Digital Comic Museum
DCM Download Site => New Uploads => Topic started by: jeffcannell on December 07, 2011, 06:45:05 PM
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We'll I'm trying to upload more than once a year. So to follow up Daredevil Battles Hitler and Golden Boy 02, I am uploading:
Daredevil 07
Don't just read the Daredevil and Claw Features, this issue has lotsa fun stuff in it!!
Having some difficult uploading, but is should be up here soon!!
Later this week I should have some more Lev Gleason Paper, or Partial Paper Scans!!!
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durn, I can't seem to upload. I do not get a Captcha.... I try previewing, and it does not upload. I've tried safari, firefox, and chrome to no avail. I'll try tomorrow i guess. :-/
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I use firefox and it usually takes between 5 and 12 minutes. Slower connections could take longer. The page just sits there until it's done.
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I hope you don't give up on this one Jeff!
There is also the option of uploading via FTP or if all else fails uploading to a file sharing site and posting the link and one of the others here will upload it for you. I recommend Mediafire.com for this kind of thing.
If you are on dial-up an upload will take considerable time depending on the file size.
If you'd like the ftp info let me know and I can send you a PM with all you need.
-Yoc
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Great Idea Yoc! Here it is
http://www.mediafire.com/?clu1sh21o1vpl26
THe Delay worked out for the best, I got to improve the front an back covers!!
Enjoy All, DD 02 is probably next!
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Nice Job! Enjoyed the comic and scan
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Thanks Jeff!
Now can someone else here please upload it to the site or ftp for Jeff?
I wont be able to do it until much later tonight if not. Thanks!
-Yoc
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I'm downloading it right now, and will upload it to my folder in a few minutes.
Thanks Jeff! Hopefully I'll get my paper copy of #8 up soon!
-Eric
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No need Eric, movielover has split the file (it's 150mb!) and is uploading it right now.
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It's now up on the site!
Our thanks to Jeff for his scan.
:)
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Fantastic-- I have number 9 as well,
Sidenote-- I emailed N. Chris Couch who works with Jerry Robinson about my London Scans, Jerry does not have any of these issues, but according to Chris, DarkHorse might do a London VOlume, So be sure to hold on to the raw 300dpi tiffs of the London story in issue 8. It would be great if the DCM could help Jerry put this volume together!!
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@Jeff: This is amazing. How old is Mr. Robinson?
I would love to have high resolution scans of all the Daredevils you have. I have a little experience in color correction, and I am a graphic designer, and I am very interested in Lev Gleason's Daredevil.
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Very cool - thanks for the info as well Jeff!
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Hmm… If it's issue 7 there is something wrong: the cover included is of issue #6.
Or am I wrong?
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The Cover is wrong, they had two #6's!!
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One of My favorite Lev Gleason Issues!! O0
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Yes, the cover incorrectly had #6 but it is actually #7.
See GCD gallery here - http://www.comics.org/series/235/covers/
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I managed to get Daredevil 02 to upload through the website... hope you all enjoy!
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Sorry Jeff, I don't see it here.
I'll send you a Private Message after this.
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ftping as we speak!!
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@Yoc: Many thanks. Now I see.
What a fascinating cover, a pity there is no higher resolution version.
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Yeah, I think that is the best heritage cover, but perhaps another one is a tad better. If you find a nicer cover on heritage feel free to fix!!
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Let me know when it's ready. If you don't see me online here send me a PM and I'll get an email notice.
Thanks again for sharing these pricey books with everyone Jeff!
:)
ftping as we speak!!
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Thanks Jeff. Daredevil books are pretty scarce, so it's fantastic to see a fiche book replaced with paper. :D
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Valliant.
I will try to get my raw scans up on dropbox eventually. And then edit away!! :)
I generally like to keep the pulpy look in my scans, generally only setting black and white levels on covers. Being that the comics were originally drawn with the pulpy paper medium in mind, I tend to not like the crispy white reprints as much, i.e. The Joe Simon/Jack Kirby Reprint Books. I buy those books and I'm grateful for them, but I prefer the pulp.
I't takes me forever to do joins, so I let my designer friend do those for me.
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Hi Jeff,
I entirely agree. But it depends whether you have got to do a conscious reprint, or just to produce an "eBook" for consultation.
In the first case, it's not a question of simulating aged paper, this is nonsense. It's rather a question of getting the right colors, as they were conceived for the paper medium on which they were originally printed. That’s what I spoke about.
In the second case, the comic book should appear exactly "as it is". They are "photographs of an object", after all.
Many thanks for everything! ;)
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DD #2 now up - all thanks to Jeff for another key early issue!
:)
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Valliant.
Being that the comics were originally drawn with the pulpy paper medium in mind...
, I tend to not like the crispy white reprints as much,
I have never heard this apply to coloring, but not the drawing. The lines were probably drawn with the reproductive limitations in mind as many artists have stated, but I've never heard that the color of the pulp was taken into account when drawing (as opposed to coloring) in mind.
What's the source for this statement?
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Thanks for the Daredevil Comics 02 Jeff!
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"I have never heard this apply to coloring, but not the drawing. The lines were probably drawn with the reproductive limitations in mind as many artists have stated, but I've never heard that the color of the pulp was taken into account when drawing (as opposed to coloring) in mind."
What's the source for this statement?
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I can't site the quote, but I believe it was in response to some of Marvel's Masterworks series where the silver age coloring schemes seem off putting on the high gloss white paper.
I seem to remember an artist discussing the pink used for caucasian skin becoming more flesh-like on pulp. I'll do some googling to try to find the source, but I could just as easily be mistaken.
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I think Marie Severin said she kept the paper in mind when coloring for EC.
-Eric
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I can't cite the quote, but I believe it was in response to some of Marvel's Masterworks series where the silver age coloring schemes seem off putting on the high gloss white paper.
