Warp #1 - Frank Brunner art & cover
Warp #1, 1983 - Based on the plays by Stuart Gordon and Bury St. Edmund, this space fantasy comic is among the earliest titles published by independent publisher First Comics. Frank Brunner's strange character designs and fantastic locales are not too dissimilar to his earlier Doctor Strange works. He seems to be less reliant on his own abilities, and prefers referencing scenes and layouts of previous comics. Without heavy scrutiny, I counted at least three Neal Adams swipes on certain panels. It's curious why a proven artist like Brunner would resort to these techniques, but here the result is less than satisfying. This is number 1 of 9 Warp issues with Brunner art and/or covers. See today's posts or more Brunner or Warp issues. See also this blog's Brunner checklist or Top 10 Brunner comics
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Brunner cover pencils and inks = *
"Genesis" Brunner story pencils 19 pages = **
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You are aware that Neal Adams actually did the character designs for the play as well as much incidental artwork? I believe Brunner was utilizing pretty much these same designs which might explain the Adams swipes as he familiarized himself with the pre-existing characters.
Yes I did, although utilizing the same character designs (which everyone does when depicting an established character) and swiping are separate issues. Brunner had swiped Adams panels before in Howard the Duck #1 and Giant-size Man-Thing #5, so there are existing precedents. I'm not a fan of this tactic, but Brunner's work overall still deserves recognition. Thanks for reminding me of some of the facts.
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