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| The Harbinger #1 Cover B by Rod Reis |
In the second set of preview pages of The Harbinger #1 that Valiant Comics generously shared with readers, I was really spoiled for choice when analyzing Rico Renzi's coloring. So many great ones called to me. I must admit, I really wanted to share the last page with you.
But no. That one's so epic I'll let you discover it on your own, when you follow the link at the bottom of this post to the extended preview Valiant shared with us.
Words fail me when gazing upon the image below. Rico Renzi has just done such an awesome job of coloring the panel. Still, I must try.
I love the way Rico suggests Peter's psychokinesis with the electric green surrounding the ground as he raises it to shield him from the bullets heading his way. Ditto for the glow of the surrounding skyscrapers, and how they color the nearby sky. While the blue bird featured on the flag in which Peter has clothed himself doesn't show, Peter's clenched fist glows pink, suggesting his struggle to channel all the power he's summoning.
This next panel showcases some intriguing coloring from Rico. Behind Peter and his glowing pink hand, we see fragments of memories that linger in his consciousness. The images of those urging him to become better than he was look like reflections caught in glass on a rainy night. They streak and haze, the colors distort, and light from other sources gives them a cosmic appeal.
While the blue bird on the Harbinger Foundation flag didn't show on the earlier panels, this final one shows Peter engulfed in that same color blue. As the power he summons surrounds him, the bullets become mere specks of red hot metal. The lights from nearby buildings fade.
Only a hint of the psychokinesis he used to lift the ground colors the smoke billowing away from him.
Very interesting coloring on The Harbinger #1, Rico Renzi. Bravo!
Dragon Dave
To view the extended preview pages, click the link below:
The Harbinger #1 Extended Preview Pages
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