RIP. For me, John Romita Sr. was the standout Marvel artist in the comics I read as a kid growing up in the '70s (especially Spiderman), and its Romita's work (with all due respect to Jack Kirby)...
RIP. For me, John Romita Sr. was the standout Marvel artist in the comics I read as a kid growing up in the '70s (especially Spiderman), and its Romita's work (with all due respect to Jack Kirby) that I personally associate most with Marvel.
And here I thought I only had one Tildes account, only to find I apparently logged onto the alt I didn't know I had and posted this. Seriously, this echoes every thought I've had (except my growth...
And here I thought I only had one Tildes account, only to find I apparently logged onto the alt I didn't know I had and posted this.
Seriously, this echoes every thought I've had (except my growth was in the 80s) since I read the news.
Rest In Peace to another comic legend. - His run on Spider-Man was finished by the time I was born. I'm in the process of collecting back issues of ASM now though. I recently picked up a mid-grade...
Rest In Peace to another comic legend. - His run on Spider-Man was finished by the time I was born. I'm in the process of collecting back issues of ASM now though. I recently picked up a mid-grade copy of ASM#67.
The interior art is super trippy, featuring Spider-Man battling Mysterio at a giant carnival and a funhouse full of mirrors. Romita's cover art, with the giant Mysterio hands grabbing for a shrunken Spider-Man is one of my favorite ASM covers of all time.
“A writer and another artist can create something, and I can make it better.” -John Romita Sr
RIP. For me, John Romita Sr. was the standout Marvel artist in the comics I read as a kid growing up in the '70s (especially Spiderman), and its Romita's work (with all due respect to Jack Kirby) that I personally associate most with Marvel.
And here I thought I only had one Tildes account, only to find I apparently logged onto the alt I didn't know I had and posted this.
Seriously, this echoes every thought I've had (except my growth was in the 80s) since I read the news.
Rest In Peace to another comic legend. - His run on Spider-Man was finished by the time I was born. I'm in the process of collecting back issues of ASM now though. I recently picked up a mid-grade copy of ASM#67.
The interior art is super trippy, featuring Spider-Man battling Mysterio at a giant carnival and a funhouse full of mirrors. Romita's cover art, with the giant Mysterio hands grabbing for a shrunken Spider-Man is one of my favorite ASM covers of all time.
“A writer and another artist can create something, and I can make it better.” -John Romita Sr
Edit: Link to cover