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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 262 PAGE 9 by Don Newton and Dan Adkins
Artists: Don Newton (Penciller) , Dan Adkins (Inker)
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DescriptionHere is the following page to the one I posted last week from a little Aquaman 10 pages short story featured in the anthological World Finest 262 (which offered TWO Don Newton strips, mind you!).In the first panel, we get a sense how strong those swirling vortex currents are in that Aquaman needs to anchor his leg on the chain. Then we get a very nice and sexy shot of Mera (look at that lush hair) as Aquaman reinters our world. Notice how she breaks the panel border to lead the reader’s eye to the next… …in which Newton aptly reverses the camera angle to highlight her using her aquatic powers and gives us a powerful image of our swimming hero’s strong back. The fourth panel, gives us a destabilized shot of our hero as the structure that Mera has created to keep the vortex open is cracking under the pressure. The fifth panel is my favourite with both the boat crew and Aquaman boxed in both by the boat’s structure and the black inks within a page that does not offer a lot of shadows. It really stands out as the hero and the victims of the story are facing an urgent choice and more tragedy. The last panel has Aquaman witnessing the human condition at work as everyone in the boat’s crew is fighting to save his own neck. I will again underline how great Adkin’s inks look in this story. They are lush but never get in the way of Newton’s beautiful, organic line. Lastly, Newton used the chain of the boat as a constant in every panel to lead the read’s eye by reverse mirroring it again and again between panels, creating triangle and V shapes all around. A neat little trick. Social/Sharing |
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Ruben DaCollector 
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/21/2024
I love all the swirling water and Mera's appearance is great. I love how she breaks out of the 2nd panel just enough to emphasize the three dimensional quality. I'm a sucker for composition and since symmetry is a part of that, a page design with an equal number of identical panel shapes is right up my alley. Lovely example and my favourite of the two!
Steve Lipsky
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/21/2024
Great Newton page from an artist gone way too soon. And, I'm with Ruben on this one--really cool how Mera is breakingout of panel 2 and, of course, love the great Newton composition. Don was just amazing.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 5/21/2024
The perfect storm of Newton lines, Adkins inks, whirlpool of elements, page design, sexy balletic bodies in dramatic struggle, and inspiring superhero fare! All in a tight compact backup story to quicken the pace and the pulse of the audience!
Peter Roe
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/23/2024
Newton's choice of two rows of long panels accentuate the whirlpool from which Aquaman and Mera are trying to rescue the PT crew. I also like the nice anatomy pencils and inks of the piece. Congratulations!
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