PActors’ Strike historic photo via Flickr Lovecraft’s wife was an émigré from the Russian Civil War. “What went on in poor old Russia” apparently refers to the 1917 Russian Revolution.Fields worked as a vaudeville comedian before switching to cinema. “ Vaudeville” is a genre of popular theater entertainment W.“ Prohibition” refers to the very recently approved ban on alcohol which took effect June 30, 1919.Lovecraft himself wore such a hat, as shown in this photograph: Many of the men in this scene are wearing straw hats, which were very popular during the era for summer wear.“ Nancy Cunard” was an heiress and writer, known for wearing elaborate jewelry.The hand on the right belongs to Charley, who was introduced in Providence #1 P7,p1.Black has wandered into the 1919 Actors’ Equity Strike.Similar to the structure of Providence #2, Moore and Burrows fill in very recent backstory that has taken place since the prior issue. As in earlier issues, flashbacks are shown in sepia tone.Though the panel is still, the reader’s imagination fills in the act of ringing the bell. This panel is repeated at the top of Pages 3 and 4.The hand belongs to Robert Black, Providence‘s protagonist.Both Providence #1 and #2 covers depict locations at, apparently, slightly later dates that the comics’ internal 1919 setting, so the Salem shown could be somewhat more recent.The cover depicts Lovecraft’s description of Innsmouth, with “sagging roofs” and two of “three tall steeples.”.Leonard Beeks states “Jack Boggs was who Ech-pi-el based Obed Marsh on” ( Neonomicon #2, P15,p2.) Obed Marsh is a central character in “ The Shadow Over Innsmouth.” More background here. Neonomicon locates Boggs’ tunnels ( Neonomicon #2, P15) in Salem. In Providence #2 P30, Black writes that he’s thinking of going to Boggs Gold Refinery, which is in the fictional town Innsmouth from Lovecraft’s story “ The Shadow Over Innsmouth.” In Neonomicon, Moore and Burrows associated Innsmouth with the real-world Salem.The regular cover depicts Salem, Massachusetts.We suggest reading Lovecraft’s story “ The Shadow Over Innsmouth” if you want to understand Providence #3 references. We’ve got basic annotations published, and will continue to revise and refine. A tiny bit more preview material is at this Avatar Press article. Issue 3 covers have been publicized via this Bleeding Cool article. If there’s anything we missed or got wrong, let us know in comments. Note: some of this is obvious, but you never know who’s reading and what their exposure is. Writer: Alan Moore (AM), Artist: Jacen Burrows (JB), based on works of H.P. Providence #3 regular cover, art by Jacen Burrowsīelow are annotations for Providence #3 “A Lurking Fear” (40 pages plus covers, cover date July 2015 – released August 12, 2015)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |