BEAUOLOGY 101: WHEN A MAN’S A guy

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Captain savage #4

by beloved Smith

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, as well as Steve Ditko. Those are the three names of fame that a lot of people mention when the media, worldwide in addition to direct market, speak of marvel Comics as well as exactly how it made comic book history in the 1960’s. often when the reporter has truly done their homework, they add Don Heck, John Romita, Sr., gene Colan, The Buscema brothers, as well as Dick Ayers. Personally, I am extremely delighted when they mention the true group of creative creators that took marvel Comics out of the shadow of all other mainstream publishers as well as made superhero comics the very best of the new with the respect to what had come before.

As comic book creators as well as readers, we’re extremely lucky to still have a few of the above pointed out artists with us today. They may not work as much as they did during their physical peak, however they must always be kept in mind as well as thanked for the all of the difficult work that they did to make comics what they are today, in addition to enabling bums like me to work in this business.

Dick Ayers is a terrific example of a craftsman as well as comic book workhorse. Dick’s long occupation lusters with his steely capability to always satisfy monthly deadlines, improve story telling, as well as to always be a expert in addition to a gentleman.

Two-Gun youngster #84

I always took pleasure in Dick’s work with Jack Kirby on so lots of marvel Comics with the 1960’s. I discovered them to be a terrific team as well as they played off each other extremely well. What truly made me a fan of Dick’s was his manly work on Sgt. Fury as well as His shouting Commandos. Dick had an uncanny knack as well as feel for the different characters of the big cast. His understanding of motion as well as capability to throw the characters from extremely remarkable moments to humorous ones was nothing short of amazing. Being a world war II vet, Dick was able to bring a sensible style to so lots of of the stories. Something others struggled to do.

It was Dick’s work on Sgt. Fury that got me as an adult to browse out his work on the Atlas/Marvel comics of the 1950’s. There I was able to truly take pleasure in Dick’s large variety on not only superhero comics, however westerns, war, fantasy, sci-fi, as well as even romance comics. His style was always altering as well as progressing. He was never stale as well as always seemed to bring something new to every book as well as genre that he tackled.

Dick was the artist on a few of my all-time preferred comic book covers. He added his special magic to such covers as Captain savage as well as His Leatherneck Raiders #4, Two-Gun youngster #84 as well as the traditional Ghost Rider #1. These are just a little sample that show Dick’s extraordinary capability to describe a character as well as a story with solid line work that never confused the reader, yet always handled to essential their eyes to the image. This is an art that is close to being lost today.

Ghost Rider #1

I was lucky sufficient this year to be a guest of the Mid-Ohio con in Columbus , Ohio. Dick Ayers was likewise a guest there. Needless to say, his lines were long as well as he spent a great deal of time speaking to his fans, young as well as old. everybody that was lucky sufficient to spend a long time with Dick at the show discovered him to be a storehouse of understanding about exactly how to produce comic books. His stories of his long occupation were worth their weight in gold. I cannot desire you sufficient to take the time to satisfy Dick Ayers if he is at a convention that you are attending. You will walk away from it a much better comic book reader. If you’re a comic book creator, then Dick is a best example of exactly how you must bring yourself as a professional. I believe you’ll discover that you don’t have to fling out a lot of four letter cuss words as well as be sarcastic like so lots of creators tend to be in their on the internet blogs, tweets, as well as Facebook updates today. I believe you’ll discover that you can be a guy when you act like a man… a guy like Dick Ayers.

Your amigo,

Beau Smith
The flying Fist Ranch

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