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The Nice House on the Lake #5, page 24

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Location: Published - Other (DC Vertigo/Black Label)
Title: The Nice House on the Lake #5, page 24*
Artist:  Álvaro Martinez Bueno (All)
Media Type: Computer Art
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 192
Likes on CAF: 5
Comments: 2
Added to Site: 10/29/2023

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"Okay, I'm going to count to ten. Then fire at the explosive."


The Nice House on the Lake has some interesting panel layouts, but this might be my favorite from the whole series. It's a simple countdown, but the way that Álvaro builds tension throughout the page is just amazing, from the increasingly larger numbers that overwhelm the panels to the cutaway shots to various characters and their reactions. And it literally ends with a giant BOOM.


Thanks, Álvaro and Icíar!

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Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
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Posted On 10/30/2023

It's highwire tension as it becomes more consuming with the countdown taking over the page graphically!  Your imagination takes over as the letters take over completely and even those get obscured with the camera moving in with each beat.  

Bill J Member Since 2009
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Posted On 1/18/2024

Fantastic page from Nice House on the Lake! I love it when artists use new graphic treatments to make pages more impactful. Certainly Alvaro Martinez Bueno achieved that with this page. I love how the numbers literally grow in size as the countdown continues, then the letters describing the explosion completely take over the panels, still getting larger and larger until the bottom panel is only one letter. Visually, you hear the explosion! Nice trick!