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Post by Confessor on Nov 27, 2024 4:53:49 GMT -5
I thought Bendis was famous for having a page of panels with the same head shot and two dialog balloons.  Myself, I really like Bendis' dialogue. I find it both entertaining and very naturalistic in a similar way to Quentin Tarantino's dialogue (which I'm also a big fan of). Alias is likely the best thing he's ever written, in my opinion. As for the repeat use of panels in that Michael Gaydos page, that would be an exception rather than the norm overall, though it's also a stylistic trait of Bendis's scripting and his direction to the artists he works with. But it's also very much a deliberate choice, not just a case of lazy artwork. The art is communicating Jessica Jones' boredom in that scene along with the other woman's casual curiosity. The lack of different "camera angles" emphasises the slightly stilted atmosphere between the two characters, while enhancing the casual, conversational nature of the scene. Personally, I rather like it. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 27, 2024 6:22:34 GMT -5
From a purely visual standpoint, that is one boring-ass page. I can't stand that kind of lazy storytelling regardless of how good the story might otherwise be.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 27, 2024 8:04:32 GMT -5
I rather that the figures talking have movement.
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Post by commond on Nov 27, 2024 8:06:40 GMT -5
I'll give Bendis credit for playing with the form. He did that quite a bit in Alias. Personally, I found the art a bit ugly but never boring. It's when there are two dozen tiny panels on a page that I find Bendis tough going.
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Post by commond on Nov 27, 2024 8:09:59 GMT -5
I rather that the figures talking have movement. Movement isn't really possible in that page, though, and really the opposite of what Bendis is trying to convey. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 27, 2024 9:57:39 GMT -5
Am I correct in assuming Bendis writes full-script and thus his artists have little input into the layouts?
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Post by Confessor on Nov 27, 2024 11:09:38 GMT -5
I rather that the figures talking have movement. Movement isn't really possible in that page, though, and really the opposite of what Bendis is trying to convey. And really, how much does the average person move when they are in conversation? I mean, apart from their jaw, obviously. I guess that some people are very animated in conversation, but a lot of folk aren't particularly. But regardless, I think Gaydos's art on that page works well to convey the atmosphere of the conversation. |
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Post by Confessor on Nov 27, 2024 11:12:33 GMT -5
Am I correct in assuming Bendis writes full-script and thus his artists have little input into the layouts? Cei-U! I summon my lack of BMB familiarity1 From what I've gleened over the years from here and there, I think Bendis does provide some art direction to his artists about the layout of certain pages. But I don't think he properly scripts every panel or every page in the way that, say, Alan Moore does on some of his comic projects. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 27, 2024 12:39:04 GMT -5
I'll give Bendis credit for playing with the form. He did that quite a bit in Alias. Personally, I found the art a bit ugly but never boring. It's when there are two dozen tiny panels on a page that I find Bendis tough going. My issue with Bendis is he can only write one character.... every person has the same personality under his writing. That personality was great for Peter Parker in Ultimate Spider-Man, but it doesn't work for every character ever. |
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Post by kirby101 on Nov 27, 2024 13:21:13 GMT -5
He also has a habit of writing dialog in half sentences.
You know...
Yeah, but...
We have to...
We will when....
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 27, 2024 13:29:27 GMT -5
I finished my Trade for Turbo Jones today... which was from 1988. The premise is the Earth gets destroyed and Turbo Jones, after no one would listen to him that the planet was doomed (sound familiar?), builds a space ark and takes a few chosen ones to find a new planet. After that interesting set up (and a bunch of unique characters) none of that gets mentioned again until the last issue, and every story is Turbo and his side kick 'Robo' (who calls himself a robot, but is actually a cyborg monkey) trying unsuccessfully finding a new planet and running into interesting aliens every stop. It could have been a good good series if it continued I think, but it just never lived up to it. Seems like the sort of thing someone could revive sometime. This is also the last of my stash from the big trade sale Rebellion/2000 AD had a couple years ago... just in time for Black Friday. Off to see if they have a sale this year  . |
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Post by driver1980 on Nov 27, 2024 14:34:04 GMT -5
I finished my Trade for Turbo Jones today... which was from 1988. The premise is the Earth gets destroyed and Turbo Jones, after no one would listen to him that the planet was doomed (sound familiar?), builds a space ark and takes a few chosen ones to find a new planet. After that interesting set up (and a bunch of unique characters) none of that gets mentioned again until the last issue, and every story is Turbo and his side kick 'Robo' (who calls himself a robot, but is actually a cyborg monkey) trying unsuccessfully finding a new planet and running into interesting aliens every stop. It could have been a good good series if it continued I think, but it just never lived up to it. Seems like the sort of thing someone could revive sometime. This is also the last of my stash from the big trade sale Rebellion/2000 AD had a couple years ago... just in time for Black Friday. Off to see if they have a sale this year . That is from the Wildcat comic, right? Other strips from that comic included Kitten Magee, Joe Alien, and Loner. Some great stories, but the set-up was, as you say, ignored. |
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Post by driver1980 on Nov 27, 2024 14:36:26 GMT -5
I’m glad you mentioned it, wildfire2099. Gives me an excuse to share some pics:   |
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