tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post2887866410930987711..comments2024-03-29T05:15:44.658-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Black and White Wednesday: "Gladiators in the Crypt of Tomorrow" by Mantlo, Perez, and DeZunigaThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-14516489959306466892016-02-03T16:29:30.612-05:002016-02-03T16:29:30.612-05:00I fully agree. Sons of the Tiger lost something w...I fully agree. Sons of the Tiger lost something when Perez left the series<br />keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-19905213793563079902016-02-03T09:43:56.172-05:002016-02-03T09:43:56.172-05:00Jack Abel was my favorite inker for Perez on this ...Jack Abel was my favorite inker for Perez on this series. "Clean" lines over such extremely-detailed drawing. As with "MAN-WOLF", Perez took something mindless and turned it into something special. He always has a way of making ALMOST every writer he works with look like they know what they're doing. When he left "SONS OF THE TIGER", the series disintegrated into chaos.Henry R. Kujawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607373491331529952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-72064794295831819242016-02-03T08:35:32.415-05:002016-02-03T08:35:32.415-05:00For a while, until they settled upon Jack Abel as ...For a while, until they settled upon Jack Abel as regular inker, they paired Perez with a different inker each issue. It was interesting to see the various combinations, particularly as the young artist was improving with each story. Perez/McLeod was especially good in # 7.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-71650784431767120692016-02-03T06:27:57.701-05:002016-02-03T06:27:57.701-05:00Regardless of whether the inks "overpowered&q...Regardless of whether the inks "overpowered" Perez's pencils, the art looks quite good. I agree with you, Groove, that Perez still put his stamp on this story, which was not at all obscured by De Zuniga. In fact, I wouldn't have minded seeing more collaborations between those two.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.com