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| Pencils by Jack Kirby. Images copyright MARVEL COMICS |
Following on from the previous post, here are a few more examples of the difference that colour (or, to be more precise, choice of colour) can make to a printed page. The first example, above, is how the cover of JOURNEY Into MYSTERY #83 would have looked (more or less) back in 1962. Compare it against the much brighter, recoloured version from the first printing of MARVEL MASTERWORKS Vol. 18, 1991/ '92. (Note: A far superior version, more faithful to the original, appears in the recent softcover edition of THOR MASTERWORKS.)
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| Inks by Joe Sinnott |
Now compare both of them to TOM CHU's version (below), reproduced in the TALES Of ASGARD hardcover volume, which also reprints J.I.M. #83's origin. (Unfortunately, despite the superb colouring, the art has been retouched in places, having been restored from the reprint in THOR #158. For a more faithful reprint of this classic story, see the softcover MASTERWORKS edition, referred to above.)
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| Colours by Tom Chu |
As pointed out by your good self, the Mighty Matt Milla's colouring job on the recent 6 issue Tales of Asgard reprint is STUNNING. As is his recolouring of Thor's debut tale in J.I.M #83 - 3D indeed. I wonder what other vintage stuff he's coloured. Someone should interview this bloke.
ReplyDeleteMcRonson aka El Sloano.
Those stone men are supposed to be green!
ReplyDeleteThat's the problem I have with this whole 're-doing" thing across similar media - the whole "oh, we'll fix this up so that it's better" attitude. Chum, it was fine the first time around...that's probably the reason it's being reprinted in the first place!
*grumble grumble*
cheers
B Smith