tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post5698877622507796831..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: KLASSIC KIRBY KOMIC KOVERS - JIMMY OLSEN #145...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-84654634512811865442016-02-09T21:22:13.940+00:002016-02-09T21:22:13.940+00:00A lot of modern comics have a great deal to answer...A lot of modern comics have a great deal to answer for in my opinion, PC - British and American.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-76564694003379020292016-02-09T21:17:40.652+00:002016-02-09T21:17:40.652+00:00Ah yes - Tom Palmer! That guy brought out the best...Ah yes - Tom Palmer! That guy brought out the best in just about every artist he embellished - best match were his inks and Gene Colan's pencils. Tomb of Dracula saw the perfect combo of artist and inker in my opinion. Pity the collected volumes of that series have come to a halt. You'd think more punters would know quality when they see it and buy the things. In regard to Royer, I guess it depends on how you feel about Kirby's original art. Some of my faves are the Buscema / Palmer Avengers issues. We really were spoilt back in the day with all of this classic inks and pencils, a lot of the current comics see the art swamped in an overdose of colour and Photoshop effects - too cluttered for clear and concise story telling let along being able to apreciate the qualities of the initial pencil art, lost in there somewhere.Philip Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-20838856711557580202016-02-09T21:07:57.957+00:002016-02-09T21:07:57.957+00:00If it weren't for the fact that the Superman f...If it weren't for the fact that the Superman figure is in a typical Kirby pose, I'd have suspected it was by Anderson and the rest by JK. Even better than Jack and Joe Sinnott, in my opinion, was JK and Wally Wood, PC. And whilst Royer's a good inker, he inked Kirby art as it was pencilled, whereas it really needed an inker who diluted Jack's idiosyncratic style while retaining the good parts. Swanderson were great, but good as Sal's inks were over brother John's pencils, I preferred Tom Palmer inking him. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-12604304428328540482016-02-09T20:53:21.750+00:002016-02-09T20:53:21.750+00:00Just goes to show how much of an influence some in...Just goes to show how much of an influence some inkers had on the pencils they went over! First glance at Superman and I initially thought, Anderson art. Not until looking at the other figures that I realized it was Kirby. I'd have to say my fave Kirby combo is Jack and Joe Sinnott, and we'll have to agree to disagree on Vince Colletta. Although Royer was a good match for Jack as well. Another couple of brilliant combos for my money would be "Swanderson" (Swan and Anderson, but you knew that) and John Buscema inked by his brother Sal. Philip Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-29259015803942969072016-02-09T19:01:03.173+00:002016-02-09T19:01:03.173+00:00I think it was far and away his best mag at DC, Mc...I think it was far and away his best mag at DC, McS. The closest to a Marvel mag out of all his DC books.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-87010116438122444232016-02-09T17:08:53.798+00:002016-02-09T17:08:53.798+00:00Brillaint cover - it looks like the work of Murphy...Brillaint cover - it looks like the work of Murphy to me as well - it's a great comic inside as well one of my favourite of Kirby's DC tenure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166190927603182073noreply@blogger.com