Wulf, like the Lobo
Wulf the Barbarian 1
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Wulf the Barbarian 1 Signature
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Grade:
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9.2
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2702038001
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
August 2022 update - I had an opportunity to add Larry's signature to this, so I took that opportunity.
Larry Hama's work is really evident on this cover. The protagonist definitely being one of his lean, mean men. There's a lot going on here - but it all is stuff that I like, really. OK mostly. The blue background lets us know it's a bright day outside, but the massive, and well rendered and colored torch, lets us know we're heading for the darkness. Our protagonist's stance seems a little unbalanced, which makes sense since he's standing on the corpse of a giant - but why stand right there? It seems like a poor tactical choice. His chain shirt is well rendered without having that high level of detail that you might get from other sword & sorcery artists of the time. I think the thing that really disturbs the eye is Wulf's left forearm. Without realizing it, Larry has made it extra extra long in order to strap the shield on, but really the upper strap of the shield should hit right below the elbow in order to provide strength and control. Having that much forearm visible above the strap makes the left arm just silly in length.
Overall? Well Atlas books weren't on my radar in 1975, the local candy & cigarette store didn't carry them at all - but I'd like to think that I would have likely picked this up off the spinner rack for a quarter.
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