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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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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Apr 1998
Cover: $2.99
W: Lee Weeks, Marv Wolfman, Jim Starlin, Marc Andreyko · A: Lee Weeks, Liam Sharp, Jim Starlin, Jill Thompson
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Jul 1998
Cover: $2.99
W: Roger Stern, Jim Starlin, Keith Giffen, Bob Layton · A: John Buscema, Tom Grindberg, Keith Giffen, Bob Layton