Solar #2 art from Roger Robinson now in color!

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:03:57 pm

sanman wrote:Definitely an improvement but the book looks like it was inked with a broad tip Sharpie marker.

I think that is the tear point right there.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:29:17 pm

Nice to see accurate anatomy and clear storytelling though. I still don't know what was happening in some of those fight scenes in the first issue.

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:00:13 pm

sanman wrote:Definitely an improvement but the book looks like it was inked with a broad tip Sharpie marker.

There is this one guy who is just terrific...I wonder if he's busy.

Anyone know how to get ahold of Bob Layton?

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:45:42 pm

dave wrote:
sanman wrote:Definitely an improvement but the book looks like it was inked with a broad tip Sharpie marker.
There is this one guy who is just terrific...I wonder if he's busy.

Anyone know how to get ahold of Bob Layton?

Hmm, I wonder which would have a more likely chance of happening...

Layton working with VEI again or Layton working with Jim Shooter on anything?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:41:34 pm

Knightt wrote:I don't know if I like this art... all that teeth gritting with Solar. This Solar is all about concentration and seems pretty calm. Of course, the bad guy looks pretty fierce but I think I like issue #1 art better. I mean it was ok for me... now Magnus on the other hand, BOO YAA !!!

IMO

This guy did "the Web", right? The art in that book was kind of rough and not really the kind of clean art I would think of for Solar.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:13:49 pm

Egads! That art is not very good still. Ugh.

That villain is just a terribly designed character. No imagination at all.

tmcneil82 · Post by **tmcneil82** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:46:20 pm

sanman wrote:Definitely an improvement but the book looks like it was inked with a broad tip Sharpie marker.

It kind of reminds me of that school project from elementary or whatever when you paint a board, then scrape the paint away to leave an image.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:09:31 am

Really don't like the art. Heck, I think Stu and I could do a better job than that.

jbtheo · Post by **jbtheo** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:06:23 am

I don't know about that. Bob Layton didn't exactly, allegedly, stand by Jim Shooter when he left Valiant, and they never worked together again after that.

Brother J wrote:
dave wrote:
sanman wrote:Definitely an improvement but the book looks like it was inked with a broad tip Sharpie marker.
There is this one guy who is just terrific...I wonder if he's busy.

Anyone know how to get ahold of Bob Layton?
Hmm, I wonder which would have a more likely chance of happening...

Layton working with VEI again or Layton working with Jim Shooter on anything?

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:38:09 am

jbtheo wrote:I don't know about that. Bob Layton didn't exactly, allegedly, stand by Jim Shooter when he left Valiant, and they never worked together again after that.

Yeah, that was what I was saying, Layton working either with Shooter or working again with VEI will likely happen once hell freezes over.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:43:23 am

Brother J wrote:
jbtheo wrote:I don't know about that. Bob Layton didn't exactly, allegedly, stand by Jim Shooter when he left Valiant, and they never worked together again after that.
Yeah, that was what I was saying, Layton working either with Shooter or working again with VEI will likely happen once hell freezes over.

Yeah we've been over this 100 times.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:47:32 am

Knightt wrote:
Brother J wrote:
jbtheo wrote:I don't know about that. Bob Layton didn't exactly, allegedly, stand by Jim Shooter when he left Valiant, and they never worked together again after that.
Yeah, that was what I was saying, Layton working either with Shooter or working again with VEI will likely happen once hell freezes over.
Yeah we've been over this 100 times.

...and I know that, my original response was referring to Dave jokingly mentioning Layton as a possible inker for the Dark Horse books, so I also made a joking post about the likelyhood of that happening. Didn't mean for it to go any further than that.

jbtheo · Post by **jbtheo** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:56:10 am

Guess I'll take the blame for that one. Sorry!

Brother J wrote:
Knightt wrote:
Brother J wrote:
jbtheo wrote:I don't know about that. Bob Layton didn't exactly, allegedly, stand by Jim Shooter when he left Valiant, and they never worked together again after that.
Yeah, that was what I was saying, Layton working either with Shooter or working again with VEI will likely happen once hell freezes over.
Yeah we've been over this 100 times.
...and I know that, my original response was referring to Dave jokingly mentioning Layton as a possible inker for the Dark Horse books, so I also made a joking post about the likelyhood of that happening. Didn't mean for it to go any further than that.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:33:01 pm

Brother J wrote:
Knightt wrote:
Brother J wrote:
jbtheo wrote:I don't know about that. Bob Layton didn't exactly, allegedly, stand by Jim Shooter when he left Valiant, and they never worked together again after that.
Yeah, that was what I was saying, Layton working either with Shooter or working again with VEI will likely happen once hell freezes over.
Yeah we've been over this 100 times.
...and I know that, my original response was referring to Dave jokingly mentioning Layton as a possible inker for the Dark Horse books, so I also made a joking post about the likelyhood of that happening. Didn't mean for it to go any further than that.

