Krackles

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My usual rant: my retinas are begging for higher resolution!
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As a kid, I drooled over this Fantastic Four cover by Jean Frisano (Lug edition, France), which contained US issues #88 to #91. My pockets were empty, so I settled for cheaper magazines… until I finally got a second-hand copy.

Jack Kirby and Frisano’s art—who could resist it?
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Captain Marvel (post Gil Kane)
Black Panther
Fantastic Four
Nova
Iron Man (post Steve Ditko)
X-Men (post Dave Cockrum)
Drax the Destroyer
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For an instant, I was nine years old once more!
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Oh, you thought you knew ugly?

Clumsy lettering, wrecked layouts, and awkward add-on art.
Every possible disaster crammed into one glorious package!
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Nothing seems particularly dramatic compared to the “butcher’s” work for small-format publications in France (Artima). Pages were cut and reassembled across two pages (2/3 and 1/3), altering the original rhythm, and retouchers had to fill a panel row with extra drawings to fit the page format.
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Very interesting.

@billreinhold.bsky.social did quite a bit of redrawing and finishing, yet stayed very faithful to your panel layouts.
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The Art of Jean Giraud / Moebius
(1938–2012)
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Landscape Sketch (1954). Rare early work from his studies at the Duperré Art School, Paris, created before his first formative journey to Mexico with his mother. Watercolor and graphite.

Exhibited at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco (1995).
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So now… you can finally right the wrong in this story and show how Spider-Man wins the fight, so I can place it at the very top of my list — where it always should have been.

A well-deserved tribute to Ross Andru. 🕷️
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Jack Kirby’s The Demon scared me as a kid.
Lucky for me, I was older when I ran into yours!
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Looking at that picture, I thought my glasses stopped working! 🥸
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Still enamored with Kirby’s coloring style, I see—how does it feel to work with it?
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Heads up and prepare your wallet, @seanphillips.bsky.social 💚

This one’s practically made for you: Rich Buckler’s Hulk stomping through Giant-Size Fantastic Four #1.

Could it get any better? I say yes—grab it now on Heritage Auctions!
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Both versions are nice, but why offer two background color options?

I’m not a fan of knocked-out line art—let’s not indulge your soft spot for the Vinnie’s way 😉. I’d prefer to keep the lines black and use a white hold in select areas around the figure to help it read against the background.
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A bit early for me, but honestly… that’s basically my life every night!
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Serious artists draw the Fantastic Four. I’ll settle for nothing less… hint, hint.
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The ornament’s decent, but not my thing.

It did spark major nostalgia for a new Kirby-inspired series, though. Coincidentally, I just found a Kirby-inspired Ron Frenz sketch.

Isn’t it time to round up your A-team and give Kirby’s masterpiece a fresh take?
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My kingdom for a Frankenstein's monster comic by this Guy!

Can you hear me, Guillermo?
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It's a beautiful way to procrastinate before diving into a frenzy of Kirby/Sinnott original art purchases!

Sty strng, sty fcs!
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No wonder we've never been further from Kane's imminent return… with his father so prominent in binge-watching TV!

Sigh...
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Kudos to Gil Kane, a master of all genres—from superheroes to westerns, and everything in between.

A true testament to the boundless versatility of the old guard.
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Also, you’re not exactly winning any awards for posting high-resolution pictures of your works, are you, you stingy?
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A Positive Turn for Negative Burn, if I may say so!
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Hey Steve!
Excited about the new Tyrant book.

I’m proudly sitting on a Tyrant sketch, so if you ever need some serious backup material, I’m clearly well stocked!
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Who could forget a literal tongue-in-cheek cover?
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Snow in the city is gross—turns into dirty slush.
I went to Yosemite last year, in november, no snow, but it was brutally cold.

Enjoy the California warmth, Erik—I’m not too sorry for you!
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It's way too small to enjoy properly!
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Hey, I’m cheap—gift one to me and I promise I’ll run away with it faster than you can say invoice.
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Be strong, Think Kirby!
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Not a single fly is missing—and many dinosaurs won’t survive this graphic feast!

Crushing jaws, gutting claws, Steve reminds us of the bloody truth: in Tyrant, dinosaurs don’t die of old age. They end up as shredded meat, tartare, or gore-chic Christmas decorations—all in the name of beauty!
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