From Animal Man #19
Of course this particular issue took things to the extreme, but I wish all comics had that sort of immediacy, interactivity, and intimacy with the reader. Like it's just grabbing the reader and pulling them into the story, making things vital, making the reader feel as if she or he has a stake in the action.
This was the very first Grant Morrison comic I ever read. I was hooked immediately.
ReplyDeleteJack of Fables did that for me, once I got around to the trade paperbacks at the free library.
ReplyDeleteAnimal Man was my Morrison gateway drug.
ReplyDeleteCocaine was Morrison's gateway drug.
ReplyDeleteDo you know the Bryan Talbot piece that inspired it? It is a little bit of a Swipe File... 8-)
ReplyDeleteexcellent choice!
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