12 Days of Classic Comics Christmas Day 3
Dec. 16th, 2014 12:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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and check out my entry for today under the cut:
Howard the Duck #16 (1977)
During the 1970s at Marvel, a blown deadline usually meant a reprint. But in this case, we got something very different and very cool. In order to get this issue out while he was moving cross-country, Steve Gerber banged out a rambling prose essay, which was then illustrated by a host of different artists. Part polemic, part metaphor, part confessional, Gerber holds forth on everything from the nature of writing to the deeper meaning (or lack thereof) of the Grand Canyon, with Howard the Duck supplying sarcastic commentary throughout. It's a wild ride, and more than a little self-indulgent, but it certainly made for a unique reading experience, and opened up my mind to some of the possibilities of comics beyond conventional panel layouts.
and check out my entry for today under the cut:
Howard the Duck #16 (1977)
During the 1970s at Marvel, a blown deadline usually meant a reprint. But in this case, we got something very different and very cool. In order to get this issue out while he was moving cross-country, Steve Gerber banged out a rambling prose essay, which was then illustrated by a host of different artists. Part polemic, part metaphor, part confessional, Gerber holds forth on everything from the nature of writing to the deeper meaning (or lack thereof) of the Grand Canyon, with Howard the Duck supplying sarcastic commentary throughout. It's a wild ride, and more than a little self-indulgent, but it certainly made for a unique reading experience, and opened up my mind to some of the possibilities of comics beyond conventional panel layouts.
