1 - Posted on 1/11/2022

A great score ML!

1 - Posted on 1/11/2022

Stunning! Like you, I didnt make the connection between Jorge and Gerardo till recently but the DNA is there plain as day. What an unbelievably gorgeous series of panels. Attacked is defintely the right word - there's a fearlessness in the brush strokes and I bet this page has some physical heft to it. Such a huge loss to the artform to lose this level of genius at such a young age (43!) but we're fortunate that Jorge passed on the love and talent to his kid. Wonderful pickup, Mikail! 

1 - Posted on 1/11/2022

Outstanding scratchy inks up top, and the lighting effect is outstanding.  You definitely see those influences from the dad on the son's work.  Great back to back posts, M.  Congrats!

1 - Posted on 1/11/2022

This certainly scratches the itch for amazing artwork. Love the darks and lines on this page! Congrats, thanks for sharing!

1 - Posted on 1/11/2022

Just a killer page!

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. And those are no ordinary apples!

3 - Posted on 1/11/2022

I'm sailing away
Set an open course for the Winter Sea
'Cause this got to be seen
Seen with Zaffino art that speaks to me 
On board read the caption
You'll find reward
We'll grieve over sorrow
The emotion soars and I'll try, Oh Lord I'll try
To carry on

In your galley I see
Collection of a legend praised with sea shanties
Some happy none bad
I think of art transcends and the themes to add
We live happily forever
So will Zaffino
'Cause somehow you dismissed doubt
Got that pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can
To carry on

1 - Posted on 1/11/2022

Wow...I think he used that scratching implement to actually dig the bottom half of that guys face directly into the paper in the first panel. Holy crap, now that is technique! You can see it, too, in the panels where he scratched whatever artistic effect he was trying to accomplish into what I can only imagine is crazy thick paper. That is awesome. Yeah, much too soon. Great score. Congrats!

1 - Posted on 1/12/2022

Super page!  Thanks for the big scan --- I hadn't appreciated the severity of his scratch technique before.  Love how he uses it for reflected light and atmospherics/creating distance here.

1 - Posted on 1/12/2022

Brilliant! You really need to check out Zaffino's Winter World to truly see where his son got his chops from!

1 - Posted on 1/12/2022

Great portraits with amazing technique by a legendary artist.  

2 - Posted on 1/12/2022

What I love about this page is how the white is etched from the ink. It's such a tried and true technique but produces a uniquely COLD effect.

1 - Posted on 1/22/2022

I absolutely agree 100%, Chris - the first thing I felt when I saw this incredible piece was a blast of cold.  Epic add, M L, and "attacked" is a (if not THE) key word in your description: there is a vicious and visceral attack in the execution of these images, and it is so startling, it jumpstarts the engagement of the reader.  Sometimes a piece pulls you in because of lighting choices, or panel layout, or character design... something "non-standard" that distinguishes itself from a "typical" page.  And while this piece has all of those things (without question), it's the attack and raw power of the technique used here that gives this page its imperative or momentum to imbed itself into your cerebellum.  Beautiful, beautiful piece, M L!  Congrats!

1 - Posted on 1/15/2022

Beautiful page congrats. That top panel is really dramatic. Not a lot of comic artists can pull that off in ink alone 

1 - Posted on 2/18/2022

Whoa!  Hits like a hammer - a big, spiked, 75lb war hammer