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Post by kirby101 on Jun 14, 2024 8:34:11 GMT -5
Around the same time writers like Bill Mantlo and Danny Fingeroth were disparaging Gene Colan's work, before his exit to DC. What a bunch of punks.
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Post by MWGallaher on Jun 14, 2024 9:03:41 GMT -5
This article sheds some light on Jack's return to Marvel -- linkI'd quibble with one of the points here: the authors assert that Kirby's "Return of the Gods" was rechristened "The Eternals" to avoid violating the "Chariots of the Gods", and that DC coincidentally started up "Return of the New Gods" but returned to "The New Gods" to similarly avoid trademark violation.  But no matter what the indicia established as the formal name of its publication, DC continued putting "Return of the New Gods" on its covers, which would have served just as much a trademark violation, if that were the real concern. The common wisdom as I always understood it was that DC rushed out "Return of the New Gods" to force Marvel to retitle "Return of the Gods" (as it had already been promoted prior to publication). While it might be vindictive, that strikes me as a legitimate strategy to protect what were, legally anyway, DC's intellectual properties, since a Marvel "Return of the Gods" by Jack Kirby probably would have been interpreted by some fans as some kind of continuation/sequel to Kirby's New Gods. And hey, Kirby later did exactly that by making Captain Victory into a stealth sequel to his Fourth World series.  As it turned out, "Eternals" was probably the better title, but the paperback-evoking "Return of the Gods" logo has a certain nostalgic appeal. |
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Post by commond on Jun 14, 2024 16:36:47 GMT -5
The final issue of Amazing Adventures is some trippy ass shit. I kinda liked it, though.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 15, 2024 8:29:56 GMT -5
The final issue of Amazing Adventures is some trippy ass shit. I kinda liked it, though. I kind of wish Killraven had a definitive ending beyond the graphic novel, like actually taking the fight to the martians. But IDK, some stories are better left unfinished I suppose |
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Post by kirby101 on Jun 15, 2024 9:31:40 GMT -5
Another of my favorite Bronze Age books. It was "amazing" watching P Craig Russell mature issue by issue into a top illustrator. His first issue #27  His last, 12 issues later, #39  |
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Post by commond on Jun 15, 2024 15:18:12 GMT -5
The final issue of Amazing Adventures is some trippy ass shit. I kinda liked it, though. I kind of wish Killraven had a definitive ending beyond the graphic novel, like actually taking the fight to the martians. But IDK, some stories are better left unfinished I suppose I read that there were plans to finish the story, but it fell through when Marvel wouldn't assure Russell that it would be printed in their best format. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 15, 2024 16:28:59 GMT -5
Another of my favorite Bronze Age books. It was "amazing" watching P Craig Russell mature issue by issue into a top illustrator Agreed! I first discovered Russel through one of the many comic book adaptations of Michael Moorcock's Elric. Was some of the most beautiful and unique art that I'd seen up to that point. Almost had a Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal quality to it |
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jun 15, 2024 19:55:03 GMT -5
Another of my favorite Bronze Age books. It was "amazing" watching P Craig Russell mature issue by issue into a top illustrator Agreed! I first discovered Russel through one of the many comic book adaptations of Michael Moorcock's Elric. Was some of the most beautiful and unique art that I'd seen up to that point. Almost had a Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal quality to it Craig is also one of the nicest guys you can meet. He was at Gem City a few years back and his table was criminally under-trafficked the day I was there so I spent a couple of hours in total conversing with him over the course of the day about a number of different topics (as well as getting a bunch of books signed). We talked about everything from opera to the Jungle Book to sword and sorcery and Norse Mythology, the pros and cons of having a creator sign a book on the cover vs. on an interior page (he preferred to sign on the interior page unless asked to do otherwise), and many other varied topics. Definitely someone you should meet if you have the chance. -M |
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Post by commond on Jun 25, 2024 15:28:32 GMT -5
I've been persisting with Marvel's Tarzan after Roy Thomas & John Buscema left. It cycles through the hands of David Anthony Kraft and then Bill Mantlo while Sal Buscema seemingly has a different inker each issue. But I just want to say, Bob Hall did a bang up job of inking Sal.
