tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post705935241857533424..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: The Raging Return of... Blastaar!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-7642670573482730462021-04-30T13:54:21.787-04:002021-04-30T13:54:21.787-04:00The "Frigidaires" sort of made a reappea...The "Frigidaires" sort of made a reappearance a few issues later in #58. The replicas of Ice Man were totally inanimate sculptures, though still astoundingly able to confuse a sentinel's sensors.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-40976003594258939072021-04-30T04:54:17.115-04:002021-04-30T04:54:17.115-04:00Yes, M.P.--the ice-"Frigidaires," create...Yes, M.P.--the ice-"Frigidaires," created by Iceman and animated by Marvel Girl. May we never see their like again.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-64864443768173133242021-04-29T23:10:51.658-04:002021-04-29T23:10:51.658-04:00Colin, I would suggest "pastiche" is a r...Colin, I would suggest "pastiche" is a rather polite term for what Buckler did.<br />Smith was different in that he was strongly influenced by Kirby, but used that as a springboard to find his own distinctive style.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-59287816618438831362021-04-29T23:02:36.267-04:002021-04-29T23:02:36.267-04:00Yeah, apparently Bashful Barry was sleeping in Cen...Yeah, apparently Bashful Barry was sleeping in Central Park while he drew X-Men #53, so you can understand why there were some rough edges to the work.<br /><br />Not that his next few comics looked that great either...<br />But I have to agree with Rick up top, a big part of Smith's appeal was - is - the development of his work. Its not at all unusual for an artists' early stuff to look a bit iffy, but to go from X-Men #53 and those Daredevil issues to "Song of the Red Sonja" inside five years is astounding by any standard.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-11570870415877968002021-04-29T22:25:16.154-04:002021-04-29T22:25:16.154-04:00I just don't understand the appeal of these ob...I just don't understand the appeal of these obvious Kirby pastiches - Barry Smith here and Rich Buckler later with the FF. There was only one Kirby so what was the point of copying his style? I'm glad Barry Smith didn't draw a Kirbyesque Conan!Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-18671966141136375862021-04-29T21:30:25.064-04:002021-04-29T21:30:25.064-04:00I read an interview with Barry Smith several years...I read an interview with Barry Smith several years ago. He tells how during this time he was an eager young Brit newly arrived in New York. All but homeless, arriving with an artist gig and a backpack and little else. He went on to say the art in this "X-Men" was mostly drawn while sitting on a park bench.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-46975942050214922682021-04-29T21:13:26.272-04:002021-04-29T21:13:26.272-04:00It's weird to compare Barry's early stuff ...It's weird to compare Barry's early stuff to his later work, but it did have a goofy charm all it's own!<br />His "Kirbyesque period" style kinda suited the subject matter here. <br />Cheesy, but enjoyable. <br />I liked his stuff on the Avengers. <br />Is...is the Iceman creating ice-zombies here?! (I mean, ice-zuvembies) <br />Since when could he do that?!<br />And they're kinda green, for some reason. Due to what I assume is a coloring error, in one panel it looks like the Hulk's arm is throttling Blastarr. <br />Hey, that would make for a good show-down. Who's more bestial?<br />I could see the Hulk choking him out.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-8092245633054746912021-04-29T18:58:28.384-04:002021-04-29T18:58:28.384-04:00Well put, Rick!
Anon, admittedly Drake's dial...Well put, Rick!<br /><br />Anon, admittedly Drake's dialog for Blastaar is mostly by-the-book here--but to this alien's credit, he's justifying that bark with a good deal of bite. Good thing the X-Men aren't the cringing type.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-88008512163280582592021-04-29T16:06:45.983-04:002021-04-29T16:06:45.983-04:00This is a pretty horrible issue....Blataar's b...This is a pretty horrible issue....Blataar's blather makes me blue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-10094395947703589462021-04-29T09:39:37.229-04:002021-04-29T09:39:37.229-04:00Upon first viewing, I thought this book was pretty...Upon first viewing, I thought this book was pretty wonky. But I soon came to love Smith and marvelled at his growth. An inspiring talent.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776319124404270030noreply@blogger.com