Here we have the first mention of the mystery of missing girl Jacqueline Harris, a story which will play an increasingly significant role throughout the first half of THE STANDARD. It’s funny, even before I wrote AND THEN EMILY WAS […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here we have the first appearance of The Corpse, another popular character in the series. If the original Gilbert Graham Standard was an icon of the Silver Age, the Alex Thomas iteration of The Standard is more representative of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s another page I love. Writing this whole Silver Age sequence was a blast, and the decision to have recurring flashback segments throughout the series soon became a no-brainer. In particular, I relished the chance to tackle Zarthos’ purple prose […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This page is a great Jon Rector showcase. I love all the little bits of business he’s having Bill Finney do in the background as he struggles to squeeze into his skintight supervillain costume. And of course he wears Y-fronts. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another one of my favourite pages, this one is noteworthy for marking the introduction of… THE FRYING SCOTSMAN! The Frying Scotsman seems to have emerged as a real favourite amongst readers, despite Bill Finney only ever appearing in this “villainous” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a cracking page, isn’t it? What is particularly striking to me here is the coloring of Ray Dillon. I love the sense of heat he brings to the fat spraying from The Frying Scotsman’s gun. It’s also a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not sure if you’ll get the full effect of this page in isolation, as it’s one half of a two-page sequence that acts as a kind of double-page spread montage in the printed edition. Here, our two narratives collide, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This battle isn’t going too well for Alex. Things get increasingly gory here, with the pages just splashed with blood and grue. Aside from Bill Finney’s colorful language, it’s probably this sequence that would make the first issue a hard […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a quiet page. The purpose of this was basically to just take a moment for a breather and allow the reader a moment to dwell on the tragic events of the previous page before pressing on with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CHAPTER 2: CHILD’S PLAY Writer: John Lees Artist: Jonathan Rector Colorists: Gulliver Vianei & Mike Gagnon Letterer: Kel Nuttall Editor: Steven Forbes And here we are, already launching into the second chapter of THE STANDARD! For you guys reading […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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