Aria Sketchbook
April 1999 (1st printing)
Image Comics

All artwork by Jay Anacleto
Intro by Brian Haberlin

17 images @ 150 dpi (b&w, colored cover)
Scanned on 15 December 1999 by Cooper

===[ SCANNER'S COMMENTS ]===

I normally don't pick up sketchbooks as I like to get enchanted by a good story-
line, accompanied by good quality artwork. Since sketchbooks typically don't
have any stories in them I find them less interesting.
There are naturally exceptions and this is one of them. Jay Anacleto is without
any doubt a very gifted artist. Particularly Aria 1 and slightly less Aria 4 are
a clear testament of his great talent. Aria 2 and 3 show what can happen when
bosses are more interested in cash-flow than they are in sound artwork...
No such problems with this little book. Only pity is that the art isn't in color
but with such fine art it isn't really a problem and some might argue that it's
actually better that way. To each their own.
Having done this one I'm contemplating doing the other Aria's in the series.
Hmm. Maybe. We'll see. Aria 3 sucked pretty bad, so...
Final note: Yes, the publisher is Image. Why the hell is Avalon Studios on the
cover then? Beats me. The copyright statement doesn't even mention them. Go
figure...

With this one done I'm gonna do another Johnny... as I simply *LOVE* those
stories. Like the one in issue 2 where the guy's in a restaurant with a girl and
is afraid to go to the shitter because it might seem he's not interested in the
conversation he's having with this girl. He then shits his pants...
Hehehe. To some extent it's a bit of deja-vu, except I never wait so long that I
end up shitting myself...

Next up: Johnny The Homicidal Maniac 4

Greets go out to FYWP, Mr. Faust and the rest of the CCA, Biggy Boy and Vaz.

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