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Post by bashbash99 on Aug 21, 2022 7:09:32 GMT -5
RIP Tom Palmer. Possible my all-time favorite inker, although Terry Austin and Dick Giordano also come to mind. Time to break out some old Avengers and Tomb of Dracula comics in appreciation.
I think that Stern/Buscema/Palmer Avengers run in the 80s sometimes gets lost amidst all the great 80s marvel runs in discussions, but for me it was a real highlight of the decade.
Also, thanks for that tidbit about avengers 273, i did not realize that black knight portrait was based on Palmer, although i always thought it was one of the better covers that month.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 21, 2022 9:08:02 GMT -5
A great loss; another one in a decade where we lose more and more of our artistic heroes.
Palmer is one of the artists whose work I prefer in black and white, such was his mastery of light and shadow. Who needs heavy pinks and diluted yellows over his lovely renderings? I feel grateful for having read Tomb of Dracula in a B&W format when I was a kid.
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Post by Confessor on Aug 22, 2022 4:48:33 GMT -5
Here's the original artwork for the front cover of the epic Star Wars #50 by Walt Simonson and Tom Palmer from 1981. It's just a beautiful piece of comic art and has always been a favourite cover of mine from the series. Something I really like about this cover is that it kinda looks like a movie poster and that's entirely appropriate since Star Wars #50 really feels like a missing chapter of the cinematic franchise. It's almost like it is Star Wars: Episode V½ or something. Palmer also inked some of Al Williamson's pencils in the interior of the issue, which is just a "dream team" combination in my book... Tonight I think I'm gonna dig out my copy of the Walt Simonson and Tom Palmer Artist's Edition in celebration of Mr. Palmer's talents. It's an absolutely beautiful book, and seeing Simonson and Palmer's original art at actual size and being able to examine all the intricate details -- along with all the little corrections and changes they made too -- is utterly fascinating
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