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Post by coke & comics on May 5, 2014 10:53:24 GMT -5
I assume those are the dubiously skilled individuals -- in street parlance, "useless pieces of crap" -- who founded Image. Put them all together, & you might have the talent found in one of Jack Kirby's fingernail clippings. But probably not. I would put out that the company they founded currently consistently puts out some of the best books on the market and is kicking butt saleswise in all the more mainstream sales venues. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2014 10:56:11 GMT -5
I assume those are the dubiously skilled individuals -- in street parlance, "useless pieces of crap" -- who founded Image. Put them all together, & you might have the talent found in one of Jack Kirby's fingernail clippings. But probably not. And now I have to excuse myself to clean up the coffee all over my desk, spit out while reading above quote. This might have to become my signature quote. Hilarious! |
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Post by Jesse on May 5, 2014 10:56:42 GMT -5
I think this is right. Top Row from Left to Right: Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri Bottom Row from Left to Right: Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, Jim Valentino Edit: Coke to Brian  |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 5, 2014 10:57:19 GMT -5
Y'all have been a bunch of Chatty Kathy's. I know I'm a little late on the Don Heck front, but I think Heck suffered from being put on superhero books. It wasn't his forte. He'd have been a lot better off on romance or mystery/suspense books. The kind of stuff he was doing pre-Silver Age. I loved his Avengers superhero stuff and his IronMan Superhero stuff. |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 5, 2014 10:59:34 GMT -5
Ok guys, which one was your favorite out of this bunch?  Erik Larsen is the cream of the bunch. He has a book that is approaching 200 and he's done every one of them. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2014 11:02:11 GMT -5
Erik Larsen is the cream of the bunch. He has a book that is approaching 200 and he's done everyone. I believe that falls under "TMI," to be honest. |
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Post by Ozymandias on May 5, 2014 11:05:43 GMT -5
Ok guys, which one was your favorite out of this bunch? Marc Silvestri, on the merits of his early Conan material alone. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 5, 2014 11:07:44 GMT -5
The question is predicated on knowing who any of them are. Sure, from left to right starting at the top: Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Whilce Portacio (?), Jim Lee and Jim Valentino (I think). I've honestly read less than a handful of comics by any of them. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on May 5, 2014 11:08:23 GMT -5
I assume those are the dubiously skilled individuals -- in street parlance, "useless pieces of crap" -- who founded Image. Put them all together, & you might have the talent found in one of Jack Kirby's fingernail clippings. But probably not. Please tell me that as an adjunct to this sunny disposition, you also have a lifetime subscription to Cat Fancy.  I agree that the content of the original Image Comics was mind-numbingly horrendous, but I have to say that I've always been a moderate fan of Jim Lee and Mark Silvestri as pencilers. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 5, 2014 11:10:24 GMT -5
I liked Valentino's Normalman in the pre-Image days
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Post by DubipR on May 5, 2014 11:12:12 GMT -5
Portacio...because he's a friend of mine.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2014 11:15:23 GMT -5
Ok guys, which one was your favorite out of this bunch? Marc Silvestri, on the merits of his early Conan material alone. I'm with you on Silvestri. I enjoyed his early run on Uncanny X-Men. |
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Post by rick on May 5, 2014 11:22:04 GMT -5
Ok guys, which one was your favorite out of this bunch? Marc Silvestri, on the merits of his early Conan material alone. Jim Valentino, but only because of Normalman. |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 5, 2014 11:23:11 GMT -5
It looks like The Rob Liefeld Appreciation Society IS a thing.
Maybe we should all start working on making "fetch" happen. Gretchen would like that.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2014 11:23:38 GMT -5
Larsen's art doesn't do anything for me, but I do admire his work ethic & some of the ideas he's hatched (Next Issue Project comes to mind).
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