tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post3796715447700436357..comments2024-03-28T11:09:29.081-07:00Comments on Marvel University: June 1968: By Popular Demand! The Death of Mike Murdock!John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-52040630482471065102017-06-21T02:45:36.115-07:002017-06-21T02:45:36.115-07:00Nice blog. Thanks for sharing.
Digital Print on D...Nice blog. Thanks for sharing.<br /><a href="http://www.dot2dot.com.my/on-demand-printing/" rel="nofollow"> Digital Print on Demand Invitation Printing </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418546395394816585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-27082550411160975612012-09-23T18:19:02.910-07:002012-09-23T18:19:02.910-07:00Fish!
I'm holding out until May 69 (the final...Fish!<br /><br />I'm holding out until May 69 (the final issue) for a memorial.Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-51368471834329326112012-09-23T17:57:29.939-07:002012-09-23T17:57:29.939-07:00Some nice covers this month from the Marvel Men.
A...Some nice covers this month from the Marvel Men.<br />And some fine analysis from the faculty, well done!<br />Cool shout out by Prof. Matthew for author Greg Cox, too!<br />But wait, no recap of Not Brand Echh?? Dagnabit....turafishhttp://turafish.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-47566690461414303902012-09-19T15:22:20.785-07:002012-09-19T15:22:20.785-07:00Adkins would have had access to Wally Wood's s...Adkins would have had access to Wally Wood's substantial swipe file, which would explain the E.C. stuff and Wood's own pulp illustrations. I have to guess Adkins was a science fiction fan, and probably had his own collection of pulps to draw upon.<br /><br />The Adkins saga never ends. Last night, while looking for a decent pic of the Finlay Illustration, I stumbled upon this.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/cj9pgjy<br /><br />Over the years, I've come to the conclusion that Adkins did not draw anything, and that every page he ever produced is just an endless collage of other people's work.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Glenn :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> GlennMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536558149189057537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-7072032436084031632012-09-19T14:48:05.512-07:002012-09-19T14:48:05.512-07:00Matthew, I love Colan and Brunner too. I just was ...Matthew, I love Colan and Brunner too. I just was struck by how much better Ditko's origin story seemed. Glenn, how the heck did Adkins find all of those obscure panels to swipe? Doesn't it seem like it would take forever? OK, for my next panel, I need a doctor at an operating table. Let me go through 30 years of obscure comics until I find one I can trace. Now on to panel two. How did that work exactly? Wouldn't it be quicker just to draw something?Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-5703261460865786852012-09-19T08:01:53.241-07:002012-09-19T08:01:53.241-07:00A small correction, Paste-Pot: that's "G...A small correction, Paste-Pot: that's "Groovy Gary," not Mike "No Relation" Friedrich (who joined the Marvel ranks a few years later on) briefly scripting X-MEN, sandwiched in between Roy Thomas and Arnold Drake, and INCREDIBLE HULK. Since Steranko's stint encompasses only artwork, and lasts a mere two issues (plus one cover), I wouldn't get my hopes up, although I will be reading it for the first time myself.<br /><br />Professor Jack, you've touched on something I keep forgetting to mention, but which has long bothered me, i.e., this fetish for captions that purport to indicate precise increments of time. I don't know which annoys me more, the fact that some of them are wildly impossible ("less than one microsecond later..."), or that it really makes no friggin' difference whether it was seven seconds, eight seconds, or two and a half minutes. Why not simply say something like, "Soon afterward...," and be done with it? But believe it or not, Roy will be once again knocking our socks off in a few issues.<br /><br />Of course the ultimate X-Men/Avengers crossover is Greg Cox's Gamma Quest trilogy of novels, in which we make the acquaintance of Matthew Bradley, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (no, I'm not making this up).<br /><br />Regarding Ditko, I am an unswerving champion of his work on Dr. Strange, but that doesn't mean I don't like some other interpretations of the character (e.g., by Adkins, Colan, Brunner).Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-49302180037689299212012-09-19T07:04:53.951-07:002012-09-19T07:04:53.951-07:00Of all the panels on all the pages of Dr. Strange ...Of all the panels on all the pages of Dr. Strange #169, you had to post that one ... which just happens to be swiped from the cover of M.D. #1 (1955). Johnny Craig was working for Marvel at the time. I wonder if he knew about this?<br /><br />http://politedissent.com/images/jun04/md_1.jpg<br /><br />Meanwhile, on page 3, Adkins pays tribute to Virgil Finlay by swiping this illustration from the interior of Wonder Story Annual #3 (1952).<br /><br />http://farm1.staticflickr.com/48/171223575_fcf5a5b526_o.jpg<br /><br />With Nick Fury #1, Steranko had his first run in with Marvel. When Sol Brodsky saw the finished pages, he advised Stan to pay Steranko for 18 pages instead of 20, on the grounds that pages 2 and 3 did not have any word balloons, and therefore there were only 18 pages of writing. It gives you a great insight into the myopic, philistine mentality that creative people face when dealing with unimaginative bean counters. Brodsky should've become a Hollywood Producer. Just think of all the money he could've saved by not paying actors for scenes in which there is action, but no talking.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Glenn :)GlennMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536558149189057537noreply@blogger.com