Published page
Location: BUSCEMA SAL
Artists:
Sal Buscema
(All)
,
J.M. Dematteis
(Writer)
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I remember this page vividly! I was so struck by the brilliant storytelling techniques that Sal employed that I tried telling my friend how great it was but he looked at me with a quizzically and said "It's just Vermin in a bunch of panels, who cares?!". Sigh....
That we're in the scene, watching him on the monitors is already cool enough. But that he goes from a frothing at the mouth, crazed animal to a docile little child while progressively being drawn ever smaller with each subsequent panel, is just brilliant!
A really fun piece and yes like the emotion of solitude as camera pulls back on lower panels. Nice find, congrats!
Great write up, F M! What a fantastic visual "decrescendo" here by Sal; a brilliant use of that 12-panel grid. This is a perfect example of pure graphic storytelling that works on multiple levels, and it bookends beautifully (of course) with your page 18 from this same issue. Congrats on another Buscema add, Fred! Great page!
This is probably the most subtle storytelling I've seen from Sal. This isn't a criticism. It's more a knock against those writers who didn't always take advantage of Sal's full capabilities as an artist. Love how the focus slowly pulls back from the initial close-up to Vermin crouched in the corner.
Vermin crashes
Psycho-analyzed
Sal Buscema draws to the floor
The Edward opens his eyes
The confusion sets in
Before the doctor can even close the door
Vermin crashes
Dematteis writes
His persona falls to the floor
The Edward closes his eyes
The confusion that was there
Belongs now, to the Spidey down the hall (Spidey down the hall, Spidey down the hall)
Oh, now feel it, Vermin’s back again
Like a Doctor Kafka chasing Sal’s inks
Forces pulling from the center of his worth again
Edward feels it
Vermin crashes
Psycho-analyze
This splash page we've been waiting for
Won't forget this one! One of the pages outside of Kraven's Last Hunt I think of when I think of Vermin. Just...poor dude. Perfect example of Edward Whelan's ongoing plight. EFFECTIVE storytelling. Congrats!
Once again I'm in agreement with you as I thought the DeMatteis/Buscema Spidey issues were incredibly strong, outshining the rest of the line at the time. Congrats on picking up this great piece of sequential storytelling.