tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post4611105223256684623..comments2024-03-28T15:38:38.441+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Kamandi #13. A day at the races.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-533587239369632752016-07-17T00:01:42.641+01:002016-07-17T00:01:42.641+01:00The entire 'Mr Sacker' story is one of my ...The entire 'Mr Sacker' story is one of my all-time faves of Kirby's later period - great art and great story, and while I agree Kirby's dialogue was always klunkier than, um...a very klunky thing, I strongly disagree that this story lacks characterisation & structure. Quite the opposite, in fact! I this whole 4-issue "Sacker Company" story arc (running from #11 to #14)is beautifully structured, taking us from Kamandi's capture at the hands of the leopard pirates' & incarceration upon the nightmarish pirate ship which is full of fear as they have captured a live "devil" (later revealed to be the gentle 'Klik-Klak', who almost steals the show, especially in an uncharacteristically - for Kirby - poignant death scene), to the slave pens where 'animals' (i.e: humans) are pampered only to be used as fodder for The Sacker Company's gladiatorial races. I feel the characterisation is also deftly handled, from the oily oligarchal snake Sacker (kitsch, but it works!), to the bullying Bull Bantam & the gentle Spirit whom Kamandi tries to protect, even to incidental characters in the hard-bitten crowds who gather for Sacker's blood-sport. All quite brilliant, imho! Um - so there - LoL! Love your blog, btw, even if I disagree with you on occasion - ahem! :-)Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009311296128549965noreply@blogger.com