Tag Archive | "Steve Ditko"

Kirby covers Amazing Fantasy #15

Thursday, December 22, 2011

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The Kirby Museum blog posts this cool Kirby reworking of his (pencil work) and Ditko’s (inking) original, iconic Amazing Fantasy #15 cover for Marvel (above), the issue that introduced the web-slinger to the swinging 60s; the new version (below) is pencilled again by Kirby, this time inked by Martin Lasick. Lovely, clear, strong, bold image… [...]

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Bissette on “co-creation”, Kirby, Ditko, Marvel and Stan Lee….

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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Steve Bissette’s wise words on the recent jack Kirby issues (see here) are now leading to an exploration into what it means to be a creator or co-creator of a character. Using the examples of the characters that were created for the Image 1963 series, where writer Alan Moore, and artists Rick Veitch, Bissette and [...]

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Strange Suspense: the Steve Ditko Archive

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Okay, I see a lot of books and comics passing my desk every week but ye gods this stood out – pre comic code Steve Ditko. Let me just say that again: STEVE DITKO!! The first volume of Fantagraphics’ Strange Suspense: the Steve Ditko Archives goes on sale today, collecting material from the first couple [...]

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Shuster’s Fetish Art optioned for movie

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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Variety reports that the recent Secret Identity: the Fetish Art of Superman’s Joe Shuster which Craig Yoe brought to us has been optioned for a possible film.The book reveals a whole hidden, much darker side to the co-creator of the iconic Superman, with adult comics sold covertly and linked by the media to real world [...]

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