Posted by: Jason Robert Bell 10:47am / Oct 13, 2008
Dear Sir, as much as I enjoy your latest comic, I think I need to note a narrative gaffe in your overall entertaining story. Would not Mr. "Harry Eyeball" have some amount of ire directed at the evil Dr. Sardon, as being the cause of his cold coffee in the first place? Why would the law enforcement authorities of New Crown City, place these two fiends in the same jail cell? Unless they wanted them to kill each other?
Dear, Jason Robert Bell. Thank you for your thoughtful reading of this here pictorial amusement. Perhaps there is one possibility that you have overlooked in your analysis.Mr. Hairy Bawl doesn't know that he's sharing a cell with the very man who was responsible for his outburst and ultimate imprisonment! This could lead to some tumultuous exchanges in cell block B if their entanglement ever comes to light. The situation is ripe for suspense! What could come of this? Stay tooned to find out!
Harvey Pekar cum Grumpy Super-Villain? Brilliant in both name and execution. I dig how these "Sunday Comics" move the lead story along -- filling in the gaps.
Thanks, Dean! If not for your constant encouragement, praise and brilliance, this comic would never have attained its current, nosebleed inducing, heights! I don't thank you enough for all of your efforts on my behalf.
Posted by: George of Connor 07:13pm / Oct 13, 2008
Brilliant colorwork. Imagine if colors looked this beautiful for real back in the day. Well, I mean, at the big publishers. Obviously, The Hamilton Recorder had some quality separators.
I really love these Sunday supplements, and the Hairy Eyeball is awesomeness unadulterated.
Well, what more can be said about those fabled Hamilton Recorder Separators!? Shemp "Perky" Noidle and his intrepid team of colourists were really willing to push the limits of their medium and we're all richer for their efforts. It was only after the schism between Shemp and Fritz "Loupe" de Loupe that the quality of the Hamilton Recorder colours began to fade. They will forever be remembered as truly some of the greatest separators in the known universe.
It's with great humility that I thank you on their behalf. It's an honour to reproduce their work here for a new generation.
Man, this brings back memories. I remember reading this when it first came out, at the breakfast table with a cup of Sanka and a Hostess Twinky, before leaving for work.
Of course, since I was 2-years-old back in '71, "work" meant peeing on the sofa covers and throwing a fist-full of Farina across the room. Ah, those were the days.
But I digress.
Another beautiful installment, incredibly encapsulated on a single page! Amazing!
Man, it's true what they say about coffee stunting your growth! Wowzers! I had no idea!
Thanks for commenting, Mike! I really appreciate your support and encouragement. You've been a good friend to Ultra-lad over the years but don't think for a minute he's forgotten that time you stuffed your neighbor's tail pipe with Stella D'Oro Lady Fingers!
10:47am / Oct 13, 2008
Your Humble Servant
Jason Robert Bell