The Crypt of Terror - The maestro's hand

 

The Crypt of Terror- The Maestro's Hand I believe written by Russ Cochran and illustrated by Al Feldstein simply put is the reason why I never quite enjoyed older comic books. I stated this in my last post where I talked about Little Nemo, I do not like older comics because the drawings aren't to my liking. Unfortunately I don't have a strong love for older comics even on a nostalgic level. I always avoided these comic books because somewhere along the line of me starting to read comics I found a comic book from this era and it left a sour taste in my mouth. The sour taste came back after reading this comic book story. I understand that all comics are considered art and I whole heartily agree, but some art isn't suited for some people. I realize that all old comics aren't like these but first impressions are very important.
Let me briefly explain why I don't fancy these old titles. First off the art just doesn't appeal to me, I grew up in the 90's and I was used to the cartoonish looks of nickelodeon and cartoon network. I really loved cartoons and the only shows or characters I loved more than cartoons were superheroes. Yeah I loved everything about the hero archetype and the style of drawings in comics from the 90's to now; these styles feel like home for me. So when I first saw an older comic I immediately was put off by the old style of drawing, with accurate but static depictions of people. I know it’s not always about the drawing quality so I read that comic book anyway to see if the story would hold up. As you might of guessed already, I didn't love it. They story, which I can't remember today, was just bland and predictable. There were rarely any funny bits like in my cartoons and there weren’t overwhelming actions like the superhero books I read. I just feel uninterested when reading these old titles; I find them to be lackluster in their storytelling and their drawing styles.
Basically that is how I feel about that era of comic books, I don't know much history to know if it was because of the time that influenced these stories but they simply aren't for me.