Comments posted by deenekingston
Astonishing craftsmanship. A real beauty.
Posted on: 2/1/23, 9:11 PM
An especially gorgeous page. Superb.
Posted on: 2/1/23, 8:58 PM
What a 'darling' piece!
Posted on: 2/1/23, 8:46 PM
Beautifully rendered. Not too tight. Not too loose. Just so.
Posted on: 1/30/23, 8:34 PM
I think it no less charming than a Raymond
Posted on: 1/30/23, 8:19 PM
Still relevant today I think?
Posted on: 1/30/23, 8:02 PM
It has to be taken in context. This was the late sixties to early seventies. It is juvenile 'toilet humour' yes, but then the underground cartoonists were mostly young hippy teen rebels being deliberately provocative, anti-establishment and seeking to create a sensationalist sense of utter outrage just for the sheer 'crack' of it! Crumbs work matured significantly in later life. Whether you love or loathe him at least you can honestly say that he was one cartoonist who genuinely had 'no sacred cows' whatsoever and I don't think there are that many others that you can say that about which probably accounts for his long lasting appeal. I don't think you should feel embarrassed to hang it if you wish despite the defecation scene. Its an historical artifact from a very incendiary and tumultous time in US history. Simple as that.
Posted on: 1/30/23, 7:57 PM
First time I saw Ninos art was an amazing Conan strip called 'People of the Dark'. After that I was hooked. This guy was a superstar artist back in the seventies and one of the filipino '1st spears' that DC initially recruited. But then, somehow, he just seemed to disappear into the background radiation as all the new artists of the 80's with their grittier realism came to the fore. I think it a real crime that he's been all but forgotten.
Posted on: 2/6/23, 9:12 PM