tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post5135702322376427600..comments2024-03-23T23:46:29.024-07:00Comments on The Fabuleous Fifties: Ger Apeldoornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-33724111212168869532008-12-20T01:12:00.000-08:002008-12-20T01:12:00.000-08:00I have three more which I'll share some time later...I have three more which I'll share some time later. He uses a lot of neat tricks like silhouettes and panelless borders.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-2998619761736397002008-12-19T11:46:00.000-08:002008-12-19T11:46:00.000-08:00The jokes in these strips may be very pedestrian, ...The jokes in these strips may be very pedestrian, but the artwork, staging and storytelling are really great! Modern comic book and comic strip artists could learn a TON from these strips.<BR/><BR/>For example, the topmost strip features figures that are full of life and dynamic angles and S-curves. Nobody is standing straight and rigid. Even the stuffy matron in the last panel has a very dynamic pose.<BR/><BR/>In the second strip, look at how he implies a big movie studio in the background with just a few blobs of ink. He uses heavy blacks on the starlet's boobs to emphasize her bombshell qualities. Andrew and Patsy both have character designs that read like crazy in silhouette! That's great design. The body language in panel three is a joy to behold, and look at how the two kids have totally different walking poses in panel five!<BR/>Lastly (for this strip) look at the clear storytelling on that last panel. He makes sure to put the gag in the foreground where it's clearly staged and impossible to miss.<BR/><BR/>Finally-- the third strip. In the opening panel, look at the way all the foreground elements, props and designs point straight to the movie star. Once again, the cartoonist keeps the staging and posing interesting, and he makes sure to use a close-up on the punchline in the last panel.<BR/><BR/>Great great stuff! Thanks for sharing this! And thanks for ALL your posts...yours is one blog I check every day.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.com