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Very true. I did a term paper on American comic books when I was a junior in High School illustrating the history of the art form leading up to the 70's and had a ball writing it. John summed it up.
I got 100% for the paper! Exempted me from finals, too...
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If Stan's the Heart, Jack
IS the Soul and Spirit of Marvel,
The success of these comic books come from the characters' approach: the writers focuses on the existential questions and stamp them with the sociology of the time which give a realism and a human thickness. In the 1960's, Marvel was almost New Wave but still the first drawings were a bit late 1950's, meaning elegant and straight.
On TV, the same universe was explored in "The Outer Limits".
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Feb 2, 2008 - 4:06 PM
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Bob Oblong
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All of these guys, I love...
I've got the KAMANDI and FOURTH WORLD reprints DC has been issuing of late. (DC is abandoning its' pricey "Archives" line, leaving the second half of Kirby's run unreprinted. Bummer, eh?)
But my favorite comic ever is Will Eisner's "The Spirit", and it's not-so-coincidentally drawn by my favorite artist ever. I've got all of the Archives to date (only one more volume to go!), and I generally read 'em from cover-to-cover the day I get them. IMHO, comics just don't come any better. (I live in fear of Frank Miller's movie version...if any comic needed a light touch, it's THE SPIRIT. He's not the right guy for the project.)
My favorite Jack Kirby art, though, isn't on CAPTAIN AMERICA or FANTASTIC FOUR, but THE MIGHTY THOR. Damn, that's good stuff. (I know the Vince Colletta inking has a bad rep, but I like it...a lot!)
Ditko's masterpiece...his run on THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. As far as Spidey artists go, no one can touch him.
I'm not big on modern comics, but I really love both ASTRO CITY and lament the loss of Alan Moore's TOM STRONG.
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I loved Kirby's pre-superhero "monster" days (FIN FANG FOOM!!) I don't recall him working much on DR.STRANGE though..(that was Steve Ditko in the beginning)
I used to have to ride my bike all over my hometown to every store that carried Marvel because not every store stocked every title. It took days to get caught up.(back in the 60s)
I couldn't wait to see his creation Galactus portrayed in the FF/Surfer movie....but alas Tim Story chickened out.
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I liked Gene Colan's DR. STRANGE when the Doctor had the black mask....it was kinda cool. STRANGE would make a great theatrical movie. The 70s tv film wasn't bad except for the final Flash Gordon style costume. They depicted the other dimensions pretty well on a limited budget.
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