tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024420441109756132.post766269182652111315..comments2024-03-23T11:45:42.089-07:00Comments on Cole's Comics: IS THIS COLE? - The Spirit 186: Jack Cole's First Spirit Section?Paul C.Tumeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024420441109756132.post-73157139350947843022009-09-17T14:03:41.273-07:002009-09-17T14:03:41.273-07:00These wartime SPIRIT stories are unmined territory...These wartime SPIRIT stories are unmined territory. The non-Cole, non-Eisner, non-Fine episodes are so damned dull and bland that, at a casual glance, it would appear there's nothing good in that 1943-45 stretch.<br /><br />Cole's contributions are less strong than in his solo work. THE SPIRIT seems to have been a by-committee effort during the war years.<br /><br />These are akin to the PLASTIC MAN stories that Cole let others illustrate or finish, when his workload got too big for one man. Glimpses of his imagination and influences shine through the cracks of the others' work.<br /><br />A thorough examination of these wartime SPIRITs may yield you some valuable finds.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024420441109756132.post-50909361434994094422009-09-10T18:19:49.853-07:002009-09-10T18:19:49.853-07:00Yeah, Paul.. I definitely think this is a Cole SPI...Yeah, Paul.. I definitely think this is a Cole SPIRIT Sunday! There's some great cartoony animation to the Posing. <br />On the last page, I can see that distinctive way that Cole has, of drawing the bottom of characters' shoes.. In this case, Dolan. He always makes a point of indicating the arch on the bottom of a shoe. Whereas most cartoonists, would simply draw one continuous FLAT surface..Rich Dannyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113049270902804804noreply@blogger.com