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Post by dlw66 on Oct 27, 2006 9:32:43 GMT -5
I'll be honest -- I'm not a Gil Kane fan. Elsewhere bobc complained about Bob Brown's pencils in Avengers and Daredevil; his main comment was that he got tired of looking up people's noses! While I don't recall that as being one of Brown's shortcomings, I certainly recall it as one of Kane's!!
Were I to choose his best work, I would certainly go with either his Silver Age Green Lantern or Atom. Kane's creation of their iconic Silver Age looks cements his place in comic book history. But, since I've asked you for his most memorable work, I am voting for Amazing Spider-Man, due in large part to the two classic Green Goblin stories (collected in the tpb "The Death of Gwen Stacy"). The "drug issues" of #96-98, as well as #121-122 still maintain the power over me now as when I first read a buddy's copies when I was around 10 years old. Great stuff -- among my favorite comics of all time. Kane, like Ditko, was at his best on Spidey, and laid the groundwork for more modern interpreters of the Wallcrawler like McFarlane and Bagley.
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Post by Shiryu on Oct 27, 2006 10:11:15 GMT -5
I voted for ASM too. Those arcs really were real gems and Kane handled them very well (even though I would have preferred Romita Sr)
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Post by ozbot on Oct 27, 2006 13:47:27 GMT -5
Well, then, i'm going to be different and say Green Lantern.
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Post by Tana Nile on Oct 27, 2006 17:42:31 GMT -5
I used to really dislike Kane's art, but as I have gotten older I find appreciate his layouts and story telling ability. As stated before though, I get tired of looking up everyone's extremely pointy nose!
oh, and I voted for Spidey. I believe he was the artist on it when I first started reading comics.
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Post by sharkar on Oct 29, 2006 12:48:24 GMT -5
I'm a Gil Kane fan, especially his work on GL and Atom (I voted for Atom in the poll). He was a master at depicting the male body and that is particularly evident in these two DC titles. Compare his GL and Atom to, say, Carmine Infantino's Flash or Swan's Superman, and you'll see what I mean. All were very good artists, but Kane a real knack for musculature and movement.
There is a nice analysis of his work in Arlen Schumer's "Silver Age of Comic Book Art."
Trivia: Kane based the face of Hal Jordan on Paul Newman.
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Post by dlw66 on Oct 29, 2006 15:29:08 GMT -5
I could see the reference to Newman; of course, I'm sure most people are aware that CC Beck based the look of Captain Marvel on Fred MacMurray.
And how about in Marvels, where Alex Ross based the look of Mr. Fantastic on Russell Johnson, the Professor from the Gilligan's Island TV show?!?
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Post by steed on Nov 1, 2006 9:15:02 GMT -5
Gil's GL was a big part of why I read so much DC as a kid. But I agree, I did get tired of looking up people's noses.
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Post by sharkar on Nov 1, 2006 12:18:49 GMT -5
And how about in Marvels, where Alex Ross based the look of Mr. Fantastic on Russell Johnson, the Professor from the Gilligan's Island TV show?!? Yeah, I can see that now that you mention it...plus the shot of Natasha in Marvels #4 is reminiscent of Tina Louise, red hair and all. Just kidding about Ginger...but it was stunning rendition of the Widow. I wonder who Ross based his Natasha on, and if he used the same model for the black-haired 'Tasha in Marvels #3.
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