Jack the ripper in comics a history
As my comic Black Voyage is set in 1888 and focuses on Jack the Ripper I thought it would be a good idea to explore how Jack has been portrayed in comics and the style used. Here is a list of comic's were Jack is the focal character.
The first and most notorious comic about Jack is From Hell. From Hell. Is a graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. Set in Whitechapel during the murder the novel speculates on the identity and motives of the killer. This story reinvented the reasoning behind Jack's motives which is something I want to explore in my comic. The one noticeable factor about the novel is the art.
Eddie uses the thick black ink on his panels to create a suitable atmosphere that colors couldn't create for this comic.
The next comic is Jack the Ripper HC by Francois Debois and Jean-Charles Poupard who take on the murders a year after they happen and set it in Paris. What struck me with this comic was that there were colors but they are dark and gloomy replacing the need for it to me monotone.
The final comic I am looking at is CSI: Serial. The comic follows a copy cat killer in vegas that have connections to the original Jack the Ripper. Here unlike the previous two this comic the pages are colorful however when they processed to flash backs. The art work has a distinctive 1800s feel and they do this by not using colors and using alot of black.
Each version here has one thing in common and that is that they use the fact surrounding the murders loosely reinventing who Jack is and why he did it. I have also concluded that to create the best effect and because of time constraints that a black and white comic will be best for this issue as of now.
The first and most notorious comic about Jack is From Hell. From Hell. Is a graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. Set in Whitechapel during the murder the novel speculates on the identity and motives of the killer. This story reinvented the reasoning behind Jack's motives which is something I want to explore in my comic. The one noticeable factor about the novel is the art.
Eddie uses the thick black ink on his panels to create a suitable atmosphere that colors couldn't create for this comic.
The next comic is Jack the Ripper HC by Francois Debois and Jean-Charles Poupard who take on the murders a year after they happen and set it in Paris. What struck me with this comic was that there were colors but they are dark and gloomy replacing the need for it to me monotone.
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| Page from Jack the Ripper by Dark horse |
The final comic I am looking at is CSI: Serial. The comic follows a copy cat killer in vegas that have connections to the original Jack the Ripper. Here unlike the previous two this comic the pages are colorful however when they processed to flash backs. The art work has a distinctive 1800s feel and they do this by not using colors and using alot of black.
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| Page form CSI: SERIAL |
Each version here has one thing in common and that is that they use the fact surrounding the murders loosely reinventing who Jack is and why he did it. I have also concluded that to create the best effect and because of time constraints that a black and white comic will be best for this issue as of now.
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