RICHARD ISANOVE'S 1602 COLORING BOOK

[MattBrady]

To answer some questions by showing, rather than telling, Richard Isanove has supplied Newsarama with seven pages of 1602 pencils and their corresponding colored versions to better illustrate where he starts and where he finishes.

Penciled pages are, of course, by 1602 penciller Andy Kubert. For Newsarama’s interview with Isanove, click here.

Click on the thumbnails for larger versions.

[Benjamin Ong]

My personal thanks to Richard Hope to see you draw more sequentials some day. The Shanna and Wolverine story in X-Men Unlimited #48 was a rare occasion where we could actually see more than just Isanove's covers

[Tom Daylight]

Matt, any chance you could repost his step-by-step guide to the cover of Ultimate X-Men #17? (along with the other two guides that accompanied Isanove's)

[kossori]

The coloring in 1602 is very good. Comparable to Crossgen's coloring.
Are they paying him more as compared to their regular monthly colorists?

[Brian Garside]

DAMN!

Now that is some fine work! I was wondering how he managed to make the colors look "hand drawn". I didn't realize that Andy was pencilling so tightly, and that the "digital ink" really built on the pencils.

People have lamented the death of the inker, but I think we're just seeing the birth of a whole new artist. The digital painter is a combination of an inker and a colorist. Since it's a digital medium as well, that means that the original pencils are preserved in absolutely mint condition.

Can you imagine some of these pages reprinted on some sweet rag paper with a really good ink set-up? I would buy that Angel painting in a pico-second.

[Blakgambit]

I totally agree with you guys. It looks incredible and I think it will totally do wonders for the comic book. However, I hope that hand coloring will never leave the industry. You just have to admire the work and time that these artists put in. I think that adds quite a bit to comics as well. Isaove is incredible i will always love his work, but i just hope that this new way of coloring doesn't completely take over. That's just my two cents if anyone cares.

p.s. www.Morecomics.net rules!

[Hellboy]

Andy Kuberts pencils are just flawless.I wich they were inked by Adam or joe kubert though.

[beta-ray]

The coloring looks great... So do the original pencils! Thanks for the side by side!

[AForceOfOne]

Simply amazing. Two amazing artists, illustrator and colorist, that will stand the test of time. Forget the monthlies...just give us things like this. I don't mind paying $3+ if it's all around quality.