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Steve Ditko, Co-Creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Dies at Age 90 (ew.com)
Slashdot reader Dave Knott brings news:
Steve Ditko, the legendary comics artist best known for co-creating Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, has died at age 90. No cause of death was announced.
Neil Gaiman posted on Twitter, "I know I'm a different person because he was in the world." Entertainment Weekly reports: Ditko's most enduring characters were created during his tenure at Marvel Comics, where he worked alongside editor-in-chief Stan Lee to develop the look of Spider-Man in 1961. Jack Kirby had previously taken a swing at the webslinger, but Lee was unconvinced by that artist's interpretation of the now-iconic character.
When Spider-Man -- whose red-and-blue costume, Spidey senses, and web-shooters all came directly from Ditko -- first appeared within the pages of Amazing Fantasy No. 15, the friendly neighborhood superhero proved a surprisingly massive hit for Marvel Comics, paving the way for a solo comic series titled The Amazing Spider-Man. Ditko's influence on Spider-Man was tremendous, his often dark sensibilities informing an at-the-time rare superhero whose life was often worsened and trauma-filled as a consequence of his good deeds. The artist additionally helped conceive many of the most memorable members of Spidey's rogues' gallery, including Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Vulture, and the Lizard...
Two years later, Ditko delivered another Marvel icon by creating Doctor Strange, the mystical Sorcerer Supreme who furthered the comic book empire's reach into more cosmic, even psychedelic realms... As a freelancer, he continued contributing to Marvel and created cult-favorite character Squirrel Girl for them in 1992.
Neil Gaiman posted on Twitter, "I know I'm a different person because he was in the world." Entertainment Weekly reports: Ditko's most enduring characters were created during his tenure at Marvel Comics, where he worked alongside editor-in-chief Stan Lee to develop the look of Spider-Man in 1961. Jack Kirby had previously taken a swing at the webslinger, but Lee was unconvinced by that artist's interpretation of the now-iconic character.
When Spider-Man -- whose red-and-blue costume, Spidey senses, and web-shooters all came directly from Ditko -- first appeared within the pages of Amazing Fantasy No. 15, the friendly neighborhood superhero proved a surprisingly massive hit for Marvel Comics, paving the way for a solo comic series titled The Amazing Spider-Man. Ditko's influence on Spider-Man was tremendous, his often dark sensibilities informing an at-the-time rare superhero whose life was often worsened and trauma-filled as a consequence of his good deeds. The artist additionally helped conceive many of the most memorable members of Spidey's rogues' gallery, including Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Vulture, and the Lizard...
Two years later, Ditko delivered another Marvel icon by creating Doctor Strange, the mystical Sorcerer Supreme who furthered the comic book empire's reach into more cosmic, even psychedelic realms... As a freelancer, he continued contributing to Marvel and created cult-favorite character Squirrel Girl for them in 1992.
Ha ha Ditko! First Kirby and now you I beat you all! I have the final credit NOW! HAHAHAHAHAHA (cough) (cough) (wheeze)
Steve Ditko's influence through Spiderman, along with Stan Lee, helped shape my perspective on responsibility and helping others in need. Thank you Mr. Ditko.
Whatever anthro cartoon character existed first, either animated or in a comic or book of some sort (ie. Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse) is the first. No idea who it was...
Probably ancient cave drawings started the idea or Egyptians if you want to sound really smart about the subject.
Makoto Nanaya is the real squirrel girl.
If you search her, be aware she wears underboob clothing.
Unlike you, Steve wasn't a dirtbag.
Dr. Seuss would have been my preference when I was 5 and into children's fantasies. Nothing against Steve Ditko or Stan Lee who certainly created colorful and magical dream worlds. But by the time I was 12, I left all that behind. Heroism that depends on magic doesn't seem heroic to me when there are real human heroes who have no supernatural advantages. I don't understand why an adult would continue to devote time and energy to such foolishness.
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Whatever anthro cartoon character existed first, either animated or in a comic or book of some sort (ie. Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse) is the first. No idea who it was...
Probably ancient cave drawings started the idea or Egyptians if you want to sound really smart about the subject.
It depends on how you define cartoon and animated, and first.
I have a book documenting a type of Roman werewolf-ism dating from about 0 BC. The minotaur was part man, part bull. The bible talks about a snake person tempting Eve to eat the apple, and Navajo have stories about skin walkers that probably go back 10,000 years. Rakshasa from the Rigveda is 1200 BC and might qualify.
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Spider-Man didn’t kill Steve, he just failed to save his life. His neck snapped when SM tried to catch him, but he’d have died when he hit the ground if he hadn’t tried. Which means that the Osborn was still the one responsible for his death.
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The quote from Entertainment Weekly doesn't touch on Steve Ditko's amazingly creative style of art, even his quickie horror-comic one-shots were far more inventive and interesting than they needed to be--
Try doing a web image search on "steve ditko doctor strange" and you'll see it immediately. I'm more than a little annoyed that Marvel decided to downplay the original Ditko's to do revamped versions with Cumberbatch's likeness...
And yeah, his solo work on Mr. A was a remarkable job of doing an Ayn Rand comic-book-- I wanted to photocopy those and slice them up into individual panels so I could write out individual rebuttals and commentary on every line.
And the real brains of the operation.
No one but comic geeks cares about this visionless pencil pusher.
The original web developer. Rest well, good sir.
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Well it will be in only a few years!
Not a flattering portrait of pre-fall man.
Comic books are for cunts and faggots.
Just wait for the next major crossover to occur and we'll find out his death has been retconned.
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