Annotations Pages 23-42
Monday, 25 June 2012 at 05:18
Page Twenty-three
Isn't this amazing? I asked Vinnie for an overhead shot of the British Museum, and he delivered this. Absolutely stunning. The houses where most of the investigations have been taking place are on the street directly to the right of the Museum, close to the top of the page.
Pages Twenty-four - Twenty-five
My favourite piece of Harker art ever. I'd like this double page spread framed and on my wall. I especially love the way the shadows are falling - it's mid-summer during this story, incidentally.
Page Twenty-six
The idea of numbering these panels came late in the day, just to help clarify that our detectives are visiting a whole bunch of different bookshops.
Page Twenty-eight
Further to the ongoing book-nicking activities of Harker and Critchley (after Harker pocketed that copy of A Study In Scarlet in issue one), keep an eye on the book that Critchley is looking through on this page.
Page Twenty-nine
You'll note in panel three that he's still holding it...
Page Thirty
And look! In the last panel! He's taking it with him! Cheeky sod...
Remember this bookseller, you'll be seeing him again.
Page Thirty-one
That's St Pancras Station in the background of the last panel - appropriate here as you'll see on the next page...
Page Thirty-two
Vince generally prefers to use real locations, and this rather bleak looking building really is St Pancras Coroner's Court, the most local place for a body found in that area to be taken. Note in panel two that Critchley makes another mention of Hawksmoor, revealing his comic geekery. It's safe to assume he's probably a massive fan of From Hell.
Page Thirty-three
This is Jenny Griffin again, whom we met at the start of the book. Harker's love of old bookshops is something he shares with me (both Harker and, to a lesser extent, Critchley share certain biographical details with this author, though I'm likely to be coy about the specifics). Check out Critchley straightening his tie in the first panel, as he's about to talk to a pretty girl. Harker, on the other hand, couldn't care less.
Page Thirty-five
There's the Russell Hotel in the background of panel one again. In panel three Harker makes a joke about the number 23, referring to the 23 Enigma. It's been used before in comics by Grant Morrison, particularly in his superb Invisibles series, and you can find some general information about what he's talking about here.
Page Thirty-six
That bizarre building in panel one is the 'London Gherkin' designed by Norman Foster.
Page Forty-one
Vinnie may correct me here, but I do believe that's a statue of Shiva the destroyer in panel one, here disguised as Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance.
Page Forty-two
If this looks cheesy to you, it's intended to. "Make it as much like a black magic ceremony in a Hammer movie as you can" I said to Vince. "Ultra-cheesy." The reason for this will become clearer later...
Isn't this amazing? I asked Vinnie for an overhead shot of the British Museum, and he delivered this. Absolutely stunning. The houses where most of the investigations have been taking place are on the street directly to the right of the Museum, close to the top of the page.
Pages Twenty-four - Twenty-five
My favourite piece of Harker art ever. I'd like this double page spread framed and on my wall. I especially love the way the shadows are falling - it's mid-summer during this story, incidentally.
Page Twenty-six
The idea of numbering these panels came late in the day, just to help clarify that our detectives are visiting a whole bunch of different bookshops.
Page Twenty-eight
Further to the ongoing book-nicking activities of Harker and Critchley (after Harker pocketed that copy of A Study In Scarlet in issue one), keep an eye on the book that Critchley is looking through on this page.
Page Twenty-nine
You'll note in panel three that he's still holding it...
Page Thirty
And look! In the last panel! He's taking it with him! Cheeky sod...
Remember this bookseller, you'll be seeing him again.
Page Thirty-one
That's St Pancras Station in the background of the last panel - appropriate here as you'll see on the next page...
Page Thirty-two
Vince generally prefers to use real locations, and this rather bleak looking building really is St Pancras Coroner's Court, the most local place for a body found in that area to be taken. Note in panel two that Critchley makes another mention of Hawksmoor, revealing his comic geekery. It's safe to assume he's probably a massive fan of From Hell.
Page Thirty-three
This is Jenny Griffin again, whom we met at the start of the book. Harker's love of old bookshops is something he shares with me (both Harker and, to a lesser extent, Critchley share certain biographical details with this author, though I'm likely to be coy about the specifics). Check out Critchley straightening his tie in the first panel, as he's about to talk to a pretty girl. Harker, on the other hand, couldn't care less.
Page Thirty-five
There's the Russell Hotel in the background of panel one again. In panel three Harker makes a joke about the number 23, referring to the 23 Enigma. It's been used before in comics by Grant Morrison, particularly in his superb Invisibles series, and you can find some general information about what he's talking about here.
Page Thirty-six
That bizarre building in panel one is the 'London Gherkin' designed by Norman Foster.
Page Forty-one
Vinnie may correct me here, but I do believe that's a statue of Shiva the destroyer in panel one, here disguised as Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance.
Page Forty-two
If this looks cheesy to you, it's intended to. "Make it as much like a black magic ceremony in a Hammer movie as you can" I said to Vince. "Ultra-cheesy." The reason for this will become clearer later...
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