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Post by coke & comics on Dec 13, 2015 16:29:01 GMT -5
All right, pals 'n' gals, Classic Comics Christmas 2015 is on like Donkey Kong! My first choice has been one of my favorite artists for more than thirty years but his work as a solo creator has been comparatively sparse. In fact, he made my list on the basis of a single book. The comic is the 1994 Power of Shazam! graphic novel. Ordered a copy. C'mon folks, let me save some money to buy some Christmas gifts this year! |
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Post by Confessor on Dec 13, 2015 17:21:07 GMT -5
On the first day of Christmas, comics my true love gave to me.... Herge a.k.a. Georges Prosper Remi and the Adventures of Tintin. Always great to see people picking Hergé and Tintin in any of the Classic Comics Xmas events, for whatever reason. The bande dessinée just doesn't get any better, IMHO. I'm a huge fan of the Tintin books and I really, really must resurrect my Tintin review thread in the new year. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Dec 13, 2015 17:40:12 GMT -5
12. Sam GlanzmanI haven't read nearly as much Glanzman as I would like, in part because I'm still working on putting together runs of Our Army at War and G.I. Combat. But for those who don't want to wait too much longer, a collection of his autobiographical U.S.S. Stevens stories from his service during World War II is set to come out next year. And his magnum opus, the two part A Sailor's Story graphic novel, was collected in one volume earlier this year. Great art, even better storytelling.    
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 13, 2015 18:52:36 GMT -5
EXCELLENT choice! A highlight of the DC war line that never seemed to be as well known as it should have been. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2015 19:00:31 GMT -5
My other 11 do not qualify and therefore I can't participate in this 12 days of Christmas. Because I misunderstood the criteria and because of that - I just have to bow out for good. Not necessarily. You can compile another list of your Top 12 creators who fit the criteria. You don't have to post your number 12 pick today and your number 11 pick tomorrow necessarily. A few years back I was was so snowed under with work that I didn't post anything until day 6, when I posted my #12-#7 picks all in one day. Plenty of people come to this event a few days late, if you need extra time.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2015 19:05:58 GMT -5
EXCELLENT choice! A highlight of the DC war line that never seemed to be as well known as it should have been. I wished that I thought of him in the 1st place! ... He would ranked much, much more higher! |
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Post by benday-dot on Dec 13, 2015 19:47:02 GMT -5
All my comrades, old and new, are demonstrating once again their impeccable tastes when it comes to the venerable funny book.
Three picks in particular so far have come up that jockeyed for my #12: Steve Ditko, Sam Glanzman and Fletcher Hanks. So MDG, Crimebuster and MWGallaher I salute you guys for saying what I might have wanted to say, only much better than I ever could have!
And Kurt... this is a dream theme this year IMO!
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Post by benday-dot on Dec 13, 2015 20:18:19 GMT -5
12. Doug WildeyNot unlike the already properly praised Sam Glanzman and the no doubt soon to be praised Alex Toth, (to whom my choice is often compared) Doug Wildey was one of those creators who like sand flowing through an hour glass ended up inevitably on that project it seemed his whole professional life was leading towards. In Toth's case it was surely Bravo for Adventure, And in Glanzman's case it was as we have seen the peerless Sailor's Story/USS Steven story. In Wildey's case it wasn't pulpish adventure or the war story, but the American Western that captured his all potency and talent as a comic book creator. Wildey was well known in animation circles (Jonny Quest) and in comics for his Marvel work on various horror and western books and for his Gold Key titles (check out his Tarzan... its stunning!) But it was finally on his independent western masterpiece Rio that Doug Wildey left his true legacy for fans of outstanding graphic storytelling to savour. Rio features an anti-hero in scenarios that blend elements of history with a tale of Wildey's own telling. It began with a largely black and white series from Eclipse Comics in 1983, and then continued over the years as Wildey added to his creation in subsequent gorgeous colour installments for Dark Horse and Marvel. Wildey never finished his masterpiece at the time of his death, but there is plenty abiding to astound us still.   
