New Gods #14 - Don Newton art

New Gods v1 #14, 1977 - Hurried layouts and erratic figure drawings mar what would have been a typically fine Don Newton effort. Two out of three full page splashes are lethargic in composition, missing opportunities to convey scale and drama. Dan Adkins, perhaps Newtons's best inker, does his best to enhance many of the pages but can do so much. The issue's saving grace may be the opening splash portrait of Orion calling out to his father Darkseid, one of the most dramatic pages of the entire series. It is masterfully drawn, yet the hero's facial expression seems a tad clumsy, seemingly combining both rage and surprise (click on inset above). This is number 3 of 7 New Gods issues with Newton art and/or covers. See today's posts or more Newton or New Gods issues. See also this blog's Newton checklist.
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"A Child Shall Leave You" Newton story pencils (Dan Adkins inks) 17 pages = ***
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