Shadows & Light

    (Marvel, 1998)
™ and ©1998 Marvel Characters, Inc.

This anthology title boasts top creators like Brian Stelfreeze, Bernie Wrightson, and Steve Ditko telling short stories of various Marvel characters working only in black-and-white.

While most black-and-white comics are done as such for cost reasons, this is a great example of how, in some cases, it actually can make for more effective storytelling. Stelfreeze mimics the high contrast approach of Frank Miller’s Sin City, giving a dark, clean edge to his Daredevil story “Devils & Angels.” Stelfreeze, on the other hand, uses a very finished, painted look on his Black Widow story, “Free Fall,” giving the flashback story a sort of “old movie” feel which complements it beautifully.
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  • 1
    #1
    Feb 1998
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Gerard Jones, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Ditko, Len Wein, Ron Marz  ·  A: Gene Ha, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Ditko, Brian Stelfreeze
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    8 copies from $2.50
  • 2
    #2
    Apr 1998
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Lee Weeks, Marv Wolfman, Jim Starlin, Marc Andreyko  ·  A: Lee Weeks, Liam Sharp, Jim Starlin, Jill Thompson
    B&W
    9 copies from $0.99
  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1998
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Roger Stern, Jim Starlin, Keith Giffen, Bob Layton  ·  A: John Buscema, Tom Grindberg, Keith Giffen, Bob Layton
    B&W
    2 copies from $4.00