tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post8194262407899922827..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: More Iron ManJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-2199491372399907022010-10-22T10:15:31.397-05:002010-10-22T10:15:31.397-05:00The only Silver Age artist whose work I had troubl...The only Silver Age artist whose work I had trouble following at times was Gene Colan, and that was only on Dr. Strange and Tomb of Dracula. Colan's superhero work was pretty straightforward. And it was good enough I liked the more phantastagorical stuff, too, even when I had to look at it more closely to figure out what was going on. Kirby and Ditko were my favorites from that era, but I liked just about all of Marvel's artists, especially guys like Dick Ayers.<br /><br />I don't know how many titles Marvel publishes now. I've started reading just the basic superhero books, minus the X-Men and related titles, and that's about 15 per month. Don't know how long I'll keep it up, but right now I'm having a great time with them.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-69615374513645290072010-10-22T10:07:48.513-05:002010-10-22T10:07:48.513-05:00I read Iron Man in the 70s b ut he was not my favo...I read Iron Man in the 70s b ut he was not my favorite character. At the time i was reading all the Marvel titles and that included him. (I can't imagine anyone trying to read all the Marvel comics these days. I don't even have a clue how many they publish but it must be two dozen or more a month.)<br /><br />Your comment about Don Heck's art is what caught my attention. Back then I hated - really hated Heck's art, and didn't care much for George Tuska's work either. In any ways Heck was the antithesis of Jack Kirby and it showed. but as I look over modern comics I find myself revising my feeling about Heck. Whatever else you might think about him, he always presented a clear vision of what was going on. Which is something I think has been lost on current comic book artists (not to mention the whole world of action manga)bebnoreply@blogger.com