Reply With QuoteNobody, huh?
I mentioned it in the bought/thought thread, but didn't get any input on other's opinions on this.
The Devil by the Deed 25th anniversary hard cover was recolored to fit into the current black white and red theme of recent Hunter Rose Grendel books.
I was really dissapointed to see the beautiful colors taken out of this book. I love many, many black and white books, and really enjoyed all the recent Black White and Red Grendel books, but was there really any reason to do this to a seminal comicbook work? I have the colored version, but was really excited for this hardcover, because the version I have is stapled without a spin and therefore doesn't fit in on the old bookshelf too well.
Why would Wagner do this? Is it just complete disdain for his own previous work?
Ironically in the reprinted forward by Alan Moore from the first time this was collected, Moore comments on how vivid and beautiful the colors are. What?
Originally Posted by Fone Bone
Nobody, huh?
Go here and ask:
Wagner's new board
He's a nice guy and will be happy to explain the reasoning behind this, I'm sure.
Kind of a weird message board. Even after registering I am not allowed to start a thread, and I can't figure out the right place to ask the question. Wow. I must really suck at this internet thing.
I've been a member of those boards for a while, so I'm not sure what the newbie process is. Do you want me to start a thread?
Odd that he removed the colors. I've literally got everything that has come out in regard to the character and since this was so cheap, I was gonna get it for the hell of it. You've made me second guess that now. So I guess I'll actually have to go INTO a comic store and check it out, rather than ordering it online.
The horror.
I am very curious as to the reasoning behind it, but I don't want you to go to any trouble for it. I am sure the answer will present itself to me at some point.
OK, I didn't buy it, so it would be weird for me to start the thread anyway... Hopefully your own posting issues will be worked out soon enough. The board is always looking for more participants (it's new), so check back if you want. I'm sure Matt isn't opposed to valid criticism.
It looks good. It just doesn't look as good (in my opinion) as the original colored work. If this was the first I saw of the story, I don't think I'd have any complaints.
Yeah, I'm not going to go onto his board and start throwingg shit at him, and its not even critism so much as a question. Yeah, I prefer the color, but I am more curious as to WHY he would take the color out, I would have to rephrase it, but like I said in my first post, I wonder if he disliked the color, or if he just thinks the noir palet of black, white and red fits the character better...
My only problem with the decision, aside from my personal preference, is kind of the anti-Orson Wells "keep your damn crayons off my movie" view. The work is seminal, I would prefer to see it remain pretty true to its roots.
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