January 10, 2016
This page is a prime example of what made the
two-parter in Dark Horse Comics #14 & 15 so difficult; every panel is an
establishing shot. I really had to work it to get the drama and variation of
panels 4 and 5. In a way, I was really constrained by the necessary tightness
and denseness of Mike Barr’s script. My job, in these first 2 installments, was
to recapitulate the entirety of volume 1, while setting up the forthcoming
mini-series. I had very little room to maneuver, to strut my story-telling
stuff. During this period, my primary influences were Alex Toth, Jack Kirby,
Alfred Hitchcock and Hayao Miyazaki. I could bring none of these to bear as I
struggled through the initial stages of “The Mark” revamp. It was causing me
major angst; my heroes would not have tolerated being so artistically
constrained. But I was just starting my career and couldn’t afford to cop
un-earned attitude. Ah, youth….
This is page #10 from Dark Horse Comics #14,
“The Mark: Taking Back the Streets”, written by Mike Barr, drawn by Brad Rader,
published in November, 1993.
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