Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Anxiety of Influence, part I

Scott Bukatman wrote to ask me whether the similarity between the 1930 Gasoline Alley Sunday page below and my piece "The Amoeba Wars" (from 24 x 24: A Vague Epic) was intentional:



It was not, I told him, but I have taught that Gasoline Alley page repeatedly in my Art of Comics class, so I knew it very well, and it probably influenced me subconsciously. Then Scott suggested that I post this here, and so that's what I'm doing.

6 comments:

  1. It is almost like a Mercator projection of a cubist interpretation.

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  2. tell that guy to shut up theyre so dissimilar its ridiculous

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  3. Well, "anonymous," I'd say that depends on how you look at it. Other people were clearly more convinced.

    In any case, congratulations! Your posting marks officially the last time I will allow an anonymous comment on this blog!

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