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A while back, over on this post, I published an episode of FRANKIE STEIN, as drawn by the great KEN REID and featured in WHAM! back in the '60s. For those of you who may have been wondering what happened next, here are the subsequent two instalments of this particular storyline. Further episodes coming soon.
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Great to see Frankie back in all his glory. Ken Reid certainly had no qualms about spreading a story out over several weeks, with even enough space to take a detour to the stone age to fill us all in on the back story of the tunnel! Interesting to see the time capsule factor with the non Frankie elements, like who was 'top of the pops' back in '64. Beatles, yeah, but who was trying to crack the charts in their wake. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for appreciating, Phil.
ReplyDeleteAww how good was this guy, well worth the near 4 month wait excellent stuff thanks for showing these stips . McScotty
ReplyDeleteHe was indeed excellent, wasn't he, er, Paul McScotty?
ReplyDeleteYeah its McScotty, Paul McScotty (in an 007 style)ok its my nom de plume of course a sensible person woulda change it in his Google account lol
ReplyDeleteYou've blown your secret identity - better get your loved ones to the Fortress of solitude right away.
ReplyDeleteKid, I think these strips are best left alone in all their glory. As always Ken Reid's work is a treat for the eyeballs.
ReplyDeleteKen.
I agree that they're great as they are, Ken, but a nice colouring job which didn't obscure any of the fine line work or detail would give them an extra dimension. Just think of Jonah in all its full-colour glory.
ReplyDeleteKen Reid is catnip to my soul... thank so much for sharing... one day they'll be a big, beautiful copiously illustrated Ken Reid book I can roll around in
ReplyDeleteSome exist, but they were produced by a private collector for himself. To defray costs, he had a few copies of each book published, some of which passed into other hands. You might find some on the internet.
ReplyDeleteI suppose I live in hope some publisher or other will wake up to the notion Reid's (and many others) work is of significant worth to compile and preserve in print for the good of the universe, future generations, etc
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit naive like that
That's a hope I share, Foggy.
ReplyDeleteI confess I couldn't wait and tracked it down after your initial post but it's still a treat to see the excellent scans here. I'd concurs with Foggy's sentiments but wouldn't it be great to see new material of this standard in print again. I browsed the humour mags in Smiths this week (as best my sight would allow in the crummy light) and trudged out of the shop a broken man.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, DSE, it seems that even artists who CAN draw well are being directed these days to draw in a looser, more 'modern' way to suit the tastes of ever younger editors.
ReplyDeleteI'd speculate economics may be responsible for the imposition of lest detailed rendering and broader drawing. Circulation figures look marginal from what I've seen. I recall when there was a single rack of humour comics in Smiths, all of 'em with work approaching the standard of Reid, now there's 3 meters of quad stack, piled full of budgie cage fodder.
ReplyDeleteThe financial factor is certainly relevant, DSE, but I doubt it explains every case. After all, Nigel Parkinson and Ken H. Harrison (and others) are still turning in good work for low wages. (Having aid that, it's a while since I remember having seen any K.H.H. strips in a comic. I think the back page of the final Dandy was the last time.)
ReplyDeleteEdit Dept: Ken's reply is in response to the following comment, which got deleted:
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see these stories sensitively coloured and released in an 'official' volume. That would really be something.
(Originally posted 15 August 2013 00:27)