tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post6995760995443338388..comments2024-03-28T20:33:20.294-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: Hot Stuf' HouseMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-82332347360723294742018-02-12T09:26:40.557-06:002018-02-12T09:26:40.557-06:00It's hard to make up my mind on this one. It&...It's hard to make up my mind on this one. It's very 70s type B&W mag horror, it's well executed though a little predictable. The art is good and bad in places, and like others, I don't know how sold I am on the halftones.<br /><br />It's a solid, good horror story with some interesting art. I at first thought the idea was to have the humans being lighter, and the house be darker, but there's some panels where that isn't exactly done. Still interesting.Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-45908978568925534632018-02-11T17:43:30.812-06:002018-02-11T17:43:30.812-06:00And just a reminder, there's more Hot Stuf'...And just a reminder, there's more Hot Stuf' from this issue over at my other blog as well:<br /><br />CLICK HERE: http://andeverythingelsetoo.blogspot.com/2018/02/hot-stuf.htmlMr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-37429451147264469522018-02-11T17:40:29.491-06:002018-02-11T17:40:29.491-06:00For sure... and Mr. Karswell especially loves Barr...For sure... and Mr. Karswell especially loves Barr's cover art for Hot Stuf' #4, it's like some futuristic variation on Casting the Runes / Night of the Demon:<br /><br />https://www.comics.org/issue/276119/ <br /><br />thanks for the comments!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-40682355406267859162018-02-11T10:38:57.580-06:002018-02-11T10:38:57.580-06:00Real 70s era art.... Over rendered and at times di...Real 70s era art.... Over rendered and at times disproportionate, which evokes a drugged out perspective. Using halftone screens which were all the rage esp. with B&W art. Just when you think the story is too sentimental, it slams on the brakes and goes dark. I have a couple of these issues too.... advertised in the back pages of Comicscene and Monster Times(!)BTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285624914733389197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-70923957965545760662018-02-10T22:18:32.647-06:002018-02-10T22:18:32.647-06:00That's a totally interesting process conceit t...That's a totally interesting process conceit they've used here the halftone screens. I'm not sure I'm one hundred percent on board, but I appreciate seeing anybody try something a little different or daring. I kind of wish there had been more dead people in this story (don't I always?) since I really dig how the artist drew the last couple of panels.<br /><br />Neat find.Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-14639227160321272872018-02-10T17:52:48.714-06:002018-02-10T17:52:48.714-06:00A cool story with an ending that was both tragic a...A cool story with an ending that was both tragic and sinister. The black and white artwork definitely suited the more sombre tone of this story.Dean Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893268301146808675noreply@blogger.com