tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post6886307541793023452..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: The Orchestra of DoomDiabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-7675650298397910252014-03-04T04:40:45.324-06:002014-03-04T04:40:45.324-06:00I scan the black and white Showcase Presents pages...I scan the black and white <i>Showcase Presents</i> pages, digitally "bleach" them for clarity and to receive color, take color samples from scans of the original comics for authenticity, and then do simple color fills. It's an overly complicated process for a simple, basic result. I'm just glad they don't entirely suck.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-43632910877409395542014-03-02T23:44:22.795-06:002014-03-02T23:44:22.795-06:00Ahhhh I see the baton now. Okay, makes sense.
Yo...Ahhhh I see the baton now. Okay, makes sense.<br /><br />You've been coloring these Frank? I've been wondering where you were finding such clean scans--nice job!LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-53178431258793124602014-02-22T11:24:23.016-06:002014-02-22T11:24:23.016-06:00I was wondering what that one was too! -The Maest...I was wondering what that one was too! -The Maestro, eh? *insert Seinfeld quote here* <br />Also, good job on recoloring all these- that's awesome. It would be less intriguing in black & white... These menaces, and their designs, just pop more in color.<br />I 100% understand and agree with what you said about Monkeybone.The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-56450553541296753722014-02-22T04:17:23.403-06:002014-02-22T04:17:23.403-06:00The Orchestra of Doom was part of the creative nad...The Orchestra of Doom was part of the creative nadir of the original strip's run. While the story was weak, Joe Certa's designs were definitely inspired. I originally intended to just post second hand jpeg scans, but the intricacy would have been lost, so I manned up for my own scanning/recoloring. These things looked so much better than they read. Not unlike watching <i>Monkeybone</i>, come to think of it.<br /><br />I personally found the little seen flute the most disturbing. Liss, your "favorite" was the maestro (note wand.)Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-11912703118346628352014-02-22T03:17:01.793-06:002014-02-22T03:17:01.793-06:00I was going to say this was the stuff of nightmare...I was going to say this was the stuff of nightmares until the King beat me to it. Whatever that thing is to the left of the clarinet is what I find most terrifying. (I mean, I can't even identify that thing...that is unlike any instrument I've ever seen.)<br /><br />House of Mystery is just one fun-filled wild and zany acid trip. Sometimes you lose sight of how fanciful these creatures are...until you see them here, in color.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-37534271460562401982014-02-21T12:13:42.806-06:002014-02-21T12:13:42.806-06:00That trombone is the freakiest! Jesus- fuckin'...That trombone is the freakiest! Jesus- fuckin' nightmare fuel... I'm imagining that mouthpiece-end latching around your head- like a facehugger does- forcing you to play it until your lungs collapse...The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.com