#Inktober - John Buscema's Sentinel of the Spaceways

Doug: Why not end this run of weekend celebrations the way we began -- with the Michelangelo of Comics? Today I'm featuring work from IDW's John Buscema's Silver Surfer Artist's Edition. All images shown are contained in that wonderful tome, with the exception of the surprise at the end. Enjoy!

And why not close out #Inktober with Earth's Mightiest Heroes?

Note the crease down the center of the page? That's standard operating procedure for Big John, and you'll find that on much
of his original art. Cool little nuance, as the master sought the center from which to build out.

#Inktober - Romita's/Kane's/Zeck's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Doug: Happy #Inktober (our fourth installment, no less!) to all. Our Saturday feature today is not the work of one great Spider-Man artist, but three. I'm going to shove some work from John Romita, Sr., Gil Kane, and Mike Zeck under your noses. All images today come from the following books:

• John Romita's Amazing Spider-Man Artifact Edition
• Gil Kane's Amazing Spider-Man Artist Edition
• Mike Zeck's Classic Marvel Stories Artist Edition

I must confess that in some cases the scans don't look so great. That would be due to the tremendous size of these books -- and the Jazzy One's Artifact Edition is the biggest yet, as it's reproduced in the "twice-up" size of that era (hence, I've generally only provided single panels). It's a beast!! But I hope you'll get some enjoyment out of my choices. I've had fun providing them (hernia notwithstanding!).

 

     

  

#Inktober - Joe Kubert's Jungle Lord

Doug: We're now 60% through our celebration of #Inktober. So far we've featured a couple of the masters inking themselves in John Buscema and John Romita. Today we finish that trend with a look at Joe Kubert's DC Comics revival of Tarzan of the Apes. While you won't find a lot of the pencil lines that were featured in the previous two posts, I hope you'll still appreciate the natural beauty of Kubert's work. There's a reason he's considered among the best ever.

Next weekend we'll look at some Spider-Man pages penciled by Romita, Gil Kane, and Mike Zeck, all under the influence of various inkers. After that? I got nothin'... yet.

#Inktober -- Jazzy Johnny Romita

Doug: Welcome back to another weekend -- and who doesn't like that? This time around we're featuring the art of John Romita, Sr. as part of the Twitterverse's month-long celebration called #Inktober. Last weekend we presented some pencil and ink sketches by Big John Buscema, and if he's the Michelangelo of comics, then Romita is certainly some other Renaissance luminary. I am using John Romita's The Amazing Spider-Man Artist's Edition, Volume 2 from IDW for the pretty pictures. In all cases, the Jazzy one inked himself (albeit with Tony Mortellaro credited for an assist here and there). In some cases you'll note that these books are so big that I could not fit my entire selection on the scanner bed. Sit back and enjoy.

#Inktober -- Big John Buscema

Doug: As the new month dawned, I noticed lots of tweets and retweets with the hashtag #inktober. Artists displayed their wares, and enthusiasts posted inked pages or sketches. It's been fun to see the variety of work. So, ever the thief of ideas, I thought we'd spend our weekends this month admiring the work of some of our favorite artists. To kick it off, who better than the "Michelangelo of Comics" himself, Big John Buscema? Enjoy the master.