tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post197343037571170473..comments2024-03-28T20:33:20.294-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: Revelations in BlackMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-78043900718865521972013-07-13T10:31:08.462-05:002013-07-13T10:31:08.462-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Diablo666https://www.blogger.com/profile/10439345117408622629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-52581680314427502952013-07-13T10:29:39.405-05:002013-07-13T10:29:39.405-05:00Hey, there, Karswell,
Isn't it possible this s...Hey, there, Karswell,<br />Isn't it possible this story was actually meant for a full size MAGAZINE, but was never published?...There are only 4 scenes per page, which leads me to believe, Robbins drew his art for this tale...large, ala Bill Ward....<br />If you put the pages together, it follows a normal 8-page story...Look at the FIRST two...It's a splash, & 4 more scenes...Splice it together, & it's one regular page...Everyone has been commenting on the inking, being SO good, which would also explain why it is THAT good....The art was LARGER...Inking is a bit easier, if the art is LARGER....just a thought...Diablo666https://www.blogger.com/profile/10439345117408622629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-19288013379008082432010-11-04T19:49:24.107-05:002010-11-04T19:49:24.107-05:00I'm the lucky guy who bought this job. My gues...I'm the lucky guy who bought this job. My guess this was for a proposed paper back back in the day when they were doing those comic book paperback horror collections for a short time. In the mid- sixties that page rate was acceptable. Better that they got at Creepy.william wrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471366449711429780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-18926063152044373692010-09-23T12:14:17.766-05:002010-09-23T12:14:17.766-05:00Thank you so much for posting this story by one of...Thank you so much for posting this story by one of my all-time favorite artists. I've been a huge fan of Robbins' artwork ever since it appeared in the pages of The Shadow and Detective Comics back in the 70's.<br /><br />This tale is Robbins at his very best. His wonderful brush work never ceases to amazes me.<br /><br />What a great find!James LeMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817557251567479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-58953155695115416362010-09-20T15:31:17.293-05:002010-09-20T15:31:17.293-05:00Wow!Wow!Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-81421813867790299492010-09-20T13:06:42.411-05:002010-09-20T13:06:42.411-05:00>His non-superhero stuff is always topnotch.
T...>His non-superhero stuff is always topnotch.<br /><br />Totally Chuck... the work he did on Morbius the Living Vampire is great too!<br /><br />>it was all freehand brush work.<br /><br />That's awesome to know Patrick, further proof how good Robbins was!<br /><br />>Carl Jacobi's "Revelations in Black" is from 'Weird Tales'.<br /><br />We're still looking for the name of a possible publisher for this illustrated version... if word ever comes in I will definitely update this post with the information. Thanks again for the comments!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-29350341711246850882010-09-19T09:44:17.850-05:002010-09-19T09:44:17.850-05:00Carl Jacobi's "Revelations in Black"...Carl Jacobi's "Revelations in Black" is from 'Weird Tales'. Carl Jacobi. 1933. Popular Fiction Publishing Co. The story is a clever, suspenseful one, which skilfully effects a transference of vampire activity from its center of power in the Old World to the New. The failure of the vampires to show up on a photographic plate makes sense in terms of the mirror legend. I do have the book with me Pappy in the anthology "THE UN-DEAD" edited by James Dickie. The ISBN is: 0 330 23797 7Balakrishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337646278560100912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-60207346157632844232010-09-18T11:52:21.240-05:002010-09-18T11:52:21.240-05:00Someone once mentioned to me that Frank Robbins ne...Someone once mentioned to me that Frank Robbins never used a straight-edge when inking (buildings, table edges, etc.)...it was all freehand brush work. Beautiful work here! Thanks for posting, Karswell!Patrick Owsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058546869789933555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-92064318707056479972010-09-18T10:34:22.866-05:002010-09-18T10:34:22.866-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-74395731580564128462010-09-18T10:34:14.260-05:002010-09-18T10:34:14.260-05:00Man, Karswell! That is a cool story by Robbins. He...Man, Karswell! That is a cool story by Robbins. He's an artist that I've grown to apprciate much more than I did in my youth. His non-superhero stuff is always topnotch.