMJTF0TKh2W5kyAzVDjfrc6Dqhrlml1WsBztJEWrP3jWwESNulIboc-_I7-yJ739B0N0udIQ/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlEAkZ1cYgXtouMUPbKwVGyQ_n3t3H35_MwYB-FTkKizkN3ZKql6UO-JZzkx-2QiFn5uMJTF0TKh2W5kyAzVDjfrc6Dqhrlml1WsBztJEWrP3jWwESNulIboc-_I7-yJ739B0N0udIQ/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374661745915635458" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-14380591459990959052009-08-26T13:54:00.000-07:002009-08-26T15:15:53.110-07:00The Perhapanauts are fun!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXZMpE1uY2EeXWGC__xNoWJx2-P7nqp0chsIUQxRw8q161v8V79fwV_3-F0YnHEUdxETO3J-ceShD25kRGwlKAqnonyfPRxf90ONlQzyyDFLIKsR0OB88cDwL5qDfH9ZQMmGxvOUN9w/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXZMpE1uY2EeXWGC__xNoWJx2-P7nqp0chsIUQxRw8q161v8V79fwV_3-F0YnHEUdxETO3J-ceShD25kRGwlKAqnonyfPRxf90ONlQzyyDFLIKsR0OB88cDwL5qDfH9ZQMmGxvOUN9w/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374399131984232594" /></a><br /> I recently picked up a copy of The Perhapanauts: Triangle,published by Image Comics.<br />This comes from the minds of Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau. I never got a chance to get the issues they did for Dark Horse with the same characters but I jumped in and started reading and what a great job they are doing. This is really a fun series and with great characters that are developed as they go along at a great pace. Craig Rousseau's artwork is in top form and its the best work I have seen by him. The art as well as the story goes from dark drama to light comedy. Todd Dezago's stories are tight and just right. I have always felt that Todd's stories have that something in his stuff that reminds me of Stan Lee's work in the 1960's.<br /> I didn't feel lost reading this without the other series (but I plan on getting them for sure) and Todd does a great job of covering past ground. At 208 pages you are getting lots of reading and well worth it.<br /> It seems that the few folks that know about this series all bring up one character: Choopie !!!!!! It makes sense as he is the comedy relief and a funny looking character too. Arisa,MG,Molly,Big round out this group of folks that hunt down and go after all sorts of bad guys,monsters and other strange creatures of the night and beyond. If you like horror,superhero,humor,romance or series like B.P.R.D. then give this a try. Besides from the great storytelling from Rousseau,there are back-up solo stories by other great artists: Richard Case, Jason Armstrong (who did amazing artwork on the mini-series Abe Sapien: The Drowning),Kelly Yates (Merrow's Tale is well drawn and a great example of the twists this series delivers), and Tad Stones.<br /> When I started this book,I didn't know much about the series and then when I did read it well I couldn't put it down and that is a good read in my book.I look forward to more work from Todd and Craig!!!<br /><br />RoccoRocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-58002041515103444352009-08-23T08:06:00.000-07:002009-08-23T08:14:28.395-07:00stringy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyprjaZc8-_DPBY8GkUpG3_sWQ64dgOzbCL6Q-bCaligXDok6gD_Ir1UY7QjD0j9CJjhVjxcxgZX22kOrXgOlhuFpp_vRkZI8DzsvXXym1ShcoQM1O-Rq_zuZx5soppU2nqYi-AmlSdg/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyprjaZc8-_DPBY8GkUpG3_sWQ64dgOzbCL6Q-bCaligXDok6gD_Ir1UY7QjD0j9CJjhVjxcxgZX22kOrXgOlhuFpp_vRkZI8DzsvXXym1ShcoQM1O-Rq_zuZx5soppU2nqYi-AmlSdg/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373177866100074946" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-42665763351329719822009-07-24T17:12:00.000-07:002009-07-24T17:14:30.116-07:00color