We've skipped the bit of dialogue in the first panel on Page 8 because it wasn't all that significant (as you'll see when Page 8 gets posted). However, one thing I do want to point out about that panel is that those of us who are familiar with Greystone or even just publicity stills for the '91 Series will notice that some of the details of the Old House -
- are missing. And it's not like Jose Pimentel would have had to seek out photos of Greystone apart from the publicity stills available from the '91 Series to have gotten them correct. For example, this one -
- features the top and bottom windows in the far right that are virtually missing from Jose Pimentel's drawing, and more significantly, the following one, which Pimentel not only used for inspiration but quite obviously pretty much copied for the drawing -
- at least features the first floor windows clearly, if not quite the second floor windows. And the windows aren't the only parts of the house that are missing, as a comparison between the still and the drawing clearly shows.
Though in the Grand Scheme of things, I would much rather that the comics closely focus on character and plot than getting every architectural detail correct. Things like that are much easier to overlook than getting character wrong. But at least when it comes to this Book 2, the focus on character is for the most part spot on. I love what they've been doing and will continue to do with Julia, Barnabas, and especially Willie...