tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post5812390916666268107..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: BALDER THE BRAVE COVER GALLERY...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-35438510339057449062018-11-19T00:32:44.707+00:002018-11-19T00:32:44.707+00:00I agree, S64, his earlier work was better. Just to...I agree, S64, his earlier work was better. Just took a look at Avengers #89 on the blog, and his art (inked by Sam Grainger) is top-notch. Later on, as with so many artists, his work became looser and less detailed, probably (as you say) because he mainly did breakdowns and layouts. However, when he was good, he was very good.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-63846011415629341082018-11-19T00:07:08.131+00:002018-11-19T00:07:08.131+00:00Sal's early work, as with so many others, was ...Sal's early work, as with so many others, was his best. His early 70 runs on the Avengers. Sub-Mariner, Cap and the Defenders were top notch. His inks were also good. By the time he was the artist on Team-Up he dedicated himself to being a utility artist producing lots of breakdowns and layouts. The Balder series was his breaking away from this, but personally I prefer his earlier style.<br />Spirit of 64noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-29116003864539677032018-11-18T21:57:14.821+00:002018-11-18T21:57:14.821+00:00I always thought that the quality of Sal's art...I always thought that the quality of Sal's art depended on what inker he had, DS. Some of his Spider-Man and Hulk tales looked a bit rough, but if he had a great inker who polished his art, it was sometimes easy to mistake it for his brother John's work.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-50248951745356946452018-11-18T20:25:46.687+00:002018-11-18T20:25:46.687+00:00If i remember rightly, these are four self-contai...If i remember rightly, these are four self-contained stories and very enjoyable ones too.<br /><br />Sal Buscema's art really became so much more distinctive and detailed round about this period, partly as you say due to the Simonson influence, but also I think due to him slowing down and working on fewer comics per month. <br /><br />His storytelling was always great, but Sal's art from, say, 1985-95 is so much nicer to look at than much of the preceding decade. Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562199843047738071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-33427257044757301732018-11-17T23:48:43.780+00:002018-11-17T23:48:43.780+00:00I used a bit of soft toilet paper to rub the remna...I used a bit of soft toilet paper to rub the remnants onto another bit of paper placed alongside the affected area. When I tried it 30-odd years ago, the colours would sometimes smear, so I can only assume that time has diluted the adhesive properties, making it a less messy process.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-13897902946687398782018-11-17T22:34:50.587+00:002018-11-17T22:34:50.587+00:00How did you get the glue off? I never managed........How did you get the glue off? I never managed.....spirit of 64noreply@blogger.com