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Eric Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 23 July 2024 at 7:35am | IP Logged | 1
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Here's a fun one--Jim Starlin on the Metal Men!
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Eric Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 23 July 2024 at 9:16am | IP Logged | 2
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I never thought of this until I saw these images.
I know Tom Sutton did the early post-transformation Beast stories and that John Romita Sr. did most of general designs for Marvel at that time, but this cover and splash page by Jim Starlin for AMAZING ADVENTURES #17 make me wonder if he had something to do with Hank McCoy's furry look. The new Beast's hair, ears, basic "beastly" facial features match Starlin's Pip and various other supporting characters, villains, and background aliens. Is there a connection or is it somehow just a coincidence?
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Dave Kopperman Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 23 July 2024 at 2:01pm | IP Logged | 3
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Rodrigio wrote:
...when I look at the art in 1963 I can't help but feel a slight disappointment. |
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I recall a lot of Veitch exercising his Kirby takes that he'd been doing in the other Moore/Liefeld books in the year prior. It was fine - Veitch is great at it but there's a limit to how much someone can do their most expressive work when they're directed to hit the 'pastiche' button over and over.
Oddly enough, the thing that sticks out in my memory was Chester Brown inking Bissette (?) on one of those stories. Notably distinct and pleasingly weird.
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Colin Ian Campbell Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 23 July 2024 at 6:01pm | IP Logged | 4
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That's right, Dave. Chester Brown inked Steve Bissette on the Hypernaut in 1963 #3.
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Mark Haslett Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 23 July 2024 at 7:24pm | IP Logged | 5
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Kurt Schaffenberger/Murphey Anderson Batman
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Rodrigo castellanos Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 24 July 2024 at 6:00am | IP Logged | 6
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I recall a lot of Veitch exercising his Kirby takes that he'd been doing in the other Moore/Liefeld books in the year prior.
Good one!
And, strangely (?), I liked his retro work in SUPREME much more than the whole 1963 thing (also a much, much better book overall, I know).
Those Silver Age DC, EC and even MAD pastiches were great while the Marvel ones in 1963 fell flat.
Maybe they had more affection for those than they do for Marvel. We know Moore certainly does.
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Eric Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 25 July 2024 at 12:47am | IP Logged | 7
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I remember Jim Starlin writing and drawing one 2-part Batman story decades ago when I was a kid (and then, of course, he did a lot of writing for the character, drawn by Jim Aparo or Berni Wrightson), but apparently it's still one he's asked to draw a lot for commissions/fans.
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Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 25 July 2024 at 1:33am | IP Logged | 8
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Batman’s right leg looks really odd in that splash.
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Eric Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 25 July 2024 at 5:46pm | IP Logged | 9
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I know he's done a lot of Superman through the years, but please look at the guest stars! I would LOVE to have seen Jim Starlin do a series--or even a one-issue special!--on J'onn J'onzz especially, the Spectre, Supergirl, or Plastic Man for sure!
(Why oh why has he never had a GREEN LANTERN run?!?)
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Brian Floyd Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 25 July 2024 at 6:32pm | IP Logged | 10
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The Elastic Four?
That's a bit of a stretch!
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Vinny Valenti Byrne Robotics Member
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wow
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Eric Smearman Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 25 July 2024 at 6:53pm | IP Logged | 12
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A Jim Starlin SPECTRE series would be interesting, no?
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