Mister Miracle #19 - Marshall Rogers art & cover, non-attributed Neal Adams art

Marshall Rogers
Mister Miracle v1 #19, 1977 - DC revives this unique series originated by Jack Kirby. While on their honeymoon, Scott Free and Barda are interrupted by a bevy of old foes from Apokolips. Marshall Rogers presents a fresh new interpretation of the characters, most evident on his splendid cover. His interior story, however, is a bit more muddied. Each character is inked by a different artist, sacrificing cohesion and consistency. I first credited Neal Adams for inking Oberon, but it appears his styled was emulated by Alan Weiss (Adams did ink the eyes on the opening splash). Of all the inkers, Rogers' Mister Miracle faces and figures had the most aesthetically pleasing results. This is 1 of 6 Mister Miracle issues by Rogers and 1 of 1 Mister Miracle issues by Adams. /// Rogers gallery / original cover
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Rogers cover pencils and inks = ***
"It's All in the Mine" Rogers story pencils / Adams partial inks 17 pages = **

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Mister Miracle #19 - Marshall Rogers art & cover, non-attributed Neal Adams art Mister Miracle #19 - Marshall Rogers art & cover, non-attributed Neal Adams art Reviewed by Ted F on 8:50 PM Rating: 5

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Actually, as pointed out in either that issue's or next's letter column, there was a breakdown of who inked what (or whom?) and Neal Adams only inked one thing- Mr. Miracles eyes on the splash page.

Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Ink said...

The letters column on Mister Miracle #20 does indeed credit Al Weiss on Oberon and Adams on the splash. Oberon was superbly inked, regardless, and damn similar to Adams' style. It doesn't change my rating for the story art, but I strive for accuracy. Thanks for pointing this out.

I.M Fletcher said...

Can anyone tell me why Rogers' art style changed (at least it seems that way to me) so drastically between the 70s (Dectective Comics #475 'Laughing Fish' etc) and his later work on 'Dark Detective' in 2006? It almost looks like a completely different artist, yet it's the same team (Rogers, Austin, Englehart). Was Austin embellishing more than inking on those original Detective Comics issues? I can't get over how different Rogers' work looks from this period to later.

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