"This day's experience, set in order, none of it left ragged or lying about, all of it gathered in like treasure and finished with, set aside." –Alice Munro, "What is Remembered"
Yeah, but Mr Sienkiewicz is so good, he is allowed to take a shortcut here and there 😉 … Those eight issues of Elektra Assassin are among the best comics I ever read!
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I’d say the cover of Elektra Assassin #4 is a hommage to Leyendeckers painting “Honeymoon”. Check out the little guy in the upper left corner, the flowers, the frame…
http://blog.chasenantiques.com/2013/05/06/j-c-leyendecker-leads-heritages-illustration-art-auction-april-11-12-2013/leyendecker-heritage/
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Good eye, Mirsch.
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Homage and hommage are both acceptable, btw.
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I’m a bit sad that the little fellow in the upper left of Sienkiewicz’s painting is an outright swipe, however….
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Yeah, but Mr Sienkiewicz is so good, he is allowed to take a shortcut here and there 😉 … Those eight issues of Elektra Assassin are among the best comics I ever read!
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One of the high points of Sienkiewicz’s career, for sure.
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