OCTOBER 24, 2011 12:52AM
October 24 - Gene Colan and the Tomb of Dracula
I meant to pay him tribute back then. Gene Colan's achievements in the comic book industry are far too numerous to list. I'll focus on Tomb of Dracula, published by Marvel Comics in the 1970's, where he and series writer Marv Wolfman created an amazing and gripping high gothic narrative that was way ahead of its time. I'll probably write extensively about Tomb of Dracula, because I see a lot in it worth discussing, including gender, race, occultism, 1970s culture and yep, even Ayn Rand/objectivism. Incidentally, it was also the series that spawned the character of Blade, the very first of the modern wave of comic book superhero film adaptations dominating the popular culture today.
For now, I'll let Mr. Colan's artwork on the title speak for itself - it's fluid, phantasmagoric, surreal and nightmarishly wonderful. It's a rare and unique visual language in sequential art.
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I am so glad to see
someone who is an admirer of Mr. colan'swork. I was really surpirsed
when i read he was in his 80's. I have seen discrepencies in the actual
age, but I am in your court when you say he was 84. Thanks so much for
this little dittie.
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Thanks very much, Dianne! So happy you know Gene Colan's work!
Sophisticated stuff,
not what I think of when I hear the term "comic book." I prefer the
black and white drawings to the color - starker and more ominous.
I have a friend from
the UW I was in art school with that created comics. He was so good and
is working as an illustrator. Jeff Butler~
Thanks for writing this tribute!
Thanks for writing this tribute!
The Silver Surfer and Dracula an interesting mash up. I liked the b&w panels. It heightened the drama. R
I loved Gene Colan's
work on Daredevil, Iron Man, and the Avengers. I forgot he also did TOD.
Thanks for bringing back some happy memories.
Thanks for the introduction.
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