Talk:Keith Pollard

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Keith Pollard's comic art is one of the better examples of the 'Marvel Style' of storytelling to come out comics. This subtle form of page design (possibly invented by Jack Kirby) employs the 'inverted S' style of page layout. A typical Kirby page contained around 6 panels: three rows of two. Starting from the top left of each page, the artist draws your eye through the action via the use of a sublimal 'inverted S' shape outlined by extended arms, smoke, action lines, the direction of a character's gaze, or even a sound effect, through the top two panels (left to right), then down to the 2nd row (diagonally), through to the bottom. Of course, this artform was lost in the early 90s with the advent of the 'image style' comics art of pointless pin-ups and sloppy panel design. Even today, with the 'widescreen' art of such pencillers as Bryan Hitch and Frank Quitely, little attention is actually paid to the inter-panel design. The 'inverted S' page design may seem trivial at first, but comics done in this fashion, regardelss of the writer, actually make for a far more enjoyable reading experience. The reader 'falls through' the page, as each panel creates anticipation for the next. Other notable artists that employ this technique are John Buscema, Ty Templeton and Mike Parobeck.