Adventures in Sound: Part 20

Panel from Buffalo Speedway
Letterer/artist: Yehudi Mercado

Adventures in Sound: Part 19

Panel from Phoenix: The Untold Story #1
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski

Adventures in Sound: Part 18

Panel from The Muppet Show, Vol. 1 (trade paperback)
Letterer: Deron Bennett

Adventures in Sound: Part 17

Panel from The Intergalactic Nemesis #1
Letterer/artist: Tim Doyle

Adventures in Sound: Part 16

I normally like to let these sound effect posts stand on their own, but I just had to point out some things about this panel that just knock me out. Taken from an issue of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, the illustration shows a line of marching robot sentries being taken out by a rock flung by Superman. It not only has that unique Jack Kirby style, but what could have been a throw-away panel takes on a life of its own.

First, Mike Royer's sound effects are all different from each other, but every one also reflects the sentries' robotic nature — there aren't any squishy, organic sounds here. The layout is also something a little different, taking advantage of a landscape view to showcase the trip Superman's missile takes through his opponents. But my favorite part is the way Kirby took the time to put every sentry in a different pose, varying the way their individual bodies react to the sudden trauma of a rock through the melon. It's really a study in body language and posture, and it's fantastic how it works with the sound effects to give the reader a hinting look at the moment just before all those robots go crashing to the ground.

Panel from Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Volume Three
Letterer: Mike Royer

Adventures in Sound: Part 15

Panel from Action Comics #483
Letterer: Shelly Leferman

Adventures in Sound: Part 14

Panel from Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter
Illustration: Darwyn Cooke

Adventures in Sound: Part 13

Panel from E.C. Segar's Popeye, Vol. 1: I Yam What I Yam
Letterers: E.C. Segar

Adventures in Sound: Part 12

Panel from Excalibur #9
Letterers: Tom Orzechowski and Agustin Mas

Adventures in Sound — Part 11

Panel from The Fury of Firestorm #9
Letterer: Adam Kubert

Adventures in Sound — Part 10

Panel from Atomic Robo: The Dogs of War #2

Hey! This is my 500th post!

Adventures in Sound — Part 9

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Panel from Batman and Robin #3
Artist: Frank Quitely

Adventures in Sound — Part 8

Panel from Not Brand Echh #1
Letterer: Artie Simek

Adventures in Sound — Part 7

Panel from Amazing Spider-Man #222
Letterer: Rick Parker

Adventures in Sound — Part 6

Panel from Action Comics #560
Letterer: John Costanza

Adventures in Sound — Part 5

Panel from Ghost in the Shell Vol. 1
Letterers: Tom Orzechowski and Susie Lee

Adventures in Sound — Part 4

Panel from Tales to Astonish #79
(Reprinted in Hulk vs. Hercules #1)

Letterer: Artie Simek

Adventures in Sound — Part 3

Panel from Green Arrow #2 (of 4)
Letterer: Ben Oda

Adventures in Sound — Part 2

Panel from Madman Comics #1
Letterer: Mike Allred

Adventures in Sound — Part 1

From New Gods #2
(Originally published as The New Gods #4 - 1971)

Letterer: Unknown