A preview for #1 that's out this 10th http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=17198 (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=17198)
I love the colouring and I can't wait to see how it works with Carlos' art!
By the way, any insight on how the Dr Who IDW classics works? Those published in same order as the orginal continuity?
Been thinking about this since they stared of with Judge Death followed by Bloc war/Apocalypse war. I figure/hope that robot wars, cursed Earth, day the law died, judge child, un-american grafitti and Death lives also get's coloured.
Also. Any coloured Dr Who that got re-published in the classics or re-coloured? Would love a proper Chopper run ending with Song of the surfer (in it's painted glory of course).
I like how restrained that colour job is, lots of muted washes, but is it so restrained as to be effectively pointless?
Meanwhile, the cover artist struggles with scale. Maybe it's an homage to McMahon-style boots, extended to gun and buckle. Maybe.
Quote from: TordelBack on 07 July, 2013, 11:01:19 PM
I like how restrained that colour job is, lots of muted washes, but is it so restrained as to be effectively pointless?
Meanwhile, the cover artist struggles with scale. Maybe it's an homage to McMahon-style boots, extended to gun and buckle. Maybe.
The badge, buckle and gun definitely looks too big. Especially the buckle, almost looking like a bumper. Hopefully this isn't what they use as a cover for the tpb later on.
I think the colours looks great. It doesn't take away from the art and still looks really great! And I think bloc mania will start to look richer once the fighting starts, since the colours in the FCBD IDW classic DREDD made outstanding use of light so hopefully this one will too! Can't wait to see what the a-bombs will look like when they hit :D
The FCBD can be found for free here if you want to read it http://www.comixology.com/Judge-Dredd-FCBD-Special/digital-comic/42215 (http://www.comixology.com/Judge-Dredd-FCBD-Special/digital-comic/42215).
Beware of some Walter the wobot material in the end of the fcbd book ;)
I do like the colour job quite a bit BUT, but but but, look at all that blank space, on what will already be a reduced (from the original comic) American sized comic. It'll be like reading one of those Manga editions. I'll wait until I see one in the flesh but I think for that reason I'll end up passing.
I think the colouring looks great and have been looking forward to this series.
Also concered about those margins though - the old Eagle reprints faced a similar task but I don't recall those having such large margins? Will pick up the first one when its out to see but it will be a shame if they end up like that. :(
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 08 July, 2013, 08:41:55 AM
I do like the colour job quite a bit BUT, but but but, look at all that blank space
Yeah, slightly off putting, but since getting that FCBD IDW Freebie that featured the Bolland Dredd's recoloured, ive sorta gotten used to it. Ill be buying this, though heaven knows ive lost count of the amount of times ive rebought
this story....
Least their starting with a 100% cracker.
The covers a bit pants, isnt it. And IDW are not releasing variants so we can sidestep this? For once, for shame!
There's at least one variant for #1
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Sorted!
Quote from: Recrewt on 08 July, 2013, 01:51:27 PM
I think the colouring looks great and have been looking forward to this series.
Also concered about those margins though - the old Eagle reprints faced a similar task but I don't recall those having such large margins? Will pick up the first one when its out to see but it will be a shame if they end up like that. :(
Eagle actually added to the art, stretching panels & moving around word balloons.
Quote from: Judge Brian on 09 July, 2013, 04:30:18 AM
Quote from: Recrewt on 08 July, 2013, 01:51:27 PM
I think the colouring looks great and have been looking forward to this series.
Also concered about those margins though - the old Eagle reprints faced a similar task but I don't recall those having such large margins? Will pick up the first one when its out to see but it will be a shame if they end up like that. :(
Eagle actually added to the art, stretching panels & moving around word balloons.
Indeed, I do recall now that things looked a little stretched with the Eagle reprints. I think IDW should have done something though because those margins are very distracting.
Hmmm, that variant cover looks nice - will have to try and get that one.
Bought the first issue today. No complaints apart from the huge gap at the bottom, which got me thinking... Do IDW have the rights to reprint the Daily Star strips? Some of those would fill that nicely, (for a while, at least).
Quote from: TordelBack on 07 July, 2013, 11:01:19 PM
Meanwhile, the cover artist struggles with scale. Maybe it's an homage to McMahon-style boots, extended to gun and buckle. Maybe.
I have to wonder why one of the classic 2000AD cover wasn't used, or even one of the great Eagle reprint covers...?
And the Bolland cover variant is now winging its way to me.
Despite owning this story a million times..., im glad they started with this one. Probably makes sense, as this story was hugely popular in the States.
Anyone who knows where to find it digitaly?
I'v checked Comixology.com but it's nowhere to be found. They only seem to stock the free comic day issue and the reg. IDW Dredd.
I'm in a bit of a quandry on this at the moment. One the one hand the colouring adds a nice new dimension to this. Comparing it with the originals there seems a conscious choice to go for a different feel to it. The Bolland cover works reasonably well but not so sure about the background colour. Lacks the menace of the original. There are times when the artwork seems a bit blurred compared to the original or the Titan reprint. What did surprise me was how it seemed to shift for the Ron Smith pages. Considering how claustrophobic Mcmahon's part seemed at times the dark and moody colouring worked better here for me than it did on the Smith pages. I can't quite put my finger on what it is that seems slightly out of kilter and that bothers me. Overall it has been a good job but I don't know if I would go with 'stunning'.
Just finished the first issue, and im liking it.
The white space at the bottom is slightly distracting, but you soon mentally filter it out - or at least i did. And one or two minor niggles with the art repro/colouring aside, i think it works rather well.
I think i slightly prefer how Ron's art looks coloured, than Mick's. Though both are ultimately fine.
Of course Block Mania/Apocalypse War is a bona fide classic, so ill be buying this to its completion. As to what other tales they'll be colouring, ill probably pick and choose what to buy, when the time comes.