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Echolands, Vol. 1 by J.H. Williams III6/10/2023 So it really didn’t bother me that after a brief introductory page written in portentous illustrated prose, Echolands #1 kicks off in media res, with Williams and Blackman spending little time orienting readers to the strange fantasy world they’ve created. As much as I love the DC Comics he’s drawn, the promise of Williams co-writing an original story so he could draw pretty much whatever the hell he wants is immensely appealing as it is. Williams III” was all I needed to get sold on Echolands. No disrespect to Blackman, or Williams’ own writing skills for that matter, but “creator-owned comic by J.H. That Williams can be so dynamic in his compositions without sacrificing the discrete allure of each individual panel is rare among comic book artists, made all the more impressive by the way his style can shift from page to page, and in some cases, among multiple panels on the same page. His work is lovingly detailed, richly textured, and flows beautifully from panel to panel. I’ve said this elsewhere, but you don’t need to know the first thing about comics to recognize Williams’ immense talent. Williams III is one of the most impressive comic book artists working today, even if (and perhaps, in part, because) his output is relatively scarce.
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