Ben H :: Davis, Alan

Marvelman Episode 10 page 3

Artists: Alan Davis (All) , Annie Parkhouse (Letterer) , Alan Moore (Writer)

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Title:	Marvelman Episode 10 page 3
Artist:	Alan Davis (All)
Artist:	Annie Parkhouse (Letterer)
Artist:	Alan Moore (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	245
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	8/13/2021
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I consider Alan Moore's Marvelman stories from Warrior magazine to be as brilliant and game changing as his more widely known work in Watchmen. Moore's reinvention of what had been a mostly forgotten 1950s comic book character provided him the opportunity to explore a decidedly darker and more mature side of the superhero genre. My introduction to the series came about years after its initial publication, when I stumbled upon a run of the first 5 or 6 issues of the Eclipse Comics reprints - retitled as Miracleman to avoid potential legal issues with Marvel Comics - in a comic shop dollar bin in Greensboro, NC nearly 3 decades ago. Those books blew my mind, and I still have them all these years later.

While Garry Leach's early art from Moore's run on the series was serviceable in my opinion, I loved the art by Alan Davis and, later, John Totleben. This page, featuring a very pregnant Liz Moran at work at her drawing table, is a perfect mix of Moore's writing and Davis' art. I love how Davis eschews traditional panels in favor of the stark black background lit only by the drawing lamp, which lends a sense of foreboding and heightens the impact of Liz’s neuroses.

Thanks to Jim Warden for the hook up.

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kent mansley
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 8/14/2021

A fantastic page and I really enjoyed your write up for it as well! Huge congrats!

Yo Kuri
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 8/14/2021

It's amazing what you can find in a dollar bin. Love the lighting and the self-referential creative process scene.

Felix Lu
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/15/2021

Wonderful. Congrats Ben!

Satya Chetri
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/23/2023

This page oozes style. Just the interplay of light and shadow blows my mind.

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