tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post4635542453150467126..comments2024-03-28T20:33:20.294-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: The Devil's BottlesMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-63116552751639878142016-01-22T18:04:01.241-06:002016-01-22T18:04:01.241-06:00Har! I'd love to compile a Dumb Criminals coll...Har! I'd love to compile a Dumb Criminals collection... there's certainly enough stories to fill quite a few volumes! :) Thanks for the comments! More deviltry coming up!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-65732263339218587122016-01-22T01:03:46.372-06:002016-01-22T01:03:46.372-06:00Neat to see those linear screen tints (what, half ...Neat to see those linear screen tints (what, half tint instead of quarter?) in a fifties story. I'm more used to seeing them in stuff from the forties. Wolverton used them a lot, lines and dots in conjunction just like here. It's pretty neat to get so much tonal control over each color; but the effect is sometimes zany and busy, just like golf clothes.<br /><br />It's a good candidate for your upcoming "Dumb Criminal Masterminds" book. Can't wait!Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-13499478252323831322016-01-19T16:36:23.636-06:002016-01-19T16:36:23.636-06:00I know this one through reading some pre-code/publ...I know this one through reading some pre-code/public domain horror comics on comicbookplus.com. Now here's a man who definitely deserves what's coming to him at the end. He has absolutely no remorse once his revenge is fulfilled. He's a bad man from the start, stealing from his company--and again, no guilt, only blaming everyone else for what he did. The fourth bottle wish is a whammy of a twist--and a clever way to get him to open the forbidden bottle and lose himself to the Devil in the process. Glowwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621527075382017998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-2835785526686327882016-01-18T15:12:48.515-06:002016-01-18T15:12:48.515-06:00I like the Fleishman art. I don't know if he ...I like the Fleishman art. I don't know if he was underrated, it's just that pre-code comics had such incredible artists that just being good isn't good enough to get to the top of the pack.<br /><br />One fun thing about the art -- Hy was obviously trying to make the landlady an old bitty, but the minute she gets pushed down the stairs she's got a rocking body and a tight shirt. He just couldn't help himself!<br /><br />I like how the ending plays out, the minute our "hero" uses the 4th bottle, suddenly you know what's up, but it saves the second twist -- that he's now going to be another bottle occupant -- for the end. Which, in fact, isn't so bad now, is it? He was destined for hell, but instead of burning he's stuck in a bottle, getting out to perform evil acts. That has to be a slight improvement!Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.com