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Sep 19 08 6:43 PM
Golden Age
Yeah, he was pretty mediocre on hero vs hero battles." Sheesh, just because I hold a different opinion than you, don't take it so personally, Lockjaw. For the record, in agreeing with an earlier poster's remark, I'm not suggesting that Kirby's work on those later FFs was poor, merely that, by his own previous standards, it did amount to "phoning it in" at that point. Sorry if you don't agree, but that's your right. But I won't apologize for my opinion, or be convinced that it's incorrect. I realize I'm in a distinct minority around here with my lack of reverence for anything Jack did comics-related , but the first Marvel comic I bought was in June 1971, well after Kirby departed Marvel, and my first real exposure to his work (other than the occasional reprint) was the late-70s material he did for Marvel, which I believe many would agree was sub-standard for him. But "IN MY OPINION", the art on FF #112 by John Buscema was far more appealing than anything Kirby would have been capable of. I acknowledge that many others would disagree, but I do know what *I* like. Now, when I mentioned the reduction in panel count, I hadn't pulled out my Masterworks to count them up , so my estimation of the exact period in which that occured in was off a bit. I just had a general sense, from a prior reading of those late-60s FFs, that the reduction in panels-per-issue was extreme. I certainly haven't been counting panels for 40 years. Anyway, I'm not interested in engaging in a "back and forth" that would further take this thread off topic, so I'll try not to antagonize you any further.
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