tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post5014459482590594777..comments2024-03-27T11:44:02.235-07:00Comments on Ink hard: Illustration...Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-78452095294128055732010-08-11T12:27:46.985-07:002010-08-11T12:27:46.985-07:00I agree with you on McKean. But last night I was t...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.<br /><br />Nice talking to you. Big Combo is ace.Berliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663893135824880642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-14825680565433853572010-08-10T14:29:07.391-07:002010-08-10T14:29:07.391-07:00I find Melville interesting, but in the end I pref...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.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-44245049157399054282010-08-10T12:43:28.813-07:002010-08-10T12:43:28.813-07:00I'm still a big fan of his pen and ink drawing...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.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-63463337341846134082010-08-10T12:26:55.246-07:002010-08-10T12:26:55.246-07:00What do you mean, McKean has ceased to be God? Thi...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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Have a nice day!Berliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663893135824880642noreply@blogger.com