tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post5118272799309560390..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Black and White Wednesday: "The Laughing Man" by Jones and WrightsonThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-4925418979189558682021-07-23T20:02:06.351-04:002021-07-23T20:02:06.351-04:00Someone else pointed out on another blog that Wrig...Someone else pointed out on another blog that Wrightson was influenced by Frazetta's "Werewolf!" story from Creepy #1 when he drew this. Both take place in Africa, and both use ink washes. Good observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-27583870476380711342015-10-13T22:26:19.835-04:002015-10-13T22:26:19.835-04:00haven't seen or thought of this one since it c...haven't seen or thought of this one since it came out, yet I remember it vividly. BW is a genius, and you're a champ for posting this!The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-39787587674038124922011-09-16T22:20:46.940-04:002011-09-16T22:20:46.940-04:00I think your right, that sure looks like Capt.Ster...I think your right, that sure looks like Capt.Sternn's jaw to me.Mike Mikulovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426364090992151914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-64920789020403164282011-09-16T17:02:15.663-04:002011-09-16T17:02:15.663-04:00I understand that in 1978 Berni Wrightson was alre...I understand that in 1978 Berni Wrightson was already working on the FRANKENSTEIN drawings for two years, and to offset the intensity and seriousness of that work he drew the first, quite tongue-in-cheek "Captain Sternn" short story (eventually published in HEAVY METAL in 1980). Briggs in "The Laughing Man" has the same jaw line as Sternn. Hmmmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-20751443821462867462011-09-15T17:05:56.406-04:002011-09-15T17:05:56.406-04:00I'd like this story a lot more if Wrightson ha...I'd like this story a lot more if Wrightson hadn't opted for such cartoony underdrawing (homage to Eisner?) with realistic rendering. He did much better with earlier Warren stories like "The Black Cat", "Jenifer", "The Pepper Lake Monster", "Nightfall", "Cool Air", "The Muck Monster", "A Martian Saga", and "Clarice" where the drawing was less exaggerated, but still beautifully stylised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-68240945635583430862011-09-14T12:14:42.784-04:002011-09-14T12:14:42.784-04:00I've been looking for this story for years, bu...I've been looking for this story for years, but I didn't know the name of it. Thanks!<br /><br />It's just as creepy as it was when I read it as a kid in the 70s.Adam Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305675610628621814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-54278421233714697712011-09-14T11:29:59.498-04:002011-09-14T11:29:59.498-04:00So awesome! I had this issue when I was a kid! Whe...So awesome! I had this issue when I was a kid! Whew, good stuff--Thanks!Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-65432701425149554132011-09-14T03:40:24.566-04:002011-09-14T03:40:24.566-04:00Bruce Jones was a great horror writer and artist a...Bruce Jones was a great horror writer and artist as well. And Wrightson...well... amazing as always. Have never seen this one. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-7535939294786849492011-09-14T00:15:30.389-04:002011-09-14T00:15:30.389-04:00Creepy & to the point! I've heard of peopl...Creepy & to the point! I've heard of people being two-faced, but this is ridiclous!Bernie Wrightson a master of the macabre!I can't wait for Oct & Halloween!Mike Mikulovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426364090992151914noreply@blogger.com