tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post3588286340331859190..comments2024-03-18T23:20:42.023-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: The Ugly DucklingMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-76212849887609611702016-12-22T19:58:02.568-06:002016-12-22T19:58:02.568-06:00[COMMENT NECROMANCY!]
I wonder if the writer shou...[COMMENT NECROMANCY!]<br /><br />I wonder if the writer should have even bothered with the part about the rotary blade accident-- having actual voids like he does would be plenty freaky and inexplicable (and not have the reader thinking "Blade injuries do not work that way!").<br /><br />After all, the girl in the Velvet Ribbon tale doesn't have to mention having an accident with a meat cleaver...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-57963536934583369932012-06-20T17:41:30.898-05:002012-06-20T17:41:30.898-05:00>It's a nice change of pace from the usual ...>It's a nice change of pace from the usual "I'm ugly, must take vengeance" type stories.<br /><br />I agree, a much appreciative change of pace.<br /><br />>However, he could have seen a photo of the actual Mayan mask which inspired "The Mask" as well<br /><br />The color and everything is what made me immediately think of The Mask... even though the film is in black and the white, I remembered the colorized lobby card which seemed to ape this splash image.<br /><br />>That was F'in' Freaky!<br /><br />That's the way we like things around here!<br /><br />>That was some great noirish voice over as well great drawing<br /><br />Agreed! Good hardboiled dialogue isn't an easy task, they definitely pulled it off in this one!<br /><br />>even though he had spoken of the rotary knives. Yeah, they whacked him badly, poor schnook.<br /><br />I imagine there's a pole of a core left somewhere in the middle of his head rising from the tip top of the spinal column... sort of like when you slice a pineapple with one of those inner pineapple slicers and try not to break it into pieces, then impale the entire slinky spiral on a large knife. Eeeek!<br /><br />>nut the end? WTF<br /><br />Not the end? But the end? Wut TF?<br /><br />> favorite example of the kind of Aztec mosaic skull masked <br /><br />All great! I still say The Mask movie is influenced by this comic though-- just because that's what I so desperately want to believe more than anything else.<br /><br />>Nightmare stuff.<br /><br />That's the other way we like things around here!<br /><br />>I love this stuff!<br /><br />Me too!<br /><br />>What really made my day was the original art by Al Eadeh - gorgeous.<br /><br />Original art is definitely the highlight of any book. Thanks for picking up a copy, Space Lord! And if anyone else has too please let us know! And hey, take an interesting photo of yourself with the book, I plan on creating a gallery where I'll post all the pics of people loving their new ZOMBIES collection!<br /><br />>Back in 2007 I posted the original art from this story in Pappy's #128.<br /><br />Very cool Pappy, thanks for the sliced heads up!<br /><br />I have another tale from this issue up next, along with some neato one page Nostrand fillers. And speaking of the ZOMBIES book, stick around for news about a contest to win a signed copy directly from THOIA! Thanks for the comments!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-67719448752852218512012-06-20T09:37:24.430-05:002012-06-20T09:37:24.430-05:00It's really nice to see this story from the co...It's really nice to see this story from the comic book. Back in 2007 I posted the original art from this story in <a href="http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2007/05/number-128-sick-joke-manny-stallman-was.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Pappy's #128</b></a>. I swiped the scans from Heritage Auctions (although I didn't credit them at the time I'll go back in and give them their props). They attributed the artwork to Manny Stallman and John Giunta.<br /><br />The story is a real shaggy dog. Builds and builds to...what? An impossible ending. It's a really fun story, though. One of the better ones, and a genuine twist at the end.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-76168348581083086082012-06-20T03:33:27.401-05:002012-06-20T03:33:27.401-05:00This is exceptionally good.
And somehow atypical,...This is exceptionally good. <br />And somehow atypical, even for Harvey (though I am not yet familiar with the 1954 issues). <br />The writing struck me as particularly smooth. Grrrreat stuff. <br /><br />Which also goes for your ZOMBIES anthology I now proudly own. <br />Delightful foreword and a truly creative and refreshing choice of stories. <br />What really made my day was the original art by Al Eadeh - gorgeous.<br />So, what's next?<br />:-)SpaceLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793130148012146870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-64925698037870413662012-06-20T00:17:24.135-05:002012-06-20T00:17:24.135-05:00Great yarn. this one reads like a classic EC tale....Great yarn. this one reads like a classic EC tale. I love this stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-89913223653134450072012-06-20T00:03:36.360-05:002012-06-20T00:03:36.360-05:00What a disturbing ending and panel! Nightmare stuf...What a disturbing ending and panel! Nightmare stuff. And the panel where he finally loses it and tells her he's going to show her is intense. Thanks for posting.Trevor Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-42196294259554805152012-06-19T21:55:16.710-05:002012-06-19T21:55:16.710-05:00Wow. Excellent art. And here is my favorite exampl...Wow. Excellent art. And <a href="http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-aus/aus_52_01_2.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a> is my favorite example of the kind of Aztec mosaic skull masked that inspired both the excellent movie and the twist beginning on today's story. <a href="http://lizardfeathers.blogspot.com/2011/04/mozaic-masks-of-aztec-gods.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a> are a couple more variations.Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-85208954978742806712012-06-19T20:19:33.499-05:002012-06-19T20:19:33.499-05:00Loved the art, even the writing... nut the end? WT...Loved the art, even the writing... nut the end? WTFTim Whitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072021569016967821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-76412147399073360892012-06-19T17:55:04.653-05:002012-06-19T17:55:04.653-05:00GAAAAAA!!!!!
That ending is GREAT!
It was unexpe...GAAAAAA!!!!!<br /><br />That ending is GREAT!<br /><br />It was unexpected, even though he had spoken of the rotary knives. Yeah, they whacked him badly, poor schnook.Turok1952https://www.blogger.com/profile/16343648514226004142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-84872659280409110552012-06-19T14:37:11.698-05:002012-06-19T14:37:11.698-05:00Slobber it up! and I did! That was some great noir...Slobber it up! and I did! That was some great noirish voice over as well great drawing.Drazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588169855921049801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-51865850886150883122012-06-19T14:14:45.504-05:002012-06-19T14:14:45.504-05:00That was F'in' Freaky!That was F'in' Freaky!Unca Jeffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292248615715408243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-21956749462314797262012-06-19T13:35:59.914-05:002012-06-19T13:35:59.914-05:00I noticed the resemblance even before reading your...I noticed the resemblance even before reading your text about the connection. However, he could have seen a photo of the actual Mayan mask which inspired "The Mask" as well, since it was published in photos and such.Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-73081577329823347262012-06-19T13:13:08.651-05:002012-06-19T13:13:08.651-05:00What a great piece work. The splash is awesome, a...What a great piece work. The splash is awesome, and though not much happens in the story, it's actually pretty riveting because you know the other shoe is going to drop, eventually.<br /><br />It's a nice change of pace from the usual "I'm ugly, must take vengeance" type stories.<br /><br />The ending is actually very good, it's unexpected -- because it defies explanation -- but at the same time is fair -- as you had the accident explained before hand. Best not to think how it's possible!<br /><br />I've seen "The Mask" (probably on Son of Sven, if I remember correctly) and I do remember the "put on the mask now!" and the psychedelic 3D. Don't remember much else about it. If true, it's interesting how a throw-away image on the splash can be used to construct an entire movie.Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.com