Okay, as it's a new year, I'm going to try something new for writing about comics. Let's call it #oneweekonecomic. Every Wednesday I'll pick out an issue that felt a bit special, and do a thread on why.
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Other bits of 'I ♡ Stephanie Hans' goodness: When characters use their powers, all colour fades away – except for a blood-bright red. (In line with the lettering of Ash's captions.)pic.twitter.com/DbIFWLJK0n
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Kieron Gillen remains uniquely good at observing and expressing our darker moments. This is relatable, in the most unflattering way.pic.twitter.com/gf1y9VBVEL
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I haven't giggled at a page turn like this since the early days of Saga. Just beautifully unhinged worldbuilding.pic.twitter.com/hnLXQYAyQD
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One last note, on this month's cover star: Chuck, who against every fibre of my better judgement might be my favourite so far.pic.twitter.com/94jbhWVDKS
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Gillen has this way of putting together characters, where he stacks a couple of layers of archetype (god/popstar, or in this case types of player/D&D class) on top of a more realistic personality, that might line up or rub against those archetypes in an interesting way.
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Chuck is a Fool, Gillen's deconstruction of the Bard class. He's also that player who turns up just wanting a good time, and refuses to treat the game too seriously.pic.twitter.com/kSpWqGix8H
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That bottom layer of characterisation (the 'real person') hasn't really shone through for most of DIE's cast yet. But Chuck is clearly drawn, in big bold lines that say 'Bastard'.pic.twitter.com/Lq13Vtc8xW
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Gillen has a tradition of including one self-deprecating portrait of the artist as a young monster in his casts (cf. Kohl, Baphomet). Chuck seems to be the fear that he's actually Garth Marenghi.pic.twitter.com/1rspMNYhlq
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Can only be a matter of time before Chuck says these immortal words, right?pic.twitter.com/AYqSTvxlfF
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Anyway, that was the first
#oneweekonecomic. It's an experiment, so please let me know if it was a successful one. And if you want to read more about#DIEcomic, I dig deeper into the stuff about character classes in this Polygon piece:https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/10/18131140/die-kieron-gillen-rpg-image-comics …Näytä tämä ketju
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