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Post by berkley on Jun 25, 2024 21:39:39 GMT -5
Another of my favorite Bronze Age books. It was "amazing" watching P Craig Russell mature issue by issue into a top illustrator. His first issue #27 His last, 12 issues later, #39
I came in at #34. I had started buying comics regularly again a few months earlier in the spring/summer of 1975 but somehow didn't notice this series until this issue, which Mike's says came out in October of that year.
I think Russell was one of those artists who needed time for his work to look its best so he had trouble keeping up even with a bi-monthly schedule. #34 is a special issue for me personally because it was my first but I think it also happens to be one where Russell's art looks especially good, as if he had a little extra breathing space on that issue for some reason.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 26, 2024 11:54:37 GMT -5
I've been persisting with Marvel's Tarzan after Roy Thomas & John Buscema left. It cycles through the hands of David Anthony Kraft and then Bill Mantlo while Sal Buscema seemingly has a different inker each issue. But I just want to say, Bob Hall did a bang up job of inking Sal. I actually don't mind Kraft as writer, though he kind of had Mantlo's position at the time where he just did the odd fill-in issue. Most of his stories (at least the Captain America ones at least) had kind of "Saturday Morning" vibe to them. A really good issue of his is Cap #271 where Steve investigates a local Pro-Wrestling circuit after one of it's wrestlers died live on tv  |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 26, 2024 12:28:10 GMT -5
I've been persisting with Marvel's Tarzan after Roy Thomas & John Buscema left. It cycles through the hands of David Anthony Kraft and then Bill Mantlo while Sal Buscema seemingly has a different inker each issue. But I just want to say, Bob Hall did a bang up job of inking Sal. I actually don't mind Kraft as writer, though he kind of had Mantlo's position at the time where he just did the odd fill-in issue. Most of his stories (at least the Captain America ones at least) had kind of "Saturday Morning" vibe to them. A really good issue of his is Cap #271 where Steve investigates a local Pro-Wrestling circuit after one of it's wrestlers died live on tv Except he didn't understand Kayfabe.  Macchio and Gruenwald, when they did Project Pegasus, in MTIO, with the Grapplers, were definitely fans and understood Kayfabe, as they mixed it into the story, when Thundra starts wrestling and Titania double-crosses her, to recruit her for their mission to infiltrate Pegasus. |
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Post by Duragizer on Jul 3, 2024 19:28:40 GMT -5
I found José Villarrubia's Facebook page, read many of his posts showing just how bad colouring techniques on modern reprints are, and now I have a fuller understanding of why those reprints have been so dissatisfying to read. It really would be much more satisfying if reprints were made by scanning the original comics at high-resolution then doing a digital cleanup to make them presentable.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 3, 2024 20:18:09 GMT -5
I found José Villarrubia's Facebook page, read many of his posts showing just how bad colouring techniques on modern reprints are, and now I have a fuller understanding of why those reprints have been so dissatisfying to read. It really would be much more satisfying if reprints were made by scanning the original comics at high-resolution then doing a digital cleanup to make them presentable. I used to be VERY anti-reprint colorization. IDW's reprint of The Maxx was probably the worst offender, even taking into account Keith's story that the colors in the reprint were as they were originally intended as most of it was a rush job. (Lest we also forget Marvel's Tales Of Asgard Reprint *shudders*) Some are decent, like the ones in my Man-Thing and Howard The Duck omni where they seem to follow the actual color tones and don't just brighten them up for no apparent reason |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 14, 2024 14:03:13 GMT -5
As best I can tell, and I did some looking, there’s never been a biography/retrospective for Joe Orlando. Seems like a huge omission in comics history to me.
If someone can point one out I’ll be a happy camper.
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