tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post8855840776187051680..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: This Artist Unleashed!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-28891950802907353982020-12-30T05:15:50.756-05:002020-12-30T05:15:50.756-05:00Quite right, sir! (Miss?) The reference has been...Quite right, sir! (Miss?) The reference has been adjusted accordingly, thanks. :)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-65526381804138841852020-12-29T14:40:36.547-05:002020-12-29T14:40:36.547-05:00Bob McLeod was the original artist of The New Muta...Bob McLeod was the original artist of The New Mutants, not Sal Buscema. He co-created The New Mutants with Chris Claremont.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-22797148937604750292017-08-12T23:08:57.854-04:002017-08-12T23:08:57.854-04:00I don't think I have ever read Mantlo's Ir...I don't think I have ever read Mantlo's Iron Man. Doesn't sound like a great fit. I'm a big fan of his work on Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man. I think some of his best work was on Micronauts and ROM, which stupidly isn't available right now in any form. <br /><br />On the subject of this issue, when was the last time Marvel used Nightmare, and did he ever look as good as Buscema drew him here?Jarednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-21449710855125792382017-08-12T17:20:32.657-04:002017-08-12T17:20:32.657-04:00Jared, Mantlo's run on Incredible Hulk has a n...Jared, Mantlo's run on <i>Incredible Hulk</i> has a number of issues I'd definitely recommend. There were some tangents here and there that he went off on that virtually pushed the popularity of the Hulk character down our throats, which came off a little as pandering (though he didn't limit himself to the Hulk in that respect), and at times there were books for which he wasn't a good fit (I wasn't crazy about his <i>Iron Man</i> work)--but inbetween, there were truly exceptional stories which he rolled up his sleeves on, such as the exploration of <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-son-monster.html" rel="nofollow">the roots of the Hulk's rage</a>... or the disgrace of <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2013/09/duty-honor-disgrace.html" rel="nofollow">Ross's treason</a>... or <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-day-of-hero.html" rel="nofollow">his adaptation</a> of Harlan Ellison's "Soldier From Tomorrow"... or his handling of <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2014/10/colonel-talbots-last-stand.html" rel="nofollow">Glenn Talbot's fall</a>... or even his creation of <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-deadly-flight-of-u-foes.html" rel="nofollow">the U-Foes</a> with Buscema. He became one of Marvel's most dependable writers.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-19546700876437649262017-08-12T12:39:33.894-04:002017-08-12T12:39:33.894-04:00I think Nocenti probably made the right call with ...I think Nocenti probably made the right call with New Mutants. The only stories from New Mutants I really consider worth reading are the Demon Bear Saga and the battle inside of Legion's mind. I cannot imagine those stories would work as well without Sienkiewicz's beautiful art.<br /><br />It is strange to think of the days when a penciler could handle more than one monthly title. <br /><br />I don't think the Mantlo/Buscema Hulk run gets enough credit as one of the great Marvel runs of the 80s. I think the whole run is outstanding and makes for some great Hulk stories. I also think it has some of Buscema's best art of his long Hulk run. I think it is forgotten because Peter David started about a year and a half later. The other reason it is forgotten is Mantlo's tragedy pretty much left him out of sight and out of mind. He has been forgotten while creators Stern and Claremont stay in our minds.Jarednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-2116353823020965092017-08-11T19:15:24.849-04:002017-08-11T19:15:24.849-04:003, at the rate I'm going I'm sure I'll...3, at the rate I'm going I'm sure I'll still be trudging my way through the book <i>several</i> weeks after you've polished it off!<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-14604226714106334782017-08-11T12:41:25.677-04:002017-08-11T12:41:25.677-04:00Sal started out as "the other Buscema" f...Sal started out as "the other Buscema" for me, but over time grew to a distinctive presence of his own. While sometimes not as flashy as some, that always seemed like an intentional choice, going for solid storytelling over attention getting. The story you've highlighted here seems to confirm that idea, as was likely his intent. Thanks for showing it. I'll be going back to look closer.<br />Marvel Comics: The Untold Story is still sitting unread at the moment, but it being the Kirby Centennial it's slated for the upcoming week. I'm now looking forward to the read.-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-47948227219797586602017-08-11T05:26:24.937-04:002017-08-11T05:26:24.937-04:00If I had to name a favorite Incredible Hulk artist...If I had to name a favorite <i>Incredible Hulk</i> artist, I'd have to pick the Trimpe/Severin team, hands down--but Buscema has more than left his mark on the book, no doubt.<br /><br />There are a few more observations on <i>Marvel Comics The Untold Story</i> on the way, M.P., so stay tuned.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-77641558169698451342017-08-11T04:00:23.015-04:002017-08-11T04:00:23.015-04:00That's a good book, that Marvel Comics the Unt...That's a good book, that Marvel Comics the Untold Story. I've got it. And I completely agree with you about Sal Buscema.<br />That guy doesn't get enough credit. He pulled out all the stops here.<br />He's my favorite Hulk artist, and his work on the Avengers and Sub-Mariner in the late 60's was incredible. And there's so much else.<br />Clearly, he had some great work left in him at this point.<br />Sal's work as both an inker and on one issue as a penciller on D.C.'s late '90's revamp of the Creeper was amazing, and worth checking out.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com