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Let's not hold things back with my usual boring waffle. All you really need to know is that the name of the artist is LUIS BERMEJO. Right - grab your hats and let's go!
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Saturday, 2 November 2013
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Can't tell you just how much more I appreciate the artwork this time around, but that's the same with ALL the comics of my childhood.
ReplyDeleteI'm left wondering if Johnny Future is losing his appeal, JP - this post has had very few hits for some reason.
ReplyDeleteJF is not losing his appeal with this reader Kid - you post so frequently as I have said before, turn my back for five minutes and I'm three posts behind! So now I've scrolled down to find more Johnny once again banged up for trouble other people (or things) have landed him in. Mr Bermejo sure loves drawing bricks! Each serve of this great art does not go unappreciated, believe me.
ReplyDeleteAh, that's the problem then, Phil. Stop turning your back for 5 minutes. (What do you mean, you've got a life?)
ReplyDeleteYou're right - Luis must be a frustrated bricklayer.
Hooray, more Johnny!
ReplyDeleteI've been attempting to send a comment since this post first appeared, but when I click on "Publish Your Comment", I lose all that I've typed. Not sure why.
Did Bermejo only illustrate this character, or did he have a hand in writing the stories as well?
I've also been wondering what it is about super-heroes and capes, is it to make them look more dynamic when flying / levitating, or do they serve another purpose?
Also, where did this trend originate? Was it with Superman, or did it precede this character?
I use 'comment moderation', Jeff, so your comment won't see print 'til I okay it. Stops the nutters getting through.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, Luis didn't have a hand in the scripts, which I've read somewhere were written at first by Alf Wallace and then by either Steve Moore or Steve Parkhouse. (I forget which.) I can't definitely confirm this 'though, as info seems a bit thin on the ground.
As for the origin of the cape, circus performers (Trapeze artists and strongmen, etc.) usually wore a small half-cape (like Captain Marvel's) when they entered the ring, of which they would then divest themselves. As the whole superhero costume seems to have been based on the circus leotard, it seems likely that the cape was inspired by the same source. Of course, the dramatic visual potential of a swirling cape would also have been a factor in its inclusion as a staple of the superhero outfit, I'm sure.
Superman would appear to be the first 'official' superhero who wore a cape, but I wouldn't swear to it. I just can't think of any actual 'superhero' who wore one before him.