All in Color for 12¢ – Part 1

The title is a nod to All in Color for a Dime, by Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson. Comic books haven’t cost 12¢ since 1969, but I am forever fond of my first few years being a fan.

Bob Wiacek is a former comic book inker who received some of his training from Joe Sinnott. Here is an example of Bob’s work from the millennial year, 2000, on pencils by Joe Bennett.

X-51 #11 p.10

Here is how the page appeared in print, with very effective colors by Mark Bernardo. This is an excellent, and relatively early, example of digital coloring.

With the combination of quality paper and improved printing technology compared to the old days, the images come alive. Where digital colors, good paper, and perfect printing can go wrong will be the subject of Part 2.

Sorry to say, Wiacek is now legally blind from a medical problem. Bennett was reportedly released from Marvel for political reasons.

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