Not sure what happened there...
What is the proscenium arch, and how exactly is Sy-Klone crossing it?! The proscenium arch in theatres is the arch that separates the play itself from the audience; so to "cross the proscenium arch" would mean that the actor is talking to the audience! In issue three of the UK Masters of the Universe comic in a story titled "Jewel of Fire" the final panel shows the heroes victorious over Skeletor's latest scheme, and in an odd moment Sy-Klone appears to be whispering to the reader! Even though the cartoon did this a few times I would have preferred the characters to talk to the audience more often...
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4 comments:
A rather sarcastic version of Sy-Klone, here ... His expression is classic and says it all! :)
Makes me think of 2 of my favorite moments in the He-Man and She-Ra series, when a character speaks to the audience, mainly the villains...
"They say that two heads are better than one, but I think they're wrong!"
~Skeletor, from "Capture The Comet Keeper"
And...
"You know, some days it just doesn't pay to be evil!"
~Modulok, from "Gateway To Trouble"
Thanks for posting and reading! God Bless...
~KevyGuy :)
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Proscenium arch, hey, Mr. Clever Dick?! Look forward to your post on chiaroscuro in "Night of the Shadowbeasts" soon! ;)
I always suspected Sy-Klone would be the one to break the fourth wall first...
Whenever I see the title to this blog-post, I question myself "what was this one about again?"
And immediatly when I see the image I go like "oh yeah this one".
Cool panel and breaking the fourth wall doesn't even seem like out of place-situation when it comes to UK comics. :)
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