Thursday, August 8, 2019
No Escape!
We're still wandering around inside the August 1952 issue of Suspense #21, and while there actually is "NO ESCAPE!" here, there also isn't any until the final story-- uhhh what??? --yep, two more to go, (I've decided to do another full issue presentation!) --and my oh my, none of these tales in this stellar issue will have you screaming "deja vu!" more than this one either! Okay, this is definitely the goofiest intro I've ever written...derrrr...
Some of this art looks like Ditko -- kind of! I mean, not really, but it reminds me of him. I can't really place why.
ReplyDeleteYup, this is an old saw that's been used in a number of stories. I do like the Atlas pacing here -- the continued repeated panels, almost on every page. By number, you might think it's too much but it works well to build up the suspense.
I love the annoying skeletons. Skeletons are jerks!
Coloring is again, very interesting. It sticks to darker, muddy colors until we hit the desert and suddenly it's all bright reds and yellows, separated by a couple panels of inky blackness. It really helps hit you with how hot and dangerous it is. It's a great transition, all done by coloring.
Wonderful stuff here! The unanchored unrealness. The harsh starkness or is it the stark harshness of it all. I thank you Mr.K. for posting. And there might be a little Ditko in some of the faces.
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ReplyDeleteAny story with singing dancing skeletons is fine by me. It's like an Atlas Silly Symphony short feature.
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