Howard Chaykin - Black Kiss #10 p8

At a party at my friend Howard's house sometime in the mid-'90s, he offered me (and others) pages from a stack of recent-ish art. I chose this Black Kiss page for its intricate but almost architecturally solid composition, using black as color (on the clothing and book cover) and cast shadows from the shelves. A balance of graphic activity and compositional stability, vertically book-ended (if there is such a thing) by the repeated panels of the car in front of the shop, top and bottom. Thanks Howard! (I couldn't resist snagging two pages, I'll post the other tomorrow)