tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post4117712371067353112..comments2024-03-28T09:04:42.135-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: Artistic Hacks!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-90013792554059844782015-06-05T08:26:44.251-04:002015-06-05T08:26:44.251-04:00For sure the work of Johnny Craig is downright tas...For sure the work of Johnny Craig is downright tasteful when cast against the excesses of the work of the time period. His clean lines gave an illusion of order and civility to even the most violent scenes. So Gaines was indeed correct, but the audience he addressed that day were not in the mood for such distinctions.<br /><br />I get that same sense sometimes when I watch something like Night of the Living Dead which is gory as all get out, but somehow the black and white presentation and the lack of funds make the choices seem downright subtle compared to the gore which dominated later entries in the series. It's all a matter of context. <br /><br />Rip Off Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-20746783439094229462015-06-05T07:28:03.111-04:002015-06-05T07:28:03.111-04:00I believe Gaines, when shown the cover and asked i...I believe Gaines, when shown the cover and asked if he thought it was in good taste, replied "Yes...for a horror comic!" I suppose he had a point. We've seen a lot worse over the years, but I suppose, at the time, this was considered quite a shocking image by a lot of people. Perhaps the 'damage' that such comics did was to inure their readers to what was shocking. Perhaps that's damage enough,Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com