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James Harren, Rumble no. 15, p. 18

Artists: James Harren (All) , John Arcudi (Writer)

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James Harren, Rumble no. 15, p. 18 Comic Art

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Title:	James Harren, Rumble no. 15, p. 18
Artist:	James Harren (All)
Artist:	John Arcudi (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	466
Likes on CAF:	11 12
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	11/3/2021
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Description

Despite all the praise lavished upon him over the last few years by several artists I greatly admire including DWJ, I hadn't been into Harren's work until I read Ultramega, which truly blew my mind. I then went back to my LCS and grabbed older books by him and discovered how great Rumble is. I then was astonished to find that some of these Rumble pages are still available on Felix's site and decided I'd better grab one before they all disappear.

This page starts off with a three-legged dog and ends with the dismemberment of a key figure in the story. I just love the character design, atmospherics, textures, action, extreme close-ups, wide angle crowd scene, and storytelling in this and pretty much every other page of this series. The quirkiness of the story and unpredictability of the plot are matched by the empathy Harren clearly feels for his characters. Rumble was for me a more straightforward first read than Ultramega has been so far, but both series are complex and surprising.

Thanks (again) to Felix, and thank you for taking a look!

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George H
Member Since 2009

Posted on 11/3/2021

Fantastic pick-up! I love Harren's work on Rumble and well pretty much anything he's done.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/4/2021

A great slice of Harren artwork that speaks to his talent as a visual storyteller. The techniques used are carefully chosen for the intended effect and he is able show close and wide shots to relate the emotional scale of the story.

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 11/4/2021

The last panel is when Let The Bodies Hit The Floor starts playing. SLASH! As you know, I'm right there with you on this fun series, and happy that pages are still out there. A real novelty in this market. ;) What a fantastic page, too! That closeup on the handle is just a great action lead-in choice. Very cinematic, as you say. You got a nice full-throated example of his frenetic style! Great score. Congrats!

Chris Lutes
Member Since 2016

Posted on 11/4/2021

Your Harren collection is awesome and this is another beautiful addition! I missed on the last two rounds of Ultramega pages and had the same realization that I better grab a Rumble page before they're all gone and reading your wonderful description got me pumped to go pick up another one.

Tyler T
Member Since 2020

Posted on 11/4/2021

Clean swipe!

Yo Kuri
Member Since 2019

Posted on 11/5/2021

The last panel shows the speed of the stroke with the arm/shoulder still suspended in mid-air post follow through. That little kaiju had it coming! Nice one!

Alberto VG
Member Since 2015

Posted on 11/13/2021

Really dynamic and expressive!! Cool page!!

Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017

Posted on 2/26/2022

Beautiful pick up, a a! Man, the bottom half of this page just can't be beaten in terms of impactful, beautifully textured action-storytelling. Fantastic work by Harren! Congrats!

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