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Post by scottharris on Oct 16, 2009 15:09:41 GMT -5
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Post by medinnus on Oct 16, 2009 15:22:25 GMT -5
Sad news indeed.
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Post by redstatecap on Oct 18, 2009 1:58:10 GMT -5
Too bad. I suspect we'll be seeing a spate of such news, as a lot of the silver-age greats are getting to that age.
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Post by humanbelly on Oct 18, 2009 8:52:52 GMT -5
Too bad. I suspect we'll be seeing a spate of such news, as a lot of the silver-age greats are getting to that age. I almost posted the exact same thought, RSC. There were a lot of WWII vets in that crowd, as I recall. The link that was posted to Joe Sinnott's page a few weeks ago, while delightful & enlightening, also provided a bit of a shock, as we were able to see how truly elderly he and many of his peers & contemporaries are. One neat, easily-overlooked item of note was a photo of him at a recent convention drawing a picture of Susan Richards. The picture is excellent! And it's nothing more than one of those "whip it out at a convention" pages. It's incredibly heartening to see that, at least in Joe's case, the ability to create terrific art is still alive and thriving in this little, ol' guy. Man, but they all will pass sooner or later, and you just hate to dwell on it at all. HB |
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Post by sharkar on Oct 20, 2009 15:14:10 GMT -5
Very sorry to hear of George Tuska's passing. Coincidentally two of the earliest Marvel Comics I ever bought (back in 1967 when I started to read Marvel) both had Tuska covers: X-Men #39 and Avengers #48. Of course back then I had no idea Gorgeous George--(have you seen photos of him in his prime? Big smile, blue eyes to rival Paul Newman's) had already been in the biz for a couple of decades, doing a variety of genres including romance comics. He had a great way with faces and this made his characters seem relatable. Loved his work on Ghost Rider and the Champions (which I just read this summer). In addition to the memorable Avengers #48 cover he did the interior art (pencils/inks) for that issue too. He'd also inked John Buscema's pencils on the previous issue (#47) and their styles didn't exactly mesh, so the result was--well, interesting. But in retrospect I see that Tuska managed to make Buscema's art a little less impossibly beautiful--George "warmed" it up so it became more accessible (especially the characters' faces). And I think that's a key to Tuska: his work is always clear and approachable. RIP, Mr. Tuska.   [/ |
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Post by bobc on Oct 23, 2009 9:06:46 GMT -5
Oh no!
I was never a big fan of Tuska's art, but he was one of the staples of Silver Age Marvel. Likewise he'll always have my respect. Goodbye, George.
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Post by Shiryu on Oct 24, 2009 16:06:37 GMT -5
It was a very sad news. It seems like a lot of great authors and artists are leaving us recently  |
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