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dr_hermes (dr_hermes) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-24 03:30:00

Marie's take on things
Here's the cover from NOT BRAND ECCH# 10, October 1968. It's worth taking a moment to study at the larger scale. Marie Severin's pencilling never appealed to be on straight strips -- it lacked solidity and any feeling of weight or impact. But her humorous art and little caricatures always made me smile. Check out her version of the Lizard (under Spider-Man's left arm), he's kinda endearing. There's a lot of good stuff here, from the Silver Surfer's shower cap to Aunt May looking bilious to Tony Stark hiding inside his armor.

creator: marie severin

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	neuhallidae 2009-09-24 07:44 am UTC (link)
	Dude, if Ben had done that to my helmet while flailing, I'd turtle up inside my armor to protect my head, too. If I has any, of course.</i> (Reply to this) (Thread)

	dr_hermes 2009-09-24 08:05 am UTC (link)
	I just noticed Black Bolt is cooking a hot dog on his tuning fork... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	psychop_rex 2009-09-24 11:06 am UTC (link)
	I like how the Human Torch is blowing smoke in Black Bolt's face. That kinda-sorta addresses a question - flame produces smoke, right? So if the Human Torch is surrounded by fire, why does that fire not produce any smoke? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	galateus 2009-09-25 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Smoke just comes from the particles of stuff that doesn't burn cleanly though-- and what exactly is burning when Johnny's on fire anyway? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychop_rex 2009-09-25 04:19 am UTC (link)
	Oxygen, presumably. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

dr_hermes
2009-09-25 08:15 am UTC (link)

So much about the Torch's flame is hard to rationalize. He used to be drawn aflame even in close quarters or inside a closed room where presumably he would use up oxygen quickly. Unless he's blazing really hot to make a point, he wasn't shown making people or objects cast shadows. He was seldom shown as making people uncomfortable even when he's standing right to them. And frankly, he'd be a terrifying sight. Unless you've spent a lot of time around him, seeing the Human Torch in person would trigger anyone's mental alarms. It's a man on fire, after all.

All that aside, the way he's blowing smoke in the face of Black Bolt (of all people to tease) really captures his wise-ass teenage punk characterization of the first few years.

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	perletwo 2009-09-24 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	The Watcher has glasses on. The Watcher has glasses on. How awesome is that? (Reply to this)

	yaseen101 2009-09-24 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	Dr. Strange does not approve of such shenanigans. (Reply to this)