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Post by Graphic Autist on Jul 22, 2021 16:29:12 GMT -5
Probably my favorite ^ One of my favorite Galactus stories!
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Post by tarkintino on Jul 22, 2021 18:25:30 GMT -5
Limited Collectors' Edition C-29 - The Return of Tarzan (1974). Art by Joe Kubert.
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Post by tonebone on Jul 26, 2021 9:11:24 GMT -5
Do you guys remember in the mid-70's when Marvel tried to save money by having the artists draw fewer pages, but maintain the same number of pages in the issue? They instructed the artists to draw TWO double-page spreads, which were just the regular art board turned sideways (Not two art boards taped together side-by-side as usual). Thus the artists were drawing (and getting paid for) two fewer pages while maintaining the same page count. The net effect was that the "double page spreads" were really underwhelming, usually just one big panel (sometimes two), that looked like it had been drawn at a different size from the others. I may be misremembering some of this... I couldn't find any images for examples, but would love to see some posted. EDIT: Found a couple... these are much better than the ones I remember seeing...
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 26, 2021 9:27:19 GMT -5
I always loved this spread.
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Post by MDG on Jul 26, 2021 10:01:05 GMT -5
Do you guys remember in the mid-70's when Marvel tried to save money by having the artists draw fewer pages, but maintain the same number of pages in the issue? They instructed the artists to draw TWO double-page spreads, which were just the regular art board turned sideways (Not two art boards taped together side-by-side as usual). Thus the artists were drawing (and getting paid for) two fewer pages while maintaining the same page count. The net effect was that the "double page spreads" were really underwhelming, usually just one big panel (sometimes two), that looked like it had been drawn at a different size from the others. I may be misremembering some of this... I couldn't find any images for examples, but would love to see some posted. EDIT: Found a couple... these are much better than the ones I remember seeing... This was in 1974--didn't last long, and I think more often than not, they were not double-page spreads. Here's an example from a heritage auction. From the description: Another problem that they didn;t think of was that, because these pages would be reduced less than the others when photographed, the letterer would have to remember to use a different size. Short-lived, but a great example of how far the publishers would go to save money at the expense of the artists.
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 26, 2021 10:31:03 GMT -5
I remember that, only lasted a month or two, and even as a young fan the pages seemed softer because of the lower reduction. Also forced two pagers into stories where they didn't fit. I wonder if what Kirby was doing in the Forth World had a impact on this idea. But Kirby was a master at it and his spreads were organic to the stories.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2021 22:10:22 GMT -5
This is just my personal taste, but I like Russ Heath's artwork so much, I wish he hadn't done so many war (as in WWII) comics. He was good at them, as he was at everything he drew, but I don't think the genre gave him enough scope to display the full range of his talent. I'd love to have seen him do a long fantasy or SF series, something with more varied and colourful settings and characters - and more females! Instead we get a lot of unshaven men in drab uniforms. His art is the reason why I love Sea Devils so much. Agreed on your comments, I would have liked the same.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2021 22:22:24 GMT -5
In the era before super-hero ensemble comic book "events" becoming a thing, and even before Secret Wars and Crisis, you of course had the Contest of Champions. It wasn't really an epic event of much consequence in the big scheme of things, but I still remember thinking it was a cool idea when it came out and this is the double page shot I will always remember (including trying to pick out as many characters as I could which of course became increasingly difficult the tinier they got in the back):
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 26, 2021 22:43:54 GMT -5
In the era before super-hero ensemble comic book "events" becoming a thing, and even before Secret Wars and Crisis, you of course had the Contest of Champions. It wasn't really an epic event of much consequence in the big scheme of things, but I still remember thinking it was a cool idea when it came out and this is the double page shot I will always remember (including trying to pick out as many characters as I could which of course became increasingly difficult the tinier they got in the back): I remember buying that, with the cover proudly proclaiming "Featuring every single super hero on Earth -- In the greatest battle of all!"
When, in fact, for the vast majority of characters, this panel spread was about as far as they got in the storyline. Even then, my thoughts were-- "What a gyp... this is total B.S." but yeah, I bought the whole darned 3-issue gyp... and the story wasn't even very good in the end.
At the very least, the book is the first appearance of five 3rd-tier characters... so if MCU ever sends out rumors of Peregrine, Talisman, Defensor, Shamrock or Blitzkrieg (not Baron Blitzkrieg) appearing in a movie or show, you now know where to look for the coveted speculative 1st appearance.
All I can say is that it's a darn shame that Terry Austin didn't do the artwork... if he had, we would at least gotten a Popeye panel insert out of the deal.
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Jul 27, 2021 7:21:18 GMT -5
Midnight Tales #5 (Sept. 1973), art by Wayne Howard.
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Post by MDG on Jul 27, 2021 8:03:54 GMT -5
Batman #181
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 27, 2021 8:56:34 GMT -5
Can't see the image MDG. I assume it was this.
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Post by berkley on Jul 27, 2021 17:26:33 GMT -5
This is just my personal taste, but I like Russ Heath's artwork so much, I wish he hadn't done so many war (as in WWII) comics. He was good at them, as he was at everything he drew, but I don't think the genre gave him enough scope to display the full range of his talent. I'd love to have seen him do a long fantasy or SF series, something with more varied and colourful settings and characters - and more females! Instead we get a lot of unshaven men in drab uniforms. Well, for a while he did a series in National Lampoon called "Naked Girls Telling Jokes" I didn't know about that one. I'd like to see all of his national Lampoon comics collected, if there's enough of them to warrant such a project.
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 31, 2021 9:44:38 GMT -5
Original art currently on sale at Heritage Auctions. Steranko, Cap #113, nothing short of historic.
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 31, 2021 9:46:34 GMT -5
Also up for sale at Heritage, This amazing Barry Smith spread from Avengers #100.
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