tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post1634333320457665812..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: FIGHTING AMERICAN - SENSATIONAL SUPERHERO OR COPYCAT CLONE?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-38195523556589915202017-10-27T18:55:24.593+01:002017-10-27T18:55:24.593+01:00Can't disagree with any of that, so we're ...Can't disagree with any of that, so we're of a similar mind in that regard. I'm not used to people being in agreement with me - it's nice, but disconcerting. Never mind, there's bound to be something we'll (amicably) disagree on. Hey, isn't that nice Mr. Trump a great president...Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-73086464336093560232017-10-27T18:40:13.339+01:002017-10-27T18:40:13.339+01:00Nay. Rip was a little smarter than i over at the D...Nay. Rip was a little smarter than i over at the Dojo. He gave himself more time - mine were all in the month of August, so for about 3/4 of the month it was 4 posts per day. A bit more brain melty.<br />And you're right again - not everything can be brilliant, even from a Master like The King. And frequently he was best when paired with the right inker for the job. Those who think his work should have been printed from his pencils usually aren't really looking at how he indicated blacks, for one thing. Much of it would look weak without the inks he knew would follow his pencils. Either that, or he would have had to cut his output and spend far more time preparing the pencils to run without inks. <br />Some of his works would be great from the pencils, and the pencils are terrific to appreciate and study, but they're usually unfinished - intentionally so.-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-91656089193660496602017-10-27T18:25:36.772+01:002017-10-27T18:25:36.772+01:00Rip Jagger also posted 100 posts about Kirby - you...Rip Jagger also posted 100 posts about Kirby - you and he aren't the same person, are you? Yeah, I consider myself a huge Kirby fan as well, but I'm selective. I don't think everything he ever drew (especially near the end of his career) was brilliant, nor do I believe (like some of the more rabid fans) that his work should've been printed from his pencils. Inkers like Wood, Sinnott, Colletta (ooh, controversial), and others, gave his work something it didn't possess on its own. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-66243553377158503802017-10-27T18:14:38.298+01:002017-10-27T18:14:38.298+01:00I'm a huge Kirby fan. He's one of the Ones...I'm a huge Kirby fan. He's one of the Ones who inspired me to become an artist, and enough of an obsession that i did 100 King Kirby posts in August to celebrate his 100th birthday. <br />And that said, in my opinion you're quite right. Fighting American always felt like sub-par Simon & Kirby to me. It almost feels like they both felt he was a cheap imitation and didn't really have their hearts in the character.<br />-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-34097898821091069532017-10-27T17:59:52.523+01:002017-10-27T17:59:52.523+01:00I think that's true in the case of the newer g...I think that's true in the case of the newer generation of historians, TC, but I think it started from older historians who read these comics as kids remembering them through the rosy glow of nostalgia. Over time, their opinion became established as the 'official' one.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-65286682918591728252017-10-27T17:15:15.581+01:002017-10-27T17:15:15.581+01:00There may be a sort of party line among comic book...There may be a sort of party line among comic book historians that anything by Simon & Kirby must be considered a masterpiece. Nobody wants to admit that he can't see the emperor's new clothes. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-35683228806641385932017-10-27T12:38:13.130+01:002017-10-27T12:38:13.130+01:00Never mind Savage Soppy Sword Of Conan monthly #1 ...Never mind Savage Soppy Sword Of Conan monthly #1 - where's your comment responding to the specific subject of this post, CJ? Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-17150558519219882722017-10-27T12:34:48.021+01:002017-10-27T12:34:48.021+01:00Never mind Fighting flippin' American - it'...Never mind Fighting flippin' American - it's the 40th anniversary of Savage Sword Of Conan monthly No.1 - where's your post celebrating this fact, Kid ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com