art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCewVhv2eV1BuPTSNWQzIa_jXxV_dtfDHFv0FyGCK8bjO0r0cGRSi4E_tUVRXrkd94ldaX7SvfFY-blY_kcmXfNw5hXAlFxOWW5g2SKiUnUTWgvZqjqKQOqYQAdd7ufYoUk6K0fdEyQ/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCewVhv2eV1BuPTSNWQzIa_jXxV_dtfDHFv0FyGCK8bjO0r0cGRSi4E_tUVRXrkd94ldaX7SvfFY-blY_kcmXfNw5hXAlFxOWW5g2SKiUnUTWgvZqjqKQOqYQAdd7ufYoUk6K0fdEyQ/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362184467953935186" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-33872108892968628692009-06-24T20:51:00.000-07:002009-06-24T20:52:57.238-07:00red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB8d3obD7Zz4xFWKj0ViQCNl7wm5vPnhlSVJX57d780T52jk8JbowM21K8v6tHMqz_tW-Ls-93wgwNvxETNM9qBVrwGM2rFZ5mLxBjK-T0tsgBzVuOQOacVQRZvNC0mQK0cr5BEkQfA/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB8d3obD7Zz4xFWKj0ViQCNl7wm5vPnhlSVJX57d780T52jk8JbowM21K8v6tHMqz_tW-Ls-93wgwNvxETNM9qBVrwGM2rFZ5mLxBjK-T0tsgBzVuOQOacVQRZvNC0mQK0cr5BEkQfA/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351108199265747858" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-91365620939315256292009-06-12T12:35:00.000-07:002009-06-25T10:27:11.386-07:00MoCCA 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Al5V_XntwKBdAkOLRkZv1xDfvFntL6ITALgR4uA-iOzMd01N2DffA2pxFHFtcyNh4jG6XnLW3mvp04El2QXK-cUV3CBnHq-zxvWdwvQRyCscfHhx1S_3dqXwM9r2A459Nxy4qJRzA/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Al5V_XntwKBdAkOLRkZv1xDfvFntL6ITALgR4uA-iOzMd01N2DffA2pxFHFtcyNh4jG6XnLW3mvp04El2QXK-cUV3CBnHq-zxvWdwvQRyCscfHhx1S_3dqXwM9r2A459Nxy4qJRzA/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351315388145407490" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Better late than never my take on this years MoCCA:<br />From the 2nd year of MoCCA's existence, I have been to each MoCCA festival without fail. Some I have gone only one day and many for both days. I look forward to it each year. There is nothing like it to me and am glad to see it grow so much.<br /> However,(there is always an however) this year is was a different beast. I found the Armory location not to work as well as the Puck building. Just the look of the place didn't visually work with the spirit of indie comix. Then there was the real hands on problems.Waiting for more than hour outside well after the event started.Waiting near some dog crap and watching many people step in it and doing crazy jumps to miss it.Once they were letting people in the line did move.I forgot to buy tickets online and this time I was glad because it would have been a wasted effort since you had to wait an hour plus anyways.They charged me the wrong price for 2 days for 2 people and gave me no tickets.It wasn't until we were inside the place and had another problem that my girlfriend asked how are we going to get in tomorrow with no tickets??<br />I did pay with credit card (which they were not happy about) so I could show some paperwork. I had to see 3 people before someone could help me and he did tell me they charged me too little but gave me the tickets anyways. It was very nice of him. But the other problem we had which led to this was trying to buy a t-shirt.Every year my girlfriend Kara buys a t-shirt with the new MoCCA poster art on the shirt. Not this year,they were not for sale. That took some time to find out. Even the staffers were shocked to find this out. They had them under the table but would not sell them because they were afraid that people would start to wear them and be mistaken for the staff. Didn't make sense to us or the 2 people behind the table since they had to wear bracelets to work the show.One person told us that she gets people to pay the extra $5 with the shirt to become or renew membership in past years that she couldn't believe they were not selling the shirts. Just