Exploring colour: a lack of colour

Previously talking about the colour use of tin tin, and how the imagery crumpled once it was converted to greyscale, Im going to go a little off topic, and analyse some black and white work, looking in to how the use of two tones can still work to generate clear imagery.

So here we have it, a double page spread from the comic sin city. No colour, but the work, compositionally, is totally readable. It is clear that the artist, when creating this work, understood his limitations. The imagery consists of blocky tones, and barebones environments, every element is separated and therefore, clear. Things to consider, even if using a limited colour palette, colour doesn't have to be the absolute driving force behind the compositions, but still sits hand in hand with the illustrative style, for a striking, distinctive work.

Ah, but wait, there is colour! The comic uses colour to highlight characters of interest, this man, known as the yellow bastard, somehow is clearly a bad character. The tone is slightly on the muddy side, and because of the isolating unique use of the colour, he comes across as the dd one out within the scenes.