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Post by Confessor on Nov 27, 2024 19:32:47 GMT -5
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. If you look at some John Buscema pages , he moved the camera around even if they were just talking. Sure, but he might not be communicating what Bendis's script is trying to communicate on that page. The page layout is done that way to convey something. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Nov 27, 2024 19:47:40 GMT -5
If you look at some John Buscema pages , he moved the camera around even if they were just talking. Sure, but he might not be communicating what Bendis's script is trying to communicate on that page. The page layout is done that way to convey something. I guess it's possible the next page could redeem this... like the static shots are set-up for a big visual punchline. Like lulling the audience to sleep before waking them up.... |
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Post by berkley on Nov 27, 2024 20:58:01 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.
I haven't read enough to have a strong opinion about Bendis in general but there is one thing that doesnt work on that page: the black-haired character's head is turned in an awkward angle throughout: it's a position that might be taken as part of a movement, turning one's head to say something to someone behind or to the side and then turning back to a more natural position, but no one would ever turn it and keep it there throughout a sustained exchange of dialogue without moving. It looks completely unnatural and therefore undermines the realistic effect Bendis is presumably striving for with his dialogue.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 27, 2024 22:34:01 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. Yeah that's right... I took a look at the rebellion web site and I suspect they all had their own feature off the premise, and maybe that's why they weren't in the book I have... Loner also has a collection that has a similar cover. That makes alot more sense, though it definitely stretches the premise if all 4 of them were going to check out all these planets all to no avail. |
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Post by kirby101 on Nov 27, 2024 23:28:53 GMT -5
If you look at some John Buscema pages , he moved the camera around even if they were just talking. Sure, but he might not be communicating what Bendis's script is trying to communicate on that page. The page layout is done that way to convey something. You don't have to bore the reader to convey bordom. A static camera is boring. |
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