tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post114835493639756151..comments2024-03-18T11:06:05.506-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part sevenDavid Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1152011961428565212006-07-04T07:19:00.000-04:002006-07-04T07:19:00.000-04:00I don't know if you knew but in England we have ou...I don't know if you knew but in England we have our own Dennis the Menace. Both Dennis the Menaces were conceived co-incidentally by two different artists at the same time.<BR/>Although Ketcham's lines are beautiful I much prefer our English Dennis the Menace who is a thoroughly nasty boy accompanied by his evil dog Gnasher. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_the_Menace<BR/>if you're interestedJulie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1148600719925250012006-05-25T19:45:00.000-04:002006-05-25T19:45:00.000-04:00Aarrgh! And apologies for my poor spelling! :-(Aarrgh! And apologies for my poor spelling! :-(leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1148600596840200582006-05-25T19:43:00.000-04:002006-05-25T19:43:00.000-04:00David; I've been remiss in not commenting recentl...David; I've been remiss in not commenting recently although I've been checking in and very much enjoying ( and learning from ) your ongoing "O.L.D." series. Please keep 'em coming!<BR/><BR/>I had to add my praise to those above for Hank Ketchum's work - though I have an even greater fondness for the artist(s?) who drew the early Dennis comic books... they were such a fine example (perhaps the only American example at that time) of what Hergé was doing with Tintin - the "line claire" style so popular and imitated in European comics.<BR/><BR/>Also, the stories themselves made me laugh out loud. I don't know if Ketcham wrote them, but they were hilarious.<BR/><BR/>I read 'em in a great digest-size series of paperbacks called Dennis the Menace's Pocket Full O' Fun - and still have a stack of them which I like to reread to this day during our vacation times at the cottage.<BR/><BR/>I also collected the Dennis paperbacks that reprinted the single panel from the newspaper but its only now, as an adult (and as a cartoonist/illustrator) that I've come to appreciate Ketchum's exceptional skills. He was a master.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1148509159748463222006-05-24T18:19:00.000-04:002006-05-24T18:19:00.000-04:00Simplicity and appeal. Two things desperately lack...Simplicity and appeal. Two things desperately lacking in todays comics, both in superhero books and in newspaper strips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1148433722896202252006-05-23T21:22:00.000-04:002006-05-23T21:22:00.000-04:00As an industrial designer by trade, and an appreci...As an industrial designer by trade, and an appreciator of drawing in general I cannot stress more the magnitude of the task of making something wonderful... "simply"<BR/><BR/>It's the hardest thing to do, to resist the urge to either make it complicated, or lose all life by making it too simple.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great post on Ketchum (and many many others, that keep me coming here).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1148430852992768952006-05-23T20:34:00.000-04:002006-05-23T20:34:00.000-04:00There are Ketchum DtM panels that leave me amazed ...There are Ketchum DtM panels that leave me amazed at his ease with composition. Mini masterpieces of black pools and line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1148390474123356072006-05-23T09:21:00.000-04:002006-05-23T09:21:00.000-04:00Great post! Ketchum is indeed a master.Great post! Ketchum is indeed a master.Cedricstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281239965682009232noreply@blogger.com