Beauty in Nature and Art in Comics
Jimmy Kimmel
I'm pretty impressed with Jimmy Kimmel and his monologue last night. While he usually takes on things that are happening in current news and makes fun of them, he did so pretty much without any joking around last night. He tackled the issue of the slaughter of Cecil the Lion. It's appalling that this dentist killed this beautiful lion and I am very glad that the entire world sees what an evil person this guy is. Apparently the dental practice of this guy is shut down for the “time being” because of the backlash. Here's Jimmy Kimmel talking about this atrocity.
#ArtCred
As I'm getting into comic book reading and talking about it here on the gate, I see there is a big trend for giving art a more prominent place in reviews and comic criticism. I totally agree. Comic books are a visual medium and the art is definitely a significant part of each and every story and each and every book. I think the hard part about reviewing and critiquing the art is that there is so much that goes into it and I personally have never been trained in reviewing art or appreciating it for that matter. High school and college forced me to learn about understanding plot and storyline and I did take AP European history way back when and reviewed the European masters. But I don't know how that really relates to comic book art as it exists today. I do know I'm going to put more effort into understanding and thinking about the art that is in comic books though. The other side of art in comic books is that there are multiple people that are involved. You have the artist, you have the colorist, you have the letterer, and there could be others – pencilers, inkers, cover artists, a whole bunch of them. And I'm not sure exactly who does what, but I plan on finding out so I can talk about these things a lot better. There are a couple of good articles that I read today dealing with comic book art and how to properly appreciate the art of a comic book and here they are:
Tips for Properly Crediting Comics Creators
Never Just Say ‘That Sucks': A Guide to Discussing Comics Art
As I said I'm going to make more of an effort to think about and appreciate the art that I find within the comics realm. I'll let you know how it goes.
Morning Ramble #26
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