Ken Aldred

Simple, pithy, but very effective.

I’ve always admired the energy pouring out of Kirby’s art, which really drew you into the story and made it a very engaging read. There’s much less of that dynamism in Ross’ art, which makes me feel I’m reading more at a distance. Very well executed, but a colder and a much more sterile experience for me. Also, no competition when it comes to Kirby’s almost relentless, manic ability to create characters. Of course, not everything works well, with a spectrum running from, say, Black Panther to Paranex, but, with that level of torrential outpouring, conceptual quality control issues aren’t too surprising. Ross is extremely prolific and driven in his own way as an illustrator, I particularly like some of the camera angles and figure work in his more recent Captain America covers, he’s clearly immensely talented at reinterpreting extant characters, which is safer ground than Kirby’s, and with page layout and graphic narrative progression, but, overall, Kirby’s on an entirely different level as as all-round, defining, creative force, and, for me, much more entertaining. And, that last factor is a very primal reason as to why I’m still reading comics after four decades. It doesn’t have to have fine art pretensions, and maybe a faction will eventually canonise Ross as a more modern equivalent to BWS, for example, but, I still can’t see the broader significance of Kirby’s being attributed to him in terms of a retrospective legacy.

Do you have a petroglyph image featuring Devil Dinosaur?

Solar 10 Remember it well. Classic Valiant. One of my favourite BWS covers. Nice-looking copy. Very tough in UHG.

Not in the least bit avant-garde.

They've reprinted material that's inferior by far to these books. Good stuff that's being overlooked.

Great series. The best one after Fleisher / Aparo's. Actually, pretty much on par with each other.

Surprising these haven't been done properly. Lots of good stories, and art from Sprouse, Moder and Immonen.

Infinity Inc would be nice.

Yup. That book is a bit of an eyesore, in hand.

Judging from the videos, all of the really good comics stocked in bulk have been snapped up long ago. Some okay reader material, but a shadow of what was available at its peak.

Sandman Presents : Lucifer mini-series 1 to 3 Lucifer 1 to 28 Lucifer Nirvana one-shot A bit leaden at times, but some good stories and ideas, and worth persisting with. That said, prefer Neil Gaiman’s writing style on Sandman. 32 issues in total 2024 total = 166

Very true.

"If you ready for it you send a reference am open for commission" Inhuman is perhaps a bit harsh. More Bizarro World.

I compose my posts very slowly, and edit a lot due to OCD. One thing I avoid now is store webchat, as the super-speedster on the other end tends to type ... "Hello, are you still there?" Well, that, when I can decode the garbled mess they've written, anyway.

Just watched this. Quite different to the comics' Spider-Verse saga storyline, but brilliantly done, with a superb range of animation. Deserves the accolade.

Don’t think so. There’s no twirly moustache.

As minty fresh as the day it was dumped on a garbage tip. Classic example of the Landfill Pedigree.

That said, I'm at least impressed by the careful storage of the book, as described in the penultimate line.

I apologise.

Proven time and time again by film speculation.

Such dainty-looking feet. Perhaps better if hidden.

I've always disliked this cover as well... (The previous one's worse.)

From Software DLC does tend to be absolutely crushing. A highly-levelled status is assumed by the designers, and, after all, the basic game itself is hard as nails, so they won’t show any mercy in the slightest.

A rare opportunity presented itself.