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I've recently been reading the old Claremont/Sienkiewicz issues of The New Mutants and am pleasantly surprised at how good they hold up. The period for me is Claremont at his height (the JRJR issues of Uncanny X-Men being that title's pinnacle IMO), hitting most of his marks and finding the perfect blend of soap and action, writing superhero comics that didn't feel like superhero comics.
But more astonishing is the artistry, both in the period's UXM but especially here, in Sienkiewicz's evocative line art. He plays with page composition and mood like few before or since in mainstream comics. Some of the pages in his opening "Demon Bear" storyline are just breathtaking. These issues are long overdue for reprinting - two hardcovers ought to do it.
This got me thinking - what other runs are worth representing to modern audiences? I don't want full series, but groups of issues.
And why does it seem that runs like this are more common in older books? Are modern artists really charlatans for not being able to stick to monthly deadlines? Sienkiewicz in particular was churning out museum-quality covers and interiors monthly back in 1984/85... |
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