odessasteps Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Age 90. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 Jonathan Ross' bbc doc on ditko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 His horror work was absolutely wonderful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Per Ars Technica, the police found him on 6/29, estimated he'd been dead 2 days when they did, and we're just finding out today. I think that makes me sadder than the idea that a 90-year-old man who made a lot of things I loved has died. I'm sure that they had to make absolutely sure he had no next-of-kin, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 What I'll most remember by Steve Ditko is his character designs: Spider-Man's especially, Doctor Strange, Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus along with his artwork. R.I.P and thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tromatagon Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I can't recommend his horror work enough. That Creepy hardcover I posted above is my favorite - there's quite a few others. There's also two hardcovers I own of him doing Gorgo and Kongo - licensed comics of the most shameless of Godzilla and King Kong knockoffs. Great content but really nicely presented and made books as well. A lot of love was put into those two volumes (listed as Steve Ditko Monsters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 A true classic: The Amazing Spider-Man #33. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 A true classic. The Amazig Spider-Man #33. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OSJ Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 First issue of Strange Tales that I ever saw, I was nine years-old and my life changed forever: Thank you, Mr. Ditko; RIP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I remember him from his stories in Monsters Attack! and an old Charleton Comic that I don't recall the name of, but it creeped me out mightily. Also snagged a lot of the old Spider Man reprints when those came out. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Pincers of Power was one of my favorite storylines. My fascination with Dr. Strange was my gateway into comics and I discovered Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Batman from there. RIP Steve. Godspeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Am I the only one that finds the public Ditko tributes weird and vaguely icky? Especially but not just the corporate ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 I suppose it depends on how much they mention his philosophy. I've not read a lot that didnt mention them. But I've not searched them out. And a lot of pros I know definitely made the point of separating talent and person. - That said, it's very interesting he died so close to Harlan, to compare the remembrances of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OSJ Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 On 7/9/2018 at 12:04 PM, Matt D said: Am I the only one that finds the public Ditko tributes weird and vaguely icky? Especially but not just the corporate ones? I can't for life of me understand how a grown-ass man finds anything of value in Ayn Rand, but that's just me. I have no problem separating the man from his art, as objectionable and downright silly as I found his worldview, his art was transcendent. If there's a Mt. Rushmore of comic artists it probably would look something like Kirby, Ditko, Kubert & Buscema (Big John, although Sal wasn't exactly chopped liver); but I'm showing my age... Damn, I left Bernie Wrightson off the list, okay, we need five, what the fuck, it's MY mountain. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, OSJ said: I can't for life of me understand how a grown-ass man finds anything of value in Ayn Rand, but that's just me. I have no problem separating the man from his art, as objectionable and downright silly as I found his worldview, his art was transcendent. If there's a Mt. Rushmore of comic artists it probably would look something like Kirby, Ditko, Kubert & Buscema (Big John, although Sal wasn't exactly chopped liver); but I'm showing my age... Damn, I left Bernie Wrightson off the list, okay, we need five, what the fuck, it's MY mountain. I guess it's more that I think Ditko would be pissed off by the whole exercise than anything else. There are a lot of people (movie studios included) just tossing Dr. Strange and Spider-Man up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobholly138 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I was born a bit late to have read the original Ditko stuff on Spidey and Dr Strange. I am sure the first Ditko art I saw was a reprint of one of his issues of Spidey. But the first time I saw his art and thought to myself OK I gotta see more work from this person was in the early 80s. I had just gotten paperback book that reprinted,in color,a good chunk of the Ditko Strange Tales Dr Strange stories. And I was hooked. Every time I went to the comic shop I would grab anything I could find and afford by Ditko. As I got older I started reading up on him. And yea I doubt Steve Ditko and I would have agreed on much. But his art was so damn stunning. I get why Kirby gets so much praise for his silver age stuff. But for me Ditko is the real star of Marvel's silver age stuff. Am I the only one that remembers how right at 8 years ago there was a rumor going around that Steve Ditko was going to be at a UK comic con? I heard the rumor and had already started working on getting a new passport and all. Should have known there was no way Ditko would do a con. But for about 3 days I was so excited. I had already met Kirby about 3 years before he died. And I thought I was going to get to meet Ditko. Finding out now that if you wrote Mr Ditko he would write back,makes me wish I had written him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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