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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 6:29:22 GMT -5
Loved Byrne's X-Men and about half his F4 run, but I haven't seen anything by him that was worth reading since then
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Post by shaxper on Aug 20, 2018 7:02:06 GMT -5
Do we have any reason to believe he'll be doing the art chores? His Star Trek photo comic project led me to assume he's grown lazier in his later years. I'm assuming he's just writing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 11:12:41 GMT -5
Well, the whole contact from CB Cebulski was based on some X-Men in the Savage Land art he'd done, as posted on the JB Forum thread in the Community Discussion forum here, so the assumption is that he'd be drawing and (given his vast ego) probably writing as well
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Post by rberman on Aug 20, 2018 11:18:58 GMT -5
Well, the whole contact from CB Cebulski was based on some X-Men in the Savage Land art he'd done, as posted on the JB Forum thread in the Community Discussion forum here, so the assumption is that he'd be drawing and (given his vast ego) probably writing as well I don't know what "vast ego" has to do with it. He's interested in telling an early 80s X-Men story. He's a creator who writes and draws, so it's natural for him to do both, like so many of his peers. |
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Post by Duragizer on Aug 20, 2018 15:42:54 GMT -5
Do we have any reason to believe he'll be doing the art chores? His Star Trek photo comic project led me to assume he's grown lazier in his later years. I'm assuming he's just writing. IIRC, Byrne went the "photo comic" route with his Star Trek stuff 'cause he isn't good with likenesses and didn't want to continually resort to tracing. So more a case of artistic integrity than artistic laziness. Of course, that begs a number of different questions. Is photoshopping really less lazy than tracing? Shouldn't Byrne make a stronger effort to improve his likeness-capturing abilities? Etc, etc. |
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Post by rberman on Aug 20, 2018 16:55:59 GMT -5
Do we have any reason to believe he'll be doing the art chores? His Star Trek photo comic project led me to assume he's grown lazier in his later years. I'm assuming he's just writing. IIRC, Byrne went the "photo comic" route with his Star Trek stuff 'cause he isn't good with likenesses and didn't want to continually resort to tracing. So more a case of artistic integrity than artistic laziness. Of course, that begs a number of different questions. Is photoshopping really less lazy than tracing? Shouldn't Byrne make a stronger effort to improve his likeness-capturing abilities? Etc, etc. Or just plain "Why hire an artist who doesn't enjoy doing likenesses, for a project where likenesses are the whole point of the art?" But if the project began at Byrne's initiative, and people want to buy it, then I have no cause to complain; I'll simply not buy products that don't interest me. I'm continually surprised at the professional guitarists who don't work to improve their technical or theory skills. They can combine the pedals to produce a wide variety of interesting sonic effects. But they don't know scales, they don't know modes, they don't think anything about chords beyond the most basic combinations, which they couldn't even name to save their lives. I think, "Don't you have any curiosity about the instrument which is your chosen profession?" But then I consider that I don't know anything about guitar pedals, and they would probably ask me where my curiosity is on that topic. |
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Post by badwolf on Aug 21, 2018 10:19:44 GMT -5
Today's artwork is more realistic. His work has looked more and more cartoony in the last few years. I don't find that to be the case at all. A lot of current work is super-cartoony, and it's a real turn-off to me. It makes Byrne's look like Alex Ross'. Byrne's line work may have loosened up over the years, but I'd still consider it realistic.
I've enjoyed everything Byrne has done to some degree and would be very interested in checking out this book if it came to pass.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 21, 2018 12:49:31 GMT -5
I might pick it up if someone else did the writing.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Aug 22, 2018 4:39:02 GMT -5
It might be interesting if he had a writer and a nice inker instead of him doing the whole thing. Now that I think of it, todays artwork style has passed him by. His art will look dated. Really? I still think he'd instantly be one of the better artists out there. |
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Aug 22, 2018 4:41:54 GMT -5
Well, the whole contact from CB Cebulski was based on some X-Men in the Savage Land art he'd done, as posted on the JB Forum thread in the Community Discussion forum here, so the assumption is that he'd be drawing and (given his vast ego) probably writing as well I don't know what "vast ego" has to do with it. He's interested in telling an early 80s X-Men story. He's a creator who writes and draws, so it's natural for him to do both, like so many of his peers. As long as there isn't any 4th wall breaking stuff I'll scope it out. |
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Aug 22, 2018 4:43:08 GMT -5
Today's artwork is more realistic. His work has looked more and more cartoony in the last few years. I don't find that to be the case at all. A lot of current work is super-cartoony, and it's a real turn-off to me. It makes Byrne's look like Alex Ross'. Byrne's line work may have loosened up over the years, but I'd still consider it realistic.
I've enjoyed everything Byrne has done to some degree and would be very interested in checking out this book if it came to pass.
Thundercats Roar. That's all you need to know about what's being pushed into the forefront now. |
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Post by badwolf on Aug 22, 2018 9:08:26 GMT -5
I don't find that to be the case at all. A lot of current work is super-cartoony, and it's a real turn-off to me. It makes Byrne's look like Alex Ross'. Byrne's line work may have loosened up over the years, but I'd still consider it realistic.
I've enjoyed everything Byrne has done to some degree and would be very interested in checking out this book if it came to pass.
Thundercats Roar. That's all you need to know about what's being pushed into the forefront now. Haha even cartoons used to be more realistic. |
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Aug 22, 2018 9:19:57 GMT -5
Thundercats Roar. That's all you need to know about what's being pushed into the forefront now. Haha even cartoons used to be more realistic. Seems like a lot of content is internet humor based. Or slapstick comedy, and that's reflected in the new age Tumblr animation style that's dominating. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 9:31:43 GMT -5
I'm surprised that he's still working these days and at the age of 68 (he turned 68 last July 6th) and my knowledge of Marvel Comics is zip in the past decade and I don't know what would be best for him at this point of time. Reading this thread -- I'm a bit sad to see negative comments about him and his legacy.
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Post by String on Aug 22, 2018 11:04:35 GMT -5
I'm surprised that he's still working these days and at the age of 68 (he turned 68 last July 6th) and my knowledge of Marvel Comics is zip in the past decade and I don't know what would be best for him at this point of time. Reading this thread -- I'm a bit sad to see negative comments about him and his legacy. Based upon some of his comments on his forum, my understanding is that he has no interest whatsoever in the current state of the MU. |
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