Saturday, January 26, 2019
The Witch of Shadow Glen!
Stickin' with the witches for another possessed post, and here's a fine example from the December 1952 - January 1953 issue of Witchcraft #5. And how about that incredible Kelly Freas cover painting? FYI I added another work of jaw dropping art for you at the very end of today's post as well-- enjoy!
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ReplyDeleteIf this story had a moral compass, it would be spinning so fast the damn thing would have flown through the sky, too!
ReplyDeleteI like the art on this, it's got an interesting look and I like the heavy inking. The artist forgot the devil's necklace at one point, though. I did like how they made all the monster and witch faces elongated (check out the splash for instance.)
As I said about the morality, if you can really become a puppet of satan by SOMEBODY ELSE selling you over, that's pretty much removes any free will from the equation here!
BTW "I'm not going to give you up like that, Sonya, I'm coming in, whether you like it or not!" is not something I'd try today.
Man, that cover is a keeper!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is great. Is that skull rubbing his hands in anticipation while gazing at Jane Russell? The backgrounds were well done in some stretches. Page three last panel has the trifecta of broomstick, cat, and cauldron. I had never heard of the eggshell bit. The story drew me in by page 5. At page 6's end, I was wondering where the hell is this going? The writer must have wondered the same thing. What a wild unexpectedly unresolved ending. Raquel huh. I saw a little bit of Lara Parker in the photo, but I am huge "Dark Shadows" fan. Thank you Mr. K. for a wonderful post.
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ReplyDeleteThis one's just sad if anything. The meetings with the witch as a child almost feel like a metaphor for sexual molestation with a neighbor that was friendly towards you. Sonya wasn't afraid because she was little and didn't know what was going on at the time until the witch actually took her to Bald Mountain and sold her to Satan.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, because everything is mainly told through memories and dreams, it could easily be shrugged off as a psychological illness of sorts except that in the very last panel, Sonya is actually seen flying off on a broom.
Seems like Sonya was doing quite well for herself, even under the yoke of demonic human trafficking, right up until she unwittingly attracted the attention of this total bozo, who, one: Would not take a hint; two: Would not stop stalking her; and three, Eventually coerced himself into her house and refused to ever leave it again. I mean, no doorway into the demimonde of homicidal malefaction is quite so tempting as meeting up with a douche like Bob. The fact that he didn't get what was coming to him at the end was just nihilism, man.
ReplyDeleteI love everything about page four--the witchy folklore and the flat coloring are all really effective. I also love the risque wedding night broomstick panel in the middle of six. It was all a dream, Sonya...