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Gage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Comics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"David Messina"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dire Wraith"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FCBD"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Free Comic Book Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IDW"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Opinion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reboot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ROM"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ROM The Space Knight"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ROM: Spaceknight"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of ROM The Space Knight #0:"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ER\u003C\/span\u003EOM\u003C\/b\u003E's \u003Ci\u003E\"mitten-hands\"\u003C\/i\u003E were a defining aesthetic characteristic.\u003Cbr \/\u003ETaking those away is like giving Spider-Man organic web-shooters, or giving Iron Man a nose, or Optimus Prime some sweet (re: lame) flame decals, Wolverine some retcon'd bone claws, Captain America a non-round shield\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E(I know- his original shield \u003Ci\u003Ewas not\u003C\/i\u003E round; but round is his iconic one. \u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003EAll those who chose to oppose his shield must \u003Ci\u003Eyield\u003C\/i\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E...\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can go on: It's like taking away Superman's trunks, or Wonder Woman's origin story, or casting Keanu Reeves as John Constantine-  it's just a \u003Cb\u003Ebad\u003C\/b\u003E decision.  And in my opinion- no real fan of the character would ever even dream of doing something like that.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd no, this is \u003Cb\u003Enot\u003C\/b\u003E me being \u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003Enitpicky\u003C\/span\u003E either- they can make ROM as sleek, and skinny, and non-boxy, and Evangelion-looking as they want- \u003Ci\u003Ewhatever-\u003C\/i\u003E it's a \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ereboot\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E: I understand that.\u0026nbsp;  But when I saw the first picture of the redesign on the cover to issue #0 and it had fingers?: That was a \u003Ci\u003EHUGE\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003Ered-flag\u003C\/span\u003E for me.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"They're not going to \u003Cb\u003Eget\u003C\/b\u003E this character.\"\u003C\/i\u003E -I thought.\u0026nbsp;  And after reading issue zero it looks like I was right to worry.\u0026nbsp; -Because they do not.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd they should be embarrassed to call themselves fans.  -Not because they gave him fingers... you're missing the bigger picture if you think that's all that's wrong here.  But the fingers are a symptom of a much larger illness.\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou know when you're not sick yet- but you can feel a cold coming on?  That's what the fingers were for me. -I was hoping I wasn't going to be sick; but I just \u003Ci\u003Eknew\u003C\/i\u003E it was coming- and none of the IDW medicine they were Tweeting-out could stave it off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, let's go over The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of IDW's Free Comic Book Day offering:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EROM The Space Knight #0  \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EFirstly: I'm \u003Ci\u003Enot\u003C\/i\u003E a negative person.  And I fucking\u003Ci\u003E love\u003C\/i\u003E comics- I've been reading them on a weekly basis since I was old enough to read- and I'm 36 now!    So we'll kick things off with...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Good:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iVDQHqfeVVE\/Vze-CNh_xpI\/AAAAAAAACeM\/QhfvJgZEUD0hwPYnCE8S0U07jI95gTEbwCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iVDQHqfeVVE\/Vze-CNh_xpI\/AAAAAAAACeM\/QhfvJgZEUD0hwPYnCE8S0U07jI95gTEbwCLcB\/s640\/NuROM1.jpg\" width=\"414\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; It is the year 2016 and I am holding a \u003Ci\u003Ebrand-spanking\u003Cb\u003E new\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E ROM: Spaceknight comic in my hands!