...done fresh out of artschool, around 96, for the story of Balder (or Baldur) from Norse mythology. At this time I tried to keep my illustration work separate from my comics. It was also my Dave McKean is God-period.
What do you mean, McKean has ceased to be God? This is what happens since I quit watching TV some years ago, God has ceased to be and I didn't even know.
I read your Melville reviews. I find Melville to be the gratest noir director of all time, so I guess if we run into each other on the street we'd exchange a few punches.
I find Melville interesting, but in the end I prefer American film noir. Not sure if I have a favourite noir director, but The Big Combo by Joseph H Lewis is a pretty good one.
I agree with you on McKean. But last night I was talking with my gf about it, wondering: why is it that comic artists use a "clean" style for everyday life scenes (eg: in Cages the black guys talking about jazz), and use "experimental", "arty" style for dreamlike situations? It ends up being a cliché. Why can't it be the other way round? That's what I like about Dan Clowes or Charles burns, they narrate bizarre scenes with a E.C comics aesthetic; or on the other hand Alberto Breccia depicting conversations between two guys (eg: Mort Cinder and the anticuarian) in a semi-abstract Rorschach test approach.
What do you mean, McKean has ceased to be God? This is what happens since I quit watching TV some years ago, God has ceased to be and I didn't even know.
ReplyDeleteI read your Melville reviews. I find Melville to be the gratest noir director of all time, so I guess if we run into each other on the street we'd exchange a few punches.
Have a nice day!
I'm still a big fan of his pen and ink drawings, as in Cages, when he keeps things simple, not so much the multi media stuff.
ReplyDeleteI find Melville interesting, but in the end I prefer American film noir. Not sure if I have a favourite noir director, but The Big Combo by Joseph H Lewis is a pretty good one.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on McKean. But last night I was talking with my gf about it, wondering: why is it that comic artists use a "clean" style for everyday life scenes (eg: in Cages the black guys talking about jazz), and use "experimental", "arty" style for dreamlike situations? It ends up being a cliché. Why can't it be the other way round? That's what I like about Dan Clowes or Charles burns, they narrate bizarre scenes with a E.C comics aesthetic; or on the other hand Alberto Breccia depicting conversations between two guys (eg: Mort Cinder and the anticuarian) in a semi-abstract Rorschach test approach.
ReplyDeleteNice talking to you. Big Combo is ace.