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Post by dlw66 on Mar 1, 2007 20:45:10 GMT -5
Which look do you prefer?
While I think John Romita, Sr. is the consummate Spidey artist, I have to say I like the more "angular", "spidery" look better. I particularly liked the way McFarlane drew the webs!
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Post by Tana Nile on Mar 1, 2007 22:00:55 GMT -5
Oh, Romita Sr by a mile! It's encoded in my DNA! But I thought Gil Kane actually did some nice work on Spidey. The thing that sometimes turned me off to some of Kane's work - his exaggerated poses and anatomy -actually benefitted Spidey, I thought.
I can't really pick 'angular' vs. 'superhero' though. Although I love Buscema, I thought he never worked on Spidey. The same with my all time fave, George Perez. Ross Andru did well enough, but I didn't care for McFarlane's stuff.
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Post by Doctor Bong on Mar 2, 2007 2:30:46 GMT -5
Spider-Man works better for me when he doesn't look like your typical muscle-bound superhero... and when he stikes poses, even at rest, that no human whith a normal spine would adopt...
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Post by The Night Phantom on Mar 2, 2007 21:14:49 GMT -5
I chose “angular”, much for the reason Ua2 gave. While I consider Romita, Sr.’s contributions to the look of the Spider-Man mythos (not just Spidey/Peter himself) highly significant, I am a little disappointed that his art pushed Peter Parker away from the refreshingly homely look that Ditko established.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 3, 2007 16:47:31 GMT -5
From my local comic book guy's weekly e-mail: The Hero Initiative (formerly known as ACTOR) is the first ever, federally chartered, non-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday's creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for the essentials of life, and providing an avenue back into paying work.
Recently, in collaboration with Marvel, the Hero Initiative contacted many artists in the comics field and asked them to draw on a special limited Ultimate Spider-Man #100 Sketch Cover. In turn, these covers would be auctioned off on eBay and the proceeds would go to Hero. Obviously, the subject matter would have to be Spidey and/or his supporting cast. It's his book afterall.
Here's the results:
www.heroinitiative.org/NewsDetail.asp?NewsId=39
Now, if you followed the link, you can see some of the very talented people who contributed. Alan Davis, Al Milgrom, Kyle Baker, Fred Hembeck, the list is pretty long. Then look at how much the books sold for. Joe Quesada's sold for $3,000! Holy cow! John Romita Sr. sold for $1,000.
Wait. What?
Why is that? Jiminy Crickets, It's John Romita Sr! If a person can think of only 3 names ever associated with Spider-Man, I'd imagine they should be Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and John Romita Sr. The gentleman is a living legend. You can own a piece of comics history - or a reasonable facsimile thereof. This is the guy that drew Amazing Spidey #50, when Peter Parker calls it quits. The same issue that inspired the scene from the second Spider-Man movie. This is the same man who drew the death of the Stacy's. 2 of the 3 saddest moments in Peter Parker's / Spider-Man's life. This is the man that drew some of the most important events in Spider-Man's books.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm super happy that all the money made goes to a great cause - the more money the better.
And for all I know, Quesada bid $3,000 on himself, just because.
But if that's not the case, then... well, it just saddens me. |
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Post by The Night Phantom on Mar 4, 2007 10:41:34 GMT -5
I recommend de-linking the notion of intrinsic worth from the amount of money people pay or ask for things. Doing so will probably make your life a lot calmer.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 5, 2007 14:56:06 GMT -5
Point taken. I was merely posting those comments as perhaps support for various premises around here, and concerning today's readers/collectors as compared to those of us with a little more history in the hobby.
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 7, 2007 4:37:31 GMT -5
Uhm... McFarlane was the reason I dropped Spidey years ago, I really couldn't stand his art, and still can't (even though I've seen worse with Ramos recently). Spidey itself wasn't too bad, but Peter and MJ were...  It's probably because in my mind Spidey is the way Romita Sr draws him. As such, I can enjoy other artists only as long as they don't get too far away from that. I remember reading Saviuk's Web of SM at the same time as ASM and enjoying the first much more. |
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