tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post5329153326772853089..comments2023-10-23T00:04:35.356-04:00Comments on The Vault of Buncheness: THE COLLECTED STRONTIUM DOGBunche (pop culture ronin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-51199202712075670052014-11-13T09:35:56.133-05:002014-11-13T09:35:56.133-05:00Everyone seems to hate Simon Harrison's art. s...Everyone seems to hate Simon Harrison's art. so let me be the first to opine that it's awesome, brilliant and a wonderous breath of fresh air as a style.<br /><br />There's no lines in it, just jagged, blobs of black ink that somehow make an image, yeah it's somewhat distorted and the proportions may be off here and there, but often that's to add motion to the scene. I appreciate that art is a personal taste and that Harrison's work is not to yours, but to call him a 'no-talent' is both offensive and demonstrably incorrect.<br /><br />I was Gutted when they pulled Harrison off the Final Solution programme (despite the fact it was obvious he was struggling to keep up with the publishing schedule) and didn't think that MacNeil's work was a fitting finish to the stroyline. Tho that is in part becuase it was colour and I prefer black and white comics.<br /><br />I also really liked the story, and thought it was good that Johnny died, yeah it was sad, but 2000AD is not Hollywood, it can't always be a happy ending. Great heroes need great deaths and Johnny's sacrifice was in character and meaningful.<br /><br />My main complaint with the collected volume of the Final Solution is that the pages are too small, and, iirc, have a white border, thus rendering the images smaller than they appeared in the original comic and thus missing out on the glorious detail of Harrison's work. Maybe you should photocopy some of the pages up to double scale to appreciate his work.<br /><br />hth<br />hand<br />Mnoreply@blogger.com