tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post273298892498514713..comments2024-03-28T07:49:33.628-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: Bride and GloomMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-24433290896607336612014-10-10T20:38:08.856-05:002014-10-10T20:38:08.856-05:00Speaking of Lizbeth resembling Cynthia from THE WI...Speaking of Lizbeth resembling Cynthia from THE WITCHING HOUR, she also resembles the Sabrina character herself. Which might have been an inside joke, but almost a bold one, considering what a femme fatale character Lizbeth is.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-17677294664434990522014-10-10T10:04:23.951-05:002014-10-10T10:04:23.951-05:00Also, forgot to mention the news (since this was t...Also, forgot to mention the news (since this was the reason I posted this story anyway) about the release of Chilling Advs of Sabrina #1 in stores now-- if you like Afterlife with Archie you're sure to be bewitched by this new spin-off series as well. Read more about here:<br /><br />http://comicsalliance.com/chilling-adventures-sabrina-archie-review-aguirre-sacasa-hack/Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-57774356122702636852014-10-07T08:00:06.498-05:002014-10-07T08:00:06.498-05:00I get a Jerry Grandenetti vibe from that reaction ...I get a Jerry Grandenetti vibe from that reaction shot panel, Mr C... reminds me of his 70's DC horror stuff.<br /><br />I don't feel like the end is abrupt at all, and I particularly like the narrative on the final pages.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-75383159612750848532014-10-06T08:58:38.919-05:002014-10-06T08:58:38.919-05:00It's interesting to note when the artists have...It's interesting to note when the artists have to fend for themselves outside the parameters of the Archie model sheet. Much of this is in the usual style--or something very similar--but here and there are panels where the rules must go, as the say, out the window. I mean, check out that transgressive reaction shot at page eleven, panel two! Pretty sure that's a far cry from Archie's comfort zone. <br /><br />I think the vengeful zombies at the bottom of page seven and the top of page eleven are some of the best I've ever seen. Right up there with Powell. Honestly, I wish the rest of the story had been drawn with the same invention.Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-91064391153130281482014-10-06T06:40:09.922-05:002014-10-06T06:40:09.922-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mestierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469030153414408109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-17959874436236036582014-10-06T04:37:42.334-05:002014-10-06T04:37:42.334-05:00Neat! There was an Archie story I read as a kid (c...Neat! There was an Archie story I read as a kid (c. 1970) that gave me the chills. Had something to do with a possessed teddy bear that Betty gets hold of (she almost walks straight out an open window). The really spooky thing was how much that stuffed toy looked like MY teddy bear (*shiver).Pik-Corhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357120545781238209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-69943936027618972712014-10-05T22:53:44.060-05:002014-10-05T22:53:44.060-05:00The ending is a bit abrupt, the corpse should have...The ending is a bit abrupt, the corpse should have tossed those annoying pricks right out the window! The story seemed to have some pacing problems with forced a rushed ending.<br /><br />One thing I just noticed about the art -- and I'm not an expert on anything in the Archie line -- is the size of the text. Captions have lots of empty space and take up lots of the panel. It actually changes the look of the art a lot, it opens it up a bit.<br /><br />I also just noticed how much Sabrina looks like Cynthia, from DC's the Witching Hour! Did she always have that look? One wonders if that was a conscious effort on Archie's part.Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.com