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As announced yesterday, Gemstone Publishing will be reprinting the classic EC Comics line in "archive" hardcover editions. I think this great news. But, like some other folks--including Joanna over at Comics Worth Reading--I have some reservations about this part of the news:
The EC Archives editions will present these stories with all-new colors based on the originals, but utilizing new methods of shading and texture to enhance and improve each story's impact.
I'm not a fan of most modern, computerized comic book coloring. In many cases, all the hues and shades tend to overpower the art, particularly when it's added to older stories originally presented in "flat" color. But I also get the sense that this archive line is a labor of love on Gemstone's part, so maybe the use of modern colors will be respectful of the original colors and subtle.
I'm thinking we'll see something akin to the new colors added Gemstone's current reprintings of Carl Barks' classic Donald Duck comics: Bright, expressive, but not distracting.
Joanna also isn't keen on the EC Archives including the comics' original house ads, etc. I'm actually glad this is the case. Those old house ads are popular with fans, as evidenced by their regular appearance on the Web, such as on the DC Archives board, Dial B for Blog, here, etc. Such surrounding elements help recapture the period in which the comics first appeared.
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