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Post by freedomfighter on Mar 28, 2010 19:56:58 GMT -5
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Post by sharkar on Mar 29, 2010 20:26:59 GMT -5
Sad news indeed. As the CBR tribute posted by ff states, Dick Giordano was one of the people brought in by Carmine Infantino to revitalize ("Marvelize"  ) DC in 1968. I remember becoming aware of him because he worked on several of the DC comics I read back then, as editor (Teen Titans) and inker (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Batman). On the books he edited, his irreverent presence in the letter columns--which at times included a caricature of him--made DC seem less stuffy and more "with it." He spoke to the reader in the way Stan did (both men citing the 1950s EC Fan-Addicts as their inspiration). No inker ever made Sekowsky look so good, and even Adams admiringly remarked that his being inked by Giordano was like being inked by Adams himself (Adams was his own favorite inker). Giordano also penciled at times (he did the Batman classic "There is No Hope in Crime Alley"), and it could be said that his style became the DC house look in the late 1960s-1970s. I highly recommend the book shown in the CBR tribute, "Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time," for anyone who wants to know more about this remarkable and creative man. Also, "Draw Comics with Dick Giordano." RIP, Mr. Giordano. |
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Post by freedomfighter on Apr 1, 2010 11:56:18 GMT -5
Sad news indeed. As the CBR tribute posted by ff states, Dick Giordano was one of the people brought in by Carmine Infantino to revitalize ("Marvelize" ) DC in 1968. I remember becoming aware of him because he worked on several of the DC comics I read back then, as editor (Teen Titans) and inker (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Batman). On the books he edited, his irreverent presence in the letter columns--which at times included a caricature of him--made DC seem less stuffy and more "with it." He spoke to the reader in the way Stan did (both men citing the 1950s EC Fan-Addicts as their inspiration). No inker ever made Sekowsky look so good, and even Adams admiringly remarked that his being inked by Giordano was like being inked by Adams himself (Adams was his own favorite inker). Giordano also penciled at times (he did the Batman classic "There is No Hope in Crime Alley"), and it could be said that his style became the DC house look in the late 1960s-1970s. I highly recommend the book shown in the CBR tribute, "Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time," for anyone who wants to know more about this remarkable and creative man. Also, "Draw Comics with Dick Giordano." RIP, Mr. Giordano. I'm glad someone else realizes the big impact and major contribution that Dick Giordano brought to comics. No Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Teen Titans, or Dark Knight Returns without him, folks. |
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Post by humanbelly on Apr 1, 2010 15:34:13 GMT -5
I think that as an inker he functioned in the same rarified realm as Joe Sinnott, where you just knew the art was going to have a clean, comfortable, visually-pleasing look to it- regardless of the penciller- simply because he was inker. One of the few inkers that could breathe life onto the page w/out us realizing that he was the one doing it. I do wish I'd followed DC more over the years, though, so I could have a broader perspective of his work.
Boy, and doesn't he sound like he was a great guy? The testamonials I've heard don't sound a shred forced or pat. . . they seem to be heartfelt and QUITE sincere. That speaks volumes.
HB
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) DC in 1968. I remember becoming aware of him because he worked on several of the DC comics I read back then, as editor (Teen Titans) and inker (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Batman). On the books he edited, his irreverent presence in the letter columns--which at times included a caricature of him--made DC seem less stuffy and more "with it." He spoke to the reader in the way Stan did (both men citing the 1950s EC Fan-Addicts as their inspiration). 
