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Post by tarkintino on Apr 6, 2024 14:43:34 GMT -5
Were, at least they were a little more anatomically correct!!!  Sexualizing women aside, that is not even art. Its the scribbling of someone who repeatedly ran his head into a wall, smoked something, then, with eyes crossed, decided he was an "artist". Horrible. |
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Post by Ricky Jackson on Apr 6, 2024 14:47:24 GMT -5
"What If...the Enchantress Had Become Stilt Man?"
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Post by commond on Apr 6, 2024 16:40:43 GMT -5
The stuff didn't hold up at the time let alone now, but Rob is a cool dude. No need to pile on.
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Post by zaku on Apr 6, 2024 18:40:33 GMT -5
The stuff didn't hold up at the time let alone now, but Rob is a cool dude. No need to pile on. I have absolutely nothing against him, let's be clear. He did what readers liked. From his point of view and that of the business he did nothing wrong. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Apr 7, 2024 10:56:12 GMT -5
The stuff didn't hold up at the time let alone now, but Rob is a cool dude. No need to pile on. Agreed.. everything I've ever read and seen about him he seems like a good guy and a fan of comics in general.... Not his fault people in the 90s thought that stuff was 'dynamic' and 'exciting'. Man's got to make a living. That said, those ARE terrible comics... embarassing really. |
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Post by zaku on Apr 8, 2024 3:37:52 GMT -5
The stuff didn't hold up at the time let alone now, but Rob is a cool dude. No need to pile on. Agreed.. everything I've ever read and seen about him he seems like a good guy and a fan of comics in general.... Not his fault people in the 90s thought that stuff was 'dynamic' and 'exciting'. Man's got to make a living. That said, those ARE terrible comics... embarassing really. I remember that more "classic" artists tried to, well, "imagining" their art just to survive. Like Herb Trimpe. Before the 90s:  in the 90s.  Edit: found some Trimpe's journal entry published on The New York Times: |
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Post by aaronstack on Apr 8, 2024 5:12:05 GMT -5
I never had much time for Trimpe's 60s-80s work, a journeyman at best, but holy hell that FF artwork is horrible. The things people will do to keep a job.
But at least he drew decent feet.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 8, 2024 5:39:37 GMT -5
WKRP was and remains my favorite sitcom. Despite the outdated cultural references, it remains fresh and relevant thanks to the writing and one of the best ensemble casts in the history of American television. Cei-U! "Booger!" I'm shaking my head at this. To each his own. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 8, 2024 5:43:48 GMT -5
You know What didn’t hold up? A good chunk of the Superhero comics of the 90s, both in terms of art and content. I swear, there isn't a decade in this genre, either before or since, that I consider quite as unreadable as this one. I think that readers at that time were gripped by a fit of collective madness, because I can't find any other plausible explanation. And these were the typical superheroines of the 90s  And comic book readers even complained when they were stereotypically portrayed as sexually repressed nerds! In that age and every other, sex sells. You might be amused to learn that the Avengelyne character is having a movie made and Margot Robbie is attached to the production. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 8, 2024 5:50:55 GMT -5
I never had much time for Trimpe's 60s-80s work, a journeyman at best, but holy hell that FF artwork is horrible. The things people will do to keep a job. But at least he drew decent feet. No person at Marvel ordered him to draw that way, he wanted to explore that type of style. But I can't really name many artists who lasted very long in the industry that didn't have their skills diminish. Maybe George Perez still produced art close to his prime. |
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Post by zaku on Apr 8, 2024 7:30:03 GMT -5
I never had much time for Trimpe's 60s-80s work, a journeyman at best, but holy hell that FF artwork is horrible. The things people will do to keep a job. But at least he drew decent feet. No person at Marvel ordered him to draw that way, he wanted to explore that type of style. Well obviously they didn't ask him, there was no need. Why ask an "old" artist to radically change his style when there are I don't know how many Liefeld clones emerging on the market. He must have rightly thought that if he wanted to survive he had to adapt |
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Post by zaku on Apr 8, 2024 7:40:14 GMT -5
You know What didn’t hold up? A good chunk of the Superhero comics of the 90s, both in terms of art and content. I swear, there isn't a decade in this genre, either before or since, that I consider quite as unreadable as this one. I think that readers at that time were gripped by a fit of collective madness, because I can't find any other plausible explanation. And these were the typical superheroines of the 90s And comic book readers even complained when they were stereotypically portrayed as sexually repressed nerds! In that age and every other, sex sells. You might be amused to learn that the Avengelyne character is having a movie made and Margot Robbie is attached to the production. There is "sex" and there is "sex". There is "sexy" and "sexual objectification". It's so obvious that they're drawn this way just to satisfy the (immature) male gaze that it's almost embarrassing. |
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Post by kirby101 on Apr 8, 2024 7:42:04 GMT -5
Herb said he wanted to and it was fun. Though he abandoned it after a short time.
I liked his art especially on the Hulk. It was fun and he was a good story teller.
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Post by commond on Apr 8, 2024 7:52:55 GMT -5
Herb Trimpe's story is actually kind of sad. Maybe when people get to a similar age and hit a similar wall, they'll be able to sympathize.
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Post by kirby101 on Apr 8, 2024 8:31:18 GMT -5
After Marvel booted him, he went back to college and became a high school art teacher. He even worked with 9/11 survivors as lay minister.. He started doing Conventions and was delighted by the fans love for him.
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