tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post1970345379245242085..comments2024-03-29T02:53:08.837+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Forty years ago today - November 1978.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-2138561100519673432018-11-13T16:19:15.221+00:002018-11-13T16:19:15.221+00:00A fond farewell to Stan. Comics wouldn't have ...A fond farewell to Stan. Comics wouldn't have been the same without him.<br /><br />Here's hoping he gets something better than a No-Prize.<br /><br />Nuff said.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-86228677267976054182018-11-13T13:24:52.072+00:002018-11-13T13:24:52.072+00:00Sean, Steve Ditko's death was included in BBC ...Sean, Steve Ditko's death was included in BBC Radio 4's 'Last Word' programme (Last Word is broadcast every Friday and it's about notable people who have recently died).<br /><br />But Ditko's extreme right-wing views were a big problem for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-65983058673480898282018-11-13T09:46:59.506+00:002018-11-13T09:46:59.506+00:00Excelsior!Excelsior!dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-33280782883403493202018-11-13T08:49:22.069+00:002018-11-13T08:49:22.069+00:00Well, I don't care if anyone thinks I'm a ...Well, I don't care if anyone thinks I'm a miserable git; obviously its a sad day when anyone dies but I was struck by the contrast between hearing all about "the creator of the Marvel comic characters" on the news this morning and the near silence - outside of specialist media - on the passing of Steve Ditko earlier this year, let alone Jack Kirby back in the day.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-47195718912038519982018-11-13T04:11:47.182+00:002018-11-13T04:11:47.182+00:00The bad news is, Stan is gone.
The good news is,...The bad news is, Stan is gone. <br /><br />The good news is, he had a long life and a successful career, and he left a huge body of work that will be reprinted and enjoyed for years to come. <br /><br />And he lived long enough to find himself a celebrity, and not just among comic book fans. Even people who are not into comics now recognize characters (Iron Man, Hulk, Spider-Man) that Stan created or co-created. And they even recognized Stan himself, as that old guy making funny cameo appearances in superhero movies. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-19773842428343560182018-11-12T23:43:25.918+00:002018-11-12T23:43:25.918+00:00MP - likewise. The Man brought a lot of joy to my...MP - likewise. The Man brought a lot of joy to my life.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-27541897839048563622018-11-12T23:21:52.729+00:002018-11-12T23:21:52.729+00:00Usually when a famous person dies, I just kinda sh...Usually when a famous person dies, I just kinda shrug, but when certain people, like Jack Kirby, Lou Reed, Paul Newman, or Bowie pass away, I'm honestly grieved about it. The world lost something irreplaceable. I'm honestly grieved today.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90765424798963504192018-11-12T23:15:22.257+00:002018-11-12T23:15:22.257+00:00Stan the Man has passed. Stan the Man has passed. Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1367728794895942582018-11-12T16:40:03.840+00:002018-11-12T16:40:03.840+00:00LMAO!! Thanks, Charlie.
Ill savem for a cold wint...LMAO!! Thanks, Charlie.<br /><br />Ill savem for a cold winter's night read.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30667746970250145422018-11-12T15:55:50.398+00:002018-11-12T15:55:50.398+00:00MP, have you seen Dead of Night? That also has an ...MP, have you seen <i>Dead of Night?</i> That also has an evil ventriloquist's dummy in it. I'm convinced it was the inspiration for <i>Magic</i>.<br /><br />Colin and Redartz, I agree. Buscema's Conan does seem to have been born as a fully grown man.<br /><br />Dangermash, TC, KD, Charlie and Sean, thanks for your comments as well.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56927144611936748402018-11-12T14:43:33.457+00:002018-11-12T14:43:33.457+00:00Thats hard barbarian living for you Colin.
Charli...Thats hard barbarian living for you Colin.<br /><br />Charlie, those issues were great - Gene Colan and Tom Palmer were a brilliant team (very disappointing when Bob Brown or Don Heck drew DD instead). <br /><br />-sean<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1640596225468637312018-11-12T14:27:35.714+00:002018-11-12T14:27:35.714+00:00Nice survey Steve!
