Erik's review of Elephantmen - War Toys Volume 1: No Surrender
Elephantmen - War Toys Volume 1: No Surrender by Richard Starkings, Moritat
For several years now I’ve been scratching my head wondering just what comic book my brother’s best buddy Justin Norman draws. And, oddly, it wasn’t until I saw him recently at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con when I ran into him at his booth that I finally found out what he’s been whittling away at.
Already several years into this gig, Justin – now going by the mysterious moniker “Moritat”, which explains why I’ve been in the dark all this time – pencils, inks, and even colors the Elephantmen series penned by Richard Starkings; the latter who is better known for his revolutionary work with the LA-based digital lettering studio Comicraft. (Open a Wildstorm or Image comics on any given day of the week, and you’ll often find them credited for the lettering.)
In the first volume of War Toys, Justin sticks with black-and-white to bring to visual life Starkings’ origin of the cold-hearted killing machines known as the Elephantmen. Imagine a twenty-thi...more
Already several years into this gig, Justin – now going by the mysterious moniker “Moritat”, which explains why I’ve been in the dark all this time – pencils, inks, and even colors the Elephantmen series penned by Richard Starkings; the latter who is better known for his revolutionary work with the LA-based digital lettering studio Comicraft. (Open a Wildstorm or Image comics on any given day of the week, and you’ll often find them credited for the lettering.)
In the first volume of War Toys, Justin sticks with black-and-white to bring to visual life Starkings’ origin of the cold-hearted killing machines known as the Elephantmen. Imagine a twenty-thi...more
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