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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 15, 2021 19:16:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2021 19:36:59 GMT -5
What would the Bronze Age be without Neal? The "template" he created for how heroes should look is my childhood right there.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 15, 2021 19:52:45 GMT -5
Neal "the real deal" Adam's was a big part of our lives growing up at the time. No matter if it was covers or interiors he gave us all a chance to experience comic book art far beyond the kid friendly style that was the norm. He pushed aside the old fogies demands for simplistic art showing us readers just how grand comics could be.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Jun 15, 2021 21:01:29 GMT -5
Definitely love me some 70s Neal Adams.
Happy birthday!
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 15, 2021 21:35:19 GMT -5
For some strange reason, I have Paul Simon going through my head, now.
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Post by tarkintino on Jun 15, 2021 22:23:06 GMT -5
Not enough words to describe the level of his supreme talent and being an industry advocate. Beyond influential to the industry and on a personal level.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jun 16, 2021 8:49:23 GMT -5
And I still think of him as a sort of new artist!!!
Tremendous talent, and a relentless advocate of creators' rights. I still think that his vision of Conan is the closest we have to Robert E. Howard's.
Happy birthday, Mr. Adams!
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 16, 2021 9:07:29 GMT -5
His first cover (on sale on June 1, 1967), according to the invaluable Mike's Amazing World of Comics: His first portrayal of Batman on a cover: First comic I ever saw on a newsstand with an Adams cover... and therefore the first one I ever bought:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2021 9:20:20 GMT -5
Interestingly enough, the father/son team that own and run my LCS know Neal really well, and have helped him with some selling related activity in the past. They have great stories to tell about him, including that he is a VERY intelligent individual well outside of comic book related territory.
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Post by kirby101 on Jun 16, 2021 10:20:15 GMT -5
I find it strange that Neal is older than Biden. Since I bought the Avengers Kree/Skrull War and GL/GA off the racks, makes me feel very old,
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Post by tonebone on Jun 16, 2021 12:43:52 GMT -5
Allow me to offer some balloons.
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Post by tarkintino on Jun 16, 2021 13:03:38 GMT -5
As everyone knows, Adams was prolific beyond the big two. First up is the cover for the Star Trek Book and Record "Passage to Moauv" (Power Records, 1975). Contrary to some sources, Neal Adams actually illustrated the cover, instead of one of the artists at his company then known as Neal Adams Studios. ...and his work graced a great number of ancillary market products. Below are some of the more memorable samples-- Clockwise: The Amazing Spider-Man model kit (Aurora Plastics Corp., 1967). Super-Friend Stick-Ons (DC/Our Way Studios, 1973). Superman and Batman Jigsaw Puzzles (American Publishing Corp., 1973).
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Post by MWGallaher on Jun 16, 2021 13:13:11 GMT -5
Allow me to offer some balloons. Verrry funny tonebone...
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Jun 16, 2021 15:27:24 GMT -5
Like lots of us, his art was a revelation and completely reconfigured how I saw superheroes. But when I encountered "Thrillkill" in Creepy #75, I was (pardon the expression) blown away by the visceral quality of his realistic style. I also greatly enjoyed his Tarzan paperback covers from the same period. And The Art of Neal Adams was a treasured Christmas gift circa 1976. It was nice to find that in person he's a pleasant, friendly fellow. And how can you not totally respect how he used his superstar clout in the Seventies to further creators' rights? What a guy!
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Post by tarkintino on Jun 16, 2021 21:54:07 GMT -5
Like lots of us, his art was a revelation and completely reconfigured how I saw superheroes. But when I encountered "Thrillkill" in Creepy #75, I was (pardon the expression) blown away by the visceral quality of his realistic style. I also greatly enjoyed his Tarzan paperback covers from the same period. And The Art of Neal Adams was a treasured Christmas gift circa 1976. It was nice to find that in person he's a pleasant, friendly fellow. And how can you not totally respect how he used his superstar clout in the Seventies to further creators' rights? What a guy! One of the few artists in this industry's history who could draw nearly every major character--and make it look better than almost anyone else who ever illustrated it.
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