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By: Ben Towle: Cartoonist, Educator, Hobo » Blog Archive » Whoever Colors Christophe Blain’s Comics Rocks: An Appreciation

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:48:03 +0000

[...] I’m about to start coloring the introductory pages of Oyster War. I generally don’t work in color, but when I do, I usually start by seeking inspiration from other comics that have color that I find especially nicely-done. These days the very top of my list of beautifully-colored comics are those of the French cartoonist Christophe Blain (who is himself one of my all-time favorite cartoonists). Curiously, as spectacular as the coloring is in Blain’s work, in most English editions of his work the colorist is uncredited–and this leads to a lot of confusion as to who actually colored what books. For an example of such coloring confusion run amok, see the comments section of this “Best of” post from last year by Dustin Harbin. [...]

By: Ben Towle

Ben Towle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:27:53 +0000

I just finished GUS and came back to this thread because I remember there was some discussion of who the colorist on the book is. I figured I’d get to the bottom of things, though, by emailing someone I know at First Second, who published the book here. According to her, all the material in the book was colored by Clémence (just one name apparently).

By: ned

ned — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:32:39 +0000

as promised, here’s a link to the piece in which i propose an alternative to ‘graphic novel.’ an edited version ran in last sunday’s atlanta journal-constitution, but my editor cut out my alt label.

love to hear your opinion[s]!

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&Mytoken=F5149BED-EE5A-4DCF-AD78742C9799DBEF79856438

By: ned

ned — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:02:33 +0000

well, the 12/28 date is firm, but they’ve cut all reference to my ‘graphic novel’ alternative.

i think i’m gona run the unedited version on my myspace page. more as i know it.

By: ned

ned — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:27:00 +0000

>i’ll let you know if that date changes again. :P

now pushed to 28 december 2008. :B

harrumph.

By: Best of 2008: Comics & Graphic Novels (ifølge Amazon) | Serieland

Best of 2008: Comics & Graphic Novels (ifølge Amazon) | Serieland — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:38:23 +0000

[...] LINK: The Dharblog [...]

By: DHARBIN!

DHARBIN! — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:14:35 +0000

Yeah totally–you can almost SMELL it. I think I’d fallen in love with her a little bit by about page 10 or so. I hear that she’s the sweetest person on Earth, too.

By: Ray Fenwick

Ray Fenwick — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:01:37 +0000

Oh man, I love the Lynda Barry book. I’ve actually been trying some of the writing exercises she offers up in the final section of the book, and they’re a blast.

Ah, Lynda. There is something incredibly kind about her work, almost welcoming, as though instead of viewing the work from the audience, up on a screen, you’re sat down beside it.

By: Dustin Harbin

Dustin Harbin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:07:47 +0000

Oh man, for sure Ned–post the link here when the article goes live.

By: ned

ned — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:23:09 +0000

>Yes, “graphic novel” is a lazy term, but speaking from experience, trying to come up with an alternative leads to a lot of boring semantics, which INVARIABLY come to nothing.

springboarding off scott mccloud’s writing, i actually propose an alternative to ‘graphic novel’ in my upcoming ajc piece, and i’d love to know what you think of it. my editor just informed me the review has migrated to the following sunday, tho’: 21 december 2008. i’ll let you know if that date changes again. :P