Tag: Roy A. Martinez

Aria (1999) #3

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I suppose, given an art change–one as significant as losing Anacleto–some slack should be given. But Roy A. Martinez–who did some filler on the second issue–isn’t even in the same genre as Anacleto….

Worse, it’s pretty clear Holguin’s script was for Anacleto to illustrate, not a fill-in guy. Especially not a fill-in guy unable to keep his characters looking the same throughout and has an atrociously bad understanding of facial structure.

There’s a lot of… possibly cool stuff this issue (if one imagines Anacleto illustrating it); it’s the worst place to change artists. Aria, being an Image book, obviously had to make some sacrifices. But if the only draw to your book is the artist, changing him is going to have an effect.

Especially given Martinez’s further inability to make his scantily clad women attractive.

On the other hand, the best writing so far.

Aria (1999) #2

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Less narration and more story (even if more story does mean a lot more characters) mean a better issue. What a crazy concept. Holguin should have patented it.

I also need to backtrack on the fairy tale thing. These are faeries, not fairy tale characters. At least I think. I know the protagonist (the Aria title is confusing to me) Kildare–because all female comic book protagonists have cool names–mentions fairy tales in the first issue. Not so much here.

This issue features Anacleto’s first art assist. Strangely, they use it on a sequence he would have done much better with. Why they didn’t use the backup guy on the filler is beyond me.

Oh, I haven’t mentioned how many characters are in this issue. Just from memory, I’m guessing it has eight major speaking parts (five being new characters).

Holguin’s writing is shockingly amateurish compared to the art.

Aria 3 (May 1999)

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I suppose, given an art change–one as significant as losing Anacleto–some slack should be given. But Roy A. Martinez–who did some filler on the second issue–isn’t even in the same genre as Anacleto….

Worse, it’s pretty clear Holguin’s script was for Anacleto to illustrate, not a fill-in guy. Especially not a fill-in guy unable to keep his characters looking the same throughout and has an atrociously bad understanding of facial structure.

There’s a lot of… possibly cool stuff this issue (if one imagines Anacleto illustrating it); it’s the worst place to change artists. Aria, being an Image book, obviously had to make some sacrifices. But if the only draw to your book is the artist, changing him is going to have an effect.

Especially given Martinez’s further inability to make his scantily clad women attractive.

On the other hand, the best writing so far.

CREDITS

Homecoming; writer, Brian Holguin; artist, Roy A. Martinez; colorist, Andy Troy; letterers, Richard Starkings and Liz Agraphiotis; editor, Patsy Cross; publisher, Image Comics.

Aria 2 (April 1999)

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Less narration and more story (even if more story does mean a lot more characters) mean a better issue. What a crazy concept. Holguin should have patented it.

I also need to backtrack on the fairy tale thing. These are faeries, not fairy tale characters. At least I think. I know the protagonist (the Aria title is confusing to me) Kildare–because all female comic book protagonists have cool names–mentions fairy tales in the first issue. Not so much here.

This issue features Anacleto’s first art assist. Strangely, they use it on a sequence he would have done much better with. Why they didn’t use the backup guy on the filler is beyond me.

Oh, I haven’t mentioned how many characters are in this issue. Just from memory, I’m guessing it has eight major speaking parts (five being new characters).

Holguin’s writing is shockingly amateurish compared to the art.

CREDITS

The Shores Of Sorrow; writer, Brian Holguin; artists, Jay Anacleto and Roy A. Martinez; colorists, Brian Haberlin, Alex Posada and Andy Troy; letterer, Dennis Heisler; publisher, Image Comics.