MAllen

If you've never read this particular story, I'd certainly recommend you seek it out. I'm not sure if it's been collected or not...

I believe the average skill and plotting ability of the today's comics professional has, compared to those of yesteryear, decreased. Now, it may only APPEAR so, due to the industry's love affair with events and stunts, but either way, the fans lose.

It is so cool to hear about people still discovering the classic stuff! Gives me hope that it won't be forgotten!

Ditko is certainly a rare and special talent. The superiority of his Spider-Man material is kind of a double-edged sword, in that it dazzles fans even today, yet also takes attention away from a lot of other great work he has done.

With Spider-Man movies being a common thing now, and new fans being introduced to him through the theater, I think it's always good to remind ALL fans of the roots of this great character.

Anyone have their own personal favorite examples of comics as true art?

Busiek and Ross really doubled down on the work of Lee, Kirby, Ditko, etc. Where the early creators of Marvel made their characters more relatable to real people than any comic book superheroes before them, the Marvels crew added even more realism by giving readers the man-on-the-street point of view, and by making them LOOK like real people.

Yeah, Strange's costume is a classic combination of primary colors.

Has DC ever reprinted the Flash material by Mike Baron? For that matter, how much of the material before Mark Waid's (immense/incredible/mind-boggling) run has been reprinted? Talking 80's and 90's, here.

Hmmm. My latest vid doesn't seem to be showing up on the off-topic board. Here's a link.