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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 14:31:48 GMT -5
Well, I think Eisner is a fantastic artist who was far ahead of his time, but I haven't read his graphic novel work. In The Spirit, even with fantastic backgrounds, the composition is pretty character focused. I'm sure you could find examples that are not, I don't doubt it, just haven't read it yet. There are always exceptions to the rule in both American and European cases, which is why I said I could almost tell a European comic at a glance.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 1:34:04 GMT -5
For those who may have never seen it or have tried to forget it....
blame a certain comics news site that had an article with the video in it, I saw it and had to share my pain with y'all....
-M
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Post by Icctrombone on May 20, 2014 5:45:07 GMT -5
I missed that whole Levi's- Rob Liefeld craze. The first I heard of him was Youngblood .
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Post by Nowhere Man on May 20, 2014 7:14:30 GMT -5
Of all the great creators that became names in the 80's, these doofy talk shows finally take notice when Rob "No Feet" Liefeld hits it big? It boggles my mind that Alan Moore, Frank Miller or John Byrne weren't asked to do more mainstream interviews. Liefeld? Really?
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Post by the4thpip on May 20, 2014 10:25:44 GMT -5
Well... the three gentlemen you listed are all kind of ... well... I am sure their mothers love their faces.
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Post by MDG on May 20, 2014 10:26:10 GMT -5
Of all the great creators that became names in the 80's, these doofy talk shows finally take notice when Rob "No Feet" Liefeld hits it big? It boggles my mind that Alan Moore, Frank Miller or John Byrne weren't asked to do more mainstream interviews. Liefeld? Really? Well, I think they were all featured in the NYT Magazine story about comics, though Byrne didn't come off too well in it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 14:20:35 GMT -5
Of all the great creators that became names in the 80's, these doofy talk shows finally take notice when Rob "No Feet" Liefeld hits it big? It boggles my mind that Alan Moore, Frank Miller or John Byrne weren't asked to do more mainstream interviews. Liefeld? Really? I think because Levi's wanted to market toward a young cool audience, not an old bearded wizard audience. "Wow, those button fly jeans look great on Alan Moore" is not something we're likely to hear in our lifetimes. |
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Post by crazyoldhermit on May 20, 2014 14:44:22 GMT -5
Of all the great creators that became names in the 80's, these doofy talk shows finally take notice when Rob "No Feet" Liefeld hits it big? It boggles my mind that Alan Moore, Frank Miller or John Byrne weren't asked to do more mainstream interviews. Liefeld? Really? I think because Levi's wanted to market toward a young cool audience, not an old bearded wizard audience. "Wow, those button fly jeans look great on Alan Moore" is not something we're likely to hear in our lifetimes. Spike Lee was looking for people with interesting careers to appear in the commercials. Rob Liefeld just happened to be the comic book man who asked. |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 15:00:49 GMT -5
The theme and marketing scheme for those Levi commercials was also young Turks-people who rebelled against the establishment and succeeded-to appeal to that youthful demographic. Spike Lee went against the Hollywood system at the time and was the poster child for that image hence being asked to make the commercials (ironic kind of sell out as it is though), and Rob Liefeld, was the epitome of young Turk bucking the system-no formal art training making comic book bestsellers at the time-it was the right alchemy for those commercials.
Hindsight definitely changes our perspective on it, but at the time it was no mystery why Rob and not Moore, Byrne, Miller or any of the others.
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Post by ironchimp on May 20, 2014 15:22:58 GMT -5
Of all the great creators that became names in the 80's, these doofy talk shows finally take notice when Rob "No Feet" Liefeld hits it big? It boggles my mind that Alan Moore, Frank Miller or John Byrne weren't asked to do more mainstream interviews. Liefeld? Really? "Wow, those button fly jeans look great on Alan Moore" is not something we're likely to hear in our lifetimes. and thats my signature sorted |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 16:08:12 GMT -5
I think because Levi's wanted to market toward a young cool audience, not an old bearded wizard audience. "Wow, those button fly jeans look great on Alan Moore" is not something we're likely to hear in our lifetimes. Spike Lee was looking for people with interesting careers to appear in the commercials. Rob Liefeld just happened to be the comic book man who asked. Yeah, but I'm sure they didn't want old creepy looking people with interesting careers. They wanted people who would make the jeans look good too. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on May 21, 2014 1:36:10 GMT -5
Of all the great creators that became names in the 80's, these doofy talk shows finally take notice when Rob "No Feet" Liefeld hits it big? It boggles my mind that Alan Moore, Frank Miller or John Byrne weren't asked to do more mainstream interviews. Liefeld? Really? I think because Levi's wanted to market toward a young cool audience, not an old bearded wizard audience. "Wow, those button fly jeans look great on Alan Moore" is not something we're likely to hear in our lifetimes. As hilarious as that would be, I was thinking of actual talk show appearances like Liefeld's Dennis Miller appearance.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 18:52:32 GMT -5
I think because Levi's wanted to market toward a young cool audience, not an old bearded wizard audience. "Wow, those button fly jeans look great on Alan Moore" is not something we're likely to hear in our lifetimes. As hilarious as that would be, I was thinking of actual talk show appearances like Liefeld's Dennis Miller appearance. Ah, I didn't know about that. Yeah, for an actual talk show I think Moore and Miller would be great for ratings. Mostly because I think either of them could be provoked into saying something highlight reel worthy. But their bodies of work would be better for promoting comics to those who don't already read them as well. |
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Post by Jasoomian on May 21, 2014 21:10:07 GMT -5
Liefeld was marketing himself at the time. After the Levis commercial he probably had a PR shop booking him on talk shows and the like.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 0:02:16 GMT -5
The master speaks....on pouches....
ooobekaybeeee there Rob...
-M
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