DC's plan to fix comic sales slump

[enyawd72]

I miss covers like THIS! My word is that beautiful...those colors!

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[emeraldknight47]

I miss covers like THIS! My word is that beautiful...those colors!

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Yep, that's a beaut, Dwayne!! I believe penciled by Gil Kane with the classic Romita inks lending it it's signature Spider-Man flair. The "old school" artists knew human anatomy and physiology and, while exaggerating it a little for the sake of comics, they knew the limitations of how the human body could bend and flex and kept everything in proportion. Today's artists, with a few minor exceptions, hide what they don't know under veils of flashy digital coloring and effects. Give me old school any day of the week!

[LonnieFisher]

Well, DC had a Batman 66 comic that was old school and it has been cancelled presumably due to sales.

It's hard to market something to somebody who hasn't bought a comic in years. Those who would appreciate the series didn't know it existed. I'd like to see newsprint comics with no computer colors or art. I HATE gloss pages!!

[enyawd72]

Yep, that's a beaut, Dwayne!! I believe penciled by Gil Kane with the classic Romita inks lending it it's signature Spider-Man flair. The "old school" artists knew human anatomy and physiology and, while exaggerating it a little for the sake of comics, they knew the limitations of how the human body could bend and flex and kept everything in proportion. Today's artists, with a few minor exceptions, hide what they don't know under veils of flashy digital coloring and effects. Give me old school any day of the week!

And isn't it funny that it took FIVE Spider-Man films for them to finally realize the (almost) perfect costume, complete with accurate Romita eyes and back spider? You can't reimagine perfection, nor do you need to.

[toothaction]

Really enjoying this Spidey digression. Much truth these past few posts.

[emeraldknight47]

If we want to swing the discussion back to the D.C. side of the room, here are some great, classic covers (with guts just as good) that were done minus Photoshop, digital coloring or other fancy effects but still managed, IMO, to tell you the story of what was inside...








If I could get clean, simple uncomplicated artwork like those above with a return to the characters I grew up with and enjoyed, I would definitely consider collecting again.