Flex Mentallo Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 What did I miss? 25 Action 1 threads ...and post your top ten books! an' your best covers! and post yer whole dang collection, and Bille Parker and Mr Bedrock being insulted by Gator...oh right, that's nothing new.... ...uh, hello. I'm a new boy here and very immature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Welcome back BZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Where ya been zoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 What did I miss? Who found you? I have to know where to send the reward. It's mostly penny rolls but they add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 What did I miss? Welcome back! You missed record-breaking prices (or maybe you didn't), Action 1 talk, Tec 27 talk, and most recently, Pep 22 talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flee-Marquette Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Good to see you back BZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 What did I miss? Welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moondog Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 What did I miss? Ah, the best weekend of the year just got better. What a great gift to hear from BZ again. So tell us, BZ - were you traveling or just taking a break from comics for awhile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Oh great and wise BZ, why is it that Roy Crane's name is rarely uttered in the same breath as Foster, Cannif and Raymond when people talk about great adventure strips when in reality he more than deserves to be part of that quartet? Is it once again a case of realistic vs. cartoonish art? Welcome back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 Oh great and wise BZ, why is it that Roy Crane's name is rarely uttered in the same breath as Foster, Cannif and Raymond when people talk about great adventure strips when in reality he more than deserves to be part of that quartet? Is it once again a case of realistic vs. cartoonish art? Crane does seem to frequently get the short shrift from comic fans when they talk about the greats, which is unfortunate. However, I know his fellow cartoonists always held him in the highest regard. I've read many interviews with cartoonists and Crane's work was always admired by his peers. I even recall reading an interview with Caniff in which he was quoted as saying Crane's strip had influenced his own work. Noteworthy is the fact that Crane won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben award in 1950 (right between Alex Raymond who won in 1949 and Walt Kelly who was the winner in 1951). Regarding the issue of the appreciation of realistic vs cartoonish art: It is, thankfully, a prejudice held specifically only by some of the collectors on these boards and not shared by all fans of comic art. In the last year I've become a frequent reader of many other forums (including: http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/ ) and the comic book work of many old time greats (such as Dan Gordon) who are rarely mentioned on these boards, are given a great deal of attention at these other sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 It was this very thread that made me appreciate Crane's work. I really wasn't aware of it before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I suggest we start an "ask bangzoom" thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 I suggest we start an "ask bangzoom" thread We'd all be better served by having a "Ask Scrooge" thread. He REALLY does know the answer to all questions. It borders on being scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I suggest we start an "ask bangzoom" thread We'd all be better served by having a "Ask Scrooge" thread. He REALLY does know the answer to all questions. It borders on being scary. Very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Oh great and wise BZ, why is it that Roy Crane's name is rarely uttered in the same breath as Foster, Cannif and Raymond when people talk about great adventure strips when in reality he more than deserves to be part of that quartet? Is it once again a case of realistic vs. cartoonish art? Crane does seem to frequently get the short shrift from comic fans when they talk about the greats, which is unfortunate. However, I know his fellow cartoonists always held him in the highest regard. I've read many interviews with cartoonists and Crane's work was always held in the highest regard by his peers. I even recall reading an interview with Caniff in which he was quoted as saying Crane's strip had influenced his own work. Noteworthy is the fact that Crane won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben award in 1950 (right between Alex Raymond who won in 1949 and Walt Kelly who was the winner in 1951). Regarding the issue of the appreciation of realistic vs cartoonish art: It is, thankfully, a prejudice held specifically only by some of the collectors on these boards and not shared by all fans of comic art. In the last year I've become a frequent reader of many other forums (including: http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/ ) and the comic book work of many old time greats (such as Dan Gordon) who are rarely mentioned on these boards, are given a great deal of attention at these other sites. His work is so impressive in full size format. I have a page with a crazy witch doctor that reminds me of a Barks' story. Turner's work was pretty good too. Crane taught him all of his tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Regarding the issue of the appreciation of realistic vs cartoonish art: It is, thankfully, a prejudice held specifically only by some of the collectors on these boards P.S.: Bonus points for who can name the artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Regarding the issue of the appreciation of realistic vs cartoonish art: It is, thankfully, a prejudice held specifically only by some of the collectors on these boards P.S.: Bonus points for who can name the artist. Could be Kamen or some Marvel artist from the sixties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 You're closer with Kamen than your other guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Regarding the issue of the appreciation of realistic vs cartoonish art: It is, thankfully, a prejudice held specifically only by some of the collectors on these boards P.S.: Bonus points for who can name the artist. George Evans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
