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Lone Justice #13
Published by ComicMix, April 2009
His life of privilege is over! With or without the mask, Lone Justice is a man down on his luck – and the streets are mean!
Credits: Mark Wheatley (Artist), Mark Wheatley (Colorist), Mark Wheatley (Letterer), Mark Wheatley (Writer), Mike Gold (Editor), Robert Tinnell (Writer)
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Comments (7)
Russ Rogers (9:12 PM on Mon Apr 6, 2009)
Nice episode. I like the effect in the last panel on page #79, the superimposed images using the reflection of the window. Those with and without. I like the setting of the scene with the shots of the city and the contrast between the revelers in The Paradise Restaurant and the folks standing in the Salvation Army Soup Line. "Paradise" and "Salvation" is clever without being heavy handed.
MARK WHEATLEY (10:57 PM on Mon Apr 6, 2009)
Russ, in this case I have to give you the credit for "Paradise" and "Salvation" - because it never occurred to me! I had to name the restaurant on layout and "Paradise" seemed to offer some good contrast for OB's situation. But it was just a happy accident about the Salvation Army following on the next page. But those kinds of happy accidents happen all the time in creative arts. That's one of my favorite payoffs for doing this kind of work. And these kinds of happy accidents happen a lot when Bob and I work together. Of course I should just shut up and let everyone think that Bob and I are clever!
Russ Rogers (11:09 PM on Mon Apr 6, 2009)
I guess your subconscious is more clever than you realize. You and Bob have created enough of a rich, layered and textured story, that yeah. there are plenty of payoffs for the reader.
MARK WHEATLEY (9:02 AM on Tue Apr 7, 2009)
All hail the subconscious! Breathing though my eyelids is what it is all about. I do a lot of my creative work in my dreams - I work out ideas, scenes and entire scripts in a lucid dreaming state. In fact, I did a series that was directly inspired by this called RADICAL DREAMER. RADICAL DREAMER was collected into a graphic novel called DREAMS CANNOT DIE! (the first of my graphic novels with an exclamation point in the title!). I also have had a good deal of success at working out music and orchestrations in my dreams. But I don't get much help with visuals in my dreams. About the only example of that that I can recall is the character design for RADICAL DREAMER.
Anonymous (11:30 PM on Mon Apr 6, 2009)
I guess I've held back long enough - but dammit, I can never post under my own name at CM for reasons that I can't decipher. Russ - thank you for your continued attention and commentary. I look forward every week to your thoughtful analysis. But through it all I feel like a fraud. Because honestly, I think Mark Wheatley is doing the work of his life - and I'm just along for the ride. He's making me look better than I deserve...
MARK WHEATLEY (12:59 PM on Wed Apr 8, 2009)
Ladies and gentlemen - Robert Tinnell! And Bob, if you're a fraud then I'm worse because I'm just building on your solid foundations!
Russ Rogers (4:30 PM on Wed Apr 8, 2009)
ComicMix is my favorite web site. And Mondays have been my favorite day on ComicMix for months, just because that is the day when the new episodes of Lone Justice comes out. The interaction with other fans and creators in the comments has been a treat.
Bob, it's especially gratifying to know both you and Mark appreciate my musings and ramblings. So you are very, very welcome.
And you are hardly a fraud, Bob. You've been lucky to work with some very talented artists. But Lone Justice, EZ Street and Demons of Sherwwod are not great by accident. Their appeal extends beyond just genre bending. They are each unique and original visions with a depth and spirit not usually found in most fiction, let alone comics. You're not faking it, Bob; you are the real deal..