tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486055300803742318.post5041027099563586480..comments2023-09-20T08:18:51.678-04:00Comments on SHAZHMMM...: A Fight about Alex RossGarrett Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581824403171265877noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486055300803742318.post-73149059959658295222008-07-09T12:32:00.000-04:002008-07-09T12:32:00.000-04:00I've been reading through most of the comments fro...I've been reading through most of the comments from that anti-Ross post and when i got to this one, i just decided to cut and paste it bc I agree with it about 100%. So, thanks Mr. Guttertalk, for saving me some time: <BR/><BR/>"whoa, folks are worked up over this topic. The hyperbole certainly on full display.<BR/><BR/>As much as I love Kirby, Frank's example of Galactus couldn't be worse for me because my brothers and I always laughed at Galactus with the hockey sticks. And he just happens to use the English "G" on his costume? Sorry, Frank, but you're exaggerating there about the suspension of disbelief. How about Reed's two right hands? Did that ruin the suspension for FF #88? How is the occasional photo-ref panel in a Russell comic worse than these goofs? I don't see it.<BR/><BR/>You are also exaggerating what Ross is doing, which is more than "putting photograph next to photograph." You've seen that he lays out pages before he brings in the photograph-referenced drawings. When I've seen his photos and references, they are far from the final form, which often follow the idealized proportions of the Andrew Loomis form. Realistic yet idealized characters . . . there's more there than folks are giving credit for.<BR/><BR/>Why do people limit comics by saying things like comics aren't painted. It is sequential art, which should be open to a range. It's like saying poetry should rhyme and should be iambic pentameter.<BR/><BR/>The 90s produced enough bad art that Ross was a breath of fresh art, especially after seeing annoyingly contorted bodies from Rob Liefeld and others. For that, I give him more leeway than others like Bryan Hitch. But I don't want a steady diet of Ross, nor of Rude, Adams, Buscema, or even Kirby. And I think there's more to his art or Tony Harris than drawing photos.<BR/><BR/>I agree, however, that the trend has its awful results. [Newuniversals is nearly unreadable because of the celebrity references.] As someone who tried a hand at art, I agree that focusing on being realistic is the wrong goal for aspiring artists: it should be having a voice or style that tells a story well, that conveys drama, comedy, tension.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I think manga is probably at the opposite end of the style spectrum that has its own poor imitators.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to have read this post, and it's the sort of thinking that does us good as fans of the medium."Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640535722464855874noreply@blogger.com