tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post5125867295684625334..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: The Shocking Story You (Never) Demanded!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-77088293336777790352016-05-11T12:12:24.845-04:002016-05-11T12:12:24.845-04:00I do recall reading that Marvel editors **did** pu...I do recall reading that Marvel editors **did** publish mostly praise mail for Robbin's sake in CA&F, in an overt attempt to both sway public opinion and to paint a more-charitable view from the readership.<br /><br />Ehhh, I saw through it.david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-46095088620979893052016-05-11T12:09:33.646-04:002016-05-11T12:09:33.646-04:00I read some of Robbin's Batman work (prior to ...I read some of Robbin's Batman work (prior to coming over to the Bullpen..). Still pretty out-of-place art. <br /><br />I tend to agree with Comicsfan. It's good anachronistic 'comicstrip' art per se, but didn't fit Cap at all. 'The Invaders'..? perhaps, but I must say I enjoyed Big John doing the team far more in that FF Annual.david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-66788404145477324422016-05-10T22:28:18.388-04:002016-05-10T22:28:18.388-04:00Well, can I put my hand up as someone who liked Ro...Well, can I put my hand up as someone who liked Robbins' work. It had a sort of raw, unpolished look to it which gave the stories a sort of manic energy, something a slicker artist might have missed. I understand Robbins did some of his own lettering too (the sound effects and more "blocky" text), which gave it a very distinct look of its own.<br /><br />Just wondering how many people's first exposure to Robbins' work was via his Cap artwork, or had they seen previous art in various DC titles...?B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-84451520281482753042016-05-10T17:27:57.360-04:002016-05-10T17:27:57.360-04:00George and david, if the letters pages at the time...George and david, if the letters pages at the time were any indication, Marvel seemed to acknowledge (and be surprised by the fact) that there was consensus among readers that Robbins was a poor fit for <i>Captain America and the Falcon</i>, and I would have to nod my head in agreement at that. I generally don't mind a new artist stepping aboard and giving their interpretation of a character and the book's overall look; Sal Buscema had quite a good run on the title, being present during the excellent Englehart stories which helped bring Cap into his own, but I wouldn't be opposed to someone else trying their hand with the character. Perhaps Robbins seemed a good choice because his work offered a "golden age" feel that might suit Cap. The only problem with that assumption is that the comic was decades past the golden age, and Marvel had helped to cultivate a more sophisticated readership base that enjoyed artwork that went beyond the simple, easy-to-please panels of the 1940s. Robbins' style, as you both note, is heavy on exaggeration and warped, twisted form--a style that might be right at home in a comics <i>strip</i>, but not the type of books which Marvel was marketing.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-74741321360592338582016-05-10T13:50:53.608-04:002016-05-10T13:50:53.608-04:00I used to think it was the worst idea ever for Sam...I used to think it was the worst idea ever for Sam Wilson, but looking again at the art..?<br /><br />It was Robbins, Robbins, Robbins.<br /><br />He could probably make Shakespeare look insipid and whacked-out.<br /><br />Imagining this with Sal as artist.., it would have been a weird idea, but much, much more palatable. <br /><br />And seeing Steve's explanation now, after all these years..? Eh, it was a nice toss-off. Terribly drawn.., but it perhaps could have gone somewhere better.david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-8654745190301933252016-05-10T10:36:52.902-04:002016-05-10T10:36:52.902-04:00Uhh, that Frank Robbins artwork is hard to take. ...Uhh, that Frank Robbins artwork is hard to take. The Red Skull looks too cartoony to take seriously, and most everyone else (Cap, Falcon, Gabe Jones, Peggy Carter) have the eyes of insanity.George Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837115563034614545noreply@blogger.com