2005 May
Comic Dictionary - Uncolored
- by Brian Cronin
- Sunday, May 22nd, 2005 at 10:01 AM EST
“Uncolored” is a phrase used to distinguish between books that use black & white as an artistic expression and those books that use black & white just because they cannot afford to color the book.
For instance, Kane is a black & white book.
Worldwatch #1 is an uncolored book.
It seems silly to me to refer to […]
Comic Dictionary - Paternalistic Continuity
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, May 19th, 2005 at 10:00 AM EST
Paternalistic continuity is what you call it when a writer/editor gets protective (or paternalistic) of the continuity of a particular character, and goes out of his/her way to control the history of said character.
The first notable example of this that I can think of is when John Byrne decided that Dr. Doom (”his” character, as […]
Project Superior - Variations on a Theme
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, May 16th, 2005 at 1:38 AM EST
Today’s You Decide is Project Superior, an anthology put out earlier this year by AdHouse Books.
It is a straightforward concept - 280 pages of 42 comic book creators (or creative teams) doing stories about superheroes.
With the talent compiled for this book, it was bound to be filled with good stories, and that was the […]
