tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post1802482473151299310..comments2024-03-22T05:09:57.169+00:00Comments on Cloud 109: The Warped Genius of Patrick WrightPeter Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-10336395815392034872010-09-20T11:31:57.870+01:002010-09-20T11:31:57.870+01:00I wish you the best of luck in the quest Phil. My ...I wish you the best of luck in the quest Phil. My copy comes from Patrick himself and looks like it's had a good soaking in the process, which is why the scans are a bit iffy. But like you I think this is Patrick Wright at his best, his eye for detail is what makes these things so funny, in fact when I was looking through these books (there's more to come...) the tears of mirth were just streaming down my face.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-80912164210579915222010-09-20T09:23:53.445+01:002010-09-20T09:23:53.445+01:00To be honest I was never a huge fan of Pat's a...To be honest I was never a huge fan of Pat's art for Battle. In spite of his undoubted skill I always felt there was something a bit lifeless and overworked about his technique, which as a consequence tended to lack the sense of sheer vitality that people like Colquhoun, Bradbury and Ezquerra (not to mention his own father) could bring to the strips they drew.<br /><br />Yet the funny thing is that I'm just crazy about these cartoons (especially the one with the sea-lion!) - none of which I've ever seen before. It's almost as though the very dullness that turned me off his boys' adventure strips works to his advantage here by giving a startlingly 'ordinary' feel to the most surreal situations. IMHO this effect - simultaneously juxtaposing the outlandish and the mundane - is curiously reminiscent of the brilliantly inventive adventures of 'The Bus' that were drawn for in a similarly enervated style by Paul Kirchner (another of Wally Wood's assistants).<br /><br />Thanks so much for introducing me to this gem Peter; I really must try to find a copy of 'Affairs of the Heart' for myself!Phil Rushtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115717268103349676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-86015671751125260412010-09-19T18:10:04.622+01:002010-09-19T18:10:04.622+01:00There's PUH...lenty more where this came from ...There's PUH...lenty more where this came from Urban.<br /><br />I'll post some more shortlyPeter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-71770842654173372412010-09-19T15:36:43.477+01:002010-09-19T15:36:43.477+01:00Yes I do! Hilarious! Definitely adding this one to...Yes I do! Hilarious! Definitely adding this one to my list!Urban Jointzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788010629414125079noreply@blogger.com