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Post by BigPapaJoe on May 2, 2014 22:33:31 GMT -5
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Post by BigPapaJoe on May 2, 2014 22:47:48 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 2, 2014 22:49:20 GMT -5
I want to say the first thing I read of his work was Batman The Blue The Gray and the Bat, but I could be wrong that it was his work in that. From the examples, it does seem that was his. Unless, I am forgetting I am not sure I've ever seen his work with Marvel. Unless I either owned or do own the Hulk vs comic, as that scene seems familiar. I know I do have one of those reprints of a Marvel/DC crossover books that was written at time before the 90s where that was commonplace.
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 2, 2014 23:02:37 GMT -5
Absolute favorite? OK, gun to my head, it's gotta be Wally Wood:
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Post by BigPapaJoe on May 2, 2014 23:06:00 GMT -5
Absolute favorite? OK, gun to my head, it's gotta be Wally Wood:
Whoa, I hope that wasn't an ironic joke or something regarding Wally... I assume it was happenstance of course.
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Post by crazyoldhermit on May 2, 2014 23:31:28 GMT -5
I have always loved this. To me it's the purest representation of Batman the Superhero, or The Caped Crusader. And while that interpretation of the character isn't my favorite, that doesn't make the image any less awesome. Look at the detail of the back. The back is one of the most difficult parts of the human body to draw because there are so many overlapping wide and flat muscles, but Garcia Lopez nailed it. And the elegance of Batman's right leg in the far left drawing, using the quadriceps to carry the gesture and the adductor group to show power. It's gorgeous and something so many modern artists miss. As for my own favorites, I think it's Steve Ditko. I just love his bendy and slightly sinister Spidey.
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 2, 2014 23:41:32 GMT -5
Whoa, I hope that wasn't an ironic joke or something regarding Wally... I assume it was happenstance of course. No joke. No irony. The man's work was extraordinary, his imprint on comics indelible. But it's those little bits of business, the way the dress spills out on the ground below our heroine, the way the robes hang and fold about her oppressors, the distance of the shining moon behind the branches of the trees that set this piece apart and make it a thing of wonder.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 2, 2014 23:42:33 GMT -5
Here's another vote for Ditko. His Spider-Man is the best. I also like the crazy energy of those rare stories where Ditko inked Kirby, like Hulk #2 or FF #13. There's a few monsters stories in the pre-hero Marvels, too. I think Zzutak is Ditko inking Kirby.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 23:50:37 GMT -5
Wally Wood is one of my all time favorites as well. He had a classic style, and at the same time seemed ahead of his time. Another is Will Eisner. I remember being a kid, and I got a hold of a Kitchen Sink catalog, and I saw some Spirit covers alongside all the new stuff, and thought it was a modern comic. When I found out those were very early Golden Age reprints I could not believe it. It looks like something that could be at Dark Horse today. It's leaps and bounds ahead of much of the Golden Age imagery I was familiar with at the time. Now I see that EC comics had a ton of amazing talent, but I'm pretty new to the stuff, so off hand don't know any names.
More recent but still classic and also unequaled by their peers are Richard Corben and Robert Crumb.
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Post by Action Ace on May 2, 2014 23:53:06 GMT -5
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Post by crazyoldhermit on May 2, 2014 23:57:09 GMT -5
Here's another vote for Ditko. His Spider-Man is the best. I also like the crazy energy of those rare stories where Ditko inked Kirby, like Hulk #2 or FF #13. There's a few monsters stories in the pre-hero Marvels, too. I think Zzutak is Ditko inking Kirby. Speaking of Hulk, I think Ditko drew the best Hulk face.
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Post by Crimebuster on May 2, 2014 23:58:33 GMT -5
Whoa, I hope that wasn't an ironic joke or something regarding Wally... I assume it was happenstance of course. No joke. No irony. The man's work was extraordinary, his imprint on comics indelible. But it's those little bits of business, the way the dress spills out on the ground below our heroine, the way the robes hang and fold about her oppressors, the distance of the shining moon behind the braches of the trees that set this piece apart and make it a thing of wonder.
I think he's referring to the fact that Wally Wood killed himself with a gun.
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 3, 2014 0:06:30 GMT -5
Speaking of Hulk, I think Ditko drew the best Hulk face. Incorrect. Kirby drew the best Hulk face in Hulk #2. Ditko's Hulk was boss, though.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 3, 2014 0:08:05 GMT -5
Speaking of Hulk, I think Ditko drew the best Hulk face. This is one of the greatest panels of all time! I once designed some stationery with this panel in the upper right corner. I didn't use it much, but everyone who got one always commented on it.
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 3, 2014 0:14:08 GMT -5
No joke. No irony. The man's work was extraordinary, his imprint on comics indelible. But it's those little bits of business, the way the dress spills out on the ground below our heroine, the way the robes hang and fold about her oppressors, the distance of the shining moon behind the braches of the trees that set this piece apart and make it a thing of wonder.
I think he's referring to the fact that Wally Wood killed himself with a gun. Oh, yikes! He did indeed. Honestly wasn't thinking about that when I posted. Apologies to all. I love Wood's work and would never make a joke about something as serious as suicide.
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