Moebius and Winsor McCay are both astonishing for their ability to just set lines down on paper without predrawing. I think we all wish we were such cavalier draftspeople.
Here’s a redux of a page from Moebius’ The Man From The Ciguri— the linear sequel to The Airtight Garage— which saw print first in Dark Horse’s Cheval Noir, then continued in Caliber’s short-lived Moebius Comics.
Original image here.
Frank Santoro describes his awe at seeing a Ciguri page mid-rendering here.
Came across this blog today, so I used it as my morning drawing warm-up. The nearest book was Child’s Play, a collection of Stan and Jan Berenstain’s (non-bear) comics and cartooning. This is a sample of a daily strip they did briefly for two years (‘53-54) along the lines of Dennis the Menace.
I discovered a lot of subtle things about the way the Berenstains approached character design and panel layout that I think is useful. Also, it made me appreciate some of the choices I make when I draw, and understand why I draw the way I draw. Good things, over-all!
By the way, if the link is broken, I’ve posted a version of this (along with the original) on my webcomics blog: babble comics
page 13 of david mazzucchelli’s ‘dead dog’ from rubber blankets #1. drawn by me, my name’s marc. hi.
the comic is real great and you should read it if you haven’t and are into those kinds of things (great things).
DId a redrawing of a Jack Cole page that I love so much. I didnt want to stray far from it at all, juts wanted to get in Jack’s skin and draw and color and place words and all of that-the way it had been done.
Here’s a link to the specific page:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dvKhzCDAgM4/TStNYnOhGUI/AAAAAAAAD14/nujkwPBNq9c/s1600-h/blueribbon_03_453.jpg
And a link to the whole comic, well worth reading:
http://colescomics.blogspot.com/2011/01/devils-of-deep-lost-1940-jack-cole.html
Tim Callahan’s marker-on-typing-paper drawing based on “Avengers 1959,” page 12,
originally drawn by Howard Chaykin.
Seiichi Hayashi’s “Red Colored Elegy,” page 66.









