Unknown Soldier #256 - Walt Simonson art, Joe Kubert cover

Joe Kubert
Unknown Soldier v1 #256, 1981Walt Simonson's superb drawings grace the Captain Fear back-up feature one last time. In his large opening panel, seabirds waft about two 18th century warships, perfectly setting the historical period and tone of the story. Simonson utilizes typography and some memorable and innovative sequences (including the interior page below). On page 3, the arc of a lit cigar is flung into a kerosene-soaked ship. The resulting explosion and overall pacing has a fine cinematic quality. This story was later reprinted in The Art of Walt Simonson. A reliable and unassuming cover by Joe Kubert begins the issue. Other artists in this copper age comic include Ric Estrada. This is 50 of 62 Unknown Soldier issues by Kubert and 3 of 3 Unknown Soldier issues by Simonson. /// Simonson gallery
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Kubert cover pencils and inks = ***
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Captain Fear" Simonson story pencils and inks 6 pages = ****

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Unknown Soldier #256 - Walt Simonson art, Joe Kubert cover Unknown Soldier #256 - Walt Simonson art, Joe Kubert cover Reviewed by Ted F on 4:22 PM Rating: 5

2 comments:

tom said...

SHRATCHAFOOM

That's great. I haven't read that Simonson stuff for years, I'll have to hunt it up sometime.

Ted F said...

Just recently discovered these Unknown Soldier issues, and the Captain Fear stories were some of his best bronze works. Speaking of which, I hope to post Simonson's Manhunter run in Detective Comics in the near future.

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