tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post2998969305272143177..comments2024-01-18T09:21:21.157-08:00Comments on Disciples of Boltax: Review: Marvel G1 #68: The Human Factor!Jimtronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18138709079942253485noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-69026904549796467742011-08-30T07:24:37.382-07:002011-08-30T07:24:37.382-07:00I can't recall seeing any of Turner's othe...I can't recall seeing any of Turner's other work so I've no idea how typical this issue is. However I remember the UK comic openly admitting on the Transformations page that the artwork was bad but urging readers not to write in about this as a straight Wildman or Senior run was on the horizon.<br /><br />Given that this is a one-off and came at a time when the regular artists were changing it's quite likely that Turner got this as a fill-in assignment. It's hard to not feel sorry for some of the writers and artists who had these - they could have regular good work on series now generally forgotten but wound up with fill-in assignments with very little time to do them in and those turn out to be the only issues people talk about years later.Tim Roll-Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-26531433108252659622011-08-29T11:28:20.567-07:002011-08-29T11:28:20.567-07:00I generally refrain from bashing Turner's art ...I generally refrain from bashing Turner's art as well...unless someone starts bashing Galan's, to which I MUST respond, "No, Dwayne Turner in fact produced the worst art in TF Marvel continuity". <br /><br />After seeing his work on a Hulk 2099 story, which may have also been a rush job, I think the problem was his not seeming to care what he was drawing from the point of enabling the audience to follow what was happening, despite including a lot of detail. A good example is when Blackrock finishes explaining Circuit Breaker's story to Thunderpunch, and they're drawn screaming at each other at the top of their lungs, which the dialogue doesn't really support, especially for T.P.'s, "...I just wanted to know if she likes to party, know what I mean?" <br /><br />As for Starscream's hand weapon, I think the idea was that reaching for it was less conspicuous to humans that leveling his giant arm at them. He also does a one time only move where he destroys an Air Force jet with a blast from his afterburners. Interesting, and I'm not sure a different artist could have made it any clearer; did he just reduce speed to get closer and then accelerate, or was it more focusing his engines' output to perform an attack? <br /><br />-BumblevivisectorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-60088189423056553382010-10-03T18:51:11.669-07:002010-10-03T18:51:11.669-07:00I never realized Starscream was getting punched on...I never realized Starscream was getting punched on the cover. I thought he was simply looking over his shoulder to sneer at the insects swarming around him. But now I see the bit of damage to the corner of his mouth.<br /><br />It still doesn't really look like he is getting punched. Thunderpunch is just sort of flying there with his back to Starscream.Starfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-62738277894019219672010-09-28T10:42:16.841-07:002010-09-28T10:42:16.841-07:00I have a couple of issues of "Curse of the Sp...I have a couple of issues of "Curse of the Spawn" with Dwayne Turner art. It looks absolutely nothing like his Transformers art in this issue, his Spawn art was absolutely gorgeous. I guess he was really having a bad month when he was drawing this :)Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442388706616569265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-49499755273842828522010-09-26T00:53:13.563-07:002010-09-26T00:53:13.563-07:00I liked the Shockwave was running around all the t...I liked the Shockwave was running around all the time on earth in the UK comics after the US wrote thim out, brushing off the re-entry as nothing his space gun mode couldn't handle.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-80781272205458052262010-09-24T16:28:53.499-07:002010-09-24T16:28:53.499-07:00Perhaps Wildman was supposed to draw this issue bu...Perhaps Wildman was supposed to draw this issue but couldn't do it so they got Turner to do it quickly?D.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-49897845593604083522010-09-23T18:47:09.696-07:002010-09-23T18:47:09.696-07:00My sentiments are exactly the same as yours, J.
I...My sentiments are exactly the same as yours, J.<br /><br />I actually have a memory of receiving this issue in my mailbox when I was child and it's not a good one. I was so upset at what they had done to my beloved transformers that I crumpled it and cursed! Hee. Little did I know that this would be the only time this artist would be utilized, or I'm sure I wouldn't have taken it so badly. :p<br /><br />I believe this is the only example of Mr. Turner's art I have ever seen, but it seems like his style would lend itself better to b&w rather than color.<br /><br />Liftgate/BillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-56240571015943445192010-09-23T14:51:23.993-07:002010-09-23T14:51:23.993-07:00I'm generally not one to criticize art too muc...I'm generally not one to criticize art too much. Truth be told, I think that a lot of fans are WAY too picky about artistic foibles, and need to just shut up and move on.<br /><br />That said, I really did hate the art in this issue, and would go so far as to say it's the absolute nadir of the Marvel comic's run.Mark Baker-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-65847914975468058432010-09-23T11:28:47.720-07:002010-09-23T11:28:47.720-07:00I don't really mean to be down on Mr. Turner. ...I don't really mean to be down on Mr. Turner. I hope I didn't make it too personal. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it were a rush job.Jimtronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138709079942253485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163141447241149534.post-79979403338881337862010-09-23T11:25:31.069-07:002010-09-23T11:25:31.069-07:00I actually like the art in this issue...kind of. W...I actually like the art in this issue...<i>kind of</i>. What I mean to say is that I like the <i>style</i>, with the heavy, sketchy inks. The pencilling itself leaves something to be desired, though I must confess that I enjoy the shot of Circuit Breaker posted here, and most of Whisper's scenes in the early pages.<br /><br />Oddly enough, I own a Wolverine comic that was pencilled (but not inked) by Dwayne Turner, and it's perfectly good superhero comic art. Don't know why his pencils suffered so much in this issue; perhaps it was a rush job? Maybe he had issues with drawing robots? I think the art in this one was inconsistent, more than anything.Salt-Man Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042401821387954296noreply@blogger.com