MARC SPECTOR MOON KNIGHT 47 PAGE 2 & 3 TITLE SPLASH BY JAMES FRY AND CHRIS IVY
Artists: James Fry (Penciller) , Chris Ivy (Inker)
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DescriptionJames Fry’s Moon Knight run in the 90s, pre-Stephen Platt stellar rise to super stardom, really left a mark on my teenage self despite the fact that it only lasted 10 issues.I believe that, like many of his peers at the time, his Frank Miller Sin City influence that pushed him into a more high contrast approach using more shadows, combined with his own much more cartoony style meshed into something that Bernie Wrightson would not have rejected (minus the more illustrative aspect). The way Moon Knight overextended hand is drawn here really evokes Wrightson to me. So I’ve been not so actively looking for an example of that run, missed on a few for not being as aggressive about it as I could have (but they were often not “right”). This one while not 100% satisfying at least offers a spectacular image of our hero in a nightmarish vision. The composition is great with all the folds of his cape flowing around (and leading the eye from top left to bottom right), if a bit busy. His anguish is quite palpable with his body bursting in fumes (or was that intended sand, more in tune with his Egyptian roots?) at the seams. My favorite details are the fumes coming out of his eyes and especially the way Fry drew his mouth while his mask seems to be tearing as he is screaming. Quite creepy. Death’s terrifying skull in the cape folds adds to the horror factor of the whole scene (a bit on the nose I find and yet effective as far as nightmare representations go). Great inks by Mr Ivy as well and you have got to love the use of zipatone here. Social/Sharing |
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Kavi H 
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
great Title DPS!!! The Death Skull image really does suit the nightmare sequence. congrats!
Mark V
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
This might be the best piece I've ever seen by Fry, which raises the question of what happened to him. From researching online, it looks like he went the Archie route but I wonder why he didn't last longer at the big two. He evidently had the talent. This DPS is detailed without being overly wrought or unclear and the overall design of the page is terrific.
F M
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/31/2024
Mark V wrote:
This might be the best piece I've ever seen by Fry, which raises the question of what happened to him. From researching online, it looks like he went the Archie route but I wonder why he didn't last longer at the big two. He evidently had the talent. This DPS is detailed without being overly wrought or unclear and the overall design of the page is terrific.
Fry did some Shadowhawk and some Sonic work before disappearing and I too wonder where is/what he does nowadays. I tend to love (obsess over?) those 80s/90s artists I experienced first hand who, based on talent alone, should have been bigger (if not plain superstars) but whose work/total output remains more confidential due to the usual factors (lack of luck, interest, out of touch/favour/contact with editorial, appeal of other media…).
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
The overextended hand evokes Wrightson to you? It does, but what about the mouth? Even moreso! I must say that I looked for half a minute just to try to figure out what I was looking at, as I could only see randome body parts going in different directions at first due to lack of clarity (One of those rare instances where the color probably helps), but once I was able to focus and see the figure more clearly, it made for a much more spectacular piece. Of course, having a giant skull is the best part of this entire dps, but you knew that already! 😜
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
The overextended hand evokes Wrightson to you? It does, but what about the mouth? Even moreso! I must say that I looked for half a minute just to try to figure out what I was looking at, as I could only see randome body parts going in different directions at first due to lack of clarity (One of those rare instances where the color probably helps), but once I was able to focus and see the figure more clearly, it made for a much more spectacular piece. Of course, having a giant skull is the best part of this entire dps, but you knew that already! 😜
Agreed it is not the most immediate clear read but I think it may have been done on purpose to enhance the chaotic & nightmarish feel of the scene.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Great layout to this, and nightmarish quality to it, in a great way. Textures, too. I had to step back to take it all in. Great DPS, F M, and way to open up the story. Congrats!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
A heavy touch of sophisticated horror with Fry and Ivy doing artwork on a level more akin to prestige graphic novels! The skull image and the tortured and twisted Moon Knight is a hellish surrealism that screams out at you from way back in the early 90's!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/6/2024
Wow--Jawdroppingly cool title splash by James Fry and Chris Ivy! What a wild and crazy splash with Moon Knight seemingly split in half right at the waist, with sand blowing out from his body like it was blood! The agony on Moon Knight's face is palpable! And his cape is flowing and twisting and billowing as if reacting to his pain. Of course everything is dominated by that sinister Death's Head, which is seemingly delighting in Moon Knight's pain! It's a wild and crazy splash page that makes me want to read the rest of the story! Amazing pick-up, congrats!
Kasra Ghanbari
Member Since 2004
CAF Administrator
1 - Posted on 8/8/2024
"THIS PIECE WAS FEATURED ON THE CAF UPDATE THIS WEEK. ERANGA IS BLACK, TOO."
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 8/27/2024
Wow - now THAT is intense! I love the combination of the hatching and zipatone to give a sense of depth, texture, and space to the fog - really neat effect! The writhing agony our hero is obviously in is -super- creepy, and Death's leering face exploding from out of the folds of MK's cloak... well, it doesn't do anything to calm my nerves... :) Like Rubén said, it took me a minute to find my footing in the piece, but once I did - pow! I did find myself chuckling at the use of the gutter / natural page dimensions to bisect poor Moonie - the cruelest cut of all! Really cool piece, FM! Congrats!
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