Wiseman Silhouettes- Dennis in Hollywood (part 2)
Welcome back Al Wiseman fans. And Dennis the Menace fans. And fans of Fine Silhouettes.
A couple of weeks ago, we at The Al Wiseman Blog started referring to Al Wiseman as the God of Funnybook Silhouettes. Why? Because if something is said often enough, by enough people, it will become a fact.
And even though this statement is already an unassailable truth, we must spread the word so that all peoples of all nations become aware of it's truthfulness!
Today we bring you even more precious Wiseman Silhouettes. And what shall we learn from today's offering? Well, not only was Al Wiseman the God of Funnybook Silhouettes, but he was also the God of Canine Funnybook Silhouettes!
See for yourself and agree:
Notice how a non-silhouetted Dennis leads us into the silhouetted panels, only to have a non-silhouetted Fred Toole look-alike (actually referred to as "Fred") lead us out again. Pure silhouette genius, I say!
And even though there were many non-silhouetted panels placed in-between the above panels, we shall pretend they never existed.
Wiseman Silhouettes:
Dennis in Hollywood:
Part 1/Part 2
Charley Jones' Laugh Book Magazine:
August 1950: Part 1
March 1953: Part 2
Please order Dennis the Menace books from Fantagraphics (and ask them to reprint the Wiseman Dennis comic books and Sunday strips).
"Dennis the Menace" & related characters are ©Hank Ketcham Enterprises, Inc.
A couple of weeks ago, we at The Al Wiseman Blog started referring to Al Wiseman as the God of Funnybook Silhouettes. Why? Because if something is said often enough, by enough people, it will become a fact.
And even though this statement is already an unassailable truth, we must spread the word so that all peoples of all nations become aware of it's truthfulness!
Today we bring you even more precious Wiseman Silhouettes. And what shall we learn from today's offering? Well, not only was Al Wiseman the God of Funnybook Silhouettes, but he was also the God of Canine Funnybook Silhouettes!
See for yourself and agree:
Notice how a non-silhouetted Dennis leads us into the silhouetted panels, only to have a non-silhouetted Fred Toole look-alike (actually referred to as "Fred") lead us out again. Pure silhouette genius, I say!
And even though there were many non-silhouetted panels placed in-between the above panels, we shall pretend they never existed.
Wiseman Silhouettes:
Dennis in Hollywood:
Part 1/Part 2
Charley Jones' Laugh Book Magazine:
August 1950: Part 1
March 1953: Part 2
Please order Dennis the Menace books from Fantagraphics (and ask them to reprint the Wiseman Dennis comic books and Sunday strips).
"Dennis the Menace" & related characters are ©Hank Ketcham Enterprises, Inc.
2 Comments:
While we now appreciate the silhouettes for the variety they lend to the storytelling, I remember reading somewhere that Wiseman once commented to Ketcham when he was running behind schedule on a story that he would be using a few more silhouettes than usual. When you think about it, they would save a lot of time for the artist! The earliest Dennis silhouette I remember seeing was from a February 1952 Dennis Sunday strip I posted on the UDTM Thread.
Joe,
Yes, I've seen the same quote. Even though silhouettes can take a lot of time to simplify to the point where you're left with a perfectly concise design, it seems that Wiseman did use them as a time-saving device.
Unless he was just joking, but it didn't sound like it...
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