throwing away the chance for memberships?? The other guy was so sure it was a misunderstanding that he told us to wait and he would throw in a poster from a past year into the deal.Which was nice since we were planning on buying a set. After waiting some time we found out that they were not for sale,period. We left and one guy said to check tomorrow and see if things changed. This was our first attempt at buying something at this years MoCCA and not a good start for this event .There was a weird smell of damp wood and looking down I guess it had to be the wood floor and the rising heat.I thought to myself that it will get hot quick here and it did.<br /> We walked around and could tell that some the folks were not even set up. Fantagraphics tables was a mess and I felt really bad for them. They were scrambling to get things out and had 2 artists at the tables for signings and deal with the public. Jason was there and he signed a copy of Low Moon and did a great drawing inside. So that made things better right away. It was great to see many of the new books from Fantagraphics.The Abstract Comics collection looked very nice. The 2nd Fletcher Hanks collection,Sam's Strips,Luba HC (drop dead nice),Blazing Combat,Prince Valiant,Brinkley Girls,3rd James Flora collection,New Peter Bagge collection,Michael Kupperman's new book,Carol Tyler's new one and more.Jordan Crane's Uptight # 3 has one of the nicest covers of the year.Also,Richard Sala's Delphine # 1-4 were all there. I believe that is the complete run of that series and it looks so nice and rich with those brown tones. I wish I knew if they plan on collecting anything from that line. They are nice looking issues and the production is very high.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_0OkcfGgOfNuj9OqcYlui0RxFL9qsHFIYqETlE4DH6r03X4y975HKsz4y9_RxS3IMDTkerIHaxZLHNSv5FvDN3s9LoMVLdsS5dEBzwqyFvhwvFogP8dy1sbz9Hcrg3VMIRWCSsGWzw/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_0OkcfGgOfNuj9OqcYlui0RxFL9qsHFIYqETlE4DH6r03X4y975HKsz4y9_RxS3IMDTkerIHaxZLHNSv5FvDN3s9LoMVLdsS5dEBzwqyFvhwvFogP8dy1sbz9Hcrg3VMIRWCSsGWzw/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351313669443154818" /></a><br /> Drawn and Quarterly looked busy right from the start. Seth and Adrian Tomine seem to have a steady line. Same with Gabrielle Bell. Whenever I walked by their tables it was busy. It was great to see the activity. They had the latest Moomin book,Seth's book (which I read and loved so much),Melvin Monster,A Drifting Life (a masterpiece for sure),32 Stories,Doug Wright,Prayer Requested,Gabrielle Bell's new one and more.<br /> It was great to see the Bries table there and look for new books. The standout for me was Red Riding Hood Redux by Nora Krug.5 small books in color telling the classic tale from the viewpoint of 5 different characters. The artwork is charming and look forward to reading it,from what I saw it looks wordless and all 5 books held together with a rubberband with title/author/publisher listed and it was done by hand!! Nora Krug was very nice and saw that on Sunday she was sold out of the book. I also bought a small book of drawings by Dupuy/Berberian. I wish more of their work was translated into english. They had a copy of an artbook by Joe's Bar co-creator Jose Munoz that was very nice but expensive.