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Post by Confessor on Dec 13, 2015 20:43:23 GMT -5
Never heard of Doug Wildey, but man, thems some purdy pictures. |
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Post by benday-dot on Dec 13, 2015 21:45:58 GMT -5
Never heard of Doug Wildey, but man, thems some purdy pictures. Wildey had loads of talent. He could draw as well as Al Williamson and like Al he toiled in some of Marvel's outside the mainstream western titles. But unlike Al he never had the EC pedigree or the benefit of Star Wars to spread his name. Wildey never favoured superheros so his big two work is quite off the beaten path. But he'd been around since the 50's and worked for Atlas, Western Publishing and even Skywald in the 70's! And of course he gave us Jonny Quest in TV animation, who I don't know ever made it to your shores in the UK. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 13, 2015 21:46:45 GMT -5
12. Sam GlanzmanI haven't read nearly as much Glanzman as I would like, in part because I'm still working on putting together runs of Our Army at War and G.I. Combat. But for those who don't want to wait too much longer, a collection of his autobiographical U.S.S. Stevens stories from his service during World War II is set to come out next year. And his magnum opus, the two part A Sailor's Story graphic novel, was collected in one volume earlier this year. Great art, even better storytelling. I'm so, so glad I'm not the only one who appreciates Glanzman! He makes my list latter so I won't say too much but I have a lot of love for him. |
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Post by Action Ace on Dec 13, 2015 21:57:00 GMT -5
#12 Carl Barks
I was rummaging through the quarter bin boxes at some forgotten little convention in the mid 90s when I came across a Donald Duck comic. It was Donald Duck Adventures #3 from Gladstone Comics. The art looked really good and I liked Donald Duck, so I took a flyer. 32 glorious pages later of a story called "Lost in the Andes" and I made sure to be on the lookout for Carl Barks "Duck Books" in the future. I got a few dozen Disney books over the years on the cheap and enjoyed most of them, but it was always the Barks Duck Tales that stood far above them all. He just drew at an entirely different level with great settings and characters that seemed just as expressive as their animated counterparts. I'm sure folks more learned than I will expand on his greatness as the 12 Days goes on.
SIDEBAR
As a classic comic collector I was always thankful for lines such as the DC Archives and Marvel Masterworks (as well as the Showcase and Essential lines) that allowed me to get all of these old issues at a reasonable price. In recent years, many of the old newspaper strips have been collected as well. I'm very grateful for the work that has allowed me to get a lot more Carl Barks and other creators that will be mentioned in my list as well as the honorable mentions. I knew how good they were with just a few scraps, but when you see volumes of it at once... WOW.
Up next at #11...a superhero workhorse
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 13, 2015 22:02:07 GMT -5
On the first day of classic comics christmas I give unto thee... Jill Thompson! Just feast your eyes on her work and try and tell me you aren't smiling. Her work in the Scary Godmother series and the Little Endless is just so endearing. It's the kind stuff you imagined yourself drawing when you were a kid, only unlike your own attempts which never materialized in the exact way you saw them in your head Jill manages to extract them from your dreams and put them on the page.  The colors are wonderfully bright, and I love all the odd angles and curls in her line work; it's like walking into a dream.
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Post by hondobrode on Dec 13, 2015 23:54:40 GMT -5
# 12 on my list hasn't produced a massive amount of material, but what he has I've liked and it still makes me laugh out loud. Raunchy, not politically correct, irreverent, and fun. The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, and Wonder Wart-Hog, all from Gilbert Shelton. One of my guilty pleasures.  |
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Post by hondobrode on Dec 14, 2015 0:16:34 GMT -5
I thought of Hanks, Katz and Herge were all on my list, but I felt like I couldn't list them as my exposure to all 3 of these guys has been minimal. I've got most of the First Kingdom but haven't seen them for years. I love the art but haven't read Hanks and Herge, so I disqualified them.
Definitely considered Dave Sim but there wasn't enough room on the list. The guy's a genius.
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