Paul Pope and Battling Boy have become pretty famous. This is the latest publication which has met universal and extraordinary critical acclamation. This is generally unusual outside his fan circle in the world of comics. No doubt, he considers the book as the beginning of culmination of experience and skills he has managed to accumulate while working in the comic book industry. His comics have beautiful but complexly described illustrations. Paul Pope’s visual works tend to enumerate a story of its own. It is accompanied by compelling but simply narratives which drive the adventurers of the hero.
A critic has rightly observed that Battling Boy creator offers considerable comic relief in the book. For Paul Pope, the Battling Boy is Magnus Opus. The release of this book marked a high point in his career and it has enabled him reach new heights in his career. At present, he has collaborated with ACRONYM x NikeLab AF1 and is working on their campaign.
He is lucky enough and has made use of his talents with some of greats individuals of the industry all throughout 90s. This includes the drawing of the well-known comic Heavy Liquid. In this style, you will see a fusion of love for magna comics along with the traditional aesthetic style. This combination forms a unique style for which he became popular. Battling Boy by Paul Pope has got the comic world buzzing. It seems to be one of the promising books which have been published in this decade.
The comic book fans of the world are full of praise for this book. He has become so recognizable that he has been described as Jack Kirby with the glam of 70s. The pictures that are illustrated in a comic book tell a story of its own and can drive a narrative even negligible textual story line.
Critics and fans have pointed out that there is a harmony in Battling Boy which has been created by Paul Pope between the visual style and the compelling story which is being told. The story follows some comic book tropes which the fans prefer. Paul Pope has shown that the hero has certain gifts which the others don’t. The hero is called upon for fighting the forces of evil. However, he has to navigate through a field of intentional and moral hurdles that is placed in his path.
Paul Pope is a true artist who has inspired the development of visual style beyond borders of the context in which they initially appear.
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