I seem to remember an artist discussing the pink used for Caucasian skin becoming more flesh-like on pulp. I'll do some googling to try to find the source, but I could just as easily be mistaken.
Certainly have been lots of controversies and opinions about old comics and coloring and paper and scans, and I'm sure that will continue forever. And I am also certain that many artists have had strong opinions on the subject.
I read your comment to indicate that someone stated that the coloring used on pulp paper had an influence on how artists drew their strips, which I had never heard before. I have heard about using color for things like "holds" (like Powell did with his Shadow stories) and such and leaving out lines for colors to imply them, but never heard that the paper had anything to do with it. I'm not claiming that no one said what you quoted, just that I'd love to know the source.
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I think Marie Severin said she kept the paper in mind when coloring for EC.
-Eric
I'm positive she did, Eric, but did she keep it in mind when she was drawing? That's the question, or the quotation I'm trying to source. Were artists pre-1970s influenced by the color of the paper?
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I can't see where the coloring of the paper would have any influence on the drawing. Now the TYPE of paper, that's something else. I seem to recall reading something a few years back from either Carmine Infantino or Joe Kubert about having to adjust their work early on so it would reproduce well on newsprint where the ink would bleed.
-Eric
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Here's three things related to drawing, printing and coloring that I can remember Joe Kubert telling us when I had him for a teacher (1979-82) at the Kubert School. These all were in regards to the way comics were printed back then on newsprint.
1. You should draw to avoid dropout and bleeding so don't use too fine of a line and don't bunch your hatching too close together as the first will quite likely drop out and the later turn into a black blob when it's printed.
2. You should draw so that your black and white work will hold up on its own as you often had no control over the coloring either in the color guide making or in the color printing. If your art was solid though it would stand up better under a weak coloring job and poor color printing. In other words don't depend on the color to help your art and consider the fact they it may hurt it to some degree.
3. You should keep in mind that the color guides you prepared with Doc Martin dyes (which were rather bright colors) on white paper would look more muted when printed.
Best
Joe
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There is also to say that the printed quality (paper+print) of 1940s comic books, up to the early 1970s I would say, is a lot better than what has come afterwards. For example, there are Doctor Strange stories drawn by Rudy Nebres (I have a Rudy Nebres original) or Tom Sutton, which were drawn and inked with high detail, a wonderful rendition which got almost completely "massacred" by the bad printed quality of 1970s.
Said this, Marie Severin is simply great. ;)
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Fantastic-- I have number 9 as well,
Sidenote-- I emailed N. Chris Couch who works with Jerry Robinson about my London Scans, Jerry does not have any of these issues, but according to Chris, DarkHorse might do a London VOlume, So be sure to hold on to the raw 300dpi tiffs of the London story in issue 8. It would be great if the DCM could help Jerry put this volume together!!
I have never been a Batman reader, but as we were talking about this, I see Jerry Robinson just passed away, and I’m very sad. :'(
Jeff, now it would be really great if we could help in that reprint. Do you know how long the "London" feature lasted? I have not looked at all the early digital Daredevils yet.
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There is also to say that the printed quality (paper+print) of 1940s comic books, up to the early 1970s I would say, is a lot better than what has come afterwards. For example, there are Doctor Strange stories drawn by Rudy Nebres (I have a Rudy Nebres original) or Tom Sutton, which were drawn and inked with high detail, a wonderful rendition which got almost completely "massacred" by the bad printed quality of 1970s.
Said this, Marie Severin is simply great. ;)
While I've seen plenty of miserably printed comics from the Golden Age (were Charlton's ever decently printed?) I suspect you're right that comic book printing had deteriorated by the 1970s. Much of that I would probably blame on the cost-cutting introduction of plastic printing plates at the time.
Still, it was that "high detail" work that was exactly the kind of thing Kubert was telling us not too get too enamored with as it would be the first thing lost in the comic book printing process.
Best
Joe
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I have never been a Batman reader, but as we were talking about this, I see Jerry Robinson just passed away, and I’m very sad. :'(
Jeff, now it would be really great if we could help in that reprint. Do you know how long the "London" feature lasted? I have not looked at all the early digital Daredevils yet.
Heartbreaking news on so many levels... Robinson was one of the greatest class acts in the history of the medium. London went from issues 2-9 I believe.
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Silver Streak 11 has been posted via FTP!!
more fiche than I would like, but the DD Claw bit and the Silver Streak Bit are completely paper!
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Now up!
It has 12 fiche but as Jeff said, the key features are in paper.
Thanks very much Jeff, you've made a big splash on the site. We're loving these!
:)
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I somehow deleted two of the pages that I had scanned, but I already shipped the issue out to an ebay buyer. I like the Captain Battle Stories (especially the fact that they had a strong continuity between them) I wish that I could have contributed a complete Captain Battle Paper Scan.
Awhile back I bought a number of Lev Gleason and Columbia books in hope to scan and distribute them, but life got too busy. During Thanksgiving and Christmas time I hope to scan and edit my books, until all of them are uploaded. Unfortunately current budgets do not entail getting ahold of more Golden Age stories. So my max contribution to this site will probably be 75 books!!
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That's a healthy number of books Jeff.
If you see any that are already on the site please check the existing scan. Many are incomplete and for sure wont be at the 300dpi setting you have been using.
Looking forward to future shares by you,
-Yoc
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That’s just great Jeff. ;)
Everyone's contribution is precious, no matter how little, especially for us non-United States not-English native speakers, which have never had the opportunity of reading the majority of the Golden Age stories, except for the occasional reprints, mostly by Marvel and DC.
Is there a list, more or less complete, of all the books which are now Public Domain?
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That is not little amount Jeff. We can surely use more Big Shots if you have them.