Well then I guess there is something I don't know myself then... Layton won't work with Dark Horse ? IMO, Dark Horse's stock is going up and up everyday. I would certainly be more likely to read more of DK's books than Marvel's right now.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:26:13 pm

Knightt wrote:
Brother J wrote:
Knightt wrote:
Brother J wrote:
jbtheo wrote:I don't know about that. Bob Layton didn't exactly, allegedly, stand by Jim Shooter when he left Valiant, and they never worked together again after that.
Yeah, that was what I was saying, Layton working either with Shooter or working again with VEI will likely happen once hell freezes over.
Yeah we've been over this 100 times.
...and I know that, my original response was referring to Dave jokingly mentioning Layton as a possible inker for the Dark Horse books, so I also made a joking post about the likelyhood of that happening. Didn't mean for it to go any further than that.
Well then I guess there is something I don't know myself then... Layton won't work with Dark Horse ? IMO, Dark Horse's stock is going up and up everyday. I would certainly be more likely to read more of DK's books than Marvel's right now.

I'm referring to him working on the Dark Horse books being helmed by Shooter.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:03:31 pm

I don't mind the thick inks here. Has a Frank Miller feel to it.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:44:50 pm

Ryan wrote:I don't mind the thick inks here. Has a Frank Miller feel to it.

If they just use it for the battle scenes, I don't mind it either. I would not want to see an entire book done that way though.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:37:24 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Ryan wrote:I don't mind the thick inks here. Has a Frank Miller feel to it.
If they just use it for the battle scenes, I don't mind it either. I would not want to see an entire book done that way though.

good point, we've only seen action scenes so far. Will be interesting to see how he handles talking scenes and backgrounds. Looks like it will be a huge improvement.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:45:05 pm

I don't think I will picking the Solar books up. Just don't like the art or coloring. The art seems rushed or unfinished to me. More like layouts than finished work. The coloring seems too bright and flashy for the style of art. Just doesn't seem to fit well together. Might be ok for a web comic but not for something I want to spend money on.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:20:01 pm

x-omatic wrote:I don't think I will picking the Solar books up. Just don't like the art or coloring. The art seems rushed or unfinished to me. More like layouts than finished work. The coloring seems too bright and flashy for the style of art. Just doesn't seem to fit well together. Might be ok for a web comic but not for something I want to spend money on.

Yeah, I'm starting to think I should take these off my pre-order now.

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:37:47 am

tfaw.com has Doctor Solar #2 preview up. The art to me is substantially better than issue #1, and I'm certain that Robinson was rushed doing this issue as he had to take over for Calero's train wreck. I like this art, is it Windsor Smith quality, no, but that could be said about the vast majority of comics. I expect Robinson's work will improve as he has more time and familiarity with the characters. I'm in it for the story. I've waited along time to read new Jim Shooter penned stories, so for me, I'm just glad to have them.

http://www.tfaw.com/First-Looks/Doctor- ... did=365675

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:51:10 am

I do like that. Seems to match the covers a little more too.

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:00:19 pm

never liked that kind of art style but i'll give it a shot..

orbitalshift wrote:tfaw.com has Doctor Solar #2 preview up. The art to me is substantially better than issue #1, and I'm certain that Robinson was rushed doing this issue as he had to take over for Calero's train wreck. I like this art, is it Windsor Smith quality, no, but that could be said about the vast majority of comics. I expect Robinson's work will improve as he has more time and familiarity with the characters. I'm in it for the story. I've waited along time to read new Jim Shooter penned stories, so for me, I'm just glad to have them.

http://www.tfaw.com/First-Looks/Doctor- ... did=365675

Second_Death · Post by **Second_Death** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:57:45 am

I prefer Robinson's action sequences but pages where there is no action with heavy dialogue, I prefer Calero's style. For instance, I prefer Calero's interpretation of Whit. Maybe my mind will change when the entire book is available to critique.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:44:31 am

Here's those pages in color. Changes it a lot

Coming out Wednesday!!