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Al5V_XntwKBdAkOLRkZv1xDfvFntL6ITALgR4uA-iOzMd01N2DffA2pxFHFtcyNh4jG6XnLW3mvp04El2QXK-cUV3CBnHq-zxvWdwvQRyCscfHhx1S_3dqXwM9r2A459Nxy4qJRzA/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Al5V_XntwKBdAkOLRkZv1xDfvFntL6ITALgR4uA-iOzMd01N2DffA2pxFHFtcyNh4jG6XnLW3mvp04El2QXK-cUV3CBnHq-zxvWdwvQRyCscfHhx1S_3dqXwM9r2A459Nxy4qJRzA/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351315388145407490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9QaTSOwUpxnUtACe8D-3BZzTgyy-uqFMcJOCc8xi3bQLdyQ0ZiO90xOfskG-E-kE4I5KuVInLPzVOAp2T1xEA_lmGYC-O8vebOd-E9MdROm0YfPuM6tsl-BHh0D90Ibx7ketnCNJLg/s1600-h/IMG_0005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9QaTSOwUpxnUtACe8D-3BZzTgyy-uqFMcJOCc8xi3bQLdyQ0ZiO90xOfskG-E-kE4I5KuVInLPzVOAp2T1xEA_lmGYC-O8vebOd-E9MdROm0YfPuM6tsl-BHh0D90Ibx7ketnCNJLg/s320/IMG_0005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351315736489583842" /></a><br /> The other great thrill was to see someone have Hunt Emerson work for sale.I picked up a copy of The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner in HC. It doesn't seem like his work gets much play in the USA and that is a shame. He is so good and funny. Lady Chatterley's Lover was and is one of my favorite novels made into comix.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2Dacj-soaaXBXRqEeDcft9Vte6-6Q81ZXMJxKTLf4Xri5GLH3spkdPHbZIefSwvB7Y5HivvBQSFHliLAZW8hVdbgJ-6BrzviSDqPV9B0QX3jdO4LfYwG6oJZluO3VgxRsZ57uHGvmA/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2Dacj-soaaXBXRqEeDcft9Vte6-6Q81ZXMJxKTLf4Xri5GLH3spkdPHbZIefSwvB7Y5HivvBQSFHliLAZW8hVdbgJ-6BrzviSDqPV9B0QX3jdO4LfYwG6oJZluO3VgxRsZ57uHGvmA/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351312913926983138" /></a><br /> Next we went to the Buenaventura Press table and saw Jack Survives creator Jerry Moriarty and he seemed busy with fans too. I finally decided to get as many Tom Gauld items as I could get and afford. I got Three Very Small Comics Vol. 2,3,Robot Monsters ETC.,and The Gigantic Robot. Little did I know the guy I was handing the books to pay was Tom Gauld himself. I keep hoping someone will do a nice collection of his comix and drawings.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxf6oo8okqnduRd2QuKDvpfbaudcM8DrhW-S5Ut8CBb9b0oyQVkq9bVhi2S8Iq1F-zuOUDbCSfQr4KEgymipsx-qMItk3lvdE_VVtGq8FoljHsSjXLGADjcf3nRSuOqRBCxQ2EaKgNQ/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxf6oo8okqnduRd2QuKDvpfbaudcM8DrhW-S5Ut8CBb9b0oyQVkq9bVhi2S8Iq1F-zuOUDbCSfQr4KEgymipsx-qMItk3lvdE_VVtGq8FoljHsSjXLGADjcf3nRSuOqRBCxQ2EaKgNQ/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351309172134449906" /></a><br /> I was glad to see Kevin Cannon there selling copies of the new edition of Far Arden.It looks very nice but I bought the first edition and I like that size and edition too.I did buy 3 mini-comix from him:Time Travel,Sloth Force Seven (Kevin gave me this one for free,Thanks Kevin!!) and Victoria. People should check out Far Arden.There is such energy in that graphic novel and the artwork fits well with the story.A perfect match.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwTzTMT1CuK7JQCKsPI4CqLTf6gKAlYW-i_LxQvdRci06RyWKiKpqqfFqMQMN2JRyFHQqm4Ey_Zg31JvkuUgsPuRPPdqxAZKeU5AhIV_BLVZgJvubawjSLH7jgnVXjz1aMyWMh27DEw/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwTzTMT1CuK7JQCKsPI4CqLTf6gKAlYW-i_LxQvdRci06RyWKiKpqqfFqMQMN2JRyFHQqm4Ey_Zg31JvkuUgsPuRPPdqxAZKeU5AhIV_BLVZgJvubawjSLH7jgnVXjz1aMyWMh27DEw/s320/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351314881400062834" /></a><br /> The highlight on Sunday was picking up Kazimir Strzepek's The Morning Star Volume 1 and 2. Kazimir signed and did a drawing in both books.He was very nice and was busy both days and felt lucky I got to him when I did on Sunday with no waiting.