That Avengers issue was mammot...Nice survey Steve!<br /><br />That Avengers issue was mammoth. Although one minor compailt- I found Dave Wenzel's art to be a bit less appealing. <br /><br />Daredevil did have a load of revolving artists then, but the book was only a few months away from Miller's debut. <br /><br />Colin J- your observation about the apparent age of Buscema's Conan is spot on! I was thinking the same thing; he looks buff but certainly not youthful...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-36149700334279433392018-11-12T13:49:27.967+00:002018-11-12T13:49:27.967+00:00It goes without saying that John Buscema's Con...It goes without saying that John Buscema's Conan is iconic but his Conan always looked at least 35 even when he was meant to be a teenager as in this story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-81971112569195657482018-11-12T13:17:22.397+00:002018-11-12T13:17:22.397+00:00Sean - In retrospect you are correct. FR'ing ...Sean - In retrospect you are correct. FR'ing KD is perhaps cruel, lol. <br /><br />I almost have a perverse curiosity to see FR's work on DD, though. <br /><br />For my part I am stuck as Gene the Dean doing DD. My sweet spot reading DD was like issues 85 - 120. His work in the DD # 90s was simply superlative. I even was just reading #93 (?)copy I bought off the spinner a few days ago where Widow is under the influence of something or another and she is trying to kill DD. I mean the art is just out of this world. Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-39596556138258925862018-11-12T05:51:18.815+00:002018-11-12T05:51:18.815+00:00Isn't that cruel and unusual punishment Charli...Isn't that cruel and unusual punishment Charlie? Surely Kd has constitutional rights...<br /><br />In the late 70s that was what you might call Daredevil roulette - buy an issue and it might well be drawn by Gene Colan or Gil Kane; on the other hand though, you could end up with one by Carmine Infantino or Frank Robbins.<br />Although to be fair to Marvel, I think Robbins only drew the one issue.<br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13238202911357877452018-11-12T01:13:36.261+00:002018-11-12T01:13:36.261+00:00Good grief! Say it isn't so! They used Fr&am...Good grief! Say it isn't so! They used Fr&nk R&bbins on Daredevil too? Someone should have been court martialed. <br /><br />Hey KD - I am cleaning out my Shadow comics and, given they are drawn by FR, and I know how much you love FR, and I have your address... expect another care package! "Who loves you baby???" LOLCharlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-68422140948377457442018-11-11T23:21:23.040+00:002018-11-11T23:21:23.040+00:00Steve, you mentioned '78 as year in which the ...Steve, you mentioned '78 as year in which the film Magic came out.<br />Lessee, Magic. What was that one about again?<br />Oh wait, that one was about YAAAAHHHHHHHHH<br />VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY IS ALIVE AAAAAHHHHHHHH<br />NO NO NO PLEASE GOD HELP US YAAAHHHHHHHHHH<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-57493491133509135892018-11-11T22:20:29.330+00:002018-11-11T22:20:29.330+00:00You didn't miss much with FF #200, Kd - worst ...You didn't miss much with FF #200, Kd - worst Doom story ever.<br /><br />Steve, I don't recall who was to blame for Daredevil's headaches in that issue, but Frank Robbins was responsible for mine when I read it.<br /><br />There might have been a Bucky flashback in Cap #227, but to be fair at least there wasn't a retelling of Cap's origin. <br />Fyi SHIELD were attacked by beams that turned agents into clones of the Red Skull. Why the Red Skull would want to do that, I don't recall; it doesn't really make sense as a plan for world domination, not like putting Hitler's brain in a robot.<br /><br />I read a lot of rubbish comics this month in '78, but Avengers #177 was pretty good. Seems to me the Avengers Infinity War film draws on the Korvac story as well as the Thanos stuff.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-79624847596972997762018-11-11T22:02:56.049+00:002018-11-11T22:02:56.049+00:00KD - It sounds silly but it breaks my heart to hea...KD - It sounds silly but it breaks my heart to hear that. What a bunch of cheap-assed buggers... Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-28217376468779686422018-11-11T21:49:15.769+00:002018-11-11T21:49:15.769+00:00During that time period I had subscriptions to a d...During that time period I had subscriptions to a dozen Marvel titles. It still burns me that Marvel didn't send me FF #200, because it was "double-size" and not a regular priced issue. That's why I 'scribed, so I wouldn't miss any books!<br /><br />The penny-pinching cheap buggers...Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-62043510967571653982018-11-11T19:50:44.207+00:002018-11-11T19:50:44.207+00:00Maybe "The Thing in the Crypt" was "...Maybe "The Thing in the Crypt" was "all new" in that it had not been published in a Marvel comic before. Although there may have been an allusion to it in CTB #31, when Conan remembers once having found a magic sword in a warrior's tomb. Or something. <br /><br />I guess #92 must have been a flashback (a "tale of Conan's youth"). It may take place between CTB #3 and #4. The Lancer/Ace paperback series placed it just before "The Tower of the Elephant." <br /><br />I *think* it was originally planned for Lin Carter's Thongor series, but Carter and de Camp adapted it to Conan.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30243828888444070152018-11-11T18:52:54.405+00:002018-11-11T18:52:54.405+00:00Generic cover
Poor artwork
Faded colouring
Horribl...Generic cover<br />Poor artwork<br />Faded colouring<br />Horrible writing - Spider-Man doesn’t sound like Spider-Man<br />Horrible new chameleon costume<br />Chameleon now able to change disguise by pressing a button on his belt<br />And he can look like the chameleon to Spider-Man while everyone else sees him in disguise<br />Three strange panels that look like a woman making a cameo appearance, maybe someone from the bullpen.<br />And the normally moralistic Peter Parker gets his leg over a married woman<br /><br />Without doubt, the worst issue of ASM so far. I'm wondering whether Des Skinn did us a big favour by driving us all away after the U.K. reprints got us up tonASM #181.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.com