color version
Location: 3a. Image Artists - J. Scott Campbell Gallery (Gen 13, Danger Girl and Misc)
Artists:
J. Scott Campbell
(Penciller)
,
Alex Garner
(Inker)
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Truly awesome splash !!
Wicked Splash. Loved JSCs interiors so much. And agreed about it being made now. As such would be the case for damn near everything put out in the nineties and early 2000s...would never see the light of day! Glad I was around for comics then.
Campbell was just drawing what he was given by the script and in life in SoCal. This is the 90's as seen by an artist who was immersed in that era instead of someone of a different generation interpreting or trying to place judgement on it. He is able to genuinely reflect the youthful energy onto paper. It may look or read really dated with how hamfisted the 90's references are and how exploitative it was for female characters, but it was a reflection of what the audience wanted in a world that loved Baywatch, MTV, Pulp Fiction, etc... if they could get away with things, a small upstart indie comic should too. This Grunge splash is promoting his lifestyle as well as his identity. A person of color adopting the lifestyle to be seen as the personification of it rather than let their color dictate who they are was cutting edge for comics.
Gnarly piece!
Yo Dude, this is pure 90s GOLD! Sick board and insane move! Congrats!
Thanks!
I've always loved this splash. And Alex Garner inked the heck out of it.
Your description of "cinematic feel" captures this page perfectly. With the backlit sun. Oh, so much goodness!
Epic Gen 13 page. So cool looking back to see how Campbell's art has grown and changed since then.