tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post2621202164169015156..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: BAB Book Review: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns Gallery EditionDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-50859995883629098492016-08-01T16:43:53.577-05:002016-08-01T16:43:53.577-05:00Hi, Richard, and welcome!
I'd say click on th...Hi, Richard, and welcome!<br /><br />I'd say click on the link below (it's to an image in the original post) and look for Miller's signature -- if you could call it that. More like a flat/stylized F.M.<br /><br />https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QRNue9aVjU0/V14Y5cbMAZI/AAAAAAAAV0M/sLDLnQCoJKwmgyAJFTyIgOPi439tV96gwCKgB/s640/DSCN2082.JPG<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-22766275501214304922016-07-31T22:19:36.943-05:002016-07-31T22:19:36.943-05:00I was fortunate to snag this at Comic Con, 184/275...I was fortunate to snag this at Comic Con, 184/275, but I was a bit puzzled as to where Frank's signature actually was in the book. Do you have any pictures you can share of the signature that might allow me to find it? thanks. Richard Boddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640729528598882316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-75819412841701213042016-07-05T21:40:48.712-05:002016-07-05T21:40:48.712-05:00Whoo nice one Doug! A bit out of my price range bu...Whoo nice one Doug! A bit out of my price range but definitely a great review of a master at work! It's wonderful to see how the creative process unfolded when they were making this landmark comic.<br /><br />- Mike from Trinidad & Tobago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-47283546167481879982016-07-05T13:27:55.459-05:002016-07-05T13:27:55.459-05:00Thanks for the detailed review, Doug! Looks amazin...Thanks for the detailed review, Doug! Looks amazing. I don't think I will buy it but I can experience this vicariously through you. :-)giantsizegeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598725162793806330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-75853070201473790762016-07-05T12:32:34.035-05:002016-07-05T12:32:34.035-05:00That is one incredible volume, Doug! Looking at or...That is one incredible volume, Doug! Looking at original comic art is fascinating; just to see such editorial and creative measures as you mention. I love original art, sadly it's too pricey now for most collectors. Yet these IDW editions seem to give you everything but the ability to hang it on the wall...can't wait to see your Kirby images...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-12123684210380348982016-07-05T11:51:25.105-05:002016-07-05T11:51:25.105-05:00Thank you for the comment, Martinex. And while I r...Thank you for the comment, Martinex. And while I recognize that this sort of book is not in everyone's wheelhouse either as a collector or financially, I love it. The creative process, particularly with the addition of the vellum overlays, fascinates me. What an addition to my library!<br /><br />And I should have Jack Kirby's Thor within two weeks, as it ships to retailers tomorrow. Look for more from that soon.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-73721683117491492472016-07-05T09:06:03.816-05:002016-07-05T09:06:03.816-05:00As I told Doug recently, I am mesmerized by Miller...As I told Doug recently, I am mesmerized by Miller and the art team's work here. I like Miller and appreciate his talent but I have not always been a consistent follower. I tended to like his earlier work on Daredevil (like the issue Diug shared recently) over his later work at Marvel and DC. But here I can really see the magnificence in his pencils. The Dark Knight Triumphant's iconic cover is an example of that. I feel his pencils in their raw form make the image much more brutal and savage. The inking there seems so precise and clean to me that it takes something away. And that is not to say anything about Janson, he is extremely talented and I like all of his work in Daredevil with or without Miller. But seeing the original pencils really impressed me on an image that in the past I could take or leave. Great post. Looks like a great book. Martinex1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772734018573677099noreply@blogger.com