Hello, Corben Fans and Friends: I know it’s been a while since I’ve given an update on Corben Studios; I will try to do better. I have been organizing and cataloguing forty-plus years of Corben artwork in his studio, computers and art storage drawers. This has been an emotional journey for me, and more physical work than I imagined. It’s been a driving force in my days, and a cherished connection to Richard. As many of you already know, the new website is up! The web designer, Three Loud Crows, used Richard’s website as a template, then combined his vision with some new ideas from Beth and I. They did a fantastic job! There’s a bit more work to be done before art sales can begin again, but that should be finished soon. My plan is to have an art sale by the end of August or beginning of September. I’ll let you know through an email blast and a Facebook post. I’ve also contracted with InkWell Management in New York to handle book publications. This involved a lot of work, too! I needed to find and scan forty-plus years of contracts for them so they could establish a database of Corben work. Now they are busy organizing that information so publications can begin. Please have patience with me during this re-organizing process. I’m almost finished. Beth and I are getting closer to doing the projects Richard and I planned. My heartfelt thanks to the many friends, fans, and artists who have been so incredibly supportive to Beth and I during this process. You are sincerely appreciated! Dona Corben
Hi Folks, I’ve finished posting all the pages for the November 20th comic art sale. Look for a reminder announcement in your email soon. Any questions, contact me. https://corbenstudios.com/sales/ Until then, Dona
Koliko ja znam, ideja za Bloodstara je potekla od Gila Kane-a, koji je bio ljubitelj Howardovog rada više od Busceme ili Thomasa. On je već bio crtao za Marvel tu istu Howardovu priču koja je osnova Bloodstara, ali hteo je više, i više nego što je Comics Code dozvoljavao.
Thought's the slave of life, and life Time's fool.
Mislio sam više na Bloodstara kao prvu u nizu budućih graphic novela koje bi bile sadržajno izvan CCA codea, budući da se Bloodstara spominje kao jednu od prvih graphic novela.
Ne bi me čudilo da je i to od Kane-a. Mislim na ideju da Bloodstar bude u tom formatu. Kane (ne Corben) je bio jedan od pionira takvog eksperimenta, sa Blackmark i His Name Is... Savage.
U januaru 1973. je objavljena adaptacija Howardove priče koju smo pominjali, The Valley of the Worm, u Marvelovom časopisu Supernatural Thrillers. Ideja o Bloodstaru nije mogla doći pre toga.
Ovo što Corben pominje je nešto drugo.
Malo toga se zna o Corbenu, jer se držao po strani, a čak i ono što sam znao sam čuo davno, tako da nemam predstavu na šta bi on mogao da misli. Čitao sam njegove priče za Warren, ali ovo se čini da je nešto drugo.
Thought's the slave of life, and life Time's fool.
Rat God Užasna bića vrebaju iz šuma u okolici Arkhama… Arogantni gradski šminker, u želji da otkrije prošlost jedne mlade žene, naći će se u noebičnom okolišu. Otkrit će grozne stvari majstorski proizvedene kombiniranjem Lovecraftovog užasa s indijanskim legendama.
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Majstor stripa i član Kuće slavnih nagrade Eisner
Richard Corben je sisnonim za horor strip već više od 40 godina.
Anything is possible dec d uej Be the Change You Want to See
Ovde sam ranije napisao šta mislim o sestrinskom izdanju LEGLO STRAVE - Hauard Filips Lavkraft , a što se najvećim delom može primeniti i na ovu Korbenovu zbirku - Leglo strave sa adaptacijama poezije i proze E. A. Poa. Sada bih ovde samo dodao par zapažanja i poređenja. Generalno, ovi Korbenovi radovi za Marvel, iz 2000-ih, ne spadaju u njegova najbolja ostvarenja, ali su mi ipak adaptacije Lavkrafta bile za nijansu uspelije.
Poznata Poova dela Korben je uspešno adaptirao u stripove neku deceniju ranije, tako da ovde nije ostao veliki izbor za njega, a čuvenu poemu Gavran, za ovo izdanje, Korben je po drugi put prebacio u strip (kod nas, Jezovnik 2 - Creepy Presents), ali sada manje upečatljivo. Dok su u Leglu, posvećenom Lavkraftu, slobodne interpretacije njegovih pesama rezultirale uspešnijim pričama, ovde to nije slučaj, pa deluje da crtež ima malo veze sa pesmama koje ga prate - primer, dok pratimo pesmu o anđelu Israfelu, posmatramo crnačke bande narko-dilera kako se međusobno rešetaju automatskim oružjem! U scenarističkom pristupu primetno je i prisustvo mračnog humora koji se uklapa u Korbenovu grotesku.
Ocena, ovaj put bez "plusa".
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(Izdanje sadrži i originalne Poove pesme i jednu priču.)
Richard Corben
Posted - 02/01/2021 : 12:19:24
