Thursday, March 31, 2011

Groove's Faves: "Harry" by Jeff Jones

Poetic. Haunting. Sad. Ironic. Gorgeous. "Harry" from Comix International #5 (1975) by Jeff Jones. Colors by Rich Corben.






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  1. AnonymousMarch 31, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    Would I sound too dumb if I admit I kind of lost what was going on when it got to the last page?


    cheers
    B Smith

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  2. William PrestonMarch 31, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    It took me a while to realize it's a different girl. (The first one seems to have taken a plunge.)

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  3. AnonymousApril 1, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    "Harry" looks a LOT better in black-and-white:

    http://atomic-surgery.blogspot.com/2009/10/harry-by-jeff-jones.html

    Corben's colours (which are usually superb on his own work) were too harsh for Jones' sensitive linework.

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  4. UnlikelyJanuary 6, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    Typo? It's actually Comix International #3.

    https://archive.org/details/comix-international-003

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