Few Comics can provoke an emotional reaction from me simply from the art alone. I’ve seen a lot of work from a lot of artists over the years and I’m pretty jaded at this point. Yet Mike Dutton’s comic One Swoop Fell can hit me like a ton of bricks with a single panel.
Mike’s style is one of deceptive simplicity. A few quick strokes are all that make up his character Swoop. Yet Mike is able to bend those simple lines in ways that can deliver a range of emotion that I am still trying to dissect and steal for my own work.
His writing is beautiful as well. One Swoop Fell is essentially an adventure story with plenty of action in exotic locals and yet the characters never suffer for it. Each character feels deep and well thought out with an air of mystery about them that, as the story unfolds, reveals itself in entertaining and unexpected ways.
It is no wonder why after only seven updates, Mike Dutton was asked to contribute to the next Flight book. His work stands as some of the best that the comics community has to offer.
UPDATE: I embedded a video of Mike creating a comic. Truly a master at his craft. I’ve learned so much just by watching him work!
One Swoop Fell – Never the Task at Hand from David Dutton on Vimeo.
Hi Matt, thanks so much for the kind words in your post. I’ve been enjoying your comic as well, especially your linework! (So yeah, no reason to change anything you’re doing!).
Thanks for stopping by Mike!
Glad to hear you like my stuff! Although I think I’ve got a long way to go. That’s the way it is I guess; I love what everyone else is doing, and am never satisfied with my own work!