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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.
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.
Taken to the extreme, almost everything everyone does for entertainment is pointless. Humorless bastards dwell on that, but normal people accept it and move on.
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We all can't be heartless bastards who kill animals on the endangered species list but you go for it. It sounds like you are in that crowd.
Tell me what you believe...I'll tell you what you should see.
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.
The original web developer. Rest well, good sir.
But by the time I was 12, I left all that behind.
You have my sympathy then.
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."
-CS Lewis
Not that I like superhero comics, but at least it's not some sort of self denial because I feel I should't like them because I'm too old.
SJW n. One who posts facts.
This is a very odd post, a smug attack on adults who read comic strips that literally boasts about having a limited imagination at the age of 5, and being unable to hold an interest in fantasy past the age of 12.
And yet it kinda explains itself in some ways, the equivalent of a torture advocate claiming that he was beaten as a kid "and it never did me any harm!"
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
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.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
-George Bernard Shaw
I remember feeling in jr. high how happy I was that I was a big boy who didn't get recess any more like the little kids.
Pardon my French, but what a fucking idiot.
(-1: Post disagrees with my already-settled worldview) is not a valid mod option.
I remember feeling in jr. high how happy I was that I was a big boy who didn't get recess any more like the little kids.
Allow me to point you to the bit of my (very) short post you never even got to:
Clearly you have not got over your fear of looking childish. It's good and proper for children to want to grow up. But you're not a kid any more, I assume.
SJW n. One who posts facts.
"Besides, have you seen what's passing for a grownup these days? Apparently believing and proliferating insane conspiracy theories or bullying coworkers on social media is par for the professional course. And the U.S. president is only the most prominent example. Before she was unceremoniously dumped by ABC, Roseanne Barr had spent years using social media as a platform for a slew of bigoted comments and ideas it would be generous to call far-fetched. Meanwhile, recently fired EPA administrator Scott Pruitt amassed a staggering list of alleged ethical violations while still enjoying praise from his boss for doing a "fantastic job." And don't get me started on Gen X-er Kanye West - because where to even begin?" -https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/failure-launch-why-so-many-millennials-feel-adulthood-lie-ncna889466?cid=public-rss_20180708
Time to grow up. Rationality has become a rare commodity in the First World. People struggling for their lives in the Middle East, Africa, India, etc have to deal with reality daily. Comfortable people who live in their parent's basements and attend Comicon don't seem interested in reality. Our current government is the result of a public that has 'more important' things to think about- sports, celebrities, fantasies, space travel, horoscopes, imaginary super heroes with sexy costumes...
...omphaloskepsis often...
Just wait for the next major crossover to occur and we'll find out his death has been retconned.
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