Alan Davis; 'Nuff Said

[shakalooloo]

Marvel's 85th Anniversary Special includes five complete stories, bridged by a sixth framing story by Ryan North.

All you need to know is that Alan Davis does an Excalibur story in it.








His stuff is just so CONSISTENT.

Okay, there is something else to think on. Most of the stories are light-hearted or feel-good, but there is one story by Yuji Kaku featuring the most... I can't even think of a word.





Yeah, that.

Comments

[thanekos]

Honestly, looking at the Davis excerpt and the Kaku excerpt together, the latter beats the former hollow - the watercolor coloring and the rendering of shadows there in's just lovely.

[shakalooloo]

There's always something a little special when an artist colours their own work.

[full_metal_ox]

Compare Kaku’s somber brown-and-red limited palette with these:

10-sen Japanese banknote, illustrating the hakkō ichiu monument in Miyazaki, first issued in 1944:



Prewar 10-sen Japanese stamp, illustrating the hakkō ichiu and the 2,600th anniversary of the Empire:



Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakkō_ichiu

[icon_uk]

I'd rather say two very distinct and different styles, both with their own strengths

[icon_uk]

Given what she did with "Sprite" and "Shadowcat", anyone else wondering what a Kitty Pryde with the codename "Flamingo" might possibly look like?!?

[scorntx]

In a very terrified sort of way, yes...

[sabertoothlotus]

Sorry, I can't get past the Count Urfeit pun...