tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post9161743791188601409..comments2024-03-28T20:33:20.294-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: The Wolf Howls For You / Curse of the KolukoffsMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-86305974704679680102013-04-23T01:56:15.630-05:002013-04-23T01:56:15.630-05:00IMHO the best of Ditko went to Warren Publ., Creep...IMHO the best of Ditko went to Warren Publ., Creepy, Eerie, etc. Two of the finest were the one about a haunted mirror in a hotel room, and the giant maniac chained up in an asylum (who resembled a deranged Burt Lancaster). He was a <br />great comic artist, and like Crandall, Frazetta, Ghastly & Davis, you could always tell his work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792670714935486441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-7856287458705890942013-04-18T14:27:48.718-05:002013-04-18T14:27:48.718-05:00I do put my foot down on bad music though.I do put my foot down on bad music though.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-31259778629503853612013-04-18T08:03:37.014-05:002013-04-18T08:03:37.014-05:00Kars: Oh yeah, I'm in complete agreement. The...Kars: Oh yeah, I'm in complete agreement. There's entertainment to be had with pretty much anything, and my babble is not meant to be anything other than some interesting analysis.<br /><br />That's why comics are my favorite medium; there's so much to love and enough distinct elements that one can carry another; good art (in a horror story) can make up for shlocky story, and vice-versa, and then there's the pacing, the layout, all things you don't have in any other medium. Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-25395925227519758512013-04-17T18:13:48.766-05:002013-04-17T18:13:48.766-05:00And as it turns out, these concerns you speak of b...And as it turns out, these concerns you speak of bother me not in the least... I mean, if I was looking for top notch written horror comics I suppose I would stick with whatever It is that actually qualifies. But just as I also love crummy ass old B and Z grade horror movies, I simply choose to look at it all as goofy fun entertainment. Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-51057391341103231512013-04-17T08:16:18.467-05:002013-04-17T08:16:18.467-05:00Kars said:
>why is the second story a good exa...Kars said:<br /><br />>why is the second story a good example of why<br />>we should avoid these stories?<br /><br />Because they too easily become "as it turns out" style of writing. We are introduced to elements just as we need them, and we either get reveals without any clues (like the last bullet being silver or the stick just being in the right place, right time) or we get reveals where the clues are blindingly obvious (like in the case of the super-powered cousin, who stays a whole day/night cycle and should be obvious.)<br /><br />They are good stories when done right, but a lot of comics are done under heavy deadline and little pay (especially then), and it tends to force writers into the easy writing tricks, and "as it turns out" is the worse.<br /><br />"I've got you, Frankenstein's monster!"<br />"Arhh, monster kill you!"<br />"Ha, you can't, as it turns out, I'm a gorgon!"<br />Narrator: "And so the gorgon kills the monster, which is weird, because as it turns out, I'm a mummy!"Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-45097136999817443932013-04-16T21:07:07.279-05:002013-04-16T21:07:07.279-05:00If nothing else, these two stories show us how tam...If nothing else, these two stories show us how tame horror comics turned into long after the horror comics witch hunt of the fifties was over. Compare Ditko's "Stretching Things" to these two tales and you will see the difference.JMR777https://www.blogger.com/profile/03538238702295526065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-867054843323692502013-04-16T13:26:38.823-05:002013-04-16T13:26:38.823-05:00why is the second story a good example of why we s...why is the second story a good example of why we should avoid these stories?Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-41468660184206865822013-04-15T15:11:06.504-05:002013-04-15T15:11:06.504-05:00Hey, congratulations Dr. Theda!Hey, congratulations Dr. Theda!Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-69167479425488969342013-04-15T07:18:23.954-05:002013-04-15T07:18:23.954-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mestierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469030153414408109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-18330217574508791612013-04-15T03:26:44.187-05:002013-04-15T03:26:44.187-05:00Stories such as “The Wolf Howls for You” are struc...Stories such as “The Wolf Howls for You” are structured like dreams about tales told in dance.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-20935144610596860452013-04-14T22:28:33.710-05:002013-04-14T22:28:33.710-05:00There's only one story in horror comics that&#...There's only one story in horror comics that's harder to pull off than "who's the werewolf", and that's "turns out I'm a vampire hunting werewolf" and vice-versa. The second story is a good example of why you should avoid these stories. The first, though, with it's not-fully explained husband/wolf (leaving it up to the reader) works well.<br /><br />OK, with all the Ditko, I've gone back and compared this to his Marvel work. At first, I thought these stories were done quicker, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The artwork has evolved or the inking is different, and I can't quite put my finger on it. It seems a bit more simplified in these stories, but I don't know if that's the right word. A bit less kinetic, too.<br /><br />Charlton must have had a copyright on "ghost"! 4 out of 5 of their books had that in the title!Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-70236852377430066772013-04-14T21:03:23.078-05:002013-04-14T21:03:23.078-05:00I have a copy of this story... love the double dea...I have a copy of this story... love the double death at the end...Dr. Thedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16437013120611829846noreply@blogger.com