May 23, 2010
--Link-- Sim on Ditko's Mr. A. and Sim's Mr. C-minus
Frequent DITKOMANIA contributor Dave Sim (who also apparently did a comic book of his own for a while) talks about the recently reprinted MR. A. (still available from Robin Snyder) in the 26th episode of CerebusTV, as well as his currently for sale piece of original art featuring "Mr. C-minus", a hero for the less ambitious slackers among us (watch the video to see Sim playing the role of a slacker, complete with backwards baseball cap and hoodie).
Unusual Tales - One Way Trip
"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.
It's an odd little fantasy story that starts with a man getting news of an almost certainly fatal diagnosis from a doctor, and follows him from there. It's a very good example of the body language in Ditko's art, look at the final panel compared to the earlier panels of the lead character. Also some great close-ups of the eyes.
Some links to check out:
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May 22, 2010
Unusual Tales - Journey To Paradise
"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.
A bit of a text heavy story, but some interesting bits of business in the text. The story gives Ditko a wide variety of things to draw, and he he excels at them all. The old inventor is especially well rendered.
Some links to check out:
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May 20, 2010
Unusual Tales - The Fiery Feud
"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.
Cute little story with some really good images, I'd especially point out a few of the silent panels throughout, and that first panel of page 5.
Some links to check out:
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(scans in this series generally adapted to my personal tastes from those copies)
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May 18, 2010
Unusual Tales - The Strange Machine
"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.
This story about a brilliant inventor who ruins his life feeling sorry for himself because he feels cheated out of an old lost family fortune has a similar O. Henry style structure and twist to one of Ditko's first stories for Marvel a few years earlier, "There'll Be Some Changes Made". Still, a well told version of the story, and really good art by Ditko, as you'll see. The 7-page length gives Ditko a bit more room to play with than is usual for these stories, and he uses it nicely with a few silent panels and some clever juxtapositions between panels
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If you like the recent Creeper reprints, try the adventures of Shag in DITKO PACKAGE
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Not just reprints of Warren stories, but reprints of reprints of Warren stories!
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May 17, 2010
New Ditko - DITKOMANIA #79
Ordering details over here.
May 16, 2010
Unusual Tales - Where Is Kubar?
"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.
It's an amusing little story about an attempt to construct a bridge in India running into trouble from some local superstition. Ditko does a really good job with the characters, and there are a lot of really good visual tricks to make the story interesting. Definitely an above average story for work of this era.
Some links to check out:
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Classic MR. A work in a superior edition to the high-priced originals
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Okay, we got the Creeper, where's The Hawk and The Dove?
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May 14, 2010
Unusual Tales - Who Knows?
"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.
The Traveler talks briefly about the increasing skepticism of the modern age, and how people reject old legends, leading to a retelling of the classic tale of the cursed ghost ship the Flying Dutchman, and an ending that doesn't really explain much.
As usual, Ditko does a great job of bringing the maritime based fantasy to life, this time combined with the usual background images of the Traveler. Page 2 is especially strong for Ditko's work of this time, for the haunted look in the captain's face.
Some links to check out:
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Retailers interested should contact Robin Snyder for discounts
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Bi-monthly explorations of the fan-tastic
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Lots out there, more every month it seems
Download public domain comics, likely including the one this story is from
scans in this series generally adapted to my personal tastes from those copies
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