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Jerry Ordway, Shazam # 42

Artists: Jerry Ordway (Penciller) , Dick Giordano (Inker)

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Title:	Jerry Ordway, Shazam # 42
Artist:	Jerry Ordway (Penciller)
Artist:	Dick Giordano (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Splash Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	446
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	5/19/2020
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Sometimes the stars and planets line up harmoniously.

Case in point: Jerry Ordway on Shazam, who managed to keep the spirit of the original Captain Marvel intact, while making the character more relatable to contemporary late 20th century audiences. Not an easy feat.

Ordway launched the Captain Marvel �reboot� with a brilliant Graphic Novel in 1994 that he wrote drew and colored entirely himself. Shortly thereafter, Ordway wrote a new ongoing series, the Power of Shazam, and then drew a few stories at the end of its run five years later.

This brilliant splash page is from the first issue that he penciled, and is inked lovingly by the late, great Dick Giordano. It�s a textbook example of storytelling and composition, and it�s contrasting use of light and dark brings the entire scene together in an extraordinary way.

I love the use of the art deco design on the movie theater as well. The �7 Arts� name is likely an easter egg. Seven Arts acquired Warner Brothers in 1967, setting up the initial steps that led to the Warner / DC conglomerate that exists today.

Every once in a while we have to remind ourselves that nearly all art is essentially an illusion � three dimensional narrative on a two dimensional plane. This illusion? Pretty great.

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F M
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/20/2020

Great page

Comics Superworld
Member Since 2007

Posted on 5/20/2020

Nice page! Ordway's underrated.

Jovi Neri
Member Since 2011

Posted on 7/18/2020

What an awesome piece. There aren't many great Ordway interiors out in the open. Thanks for sharing!

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