My Goose is Loose
Creatures on the Loose 10
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Creatures on the Loose 10 Universal
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Grade:
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9.4
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0202081005
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"The Skull of Silence!" OK - let's start with the kudos here: no word bubbles. Of course that makes sense with a title like this. But, let's be honest, we've seen editors do stupider things. An interesting cover by Trimpe & Severin - interesting because it doesn't look that much like a Herb Trimpe drawing. There's a lot of Severin in the image. I do have to say I like it - it's really strong in the pose, left leg planted hard against the pull of the tentacles and supporting a huge backhanded cut with the blade. It really supports the idea that the swing was forceful enough to sever the tentacle near Kull's face. The other thing a really like about the image is Kull's face - like, you can tell he's into it. He's really enjoying the challenge he's facing and the opportunity to cut loose (haha). None of this namby-pamby fighting of men who might be good or might be evil; no, it's full on whack a monster time. The background is simple, but complete enough to set the scene for us. Other barbarians have been here before and failed, Kull will not fail.
The blue sky is a good shade to set the depth of field and make the oranges and pinks of Kull and the beastie come to the forefront of the image - really highlighting the important people. Plus there's pretty good circular flow to the image. Now...the text box. Really? We needed this why? And right on top of the monster? So dumb. Bad editor. You should be beaten with a broadsword.
Overall? Really? I get all this for 15 cents. Yeah - take my money. But don't you disappoint me next month with some pre-hero Marvel reprint.
I'm a big Bernie Wrightson fan - I love his art. To find out why the Skull of Silence was the last story he illustrated for Marvel, even though their page rate was higher, I highly recommend reading about it in his own words in the book, A Look Back : Bernie Wrightson.
I could copy all the text here and I considered doing that, but I think it's best if you want to know that you read it for yourself (starting on page 65 of the paperback version)
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