Published Page
Location: Mitch Breitweiser
Artists:
Mitch Breitweiser
(All)
,
Matt Fraction
(Writer)
335 Views - 8 Comments - 6 Likes
Login or register for an account to email the owner of this artwork.
Glad you have that drink in hand, Orson, because your day is about to get worse. You know, those do look like SGM houses. It's something about the shading, I think. What a well-made page, where the atmospherics really do blow right off the panels. The wind-effect and snow haze are especially nice: I haven't read this one, but I really liked all the immortal iron fist stories. Especially in K'un-lun. And, your friend is a pretty cool dude. :) Congrats all around, Jason
Mitch's art shines in the inking. There is so much life in those brush strokes. He pushes contrast which adds definition and focus to panel two and the figure in panel three. Also from a squarely nerd perspective, Orson Randall is my favorite Iron Fist :)
Mitch’s pages in the ink and paint
Brush and line for dramatic weight
Snowy days are gone, Randall’s goin' home
My daddy, just a wrote me a letter
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get page, of this story again
Drinking days are gone, Paris is now home
My Daddy is dying said a letter
Well, he wrote me a letter
Said he couldn't live without me snow more
All Breitweiser, can't you see I got to get back
To my daddy once-a more
Any page, yeah
I concur, the setting feels so REAL. For me, this page is all about textures. The coats feel like coats, the building feels like a typically run down home in the middle of Khazakstan and I can feel the sting of the biting cold as the wind whips around. Yes, I mean FEEL. Sure, those things also LOOK like the things they're supposed to, but the textures created allow the viewer to believe they can FEEL those objects. Really great artistry on display here!
Mitch did an amazing job here - I feel cold just looking at this page.
Happy holidays, Jason! Thanks for forgiving my little white lie when you asked if I snagged this one. I thought it would make the perfect surprise winter gift, considering the subject matter!
It's rare to see a page where it's the atmosphere of the page that makes it work. This page creates a time and place and brings it to life. The stunning layout and powerful inks by Mitch Breitweiser really let us feel the cold and the wind and the snow. It's fantastic!
I came for the page but stayed for the terrific analysis of why/how the page works. Wish we'd see more of that on CAF.