tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post3950159030031237696..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: STAN, JACK, OR STEVE - OR WAS IT ALL THREE?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-2154359122394442652011-10-24T18:07:13.512+01:002011-10-24T18:07:13.512+01:00Couldn't have said it better myself Allan.Couldn't have said it better myself Allan.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-83979119214510058702011-10-24T17:44:32.333+01:002011-10-24T17:44:32.333+01:00The nay-sayers also like to forget that Lee, Kirby...The nay-sayers also like to forget that Lee, Kirby and Ditko didn't exist in isolation. The other people who were there at the time -- John Romita, Flo Steinberg, Roy Thomas, Marie Severin, etc, etc -- all tell of how creative Stan was, and how he definitely played a part in coming up with the plots.<br /><br />Trying to make Kirby and Ditko greater by attempting to diminish Lee's contribution is doing no one any favours.Allanhttp://www.thefifthbranch.com/gorilladazenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-27223421622434663442011-10-22T18:45:12.676+01:002011-10-22T18:45:12.676+01:00Yup. And Stan was responsible for the mood thst pe...Yup. And Stan was responsible for the mood thst permeated the Bullpen Bulletins and letters pages of Marvel mags of the '60s. Apparently, Steve Ditko objected to Stan calling Spider-Man 'Spidey' or the 'webspinner', etc. No wonder his stuff after Marvel was a bit of a dry read. Ditko was a Great artist, but a lacklustre scripter.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-26303349457686836972011-10-22T14:56:38.546+01:002011-10-22T14:56:38.546+01:00Hear, Hear! I couldn't agree with you more. Th...Hear, Hear! I couldn't agree with you more. There's a good reason why Stan is The Man.Allanhttp://www.thefifthbranch.com/gorilladazenoreply@blogger.com