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;Let's not balk at that- just because it might not be what we wanted \u003Ci\u003Eexactly\u003C\/i\u003E.  It's still a \u003Ci\u003ENEW\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cb\u003EROM COMIC!\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHoly shit!!!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI never thought I'd see the day- just the fact that it \u003Ci\u003Eexists\u003C\/i\u003E is fucking amazing!  I figured Marvel would hold on to, and do nothing with, the character for the rest of my natural life.  So this comic's very existence is a positive in my book!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2.)\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThe weapons.    I\u003Ci\u003E love\u003C\/i\u003E the weapon redesigns!   Of course non-boxy Neon Genesis-ROM can't have a giant box for a weapon.  That would just look silly.  \u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBoom!:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tZUADeObaT0\/Vze_Z5wr5MI\/AAAAAAAACeY\/ndKY3_BpmG8tot_kR4ST2agOXLDGPsVnQCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM12.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tZUADeObaT0\/Vze_Z5wr5MI\/AAAAAAAACeY\/ndKY3_BpmG8tot_kR4ST2agOXLDGPsVnQCLcB\/s320\/NuROM12.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E-The \u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003ENeutralizer.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBOOM!:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-U4GLxdCs8kY\/VzfACvqbjcI\/AAAAAAAACeg\/R89aPozQSfM00YI7k40jSyF17W_9ATCjwCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-U4GLxdCs8kY\/VzfACvqbjcI\/AAAAAAAACeg\/R89aPozQSfM00YI7k40jSyF17W_9ATCjwCLcB\/s640\/NuROM4.jpg\" width=\"456\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E-The Energy Analyzer!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI like it the most: That. Looks. AWESOME!  Two big red eyes\/censors on the back of his hands!  -The pose he makes... it's fantastic looking!   That was a \u003Ci\u003Ereally\u003C\/i\u003E cool moment for me (that was quickly ruined- \u003Ci\u003Esee way further down below\u003C\/i\u003E).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2.5)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; I \u003Ci\u003Ealso\u003C\/i\u003E liked when the facade of the Dire Wraith's was fading- and you could see their rifles were really these weird bio-mechanical guns...  It's a nice little touch I wish there was more of:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RCQlmUQuRU\/VzfBGf9c2wI\/AAAAAAAACes\/Ii8AWE69yOI5Nc6LSJLuG7jNyBYo7A1SACLcB\/s1600\/NuROM5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RCQlmUQuRU\/VzfBGf9c2wI\/AAAAAAAACes\/Ii8AWE69yOI5Nc6LSJLuG7jNyBYo7A1SACLcB\/s400\/NuROM5.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; I'm going to put this panel in the positives, even though I did not like the overall design of the \"Wraith Hawk\"- I liked the gross, moving, pulsating, organic feel to it in this single panel.  Reminded me of the Lexx ship from the science-fiction show of the same name...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAgain, more of this- less of just about everything else:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n9CPDYaoW9k\/VzfBsWF-fvI\/AAAAAAAACe0\/0xWZbFpQMmoRBWSv-ffRQo3WjbP-gCDnACLcB\/s1600\/NuROM9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n9CPDYaoW9k\/VzfBsWF-fvI\/AAAAAAAACe0\/0xWZbFpQMmoRBWSv-ffRQo3WjbP-gCDnACLcB\/s640\/NuROM9.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E  I'm \u003Ci\u003Ereally\u003C\/i\u003E reaching for nice things to say... in an attempt to be as fair as possible.  The over-all redesign (although I'm not a big fan) CAN look pretty damn\u003Ci\u003E awesome\u003C\/i\u003E with a better artist at the helm, as this ad for issue #1 in the back of the book proves: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-R45gM3S25gY\/VzfDIs2OGPI\/AAAAAAAACfA\/K5X7uaQyRS4ohQD3MeOsqbI-13zunlxVgCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM18.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-R45gM3S25gY\/VzfDIs2OGPI\/AAAAAAAACfA\/K5X7uaQyRS4ohQD3MeOsqbI-13zunlxVgCLcB\/s640\/NuROM18.jpg\" width=\"472\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-That looks fucking amazing!  