Neal Adams does the ComicMix Big Weekend Broadcast
The weekend is here – and the ComicMix Pop Culture Buffet is wide open with healthy servings of sold out Marvels, stuffed bookshelves from DC, a sprinkling of Michael Ian Black, Neal Adams laying claim to Batman, farewell to Rourke & Tatoo and a bit of hard love from the guy we loved as Lamont Cranston, "clutching forks and knives, to eat the bacon…"
Lots of Wonder Woman from the 40s and the black-and-white 50s, revisit one of Superman’s various deaths, and we put some uncomfortable music to the Dark Knight. All this and all that, by pressing this button:
Action! Oh, yeah. The best episode of "The Original Johnson" so far. Tightly plotted. Nothing drags. The sweeping two page spread give a real sense of excitement, adventure and grand scale to the story. And the tumble down the stairs on page 39 is particularly nice. Three moments in time [three "panels"] are captured in one big frame. That's clever and well executed. And Jack is shown to be tough, resourceful and smart in one crisp vignette. I loved it!The writing here isn't preachy or wordy. The story has focus. For the first time, the writing feels as good as the art. And the art remains fantastic.
The art is great here. The city scenes and the action are great. One of the better projects on this site for sure.