Today I added another early Bodyguard Sunday by Lawrence Lariar and John Spranger. Spranger worked as Will Eisner's assistant for many years and it really shows. I had an almost complete run of the Sundays of this strip a year ago (including the later versions called Ben friday and The Bantam Prince by the same team) and put them in several posts. No one commented on them and they were not even visited a lot. Must have been a slow week. It represents one of the current problems of this blog - if I share unknown but beautiful material, chances are not many people will chance upon them. In this case, that is particulary sad, because Bodyguard is such a remarkable strip of very high quality. So please, hit any one of the loinks and take your time for an exciting read.
Showing posts with label Ben Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ben Friday. Show all posts
Saturday, March 14, 2020
I Will Be Your Long Lost Pal
Saturday Leftover Day.
Today I added another early Bodyguard Sunday by Lawrence Lariar and John Spranger. Spranger worked as Will Eisner's assistant for many years and it really shows. I had an almost complete run of the Sundays of this strip a year ago (including the later versions called Ben friday and The Bantam Prince by the same team) and put them in several posts. No one commented on them and they were not even visited a lot. Must have been a slow week. It represents one of the current problems of this blog - if I share unknown but beautiful material, chances are not many people will chance upon them. In this case, that is particulary sad, because Bodyguard is such a remarkable strip of very high quality. So please, hit any one of the loinks and take your time for an exciting read.
Today I added another early Bodyguard Sunday by Lawrence Lariar and John Spranger. Spranger worked as Will Eisner's assistant for many years and it really shows. I had an almost complete run of the Sundays of this strip a year ago (including the later versions called Ben friday and The Bantam Prince by the same team) and put them in several posts. No one commented on them and they were not even visited a lot. Must have been a slow week. It represents one of the current problems of this blog - if I share unknown but beautiful material, chances are not many people will chance upon them. In this case, that is particulary sad, because Bodyguard is such a remarkable strip of very high quality. So please, hit any one of the loinks and take your time for an exciting read.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Lariardidah
Thursday Story Strip Day.
Continuing where I left off with John Spranger's Ben Friday (with only one Sunday missing in between) here is either the first or the second installment of The Bantam Prince. After six months, he would be relieved by Carl Pfeuer to leave for another more serious strip, the Saint.
Continuing where I left off with John Spranger's Ben Friday (with only one Sunday missing in between) here is either the first or the second installment of The Bantam Prince. After six months, he would be relieved by Carl Pfeuer to leave for another more serious strip, the Saint.
Thursday, December 07, 2017
Thursday Friday
Thursday Comic Book Day.
During this year I have been showing quite a large run of John Spranger and cartoonist Lariar's detective adventure strip Bodyguard, which later changed it's name to Ben Friday. Here are the last of the Ben Friday Sundays I have, but fear not. The series was continued as The Bantam Prince, whose character was already introduced in Ben Friday. He was replaced there by Carl Pfeuer on July 8 1951, but more on that when we get there. I am not completely sure where the name change occurred, because my Ben Fridays end here on October 8 and start with The Bantam Prince on October 29.
During this year I have been showing quite a large run of John Spranger and cartoonist Lariar's detective adventure strip Bodyguard, which later changed it's name to Ben Friday. Here are the last of the Ben Friday Sundays I have, but fear not. The series was continued as The Bantam Prince, whose character was already introduced in Ben Friday. He was replaced there by Carl Pfeuer on July 8 1951, but more on that when we get there. I am not completely sure where the name change occurred, because my Ben Fridays end here on October 8 and start with The Bantam Prince on October 29.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Thursday Friday Lot
Thursday Story Strip Day.
For the last few months I have been showing the early work of former Will Eisner assistant and future Saint artist John Spranger. Together with cartoonist Lawrence Lariar he created the Saint-like adventure comic Bodyguard, which morphed into Ben Friday and would be changed into The Bantam Prince later on. But by then the artwork would be taken over by Carl Pfeuer and Spranger would jump to The Saint. I have a large run of all these Sundays and am parsing them out in portions of three months. So here we go with the next lot. Have a look at the others to see the slow change in his style. In this lot, I find the silent bit with the dog quite remarkable and indicative of a real comic strip artist at work.
For the last few months I have been showing the early work of former Will Eisner assistant and future Saint artist John Spranger. Together with cartoonist Lawrence Lariar he created the Saint-like adventure comic Bodyguard, which morphed into Ben Friday and would be changed into The Bantam Prince later on. But by then the artwork would be taken over by Carl Pfeuer and Spranger would jump to The Saint. I have a large run of all these Sundays and am parsing them out in portions of three months. So here we go with the next lot. Have a look at the others to see the slow change in his style. In this lot, I find the silent bit with the dog quite remarkable and indicative of a real comic strip artist at work.
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Lardidar
Thursday Story Strip Day.
Continuing where I left off during my trip to the US, here is more of John Spranger's Bodyguard/Ben Friday. As promised I will continue this into his run on The Saint, including his (and Carl Pfeufer's) run on The Bantam Prince (the next title in Bodyguard's development).
Continuing where I left off during my trip to the US, here is more of John Spranger's Bodyguard/Ben Friday. As promised I will continue this into his run on The Saint, including his (and Carl Pfeufer's) run on The Bantam Prince (the next title in Bodyguard's development).
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