Category: amreading

Four Panel Friday: J.R.R.Tolkien’s drawings of Entrances to the Elvenking’s halls

Ok. These aren’t exactly comic panels.

But the more I go through old books during this time spent at home, the more I discover “four panels” in other parts of literature.

Tolkien’s perspective and line variation are impressive. He incorporates straight lines, diagonal and curved lines, stipples, blacked out inks.

The man was non-stop.

From: The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

By: Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull

Four Panel Friday, plus a cover, and an extra panel (on Sunday): All Star Squadron #28

I remember this All Star Squadron issue being a Justice League comic. Turns out it’s the Justice Society.

Justice who? What kind of bench warming Justice League is this?

Hold up. Learn your comics history J.

The Justice Society was the first superhero team to ever appear in D.C. Comics.

They’re the godfather and godmothers of the superhero team-up game. Respect due.

From: All Star Squadron #28

By: Roy Thomas, Richard Howell, and Gerald Forton

Four Panel Friday (on Sunday): Jeff Smith’s Bone

Hilarity ensues

“Roughs” from Jeff Smith’s Bone. Probably the most polished roughs in history.

As a kid, catching a glimpse of a cartoonist’s rough pages provided endless inspiration and encouragement.

My mind melted when I discovered perfect panels didn’t immediately flow from the brushes of master cartoonists.

From: The Art of Bone

By: Jeff Smith

Four Panel Friday (on Saturday): The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952

First seen in circulation February 52′

Could this strip be inspired from Schulz’s childhood? His father did own a barbershop in Minnesota.

Or taken from his own weekly visits to the barber?

The line Yes, sir, “It pays to look well” is subtle but real. I’ve never had my hair cut during the 1950’s, but that sounds like true old timey barber-speak to me.

From: The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 (Vol. 1)

By: Charles M. Schulz