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By: Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics #325

Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics #325 — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:42:35 +0000

[...] Since Promethea, Williams has worked on a few different projects, and I’m going to share my favorite with you. First, there’s Desolation Jones with writer Warren Ellis and colorist JosÃ© Villarrubia. A super-crusty noir tale, Williams makes the reader feel every blow that Jones gives or takes, every sore inflicted on every body. Through a combination of Ellis’ clever script, Villarrubia’s rich colors, Todd Klein’s magnificent letters, and Williams’ nuanced, gorgeous art, I fell for this book, hard. [...]

By: Jose Villarrubia

Jose Villarrubia — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:46:34 +0000

Thank you for your kind write up Bill. I am thrilled you like my work and gladdens my heart to see your response to it. I am currently working on several projects that I hope you’ll like. I am keeping a blog at my myspace page, where you can see what I am up to. Next time you see me in a convention, come by and I will make a color sketch for you. Prosmise.

By: Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics Archive

Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics Archive — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:30:17 +0000

[...] 235. JosÃ© Villarrubia [...]

By: Denn

Denn — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:12:57 +0000

Even with my monitor crapping out and giving everything a blue tinge, these colours still look good. Makes me wish for more Desolation Jones though.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:51:43 +0000

I’ve always like Laura Martin. Very strong, consistent work. Excellently portrays super-heroes in the best colors possible.

By: avengers63

avengers63 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:27:43 +0000

There are a ton of great colorists in the business today. With the relatively recent developments in printing, paper, and computer enhancements, colorists have become more akin to painters. In years past, they had to use zip-tone to get any gradual shading. Without that, they really just filled in the areas like my kids do in their coloring books.

I DO have an art background, and I can that the colorist now plays an intrigal part in hte art presented on the page. Try and look at the page without colors. Seriously. Many of the books today just won’t look right in B&W. Much of the detail is in the coloring.

I honestly believe that today’s colorist often (not always) deserves as much credit as the penciler & inker.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:49:39 +0000

Let’s not forget the legendary Lynn Varley of Elektra Lives Again and 300 and Ronin, and the Dark Knight Returns.

Gorgeous colouring!

By: Sanagi

Sanagi — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:37:42 +0000

My favorite colorist is Morry Hollowell, but I’m a bit biased because I’m related to him.

By: Rohan Williams

Rohan Williams — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:18:01 +0000

Nice choice. Like yourself, I’m not overly informed about the field of colouring, so I’ll have to trust your judgement with these. It’d be cool if Dave Stewart or Jamie Grant got a look-in, though.

By: Dan K

Dan K — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:15:31 +0000

Nice choice. I hope Bill Crabtree gets a look-in if your doing colourists.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:06:00 +0000

Yeah, now that you mention it, he DOES do great work.