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Post by Phil Maurice on Dec 2, 2017 23:14:49 GMT -5
Marvel house style can smother even Gil Kane. Very true, and I think the main reason Kane's (and everyone else's!) early 70s Marvel covers often weren't all that great - though I admit that even the worst of them carry a certain nostalgia value for me now. Still a striking enough cover that it obscures one of the great typos of the Bronze Age, the corner of the mast-head that blithely proclaims "MARVEL TWO ON ONE." It wouldn't be the final indignity for the Man-Thing, as the advent of the Giant-Size line would soon drive home.  |
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 3, 2017 0:32:56 GMT -5
Very true, and I think the main reason Kane's (and everyone else's!) early 70s Marvel covers often weren't all that great - though I admit that even the worst of them carry a certain nostalgia value for me now. Still a striking enough cover that it obscures one of the great typos of the Bronze Age, the corner of the mast-head that blithely proclaims "MARVEL TWO ON ONE." It wouldn't be the final indignity for the Man-Thing, as the advent of the Giant-Size line would soon drive home. I never noticed that. Two things on one and one of them a giant sized Man thing. Badda bing. |
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Post by tarkintino on Dec 3, 2017 4:56:14 GMT -5
^One of the few Gil Kane efforts I dislike...not a fan of the way Man-Thing looks here. Mind you, I have seen this cover also give credit to Romita so maybe it is more his work on this collaboration that I don't particularly love. Excellent punch though! This is more Kane than anything else, and it reminds me that Kane was a fine artist, but there were certain characters his style never served well, such as the F.F., Luke Cage (unless working with Romita), Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Wonder Woman, or Galactus. |
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 3, 2017 9:47:27 GMT -5
^One of the few Gil Kane efforts I dislike...not a fan of the way Man-Thing looks here. Mind you, I have seen this cover also give credit to Romita so maybe it is more his work on this collaboration that I don't particularly love. Excellent punch though! This is more Kane than anything else, and it reminds me that Kane was a fine artist, but there were certain characters his style never served well, such as the F.F., Luke Cage (unless working with Romita), Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Wonder Woman, or Galactus. I have to disagree about some of those. I really liked his work on those first two issues of Two-In-One. Of course that could have a lot to do with Sinnott's inks. I also liked his Superman. particularly the Action where they revamped Luthor and Brainiac. But he had a unique style that became more exaggerated in his later work, especially as he inked himself. So some of his work could seem jarring or not fitting, depending on personal taste. |
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Post by chaykinstevens on Dec 4, 2017 13:05:56 GMT -5
Kid Komics #2 by Syd shores  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 3:11:12 GMT -5
Let's start the voting ... The Captain!
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Post by Jesse on Dec 5, 2017 3:43:39 GMT -5
Farrar
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Post by foxley on Dec 5, 2017 4:33:08 GMT -5
hondobrode
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 5, 2017 6:43:37 GMT -5
pinkfloydsound17
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Post by DubipR on Dec 5, 2017 7:01:27 GMT -5
Prince Hal
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Post by brutalis on Dec 5, 2017 7:36:35 GMT -5
Prince Hal
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Post by The Captain on Dec 5, 2017 7:47:14 GMT -5
Michael James, since that was the cover I was going to use but got beaten to by him.
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Post by MDG on Dec 5, 2017 8:23:16 GMT -5
Prince Hal
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Post by MWGallaher on Dec 5, 2017 8:36:16 GMT -5
Prince Hal delivered the most powerful punch this time, but I was tempted to vote for bert's cover, because I really dig Shark Brodie (seriously, his early adventures were really bizarre!), and Farrar's classic offering of the Flash punching the Spectre is a stunner (it's also the only good thing about that issue, IMO!).
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 5, 2017 8:47:25 GMT -5
pinkfloydsound17
I liked tarkintino and berkley too.
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