Comic Riffs: Steve Ditko


Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 01/11/2011

IMAGE OF THE DAY: New Yorker cover artist sends Spider-Man to the hospital
By Michael Cavna
Barry Blitt had a big assignment and very little time, and that was precisely when his Spidey sense of humor kicked in: What if the webslinger, he mused, was rendered as a Last Traction Hero? "The first thing that...

By Michael Cavna  |  07:30 AM ET, 01/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Interviews With Cartoonists, Interviews With Cartoonists | Tags:  Barry Blitt, Christopher Tierney, Francoise Mouly, Julie Taymor, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, The New Yorker magazine

Posted at 09:35 AM ET, 03/30/2010

RIP, Dick Giordano: Remembering a comics legend [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
NOTE: Several more voices of remembrance have been added to this tribute, which was originally published Monday, It's difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a comic-book industry not graced and fostered by Dick Giordano. Giordano touched the field, the...

By Michael Cavna  |  09:35 AM ET, 03/30/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Barry Kitson, Dick Giordano, Steve Ditko