JACK SPARLING~ NYOKA~ THE DEATH RUG~ PARTS 5 & 6

WOWSERS ! Another cliffhanger~ LITERALLY !

JACK SPARLING~ NYOKA~ THE DEATH RUG~ PARTS 3 & 4

Wow ! What a cliffhanger ! Parts 5 & 6 tomorrow~!

JACK SPARLING~ NYOKA WEEK

For later period Jack Sparling work~

check out Mykal's GOLD KEY COMICS !

blog. And get used to seeing samples of

Jack Sparling Nyoka stuff from the 1950's,

because all this week TCD is busting out a

complete storyline from Master Comics 50-

58. One thing I really love about this period

of his work, is that it seems like it was drawn

& inked quickly~ not sloppily rushed~ but in

a manner that directly reflects the passion of

the illustrator to tell the story. A heavier brush

perhaps gives this impression~ but there's no

denying the final product is sensual and lush~!

http://www.comicartfans.com/comic-artists/Jack_Sparling.asp

http://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sparling_jack.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sparling

ps: the 1st strip is the only one from micro-fiche~

procured from the ever useful Golden Age Comic

Downloads site. The rest are all color corrected

and tweaked paper scans.

SUNDAY FUNNIES~ BUZ SAWYER REMIX BY ROY CRANE

Can I get a Buz at the buzzer ?! Almost

missed our weekly Sunday Funnies post

due to a little trouble on life's highway~

literally ! Today was a pre-Thanxgiv'n

travel day that went from a normal 10

hour drive into a 22 hour bypass ! But

thanx to patience, AAA, and a great

garage in NC that's open 12 hours a

day 7 days a week~ we can bust out

some Roy Crane to celebrate arriving

safely at our destination. The Buz

Sawyer comic is like a lot of other

comic strips that jumped into print

using this new-fangled four-color

format, in that~ the splash panels

tend to be 'original' art, found only

in the comic books, and the rest is

re-edited reprints of weekly strips.

I am making an exception here~

because technically this post does

not contain Sunday Buz Sawyer

material~ yet~ being in glorious

color with craft-tint shading is

so dang cool~ I am bending the

rules like Captain Kirk on a

Priceline vacation !

http://lambiek.net/artists/c/crane_r.htm

http://wcgcomics.com/articles/crane/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Crane

SATURDAY MATINEE~ WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

Everything happens in cycles... A true

examination of the 52-year cycle Mayan

calendar reveals THIS to be the strongest

of their astronomical beliefs. The current

popcorn flick '2012' is not the first, nor shall

it be the last, DISASTER film. Oh, sure~ it

may purport to have cranked the genre up

a notch~ but it just isn't true. 'When Worlds

Collide' is an earlier masterpiece of this genre,

in that~ it really gets one to think'n~ what the

heck would we do if the entire planet was actually

threatened ? And delves into~ very realistically~

the various human reactions to our multi-species

impending doom. I am not sure offhand which came

1st~ this 1952 classic or the controversial book~

'Worlds In Collision' by shunned scientist/kook

Immanuel Velikovsky. It is a fascinating read~

and covers a myriad of occult topics while it

straddles scientific speculation. If you're one

who simply enjoys literature that ignites

your imagination~ despite sketchy topics

and unprovable hogwash~ then I highly

recommend making a B-line to your

local used book nook. The artist for

this amazing Fawcett production

is not listed in the Grand Comic

Database~ but the style seems

so familiar... Please comment

if you suspect who the culprit

may be~ Lysdexicuss

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2607284249/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044207/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_in_Collision

http://www.knowledge.co.uk/velikovsky/worlds.htm

p.s. Nibiru & Nemesis are discussed extensively by Ufologist

Zecharia Sitchkin (sp?) in several of his books, along

with ancient knowledge passed down by the

Summerians~ and it all kinda ties in with

this resurgent doomsday hoopla, for

those of you with a morbid curiosity !

EVERETT, SEVERIN, SINNOTT~ WW1 IN HD

Three great Atlas artists hitting the peak

of their artistic powers in the early 50's~

Bill Everett, John Severin, and Joe Sinnott.

One thing really cool about the comic all

these tales appeared in~ WAR~ is that~

it covered a variety of wars throughout

History, highlighting the drama, tragedy,

heroism, and overall senselessness found

in every era of humanity's commulative

experience. Besides being entertaining~

it offered the artists & writers a real

chance to flex their talents. Enjoy~!

HY FLEISHMAN~ UNIQUE WAR COMICS

Hy Fleishman art is never GREAT~ but it

does have a unique look... His work has the

feel of someone who is self-taught, yet~ he

did attend a couple of Art schools after

serving in the Navy. His figures always

seem squashed or squat. (In my own case,

as a self-taught artist, I struggle to draw

tall thin people. They are always 'average')

Hy Fleishman's strength appears to be in

his inking~ it really creates a wonderful

3D effect~ some figures just seem to pop

out at you. Plus, he is one of many from

that era bold enough to try using craft-

tint or zippatone textures & patterns

to enhance the mood and depth. He

worked for many companies during

his comic art period, but his output

was minimal~ usually doing fillers

or back-up features. Enjoy~!

http://lambiek.net/artists/f/fleishman_hy.htm

http://www.atlastales.com/cr/97