tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post4984000148264908674..comments2024-03-21T04:03:25.875-05:00Comments on Kevin Nowlan: Spirit #30 cover sketchKevin Nowlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850394971503635916noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-75774931767383324052009-04-12T23:54:00.000-05:002009-04-12T23:54:00.000-05:00its amazing that you got a spirit cover always lov...its amazing that you got a spirit cover always loved this comicsaintpepsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946041657785853960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-37885055755817151882009-03-30T13:56:00.000-05:002009-03-30T13:56:00.000-05:00Kevin, there is nothing about fedoras that remotel...Kevin, there is nothing about fedoras that remotely approaches the obscure or minutiae, especially in the context of The Spirit. ;)<BR/><BR/>As you well know, hats were very much part of a man's image and character in those days. Eisner was especially good at using different hats to establish character types. Which makes Ande's observation of Eisner's "cheats" all the more surprising. But Eisner was never a realist documentarian--even in his more sedate later work he was still an expressionist at heart.-Hsurly hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216490705383147445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-76854507269824724812009-03-27T05:41:00.000-05:002009-03-27T05:41:00.000-05:00huge fan of your work! vi love the way you ink oth...huge fan of your work! vi love the way you ink other artists and put your style over it, without making them desappear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-20772175887980300212009-03-26T08:12:00.000-05:002009-03-26T08:12:00.000-05:00The fedora forum you frequent? Holy cow! Ya gott...The <I>fedora forum</I> you frequent? Holy cow! Ya gotta love the internet!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, Ande, I love the idea of people studying obscure minutia like this. I wish there was a forum on hand lettering but I'm afraid that craft has gone the way of the buggy whips.Kevin Nowlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850394971503635916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-7311990924304234702009-03-26T05:06:00.000-05:002009-03-26T05:06:00.000-05:00Great blog, thanks. NickGreat blog, thanks. <BR/>NickNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175836937348736472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-87222105883505319512009-03-25T21:27:00.000-05:002009-03-25T21:27:00.000-05:00Hey,I was just busting your chops about a really l...Hey,<BR/><BR/>I was just busting your chops about a really lovely cover. After I posted about Bogart's hat, though, I decided to do some serious research. <BR/><BR/>I looked at all the Spirit reprints I had lying around, and you drew it exactly right! As far as I could tell, Eisner cheated the hell out of that brim. He almost always drew it from the front and, from that angle, he drew it apparently swooping down in the back. <BR/><BR/>When he draws it from the side (very rarely, based on what I have here) he draws it as a conventional snap brim, with the back up. Like I said... cheater!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, that's all. Job well done!<BR/><BR/>Love the blog, too!<BR/><BR/>AnjAnde Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919247633291476383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-20619055288173114332009-03-25T20:25:00.000-05:002009-03-25T20:25:00.000-05:00Well, the fedora forum I frequent (thefedoralounge...Well, the fedora forum I frequent (thefedoralounge.com) has studied that Bogie hat at great length, and I believe it is a standard snap brim, up in the back... it's just hard to see from that angle.<BR/><BR/>But, the same could be said of Denny on your cover. I'm going with that!<BR/><BR/>AnjAnde Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919247633291476383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-19442417402607519342009-03-25T18:02:00.000-05:002009-03-25T18:02:00.000-05:00Ande: Normally I would defer to you in when it com...Ande: Normally I would defer to you in when it comes to fedoras... but check out this photo:<BR/><BR/>http://artofmanliness.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/fedora.jpg<BR/><BR/>If it's good enough for Bogey it's good enough for Denny Colt.Kevin Nowlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850394971503635916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-60082624056399422812009-03-25T17:29:00.000-05:002009-03-25T17:29:00.000-05:00Real nice suff Kevin... I love The Spirit and The ...Real nice suff Kevin... I love The Spirit and The Goon!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-57362923107240965922009-03-25T16:57:00.000-05:002009-03-25T16:57:00.000-05:00Thanks for starting a blog and sharing all of your...Thanks for starting a blog and sharing all of your awesome work! I can't get enough.Shawn Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618003211611341840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-76120296455960329722009-03-25T16:30:00.000-05:002009-03-25T16:30:00.000-05:00It's a fantastic cover, Kevin. I have only one co...It's a fantastic cover, Kevin. I have only one complaint... The Spirit would not wear his hat brim turned down in the back. I feel pretty certain about this.<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>AnjAnde Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919247633291476383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-29683016594474932842009-03-25T15:22:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:22:00.000-05:00Dear Kevin I am so happy to see you have your plac...Dear Kevin I am so happy to see you have your place in the blog thing!!<BR/><BR/>You know I always admire and love your work!!<BR/>At your disposal as always!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>JESUS ANTONIOantoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794086489705554212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-58000567231449736402009-03-25T15:19:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:19:00.000-05:00I love it when people who draw better than I do sa...I love it when people who draw better than I do say that they like my work. Thanks, Dylan.Kevin Nowlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850394971503635916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-36792071428824842352009-03-25T15:04:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:04:00.000-05:00Hi Kevin,Nice to see you've got a blog, I'm a mass...Hi Kevin,<BR/>Nice to see you've got a blog, I'm a massive fan of your work. Lovely to see you inking Lopez again too.dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651763465550549947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-83575073860286480842009-03-25T14:24:00.000-05:002009-03-25T14:24:00.000-05:00The Spirit is running awayHe'll fight but he won't...The Spirit is running away<BR/>He'll fight but he won't fight today<BR/>His legs feel like lead<BR/>he's filled with a dread<BR/>he can't hold his large head at baysurly hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216490705383147445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-14142879163468170352009-03-25T14:13:00.000-05:002009-03-25T14:13:00.000-05:00What a stupid question. Of course he's running fr...What a stupid question. Of course he's running from the giant head! The Spirit is brave but he's not stupid. If he had super powers he could turn around and fight it.<BR/><BR/>I've been enjoying your limerick blog. I'll add it to my list of blogs on the right hand column as soon as I figure out how.Kevin Nowlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850394971503635916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-84600097651600028252009-03-25T14:09:00.000-05:002009-03-25T14:09:00.000-05:00Yeah, I meant "blog" world. Log World was a lumber...Yeah, I meant "blog" world. Log World was a lumberjack amusement park they had to shut down due to splinters and decapitations. Timber!surly hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216490705383147445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-20944338144747275962009-03-25T14:07:00.000-05:002009-03-25T14:07:00.000-05:00Kevin--Welcome to the log world--your free time no...Kevin--Welcome to the log world--your free time no longer exists! Love the art, as always. But tell me, is the Spirit running from himself? Or a giant severed head of himself? Just teasing. <BR/><BR/>Now that you're blogging, you can read my limerick blog, currently in "Film Noir Week". I have no spare time either.<BR/><BR/>Hilary<BR/><BR/>http://limoday.blogspot.com/surly hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216490705383147445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-39986707125895923522009-03-25T13:38:00.000-05:002009-03-25T13:38:00.000-05:00That happens to me from time to time. The sketch ...That happens to me from time to time. The sketch has qualities that I lose in the finished art. I also like the running Spirit's movement better in the sketch.Kevin Nowlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850394971503635916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766774655052451555.post-74779567500995609602009-03-25T13:15:00.000-05:002009-03-25T13:15:00.000-05:00Sweet stuff! Pretty darn cool. Wondering if I ac...Sweet stuff! Pretty darn cool. Wondering if I actually like the large face better this way than the feathering on the final version.<BR/><BR/>Apples and oranges.PatrickWedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041782527066455082noreply@blogger.com