tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post1722969506946700370..comments2024-02-27T19:40:09.504-07:00Comments on Section 244: Nick Spencer, comicdom's answer to Ingmar Bergman, part 2Michael Hoskinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302540308587868138noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post-86933942214823252932011-11-30T08:41:08.962-07:002011-11-30T08:41:08.962-07:00As Miguel says, we shouldn't stoop to demonizi...As Miguel says, we shouldn't stoop to demonizing Spencer; my fear is he's only been in comic books for about 2 years, yet he's being courted as though he were already a top drawer talent - some months he's had 6 books on the stands! Apparently he's learned to save time scripting by leaving pages blank...Michael Hoskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302540308587868138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post-14440739348897543102011-11-30T08:27:55.034-07:002011-11-30T08:27:55.034-07:00"I'm constantly being told that NS is a b..."I'm constantly being told that NS is a brilliant writer, but experience constantly brings me the impression of a bloke who neither respects his readers enough to offer them a dense reading experience OR one which even makes very much sense."<br /><br />Hi, Colin.<br /><br />I'm now feeling bad because it was me who asked Michael to post more pages. And I don't want to start demonizing him yet, but what I see isn't encouraging. I've been curious about Morning Glories, though: many are raving about that series.<br /><br />"And I'll save you a rant about the blatant cheesecakery of Morning Glories."<br /><br />Well, when it comes to cheesecake, always remember the great Greg Land: sometimes writers are just powerless to stop their artists' impulses to swipe Hustler centerfolds :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post-66179898292060481612011-11-30T08:23:36.193-07:002011-11-30T08:23:36.193-07:00Michael, thanks for the promotion.
I'm glad ...Michael, thanks for the promotion. <br /><br />I'm glad you remembered my request to post more pages by Nick Spencer. This really is problematic: it's basically one page with almost no information. And you say this goes on for five pages?<br /><br />I don't even have a problem with silent pages, if they're done well, if the backgrounds contain information, if the facial expressions show anything of importance. I understand silence can be just as effective as talking heads. But I think this is extreme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146591810616867072.post-70617856158039143922011-11-30T01:39:10.765-07:002011-11-30T01:39:10.765-07:00I'm constantly being told that NS is a brillia...I'm constantly being told that NS is a brilliant writer, but experience constantly brings me the impression of a bloke who neither respects his readers enough to offer them a dense reading experience OR one which even makes very much sense.<br /><br />To manage to say so very little and to yet do so obscurely is some kind of skill, but only in Bizarro World. And I'll save you a rant about the blatant cheesecakery of Morning Glories.<br /><br />I wonder how long it takes to write the type of script that went along with, for example, T.h.u.n.d.e.r Agents # 9?<br /><br />I'm sure he's a lovely bloke. But the Emperor's new clothes ...Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246781681702128600noreply@blogger.com