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Post by tarkintino on Feb 1, 2021 15:11:27 GMT -5
I thought Mortellaro did the background inks and Romita ink4ed the figures? From the info I've looked into, it seems Tony Mortellaro inked the figures of ASM #109, too. There were many times when Romita inked himself (like numerous ASM covers of that period), and one could not tell the difference between his own inking and that of Mortellaro, who tended to "turn up" Romita's pencils, rather than make the finished work appear to be a hybrid of styles (i.e. Shores with Kirby or Palmer with Buscema, et al).
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Post by tarkintino on Feb 5, 2021 17:32:26 GMT -5
Romita as an inker--on Conan the Barbarian. Cover One: Romita with Kane on issue #18 (September, 1972)-- Of note is the description for the original art, taken from Roy Thomas' foreword to one of The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003) collections, he said of Romita inking Kane: "Much of any individual issue's sales are due to its cover... in particular, #18, with Romita inking Kane, became easily the best selling issue for some time before or after." If the combination of Romita and Kane on issue #18's cover fueled the kind of sales Thomas recalls, it makes one wonder how strong the sames were on the volumes of collaborations between the two. Cover Two: Romita with some rather dominant inks of John Buscema's pencils on issue #58 (January, 1976)-- Although I believe George Klein and Tom Palmer were John Buscema's best inkers (particularly on the late 60s / early 70s Avengers run), the paring of Romita and Buscema was a surprising standout, as few could imagine their incredibly distinct art merging as effectively as seen on this cover.
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Post by tarkintino on Mar 8, 2021 16:46:06 GMT -5
Romita's layout and published cover for Marvel and DC Present MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz (1975), which information says he started in January of 1975. The Treasury Edition's credits read as follows: Produced by Stan Lee and Carmine Infantino Roy Thomas - Scripter and Editor John Buscema, Tony deZuniga and THE TRIBE - artists John Romita - Cover and Art Director John Verpoorten - Production Manager Gaspar Saladino - Letterer Glynis Oliver Wein - ColoristUnfortunately, Romita only contributed the front and back covers (and a number of unpublished layouts, poster concepts, etc.) and only layouts for the table of contents. Back cover, from preliminary to the published version--
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Post by berkley on Mar 8, 2021 17:28:24 GMT -5
Romita during the early years of Daredevil. This time, finishing / inking on Kirby breakdowns for issue #13 ( "The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin!" from February, 1966)... This has always been an important comic to me since I read it as a kid in a reprint from a few years later. I still like the look of the Romita artwork over the Kirby breakdowns, though I didn't notice creators' names too much at that age. This story is one of the main contributing elements of my mental image of both Daredevil and Ka-Zar, how I picture them, how I thnk of them as characters.
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Post by tarkintino on Mar 9, 2021 13:40:01 GMT -5
Romita during the early years of Daredevil. This time, finishing / inking on Kirby breakdowns for issue #13 ( "The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin!" from February, 1966)... This has always been an important comic to me since I read it as a kid in a reprint from a few years later. I still like the look of the Romita artwork over the Kirby breakdowns, though I didn't notice creators' names too much at that age. This story is one of the main contributing elements of my mental image of both Daredevil and Ka-Zar, how I picture them, how I thnk of them as characters.
Romita finishing Kirby breakdowns always made a strong combination of styles that's not brought up that much.
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 30, 2023 21:15:31 GMT -5
Wishing the incomparable legend John Romita Sr. a happy (belated) 93rd birthday! Here's two sets of covers featuring his work with Daredevil and Captain America at different stages of his career: Daredevil #16 (May, 1966, with Frank Giacoia inks) and Daredevil #110 (June, 1974)-- Captain America Comics #78 (September, 1954) and Captain America and the Falcon #143 (November, 1971)--
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Post by jester on Jan 30, 2023 22:11:53 GMT -5
Happy belated birthday to one of my favourite artists. His run of covers on Amazing Spider-Man is probably my favourite run of covers by a single artist on any book.
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