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Sad to learn that John Romita Senior has passed away at the age of 93. One of the best and most influential artists at Marvel during the '60s and '70s. he leaves a proud body of work that only a handful of other artists could ever hope to match. The readers always knew exactly what was going on in terms of storytelling when they looked at a page by Jazzy John. Condolences to his family, friends, and fans.
6 comments:
Just read the sad news. Romita was an ace artist -- talented and reliable. Marvel would look much different without his influence.
Definitely one of the very best, RJ, they don't make artists like him anymore.
The first time I saw John Romita's work was in SMCW #103 (week ending February 1st 1975) and I was an instant fan so I was disappointed when he was replaced by Gil Kane not long afterwards.
I think Romita sometimes inked Kane's Spider-Man pencils, making the pages more like Romita's own, CJ. This rendered Kane's art on Spidey easier on the eye.
I only saw him once in person when he was on a panel, but I remember asking him a question from the floor and he had the unique ability to make it seem like he was responding only to me the questioner, rather than performing for the assembled audience at large.
I've seen him in a couple of interviews somewhere, GP, and he always came across as a very nice man. Also, unlike Kirby and Ditko, he was never reticent in admitting that Stan's involvement with the strips they worked on was a huge factor in their success.
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