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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 7, 2018 15:46:18 GMT -5
Here's some Heck art that you aren't likely to see anywhere else. This story was intended for the never-published Tales of the Zombie #11. The story was plotted by editor Tony Isabella, scripted by Bill Mantlo, pencilled by Don Heck, and inked by Bob McLeod. It was the first Marvel script by Mantlo and the first Marvel inking job by McLeod, and the only time he ever inked Heck. I got the scans from Bob in a personal email; these three pages were his share of the original art when Marvel started returning it to the artists. Tony mentioned the story in his blog in 2006, saying that he hadn't seen it since 1976. I emailed McLeod and he sent me these scans. I sent them on to Tony, who was surprised and delighted.    |
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 7, 2018 16:05:49 GMT -5
The Heck you say! That is all really good work by him. I remember a Not Brand Eccch style cartoony parody comic he did at Marvel being quite good too, maybe in the back of an Avengers Annual?
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Post by Farrar on Aug 7, 2018 16:13:35 GMT -5
The Heck you say! That is all really good work by him. I remember a Not Brand Eccch style cartoony parody comic he did at Marvel being quite good too, maybe in the back of an Avengers Annual? I think you're referring to the feature that appeared in 1968's Avengers Annual #2, but it was drawn by John Buscema not Dashin'Donnie. But Heck appeared as a character in that story, as did Big John and Roy Thomas. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 7, 2018 16:22:31 GMT -5
The Heck you say! That is all really good work by him. I remember a Not Brand Eccch style cartoony parody comic he did at Marvel being quite good too, maybe in the back of an Avengers Annual? I think you're referring to the feature that appeared in 1968's Avengers Annual #2, but it was drawn by John Buscema not Dashin'Donnie. But Heck appeared as a character in that story, as did Big John and Roy Thomas. Ah, could be that, thanks for the info. I know the main story was Heck so maybe I assumed or misremembered. I wonder if Heck ever had something in a Not Brand Echh. I'll look around just in case. (edit) Don Heck is listed as doing 'Magnut, Robot Biter!' in Not Brand Echh #2.   |
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Post by chaykinstevens on Aug 7, 2018 16:40:15 GMT -5
Here's some Heck art that you aren't likely to see anywhere else. This story was intended for the never-published Tales of the Zombie #11. The story was plotted by editor Tony Isabella, scripted by Bill Mantlo, pencilled by Don Heck, and inked by Bob McLeod. It was the first Marvel script by Mantlo and the first Marvel inking job by McLeod, and the only time he ever inked Heck. McLeod also inked Heck in Fear #29. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 7, 2018 21:04:57 GMT -5
Here's some Heck art that you aren't likely to see anywhere else. This story was intended for the never-published Tales of the Zombie #11. The story was plotted by editor Tony Isabella, scripted by Bill Mantlo, pencilled by Don Heck, and inked by Bob McLeod. It was the first Marvel script by Mantlo and the first Marvel inking job by McLeod, and the only time he ever inked Heck. McLeod also inked Heck in Fear #29. Good catch! Bob must have forgotten that story; his email to me with the scans said that "A Fire Within" was the only time he inked Heck, and I never bothered to check. |
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Post by kirby101 on Aug 7, 2018 22:33:42 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Aug 8, 2018 8:18:39 GMT -5
I recently read (most of) Essential Avengers Vol 2 and for the most part really enjoyed Heck's art when he was inking himself, which is a little odd because I don't like when he inks other people (Heck inking Cockrum? Uh-uh). And when Tuska or someone else is inking him on those Avengers, something's lost.
But the drawing and storytelling on those Avengers are pretty solid, especially if he was working full-on Marvel style. Although generally more conventional, I'm starting to think of him as someone like Robbins or Springer or Sparling or Aparo where he has to do it all if it's going to work.
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Post by Farrar on Aug 8, 2018 13:57:18 GMT -5
I recently read (most of) Essential Avengers Vol 2 and for the most part really enjoyed Heck's art when he was inking himself, which is a little odd because I don't like when he inks other people (Heck inking Cockrum? Uh-uh). And when Tuska or someone else is inking him on those Avengers, something's lost. But the drawing and storytelling on those Avengers are pretty solid, especially if he was working full-on Marvel style. Although generally more conventional, I'm starting to think of him as someone like Robbins or Springer or Sparling or Aparo where he has to do it all if it's going to work. I had some of those Avengers issues back then (bought as back issues) and I liked Wood's and Giacoia's and Romita's inking of his Avengers work, though obviously the faces were more their work than Heck's. Back then I remember being less than thrilled when he inked his own work--but now, as an adult, and thanks to the Essentials, I love it. It looks so natural, so effortless. Nothing gaudy or "look at me" about it, just consistently excellent line work and textures that draw me into the story and the characters' lives. His storytelling was superb IMO. As I have mentioned elsewhere at CCF, when I read a 1960s Heck Avengers or Iron Man story I get the feeling I'm watching a smart, quick-moving glamorous 1940s movie. I love his romance work too. |
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Post by chaykinstevens on Aug 8, 2018 15:51:45 GMT -5
 And I don't think this is that good. This is more of the mediocre Heck art that turned me off. The third image is by Frank Robbins and Vinnie Colletta from Fear #28. Robbins looked much better when inking his own pencils on stuff like Johnny Hazard and the Shadow. I always had a soft spot for Doug Moench's brilliantly stupid creation Helleyes. There's a great moment in Busiek and Larsen's Defenders where the Hulk knocks him out before his non-teammates arrive, then boasts "Hulk hit eye man. Hit him in eye." |
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 8, 2018 17:10:15 GMT -5
I liked the early Ant-Mans and Iron Mans I've seen best. You can have it breathtakingly beautiful with detail, or you can have it on time and telling the story well, and he was a reliable on-timer that also had his great moments here and there. I think the Morbius pages look good, especially the b&w one, but I just don't care for that character.
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