tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post9142342810715365886..comments2024-03-27T12:09:07.950+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: ALAS, POOR MARVEL - I KNEW IT WELL...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-1445402285819099872017-11-15T03:33:16.066+00:002017-11-15T03:33:16.066+00:00Unfortunately, when Marvel UK tried that, it just ...Unfortunately, when Marvel UK tried that, it just came out a muddy grey-going-on-black which obliterated the detail.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-70510153932706380852017-11-15T03:01:42.995+00:002017-11-15T03:01:42.995+00:00That’s right! That why the Warren Spirit black and...That’s right! That why the Warren Spirit black and white reprints were so effective. They used greyscale and the effect was that of a black and white movie not just art with no colour. Phil Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-27912348057457917582017-11-14T12:00:47.437+00:002017-11-14T12:00:47.437+00:00Yeah, the early issues of MWOM were the best, BS, ...Yeah, the early issues of MWOM were the best, BS, the colour (and spot-colour) gave them a special magic that later issues just didn't have. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-21976721582047744182017-11-14T03:49:40.744+00:002017-11-14T03:49:40.744+00:00Ah, my first issue of MWOM (we always got them thr...Ah, my first issue of MWOM (we always got them three months late down here) - what I couldn't understand was how I'd managed to miss the previous issues.<br /><br />It was a great (and economical) way to read all the older stories, though they went a bit overboard with the Letratone once they'd dumped the second colour.B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-30211953905721301882017-11-13T22:25:45.110+00:002017-11-13T22:25:45.110+00:00What's that word again, PS? I don't recogn...What's that word again, PS? I don't recognise it. You realise that using unauthorized words will get you fined and that you'll be an outlaw?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-90982455089077209422017-11-13T22:20:41.440+00:002017-11-13T22:20:41.440+00:00You realize that by burning unauthorized materials...You realize that by burning unauthorized materials that’s a fine and you’re a scofflaw...Phil Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-84697340662907243742017-11-13T11:28:53.060+00:002017-11-13T11:28:53.060+00:00Yeah, although The Thing was perhaps looking a bit...Yeah, although The Thing was perhaps looking a bit too cute around this time, whoever was drawing him. I really like Starlin's UK covers for MWOM - they had that special something.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-79918887667139864442017-11-13T09:37:08.087+00:002017-11-13T09:37:08.087+00:00Stalin drew a really good Thing, didn’t he.Stalin drew a really good Thing, didn’t he.Christopher Nevellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-18379503236829363652017-11-13T01:51:30.302+00:002017-11-13T01:51:30.302+00:00I've got some Dr. Doom figures hanging around ...I've got some Dr. Doom figures hanging around the place - does that count? And he appears in at least a couple of posters, so he's well-represented - for a villain. You've reminded me that I need to track down a missing issue of The Bettie Pages to complete my collection, so I'm off over to eBay. I'll look forward to your Bettie & Dave post. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-88386529200540168882017-11-13T01:41:05.685+00:002017-11-13T01:41:05.685+00:00I am rather curious to see what else hangs on your...I am rather curious to see what else hangs on your walls, so peek i shall.<br />I'm fond of the Fantastic Four, too. Two of the pieces currently up were done for the King Kirby 100, so you may have seen them in the blog - the 2 page spread of Reed Richards in the negative zone Kirby Collage, and that combined Kirby & Sinnott piece i coloured. I've got a local shop that will print posters at a size just between A3 & C3 for under US$5. Makes it easy to fill the walls as needed.<br />Your pic makes me think some villainy is needed. Especially when reflecting upon that very nice collection of Dr. Doom covers over at Back In The Bronze Age.<br /><br />If Blue Monday's topic gets bumped again and you see Bettie & Dave tomorrow, it's entirely your fault. <i>(If one can manage to find fault there)</i><br />-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-82220190704238860112017-11-13T01:15:45.090+00:002017-11-13T01:15:45.090+00:00What I did, 3, was print out the image on an A4 pi...What I did, 3, was print out the image on an A4 piece of card, from a scan of the actual issue which is in a file/folder on my computer. The old one was the actual cover from a spare issue of the comic I had, which is why it had aged. The original page was just slightly smaller than A4 size, but not by much. Usually I make the copies the same size as the ones they're replacing, but with the British Marvel mags, the margin around the cover image isn't always consistent from ish-to-ish, so by making them all A4, that helps compensate for any discrepancy. By the way, if you trawl back a bit, you'll find 'before and after' pics of previous covers I've replaced - if you're interested that is.<br /><br />Ah, Bettie Page - now you're talking. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-77255294874059926472017-11-13T00:39:40.194+00:002017-11-13T00:39:40.194+00:00Is this a poster print of the cover? If so, how la...Is this a poster print of the cover? If so, how large is it?<br /><br />I tend to cheat in this regard. Much of what hangs on my walls these days are my own paintings, and i can have new copies printed at need. <br />But, there's a timely exception. I just last week found an old favorite wall poster in excellent condition and couldn't resist. It was a Dave Stevens' bathing Bettie - could you resist?<br />No need to answer that one. I've seen your comments.-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.com