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JL8 131 - Spin the Bottle by Yale Stewart

Artist: Yale Stewart (All)

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JL8 131 - Spin the Bottle by Yale Stewart Comic Art

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Title:	JL8 131 - Spin the Bottle by Yale Stewart
Artist:	Yale Stewart (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,729
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	1/17/2014
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Description

The JL8 strip by Yale Stewart takes the primary members of DC's Justice League of America and places them in elementary school as 8 years olds (JL + 8, get it?).

I think the strip is wonderful. Yale has a strong sense of pace and does an excellent job of conveying emotion through his character's body language and subtle expression changes. The dialog is excellent and the jokes are funny. He also handles poignant moments well.

In this strip, Clark and Bruce are returning from Diana's birthday party. At the party, Bruce replaced his original gift for Diana with cash because Clark, who had had a crush on Diana, a found out that she feels towards Clark what a sister feels to her brother - love, but not LOVE. At that point, Bruce decided that the Spin the Bottle game wouldn't help and he gave her cash.

On the way home, Clark notices that Bruce has his gift and teases him about it since he knows Bruce has a crush on Karen. The scene is beautifully done and I like the change in coloring from the normal bright strip. After all, it's night time and that's Bruce's time!

Yale's a beginner just learning his craft with his first regular projects coming out now, but JL8 is a strong strip well worth your time to read. Trust me!

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Joshua McCoy
Member Since 2013

Posted on 1/17/2014

Love JL8, Alex! Recently discovered it and easily spent half a day reading each strip Yale has produced. DC should make it an official property and get it out there; easily one of the best strips I've read in years. Congrats on the pages!

Mark Geier
Member Since 2013

Posted on 1/17/2014

Great strip. He's done a great job on the strip, wish it was an actual comic. Congrats on the pickup.

Terry Maltos
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/17/2014

So neat! Thanks for sharing!

Eltanin C
Member Since 2012

Posted on 6/24/2015

Another great example of Yale's work! Very funny, and I love the work on light and shadows in this strip.

Dave W
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/10/2016

Very fun strip! Love the art! Congrats!

Jared Michalski
Member Since 2004

Posted on 2/14/2018

Another gem. Congrats.

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