It's time for #oneweekonecomic! In this case, going under the skin of Robbie Thompson/Niko Henrichon's MEET THE SKRULLS #1.pic.twitter.com/N9AvKwDuUS
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And looking closer, it even hints at each character’s relationship with their two lives: the dad is almost fully Skrull, while for Alice, only her human face is visible.pic.twitter.com/1ZW92FpLmL
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Look at how @TravisJLanham manages to communicate the theme of transformation through the lettering of this caption box – a more standard ‘human’ font gradually gives way to something alien.pic.twitter.com/jEWP3yO6vG
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The repeated use of the family portrait links back to the cover imagery, but it also quietly establishes a back story – there are five family members here, but only four at the table.pic.twitter.com/ZaofCgdjtj
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We also see an empty room, clearly decorated for a small child – note the interplay between caption and image here. The book never explicitly mentions it, but there’s a clear question being set up, and it’s more compelling because you have to ask it yourself.pic.twitter.com/K0st2RXgq4
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I’m a big fan of the increasingly common text-and-image intro pages and interstitials. Immortal Hulk makes great use of it, and WicDiv. (Gillen has said he stole the technique from Hickman, after learning they’re ‘free’ pages – i.e. they don't take from the art budget.)pic.twitter.com/YVcN5IaMHE
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It’s always cool to see what everyday life is like for people in superhero universes. This one panel captures exactly what it would be like to work at Stark Industries – the boss constantly crashing through the ceiling.pic.twitter.com/UDdudKjqaE
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It’s not a new gag, but using apparently alien text as a substitute for the usual swearword-covering grawlix is so perfect for this book.pic.twitter.com/Hi1fBi2Azy
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I opened with a single image that encapsulates the book's entire premise – let's end on a short sequence that does the same thing. I love how the set up implies Alice is being chided for using her phone at the dinner table, but punchline: it’s actually about using her human face.pic.twitter.com/iX89HjwjVN
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And it's nicely mirrored in a later scene, where we see her older sister – apparently the favourite child – transform into her human form when the parents leave the dining room. The face we choose to wear looks to be a major theme of MEET THE SKRULLS, and I am into that.pic.twitter.com/pO03MPNlPB
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#oneweekonecomic thread. As ever, check out previous weeks' entries on the blog at http://timplusalex.com/tag/one-week-one-comic …, and if you want to support this project, visit the T+A Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/timplusalex pic.twitter.com/TXT2bRtRWb
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