Comments on Comics Comics: Dave Sim/Neal Adams on Color

"The thing is, it needs to be printed on that pulp...

2009-07-15T09:45:17.708-04:00

"The thing is, it needs to be printed on that pulp paper to really be right. Deluxe reprints on slick paper never quite capture what he & the colorists who followed him were able to achieve. "

You're preachin' to the choir on that one, brother.

Thanks so much for this great post. The effect tha...

2009-07-15T01:08:15.512-04:00

Thanks so much for this great post. The effect that Adams' coloring had on me as a kid was dramatic. That rich brown, esp, starting showing up in other DC comics as well at the time.

The thing is, it needs to be printed on that pulp paper to really be right. Deluxe reprints on slick paper never quite capture what he & the colorists who followed him were able to achieve.

Plus, just hilarious gossip as well.

I deleted your comment cuz it was totally off topi...

2009-07-14T10:08:37.923-04:00

I deleted your comment cuz it was totally off topic, wrong post.

I find it interesting that artists where, as it se...

2009-07-14T08:08:15.373-04:00

I find it interesting that artists where, as it seems, "freely moving" (I know that's not how it was, but it sure looks like it) to positions such as parttime colorist or editor in the course of their career at that time.

I know that, in spots, that happened later too and of course with Kirby at DC or in the 90's with some of the businessmen/artists of IMAGE. But I don't see that going on too much at Marvel/DC today. Like with the hyperrealistic pencilers that take a lot time to finish their shit, they are possibly happy to not be bothered with other stuff.

AND: Ok, apart from my last comment being a bit off-topic, concerning the matter of this post, was I saying something so dorkish that it was dumb to you, or why was it deleted? I probably missed something, sorry.

It was all Beto positive by the way, but I guess it sounded too much like a DH commercial, or something.

"Coloring" a book was as easy writing the color co...

2009-07-14T07:30:23.701-04:00

"Coloring" a book was as easy writing the color code numbers down on a reduced stat. No actually "coloring" if you knew what you were doing and where you wanted the colors to be... Plus, Adams wife at the time, Corey, was really the color genius of the family.

That's a fascinating story. Does anyone find it s...

2009-07-14T01:36:21.163-04:00

That's a fascinating story. Does anyone find it strange that Neal Adams was coloring his stories? It seems like an odd way for a company to have their #1 hot shit artist spending his time. Especially for a place that didn't seem too interested in color quality.

COLOR ME ENLIGHTENED! Get it? Color? Seriously, I'...

2009-07-13T14:38:42.586-04:00

COLOR ME ENLIGHTENED!
Get it?
Color?
Seriously, I've never understood the 64 color palette before. The 25/50/75/100 breakdown made me slap my forehead. Now I can make my own work look outdated and primitive!

Just too good a story. That Mr. Adams knows how to...

2009-07-13T04:19:52.610-04:00

Just too good a story. That Mr. Adams knows how to do things. G-DAMN!

Great article! Thanks for going to the work of get...

2009-07-13T01:14:47.924-04:00

Great article! Thanks for going to the work of getting permission to post it!

That was a really good issue... fun stuff tucked a...

2009-07-12T13:53:03.179-04:00

That was a really good issue... fun stuff tucked away all through that series...