“Batman: Once Upon a Time…” by Len Wein & Walter Simonson, USA, 1981

On 5 May 20165 May 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1980s, Batman, Creat Writ: Lesson 09, DC Comics, Rare/Classic Short Comics, SCHULZ, Charles M., SIMONSON, Walter, Snoopy, Text Substitution, USA, WEIN, LenLeave a comment

Batman: Once Upon a Time…, tribute to Charles M. Schulz‘ Peanuts (adaptation of Snoopy’s novel), by Len Wein (USA) & Walter Simonson (USA) in: Detective Comics Vol. 1 #500, DC Comics, USA, March 1981.

Between “August and September of 1969, Charles M. Schulz devoted a few weeks’ worth of strips to Snoopy’s novel.” In 1981, Len Wein wrote a Batman “two-pager with art by the great Walt Simonson. The story has no dialogue. It only has captions. The captions? All lines from the aforementioned Snoopy novel!!” Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources, 2010.

darkstormy0 — Peanuts strips by Charles M. Schulz (1969)

“Untitled” by Chester Brown, CAN/USA, 2004

On 5 May 20165 May 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 2000s, BROWN, Chester, Canada, On Comics Legitimation, Rare/Classic Short Comics, Self-referential, Talking Animals, USALeave a comment

Untitled by Chester Brown (CAN) in: The New York Times magazine (front & back covers), USA, July 11, 2004.

browncomicsnyt2004070801 — PAGE 1/2 (front cover)

browncomicsnyt2004070802 — PAGE 2/2 (back cover)

“Big Tex” by Chris Ware, USA, 1996

On 5 May 201628 January 2020 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1990s, AesComm Theo, Fantagraphics Books, Rare/Classic Short Comics, Through Space Through Time, USA, WARE, Chris4 Comments

Big Tex (one-pager) by Chris Ware (USA) in: Acme Novelty Library Vol VII, #7, Book of Jokes, Fantagraphics Books, Summer 1996.

“Like how does something happen, and … how does it reverberate through time? And that act of memory is important, and comics are great for memory. Like even when you have a short comic, like a three-panel comic, you’ve got a past, a present and a future as soon as you look at those three boxes. And that allows you to reflect and compare times.” Art Spiegelman, NPR interview, 2011

“Looking for Nemo” by Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten, JP/BE/FR, 1991

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Looking for Nemo, tribute to Winsor McCay (and Little Nemo), script by Benoît Peeters (FR) and art by François Schuiten (BE) in: Morning magazine, Japan, 1991. English edition followed by French publication, 1996 (for colour quality’s sake).

“Architecture is the simplest means of articulating time and space, of modulating reality, of engendering dreams.” Ivan Chtcheglov, Formulary for a New Urbanism, 1953.

Hommage Nemo 1996 — PAGE 1/2 (French version)

Hommage Nemo 1991 — PAGE 2/2 (French version)

“The Giraffe” by Gotlib, FR, 1971 (?)

On 5 May 20165 May 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1970s, Creat Writ: Lesson 06, Fantagraphics Books, Fourth Wall Breaking, France, GOTLIB, Marcel, Pilote (magazine)Leave a comment

The Giraffe by Gotlib (FR), originally published in: Pilote magazine, France (year ?). Re-published in Rubrique-à-Brac Vol.2, Dargaud, France, 1971. English translation by Kim Thompson for Honk! #4, Fantagraphics Books, USA, 1986.

“Horrors of War”, a Graphic Narrative by CommArts Students (March 2016)

On 4 May 20162 June 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn Comics by CommArts Students, Faculty of Communication Arts (Chulalongkorn University), Imgt Comm, Psychic Trauma, Thai ComicsLeave a comment

A graphic narrative (on the topic of ‘War Trauma’ and/or ‘War Refugees’) by students Lukkaew, Mint, Prim, Korn & Ice for the IMGT COMM course (2800217).

Update: a short but precious FB comment (April 2, 2016) on Horrors of War by V for Vendetta co-creator & artist David Lloyd: “That’s great storytelling!”

Description of the Imaginative Communication course: “Methods of conversing emotions, feelings, ideas, values, beliefs and meaning of life through the languages of the imaginative world in the form of poetry, music and songs, literature, drama, film or other creative works of Thai and foreign artists; relationship between science and art of communications; media design for imaginative works; analysis of images and narratives.” This year’s theme: “Crossing Borders”. Communication Management, International Program, Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University.

For a first attempt on the medium, they make a clever use of potentialities and features of the comics form (composition, design, text/image balance, layout, iconic solidarity, colour, onomatopoeia…) to serve the content.

PS: Just noticed the left-facing “Sanskrit” swastika on the cover while making the scan.

Reproduced with the authors’ permission. All rights remain to the authors.

“SOUND EFFECTS!” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wally Wood, USA, 1955

On 3 May 20167 May 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1950s, Creat Writ: Lesson 06, EC Comics, Fourth Wall Breaking, KURTZMAN, Harvey, MAD (magazine), Onomatopoeia, Rare/Classic Short Comics, USA, WOOD, Wally1 Comment

SOUND EFFECTS! by Harvey Kurtzman (script) and Wally Wood (art) in: MAD magazine #20, EC Comics, USA, February 1955.

Dear students, MAD’s ‘Original Idiots’ : Wally Wood: the Complete Collection of His Work in MAD Comics #1-23 is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

“3-DIMENSIONS!” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wally Wood, USA, 1954

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3-DIMENSIONS! by Harvey Kurtzman (script) and Wally Wood (art) in: MAD magazine #12, EC Comics, USA, June 1954.

Dear students, MAD’s ‘Original Idiots’ : Wally Wood: the Complete Collection of His Work in MAD Comics #1-23 is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

“MY WORLD…” by Wally Wood, USA, 1953

On 3 May 201622 January 2019 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1950s, Creat Writ: Lesson 06, EC Comics, FELDSTEIN, Al, Fourth Wall Breaking, Original Art, Rare/Classic Short Comics, USA, WOOD, WallyLeave a comment

MY WORLD… by Wally Wood (script by Al Feldstein) in: Weird Science #22, EC Comics, USA, November/December 1953. With complete original art (below).

“Buddha” (sequence) by Osamu Tezuka, JP, 1972

On 3 May 20167 May 2016 By Nicolas VerstappenIn 1970s, Creat Writ: Lesson 05, Japan, Rare/Classic Short Comics, Silent (or almost), TEZUKA, Osamu1 Comment

Buddha: Vol.1 Kapilavatsu (ブッダ, part 1, chapter 1 , silent sequence) by Osamu Tezuka (JP) in: Kibōnotomo magazine, Japan, September 1972. Published in English by Vertical Inc., USA, 2006.

Dear students, Buddha Vol. 1 : Kapilavastu is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

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