tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post942563772390215046..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Team-up Week! Black and White Wednesday: "And Then...The X-Men!" by Moench, Simonson, and AlcalaThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-25993232515419088432015-09-17T02:02:40.604-04:002015-09-17T02:02:40.604-04:00And also, the Essentials are in b&w, which los...And also, the Essentials are in b&w, which loses the beautiful 'Marvel-Color!' from the issues of The Hulk! that are also included in the edition.Buddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743808138034125980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-49051971835142332872015-09-16T12:40:06.476-04:002015-09-16T12:40:06.476-04:00This Moench-written series has been praised many t...This Moench-written series has been praised many times for the shoe-horn continuity, but as a letter writer commented in a later issue, it was very sloppy and got the continuity wrong. That bothered me in the day, but I could care less now because a good story is a good story, regardless.Jeff Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797939431806324345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-5546775969949682792015-09-16T12:38:27.460-04:002015-09-16T12:38:27.460-04:00It seemed that there was a month or so about that ...It seemed that there was a month or so about that time when most of Alfredo's output featured this ink/grease pencil style change and then, back to "normal."Jeff Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797939431806324345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-55049057934428912032015-09-16T12:21:03.754-04:002015-09-16T12:21:03.754-04:00Try to get the original magazine publications inst...Try to get the original magazine publications instead of the Essentials. The image quality suffers when they shrink the art down for the Essentials.Jeff Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797939431806324345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-89126452731725512502015-09-16T09:17:30.421-04:002015-09-16T09:17:30.421-04:00Rampaging Hulk was probably the best representatio...Rampaging Hulk was probably the best representation of the character, ever. What a great book. (What a great time to love comics!) Alcala really did have something special, didn't he?Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-14010937486583758322015-09-16T07:20:05.642-04:002015-09-16T07:20:05.642-04:00Beautiful artwork. Although I own this issue I...Beautiful artwork. Although I own this issue I'd forgotten Alcala employed such a special inking technique over Simonson's powerful pencils (it sure looked like Walt was enjoying himself on this series). I like this earlier version of the X-Men appearing simultaneously with the Claremont/Cockrum one that was being published at the time. Marvel probably figured this appearance in the Hulk's mag would lead more readers toward what would soon become their best-selling title.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-59090112071173834682015-09-16T05:05:53.124-04:002015-09-16T05:05:53.124-04:00Completely missed out on Rampaging Hulk back in th...Completely missed out on Rampaging Hulk back in the day - I didn't even know it existed until the dawn of the internet! But seeing scans like this really makes me want to go out and at least track down the Essentials reprints.<br />It's absolutely fascinating seeing Simonson's layouts inked (or indeed, perhaps charcoaled) by Alcala. I still prefer Simonson doing the complete art, but this still looks really cool. As always, thanks for posting this, Groove!Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-23384047752489376662015-09-16T00:36:45.357-04:002015-09-16T00:36:45.357-04:00That's ink and grease pencil. which resembles ...That's ink and grease pencil. which resembles crayons. Used skillfully on a textured board, it gave the effect of charcoal and also photographed more easily without halftone screening, back when that was an issue. Joe Kubert was a real master of grease pencil, as can be seen in Firehair, among others.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809592629762693427noreply@blogger.com