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRatcJNtkChOLdO4t7H3FIsb30vMC_uko4WuwZf4dGnUTltjXRucY8q_QDU94ue-kqOEwKbJomOaBMy0SvTUpHSHxXjXBiqzGF3mUwVbeOXSAwDJkbCQg-QYZZulvLvNNjl9L4Ks9ig/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRatcJNtkChOLdO4t7H3FIsb30vMC_uko4WuwZf4dGnUTltjXRucY8q_QDU94ue-kqOEwKbJomOaBMy0SvTUpHSHxXjXBiqzGF3mUwVbeOXSAwDJkbCQg-QYZZulvLvNNjl9L4Ks9ig/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351313319845448626" /></a><br /> I did try the MoCCA tables again to get the new shirt but no luck so I got a set of the posters. I was disappointed to see that advance copies of Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli was sold out and only had coasters for the book to hand out and he was at the table and did sign them too. They could have sold so many more copies but they said they were on a boat making it to the USA. I didn't know when the advance copies went on sale,maybe the MoCCA site had the information but I find the site hard to figure out. I ran into my old friend Mitch Cohn and we talked some about comics and this being his first MoCCA and he really needed water due to the heat but both machines that sold bottled water were empty and didn't see anyone selling bottles of water.Maybe we missed them if they were there. I left soon after the Mazzucchelli disappointment and was really glad because it was too hot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CdIa0UaMAKnkTR79I59bV8XtGlEet50tFing4Dig_BMHtm__ded7xo7n6TfQ4sBk_njnSpjuh_YskJvwfymtMik3EFc3DVZtikwg9hjFlB9YjmYUmWVCpzG6mf4SNEOftRnAB5ErIg/s1600-h/IMG_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CdIa0UaMAKnkTR79I59bV8XtGlEet50tFing4Dig_BMHtm__ded7xo7n6TfQ4sBk_njnSpjuh_YskJvwfymtMik3EFc3DVZtikwg9hjFlB9YjmYUmWVCpzG6mf4SNEOftRnAB5ErIg/s320/IMG_0006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351317769116565154" /></a><br /> I plan on going next year but really hope they make some big changes so this will be a better event.MoCCA really needs to face up to the problems they have and to fix them.<br /><br />RoccoRocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-48711244459621199602009-05-11T15:01:00.000-07:002009-05-11T15:21:39.035-07:00happy day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x8JZ4kUZ499LpyB3KMDGw_F4tgi4QTfcrZGaKjYDYBAYmmFbv3FfOwioyrQ5N9of9OKUHBhZP0KG2LpwL4KzURfpzFE9WnONEConuBfjIm66Qp7lpHKJsRlM5PQ862Xn5kBRDIfOnA/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x8JZ4kUZ499LpyB3KMDGw_F4tgi4QTfcrZGaKjYDYBAYmmFbv3FfOwioyrQ5N9of9OKUHBhZP0KG2LpwL4KzURfpzFE9WnONEConuBfjIm66Qp7lpHKJsRlM5PQ862Xn5kBRDIfOnA/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334695066619498146" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-62247155955918311902009-05-06T16:46:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:48:24.804-07:00And another<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5No9swTt140nQJbx1U80WHsY73aVyrA2Hr37enGC52JFNtkSDHkRbWk6zvWzQVDK4239Pa5-2U1wfbq8pdCMijKqG_gA6SS_gTo0PTUg2l1QRD85Jb6vemOhMlaQ1YUDHD8qwUMit5A/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5No9swTt140nQJbx1U80WHsY73aVyrA2Hr37enGC52JFNtkSDHkRbWk6zvWzQVDK4239Pa5-2U1wfbq8pdCMijKqG_gA6SS_gTo0PTUg2l1QRD85Jb6vemOhMlaQ1YUDHD8qwUMit5A/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332862004785353890" /></a>Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029171388453181590.post-60452350551136367922009-05-06T16:41:00.001-07:002009-05-06T16:45:36.228-07:00Some art or not<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgDlhwoPXYsvJ0hFiWkVWVAd7vlzworWKI44CjNMRry9opxW5As5TZgD_SmYdViLQj-3q5iBoPiw0bOHNyBRCdYNWN2B6UTLk9TFMiI7r4l555Y5Y97yJ0X9etUOPqvZQ8Y8bkK_88Q/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgDlhwoPXYsvJ0hFiWkVWVAd7vlzworWKI44CjNMRry9opxW5As5TZgD_SmYdViLQj-3q5iBoPiw0bOHNyBRCdYNWN2B6UTLk9TFMiI7r4l555Y5Y97yJ0X9etUOPqvZQ8Y8bkK_88Q/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332861239948371682" /></a><br />Here is a drawing I did recently....Rocco Nigrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.com0