tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post8726296186200994023..comments2024-03-17T19:22:37.877-04:00Comments on Mike Lynch Cartoons: Gene Colan 1926-2011Mike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-31992676620890495152011-06-25T08:12:41.982-04:002011-06-25T08:12:41.982-04:00This was really sad news. Thanks for letting me kn...This was really sad news. Thanks for letting me know, Mike. I LOVED Gene Colan's work and had a crush on his Dracula and owned every issue (which I'm trying to replicate now). He was brilliant and his work stood out even from a crowd of great comic artists.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597916863723389117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-26957829705702330552011-06-24T10:35:23.254-04:002011-06-24T10:35:23.254-04:00He did a story, maybe for "Blazing Combat&quo...He did a story, maybe for "Blazing Combat" or another Warren title, it was in B&W washes, and took place on a submarine. They were running silent, and then the alarm sounded. In mid-action pose, all the characters stood stock-still. I would look at that panel and wonder, how do you draw people, in action poses, standing still? He did it. I never understood how. Great stylist, great, near-photographic shading and shadowingGerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361836428885324631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-59298503568259262812011-06-24T09:53:17.039-04:002011-06-24T09:53:17.039-04:00I wholly identify, Mike. I was an ignorant Batman/...I wholly identify, Mike. I was an ignorant Batman/Superman reader til a 4th grade friend introduced me to Marvel, including Colan's Daredevil. God, I miss those squeaky revolving metal comics racks.Jeff Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996773290453294035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-45738131075316220122011-06-24T09:52:40.899-04:002011-06-24T09:52:40.899-04:00I wasn't lucky enough to experience Gene's...I wasn't lucky enough to experience Gene's art as a kid -- I guess I never read Daredevil, Dracula, or even Howard the Duck when I was growing up. I only discovered him as an adult, but what a discovery it was. I'm happy to have two pages of his original art in my collection.John R. Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031328798487186988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-9039186689645683652011-06-24T09:38:38.676-04:002011-06-24T09:38:38.676-04:00Just got a picture of Gene in my head sitting on a...Just got a picture of Gene in my head sitting on a cloud discussing figure drawing with Raphael, Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Just can't shake it and it's making me smile.<br /><br />Gene's comics were such a big part of my life when I was younger. His was not only one of the few names that guaranteed I would buy a book but one of a handful whose books I would actively track down and hunt for. I remember visiting six or seven comics shops across London, after a two hour coach trip to get there, just to track down all the issues of Nathaniel Dusk. Gonna go read me some comics now.Faffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446264944001513202noreply@blogger.com