Steve Yeowell

Wow, those pamphlet comics were long in the old days!

I almost read this back in the day. I loved Morrison's Animal Man run - and Zenith, and St Swithin's Day - but got a little put off by the psychedelia, automatic writing and channeling of higher powers that came in with Doom Patrol. Coming back to The Invisibles I see why I passed on it, but still have a slight regret that I did.

I'm surprised how much Sandman there is in it. The densely written, historical sections in particular definitely feel like a reaction to Gaiman's comics.

I enjoyed this first volume, although there is little genuine plot - it's essentially a lot of set up, mostly vehicled through a vivacious delinquent, rude and raw, as he is nurtured by various unlikely shamen, fighting the forces of order and constraint (a few similarities to Stone Junction on that score).… (more)

James Robinson’s WitchCraft collects issues 1-3 of the 1994 limited series featuring art from Teddy Kristiansen, Peter Snejbjerg, Michael Zulli, and Steve Yeowell with colors by Daniel Vozzo, letters by Starkings, and cover art by Michael Kaluta. The series features the Three Witches of Thessaly/the Fates/the Hecatae from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman series. The story begins with the brutal death of one of their worshippers in ancient Londinium, inspiring the Hecate to offer the chance for vengeance by allowing their devotee and her killer to be reborn. In keeping with the cyclical nature of the Three Witches, the first two attempts fail as their supplicant is reborn as a young woman and a middle-aged man. The story also moves through time, beginning in 133 A.D. before moving on to 1342, 1842, and the 1990s. Each artist takes a different time period, with Snejbjerg’s depiction of the Middle Ages evoking the style of similar fantasy art, such as Hal Foster’s work. Similarly, Zulli portrays the grit of Victorian London, in which class struggle and industrialization leave their mark upon the world. Yeowell’s portrayal of the 1990s uses cleaner lines and straightforward designs to give the illusion of a modern world without magic, thereby belying the true nature of things. The overall effect is a work that complements the portrayal of the Hecate in The Sandman and builds upon the magical world Gaiman created. The series continued with a second three-issue mini-series in 1998, WitchCraft: La Terreur.… (more)