So here's a panel from the original black-and-white version of Marvelman in the UK's Warrior:
Panel from the Marvelman story "A Little Piece of Heaven" in Warrior (Quality Communications 1982 series) #20 (July 1984), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by Alan Davis, letters by G. George
Now can you predict what Marvel did when they recolored the art for their recent Miracleman republishing? Why, of course you can.
Panel from the Miracleman story "A Little Piece of Heaven" in Miracleman (Marvel 2013 series) #7 (August 2014), script by
D'OH
(Not that the 1987 Eclipse version did it any better...)
Panel from the Miracleman story "A Little Piece of Heaven" in Miracleman (Eclipse 1985 series) #5 (January 1986), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by Alan Davis, colors by Ron Courtney, letters by G. George
So that's why I'm going to introduce a new feature I like to call
Here, Fixed That For You
The moral of the story is HIRE A LITTLE STUFFED BULL TO WORK AT YOUR COMIC BOOK COMPANY.
Over on Twitter, Avram Grumer makes the excellent point that this could well be the cover of an L.L. Miller Captain Marvel comic, which would have been in color.
I stand by my decision to make fun of Marvel, though.
At least the Marvel edition, unlike Eclipse's, put in a proper comma to bookend the "in the canteen" clause (and got the color of Junior's cape right).
ReplyDeleteActually, there's no problem with that panel as Marvel or Eclipse had it. L.Miller & Son's Captain Marvel Adventures reprints were indeed in black & white, but the covers were not, and it's the cover that Gargunza is looking at.
ReplyDeleteYou're likely right, Tony, good point!
ReplyDeleteDon't say I never did anything for you, Bully.
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Gargunza's totally looking at the (color) cover of a Captain Marvel comic... the artist even drew in the staple in the right place along the fold.
ReplyDeleteBlam: LOL!
ReplyDeleteNumbers Guy: Yes; probably! As noted in comments above and at the bottom of my post.