tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post6177071336608116460..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: LEE & KIRBY'S FINAL FLING - THE SILVER SURFER GRAPHIC NOVEL...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-31462185059922176072014-05-10T20:18:47.872+01:002014-05-10T20:18:47.872+01:00While that first issue certainly contained a short...While that first issue certainly contained a short recap of #48-50, Britt, it didn't quite re-imagine Galactus' first visit to Earth in the way that the '78 book did. When I said I'd have preferred to see Buscema draw the graphic novel, I didn't actually mean the same tale - just the first Surfer graphic novel, but I can see that I was less clear than I should've been.<br /><br />You're right about Kirby's art evolving over the years, but, unfortunately, I think in his later years it evolved into something not quite as good as his '50s & '60s work.<br /><br />******<br /><br />Marionette, she actually looks quite contemptuous of the Surfer. Must have had something going on with the Big G. and resented ol' Norrin's interference.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-69219743819934853832014-05-09T22:37:07.775+01:002014-05-09T22:37:07.775+01:00It's interesting to see the little differences...It's interesting to see the little differences between the two covers. Note particularly the woman seems less of a helpless victim on the Norem cover.Marionettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-65666483688494717372014-05-09T17:40:21.472+01:002014-05-09T17:40:21.472+01:00"I think I'd much rather have seen John B..."I think I'd much rather have seen John Buscema draw it, to be honest."<br /><br />Wasn't that the first issue of the Surfer's 1968 series?<br />Basically a Lee/Buscema retelling of the same story...<br /><br />Kirby's style has changed/evolved over the years.<br />Look at his 1940s work as opposed to his 1950s-60s style and you'd be hard-pressed to find similarities.<br /><br />My big problem with the graphic novel was that Lee's dialogue no longer read as "hip" or crisp as it once did...Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-90770015368220097482014-05-09T15:03:11.163+01:002014-05-09T15:03:11.163+01:00The Black Racer was a truly awful idea. Stan Lee w...The Black Racer was a truly awful idea. Stan Lee would probably have nixed it, as it deserved to be. The Surfer, as we all know, is the Marvel equivalent of DCT's Walter the Softy - always whingin' and cryin', the big girl's blouse!Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-49933441087224626742014-05-09T14:46:56.190+01:002014-05-09T14:46:56.190+01:00I like painted covers but prefer the Kirby design....I like painted covers but prefer the Kirby design.<br />Silver Surfer is an odd character,I cant help but think how silly he really is.<br />Like the black racer who came after him with his ski's.<br />But to a child, he is wonderful.<br />I loved the angst of it all and the origin with Shalla Bal etc. but he leaves me flat nowadays.<br />I did enjoy John Buscema on the comic.<br /><br />I think Silver Surfer's popularity is not as high as has been suggested.baabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388667792167744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-8936271740763473612014-05-09T12:39:12.797+01:002014-05-09T12:39:12.797+01:00Good as Earl's cover is, WS, I think I'd p...Good as Earl's cover is, WS, I think I'd prefer to see a JB cover on a JB book. I can understand why Kirby's cover art wasn't used - it was too cartoonish - but Buscema could've delivered the goods. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-42944450214627215672014-05-09T12:16:00.018+01:002014-05-09T12:16:00.018+01:00I love Earl Norem's cover, but it should have ...I love Earl Norem's cover, but it should have graced a Buscema-illustrated version of the book. The Kirby Cover is more congruous with with interior and just <i>belongs</i>.<br /><br />I have a hard time finding fault with the artwork on a technical level, especially from the few pencils, I've seen, but the whole thing still falls flat somehow. The whole book lacks passion and doesn't seem cohesive in melding art and word. Even the story feels cobbled together.<br /><br />I agree with you both, Rip & Kid.vwstieberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395579204736233808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-80161251004548145302014-05-09T11:40:13.838+01:002014-05-09T11:40:13.838+01:00That's a pretty fair assessment, Rip. However,...That's a pretty fair assessment, Rip. However, I don't think that Jack was really interested in re-creating the past, which didn't exactly help the book. I think I'd much rather have seen John Buscema draw it, to be honest.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-69126112084766021572014-05-09T11:03:48.486+01:002014-05-09T11:03:48.486+01:00I prefer Kirby's original.
I missed this vol...I prefer Kirby's original. <br /><br />I missed this volume when it first hit the stands. It was years later before I snagged a copy. It's weird, decent later Kirby artwork, but nothing mind-shattering alas. <br /><br />It's a shame it ain't better. But shows that Stan and Jack worked in a wonderful bubble in the 60's which was impossible to recreate. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.com