tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post7381705859090389825..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: Alan Moore's London. part 5Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-50137802200008968482006-12-29T19:01:00.000-05:002006-12-29T19:01:00.000-05:00Hi Eddie,
It took me a while but I finally check...Hi Eddie, <br /><br />It took me a while but I finally checked out your blog. <br />Very insightful! I will endeavour to visit again from time to time. However, I must confess that my enthusiasm and dedication to this will not mirror your own.<br /><br />Take care and love to all the family. SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-90525566268854043862006-12-28T23:17:00.000-05:002006-12-28T23:17:00.000-05:00one who argues about what is and isn't a 'graphic ...one who argues about what is and isn't a 'graphic novel' is a fool, grasshopper. <br />Any theorising that i have done has all been toward the purpose of stopping people arguing about foolish things<br /><br />EddieEddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-54129197955899885182006-12-28T02:16:00.000-05:002006-12-28T02:16:00.000-05:00Somehow I've never gotten to reading your Comics J...Somehow I've never gotten to reading your Comics Journal interview - no idea why that is. I suppose I gave up on the Journal sometime before I gave up on comic shops, so that now the only places I buy comic related items are Borders, Folio, Pulp Fiction, and the like. But this quote made me wonder ...<br /><br /><i>People argue about His Name Is... Savage or [Jim] Steranko's Chandler or McGregor's Sabre as the first graphic novel. I think it's kind of irrelevant because they belong so completely to the mentality of comic-book culture that it's a pointless argument.</i><br /><br />I'm intrigued by this debate of what does qualify as a 'graphic novel'. It's a bit of an unfortunate term, but being Eisner's legacy I doubt we'll ever be rid of it.<br /><br />Burne Hogarth did two volumes of Tarzan that are terribly overlooked and that predate all but Gil Kane's book. Hauling it out of the cupboard for the first time in a decade and looking at it with fresh eyes it obviously owes more than a nod to the legacy of Hal Foster. Which has me thinking, do serialised stories qualify as graphic novels when collected? Particularly where the parts combine to form a cohesive whole?<br /><br />To me the answer must be a resounding yes. For the same reason that HG Wells' best known works were originally serialised stories but nobody would discount War of the Worlds or The Time Machine from being a novel. Nor would we discount Dickens' works despite their initial serialised nature. So why would Prince Valiant be normally excluded from consideration I wonder? Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon? Chester Gould's best period on Dick Tracy (and I do recall once reading collected volumes of complete stories of Tracy published in the 50's).<br /><br />What's your thoughts on these earlier serialised works and their status under this all encompassing term "Graphic Novel"?desembreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769225254856284990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-40652811964198962422006-12-27T21:25:00.000-05:002006-12-27T21:25:00.000-05:00Eddie, rest assured you'll never see me blog; it's...Eddie, rest assured you'll never see me blog; it's not my forte, and I only signed up to post here. I'll send you a post via your Mr Staros. Happy New Year!Robert Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161116870327387100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-92021106776212528632006-12-27T05:55:00.000-05:002006-12-27T05:55:00.000-05:00thanks for saying so, matt
and Bob
I lost my whol...thanks for saying so, matt<br /><br />and Bob<br />I lost my whole address book in a computer collapse earlier this year followed by a switch to broad band and a new email address, effectively putting me beyond communication with everybody. Tried to leave a message on your own new blog but you haven't posted anything there yet.<br /><br />Send a message via Chris Staros or something and then I'll have your email address... yes?Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-23735521875103779632006-12-26T10:50:00.000-05:002006-12-26T10:50:00.000-05:00Eddie, this is the sort of sentiment that is most ...Eddie, this is the sort of sentiment that is most likely a waste of time to type because you probably already know, but... These insights into how you work as a creator, and the artistic process you've developed, are amazingly insightful for those of us not at all involved in comics from the business side. I've held a deep love of the genre for nearly 40 years now, but getting to read about what actually <b>goes into</b> producing a graphic novel as exquisitely researched and detailed as <b>From Hell</b> is a pure treat!<br /><br />Thanks for entering the blogosphere and sharing so much background with us! And please keep at it, sir!!Kimota94 aka Matt aka AgileManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404161474780005815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-77735999729302325262006-12-26T09:16:00.000-05:002006-12-26T09:16:00.000-05:00Ah, Eddie, now THIS is a cheery stroll down memory...Ah, Eddie, now THIS is a cheery stroll down memory lane - and long overdue, too. You've all the erudition of Gull with thrice the charm and none of the creepiness!<br /><br />Anyhow, sent you and the clan an Xmas email that bounced back, so send me your new virtual address when you get around to it. Happy Holidays!<br /><br />BobRobert Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161116870327387100noreply@blogger.com