<br /><br />I have no idea where this tale was intended to "light", but I sure wish that I could help.Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-56796809268846524452010-09-17T21:17:19.349-05:002010-09-17T21:17:19.349-05:00I'm totally wondering: whoever this tale was f...I'm totally wondering: whoever this tale was for was it to be published in black and white as is, or if it was meant to be in color, and if so did it ever get that far? Hopefully someone someday can give us some answers.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments, got a cool sideshow freak tale up next from Brown & Gantz... have a great weekend!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-50996737568162683692010-09-17T08:16:28.886-05:002010-09-17T08:16:28.886-05:00Karswell: As you say - the inking is really someth...Karswell: As you say - the inking is really something in this one. Wow.Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-72438340365455859562010-09-16T22:29:02.429-05:002010-09-16T22:29:02.429-05:00@The Vicar of VHS: In the original Jacobi short st...@The Vicar of VHS: In the original Jacobi short story, the proprietor is puzzled as to how the book got onto the shelf at all (with the implication being that the book is somehow being used as a honeypot by the vamps or is cursed to seek out victims for them). I assume that was cut from the Robbins adaptation to keep the dialogue concise (if it had been included, it would appear on page two in the fourth panel). (Also, I think Robbins takes Jacobi a bit too literally here in drawing a shelf labeled "horror": Jacobi's line is "I drew then from the shelf the first book of horror," i.e. the horror the narrator experiences, not that the shelf is organized by the horror <i>genre</i>; the shelf in the story is simply a shelf full of antique books.)<br /><br />@Karswell: I didn't remember reading the original until midway through, which prompted me to go over to the bookshelf and find the Jacobi tale. It's a classic story, and Robbins really does it justice here, plus it gave me an excuse to thumb through Jacobi's original again. Thank you for posting this and pass similar thanks along to Mr. Kozjan.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-34149719254576137062010-09-16T20:53:49.965-05:002010-09-16T20:53:49.965-05:00Amazing! Not the story, but that he billed $613.00...Amazing! Not the story, but that he billed $613.00, which "includes art and lettering." For 16 pages that works out to a little over $38/page. He sold himself cheap.<br /><br />It was intended for a horizontal format of some sort, perhaps as you suggest, a paperback book. I'm surprised we haven't seen it published, unless it was published in Europe or somewhere other than the U.S.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-9097145118370960862010-09-16T20:51:28.981-05:002010-09-16T20:51:28.981-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-59978154538572931362010-09-16T17:52:53.022-05:002010-09-16T17:52:53.022-05:00Well I'm never lending that guy anything. This...Well I'm never lending that guy anything. This is a great story! And I love the Mickey ears on the end bat.Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-41142167272315166732010-09-16T13:28:26.257-05:002010-09-16T13:28:26.257-05:00What a neat story! And a THOIA exclusive to boot! ...What a neat story! And a THOIA exclusive to boot! Excellent find and post, Karswell!<br /><br />Though it does partake of a certain cliche that often pops up in horror stories and movies and always confuses me--the "item not for sale." This fellow runs an antique shop--has these books of huge sentimental value that he's never read, books he would never think of selling--and yet he keeps them on display, not even behind the counter, but in the "horror" section of his shop! I mean, if you're not going to sell them, why not put them in a vault somewhere? What's the point?<br /><br />I know, asking for logic is asking too much. Still a great story!The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-85310485808298680652010-09-16T10:57:41.534-05:002010-09-16T10:57:41.534-05:00Im a huge Frank Robbins fan, even though he seemed...Im a huge Frank Robbins fan, even though he seemed to use the same faces over and over. He was an amazing inker and his "Shadow" work still looks incredible. Thanks for posting this, as I'd never come across it before.Guy Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651093195987287739noreply@blogger.com