tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post4403053212333222313..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: July's Number Ones Part 2Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-78840734375794080772014-08-13T14:45:25.694-03:002014-08-13T14:45:25.694-03:00Is the Omnibus on matte paper like the Kirby Omnib...Is the Omnibus on matte paper like the Kirby Omnibi? Because I don't mind that format at all. Possibly because it was recolored as well.<br /><br />The Marvel Visionaries books were on glossy paper and I don't think recolored anything, so the red/yellow/blue dots showed up a lot, as opposed to looking like opaque washes of the proper shade.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-34940805969911464152014-08-13T14:08:26.844-03:002014-08-13T14:08:26.844-03:00Well, at the moment I'm re-reading the Simonso...Well, at the moment I'm re-reading the Simonson Thor Omnibus and I'm not offended by the color change there. Either side has its strengths in places to appreciate (kind of like a cover of a great song). I actually do appreciate things like the saturation level, the put-on-your-shades glowing rainbow bridge, etc. Maybe I'm just an easy audience.<br /><br />Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-17497488599461058332014-08-13T09:41:11.062-03:002014-08-13T09:41:11.062-03:00I had the same feeling about Simonson's Thor r...I had the same feeling about Simonson's Thor run in Marvel Visionaries. Super-bright colors and glossy paper made the 3-color dot process pop in a most distracting way. Felt like the days of Flexographic all over again.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-54098075225508284032014-08-13T09:36:38.462-03:002014-08-13T09:36:38.462-03:00I agree 100% about flat coloring. There are lots o...I agree 100% about flat coloring. There are lots of artists whose work looks amazing with complex coloring- Esad Ribic, JH Williams III, Fiona Staples, etc.- but most older artists' work just looks muddy when over colored.<br /><br />Worse is when older comics are recolored using modern methods. I was excited to finally read Dave Stevens's Rocketeer only to discover that the brilliant line work everyone loved was buried beneath too-prominent colors.<br /><br />I like modern coloring, especially Jordy Bellaire's work. I just would like to see it applied more judiciously. <br /><br />- Mike Loughlin<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-39238953598496200112014-08-13T08:35:52.612-03:002014-08-13T08:35:52.612-03:00Ragnarok was the Thor tale that was already told -...Ragnarok was the Thor tale that was already told - half by Dan Jurgens in a hasty finish to a long-running arc that was aborted by editorial to do the Disassembled event, and then half again by Jurgens' replacement - Michael Avon Oeming - in the Disassembled tie-in story "Ragnarok" that wrapped up the character until JMS' revival years later.<br /><br />Still, it's good to see IDW letting old hands like Simonson do the stories they never got around to in their day jobs.Brigonoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05284882511370405132noreply@blogger.com