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Post by MDG on Feb 9, 2024 13:46:34 GMT -5
Speaking of Don Heck (which we were on one of these threads) here are a few pages from his Torpedo Taylor in Navy Combat 1955-58. This was when he worked in his own way before someone told him he had to do everything like Kirby. As I said, I think he was ill-served do superheroes in the 60s. Yeah--Heck's stuff tended to be, I'd say, "rough but well-drawn." I think you still see this in his early Iron Man. It didn't always translate when inkers were expected to smooth things out. Things were even worse for him when DC started to use him as an inker.
But he never deserved the bad rap he got in the 70s-80s and that I, to my shame, bought into.
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Post by MDG on Feb 9, 2024 9:55:41 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Feb 8, 2024 20:54:10 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Feb 8, 2024 15:39:13 GMT -5
Well, I think he shepherded Glanzman's A Sailor's Story through to publication, so that's enough for me.
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Post by MDG on Feb 8, 2024 12:20:40 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Feb 8, 2024 12:09:27 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Feb 8, 2024 11:58:17 GMT -5
These Last Gasp sales are killing me! They seem to be cleaning out the warehouse, so the books are in good shape (even if they usually arrive unbagged) + discounts on specific artists, in this case 60% off anything with Corben or Bode.
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Post by MDG on Feb 8, 2024 11:52:21 GMT -5
What does this comic and MDG have in common ? They are both 65. Happy birthday Marty !But only one of us is in Very Good condition.
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Post by MDG on Feb 6, 2024 10:02:57 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Feb 6, 2024 10:00:17 GMT -5
FarrarHonorable mention to Crimebuster who would've gotten my vote if the guy showed up at the actual wedding.
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Post by MDG on Feb 5, 2024 20:40:40 GMT -5
I have a short box that's just "special" series and deluxe format: Dark Knight, Crisis, Who's Who, Chaykin's Shadow, Killing Joke, etc.
Also, one short box and about 2/3 of another that's mainly undergrounds, though also has some things not strictly in that category, like comic-size stuff by Los Bros, Avenging World and Wha!? By Ditko, risograph books by Ryan Heshka, and the like.
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Post by MDG on Feb 5, 2024 14:37:40 GMT -5
A thought to consider: I think we all agree that Frank Miller "saved" Daredevil. However, considering that Marvel has never allowed any of its early superhero properties to remain dormant forever (X-Men, Silver Surfer, Captain Marvel, etc), it seems inevitable that, had there been no Frank Miller, someone else eventually would have "saved" Daredevil in some other way, even if the series had been temporarily cancelled. So my question: If Frank Miller had never saved Daredevil, who would have, and what might that approach have looked like? There is no doubt that Miller made DD a major book at Marvel. And before that he was second tier. But I don't know if there was a danger of cancellation, or if someone else would come along and make it a better book, maybe not the classic Miller did, but odds are we would have seen a good DD. BTW, the The last issues before Miller took over had some stellar Colan/Janson art. I don't know if Miller "saved" Daredevil, but he did make it a major book. My roommate had some DDs in the early 150s with, IMO, some excellent Kane/Janson art--certainly better than the average books of the time.
Miller gained my attention due to his storytelling innovations more than the story (Mckenzie, right?) or his drawing style.
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Post by MDG on Feb 3, 2024 12:13:27 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Feb 3, 2024 7:11:11 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Feb 2, 2024 20:16:25 GMT -5
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