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  • Earth 2 Chris
    Verbose Member
    • Mar 7, 2004
    • 32498

    RIP Steve Ditko

    One of comics' greatest creators, and perhaps its greatest enigma has passed.





    Chris
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  • emeraldknight47
    Talkative Member
    • Jun 20, 2011
    • 5212

    #2
    Just heard about this. So saddened to hear of his passing. His artwork, while not as dynamic or lauded at Kirby's, was nonetheless a massive influence on the comic book industry in general. RIP, good sir. Peace and condolences to your family, friends and fans....
    sigpic Oh then, what's this? Big flashy lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually. But give me time. And a crayon.

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    • MEMEGO
      Career Member
      • Sep 6, 2007
      • 842

      #3
      How sad this news is. May he REST in Peace.

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      • phil
        Persistent Member
        • May 11, 2007
        • 2078

        #4
        I still like his version of Spider-Man the best. A skinny kid gets super powers and becomes a skinny kid in costume. I liked the way Peter Parker didn't change physically.

        I also liked his Captain Atom and Blue Beetle stuff. His version of Doctor Strange is great!

        Rest In Peace

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        • Blue Meanie
          Banned
          • Jun 23, 2001
          • 8706

          #5
          RIP Spider-Man/Doctor Strange and all the other GREATS that you helped create. RIP Steve Ditko.

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          • PNGwynne
            Master of Fowl Play
            • Jun 5, 2008
            • 19445

            #6
            RIP sir. I may not have always agreed with you, but I always admired you.

            Such great characters: Spidey and his classic foes, the weird worlds of Dr. Strange, The Question and The Creeper. I loved Ditko's elastic dynamism and sense of design.
            WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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            • LonnieFisher
              Eloquent Member
              • Jan 19, 2008
              • 10814

              #7
              This makes me very sad. R.I.P.!

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              • Brown Bear
                Still Old School
                • Feb 14, 2008
                • 7057

                #8
                Ninety is a good old age. Steve Ditko certainly made a significant impact on the world without a doubt. A huge loss.
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                • Hedji
                  Citizen of Gotham
                  • Nov 17, 2012
                  • 7246

                  #9
                  Originally posted by PNGwynne
                  I loved Ditko's elastic dynamism
                  I love the way you phrased that. His style was alive and refused to be limited by the confines of the medium. He could express human emotions in a way that was cartoonish, but accessible. I'll never forget reading the Ditko run on Spider-Man every night before bed. It seems an understatement to say our beloved Spider-Man would not be what he is without Steve Ditko.

                  Here are a couple of panels that held a lot of meaning for me, reading them for the first time as a 12 year old kid.



                  And the unforgettable sequence...

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                  • Earth 2 Chris
                    Verbose Member
                    • Mar 7, 2004
                    • 32498

                    #10
                    ^The 80s Marvel Tales sequential run of Lee/Ditko reprints made me a HUGE fan of Ditko's talents. It's STILL my favorite Spider-Man run!

                    Chris
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                    • Bruce Banner
                      HULK SMASH!
                      • Apr 3, 2010
                      • 4327

                      #11
                      A true legend. His work shall endure eternally. R.I.P.
                      PUNY HUMANS!

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                      • hedrap
                        Permanent Member
                        • Feb 10, 2009
                        • 4825

                        #12
                        ^I'm with you on 80's Marvel Tales. Left a huge impression.

                        It's odd. I want to offer him condolences but he wouldn't want them because he saw it as a waste to focus on the past.

                        Man...what happens to that apartment could be the biggest story of the year. I'm worried that he has a will that stops anyone from trying to archive his property.

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                        • emeraldknight47
                          Talkative Member
                          • Jun 20, 2011
                          • 5212

                          #13
                          I pulled out my ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN last night just to reminisce. Even in black-and-white, you can see what an innovator Ditko was in storytelling and style.
                          sigpic Oh then, what's this? Big flashy lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually. But give me time. And a crayon.

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                          • PNGwynne
                            Master of Fowl Play
                            • Jun 5, 2008
                            • 19445

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
                            ^The 80s Marvel Tales sequential run of Lee/Ditko reprints made me a HUGE fan of Ditko's talents. It's STILL my favorite Spider-Man run!

                            Chris
                            That was my experience, as well. Those reprints were revelatory.

                            I wondered about his estate, too, Hedrap.
                            WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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                            • Blue Meanie
                              Banned
                              • Jun 23, 2001
                              • 8706

                              #15
                              Originally posted by hedrap
                              ^I'm with you on 80's Marvel Tales. Left a huge impression.

                              It's odd. I want to offer him condolences but he wouldn't want them because he saw it as a waste to focus on the past.

                              Man...what happens to that apartment could be the biggest story of the year. I'm worried that he has a will that stops anyone from trying to archive his property.
                              You know what...you're probably right. The Daily News here in NY ad a really small obit. Pathetic really. I mean Len Wein had a one that was half a page in Newsday when he passed. I was a little taken back when they said he was found on June 29th...which makes it more and more in my mind that the apartment and whatever he may have had in it will not be archived. It doesn't mention in the obit if he was married or had kids which I found odd.

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