Why couldn't he look like this on the inside of the book?!?\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn fact; just about EVERY variant cover I have seen has a better looking ROM on it then we get here, or are \u003Ci\u003Egoing\u003C\/i\u003E to get in issue #1, (still) by David Messina.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Bad:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, one thing I am NOT going to do is pull up images from the original Marvel run and compare them to this- because that would\u003Ci\u003E not\u003C\/i\u003E be fair to this AT ALL. \u0026nbsp; It will stand or fall on it's own merits.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1.)\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThat being said: anyone else notice the writing on this is...... not so great?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EROM's dialogue is horribly groan-worthy and jarring...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CXhkj_OlPms\/VzfEpHYtYjI\/AAAAAAAACfM\/fiG_M5E9gZI6Qh1bL0gjni0MUb5t5qWegCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CXhkj_OlPms\/VzfEpHYtYjI\/AAAAAAAACfM\/fiG_M5E9gZI6Qh1bL0gjni0MUb5t5qWegCLcB\/s400\/NuROM11.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CwdZM220fK4\/VzfEpzy-auI\/AAAAAAAACfQ\/JRTHw2DgO4g01wTVpFpNjwhom3P74uy4wCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM14.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CwdZM220fK4\/VzfEpzy-auI\/AAAAAAAACfQ\/JRTHw2DgO4g01wTVpFpNjwhom3P74uy4wCLcB\/s640\/NuROM14.jpg\" width=\"272\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe writing's not consistent with it's own continuity either- look at the text block preamble here:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tVXV3RyJJus\/VzfFVe89lPI\/AAAAAAAACfY\/Et9CnLreHDgOYaxGe6kkwrEiWKnNrs2KACLcB\/s1600\/NuROM2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tVXV3RyJJus\/VzfFVe89lPI\/AAAAAAAACfY\/Et9CnLreHDgOYaxGe6kkwrEiWKnNrs2KACLcB\/s640\/NuROM2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Okay, that's perfect!  Right?\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo why is it that the Dire Wraiths are not only\u003Cb\u003E not\u003C\/b\u003E scared of ROM \u003Cb\u003Eat all\u003C\/b\u003E when they see him; but act like\u003Ci\u003E his \u003C\/i\u003Eorder is the one that has already been defeated, and not theirs?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Leh2Iyum2ho\/VzfGgylYZ_I\/AAAAAAAACfo\/4kGZZbz9ko8yjOddTnvTwdP2ESOxe_AawCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Leh2Iyum2ho\/VzfGgylYZ_I\/AAAAAAAACfo\/4kGZZbz9ko8yjOddTnvTwdP2ESOxe_AawCLcB\/s640\/NuROM7.jpg\" width=\"540\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-twaZ94CKFms\/VzfGfx2JNZI\/AAAAAAAACfk\/xf_lwRG1q9MLhCxQ1A5sNHQHMl6x9M2JwCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM13.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-twaZ94CKFms\/VzfGfx2JNZI\/AAAAAAAACfk\/xf_lwRG1q9MLhCxQ1A5sNHQHMl6x9M2JwCLcB\/s640\/NuROM13.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-They show \u003Ci\u003Eno\u003C\/i\u003E fear, no hesitation- they attack him \u003Ci\u003Ehead on!\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;  Like he's not a big deal at all- and certainly not the one who \"alone could wipe them off the face of creation.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere's not one line of\u0026nbsp; 'Oh, no!  It's HIM!'   or  'What are we going to do?' or a scene of one Wraith who maybe panics and tries to run away... Nothing. They basically just say 'fuck you, ROM!' and rush him like he's the last guy they need to take out to win the war!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gskd-M0i1Vc\/VzfHdAQ9qCI\/AAAAAAAACf0\/KfAEfvBwf68XYeEtAWOwjxLGsu2D7ofJACLcB\/s1600\/NuROM3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gskd-M0i1Vc\/VzfHdAQ9qCI\/AAAAAAAACf0\/KfAEfvBwf68XYeEtAWOwjxLGsu2D7ofJACLcB\/s640\/NuROM3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Where was ANY of that in the book itself? \u0026nbsp; I know it was only 13 pages- but come on.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's\u0026nbsp; some inconsistent storytelling.  \u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's like if the preamble block of text in a current Spider-Man comic talked about him being married to Mary Jane.     Is it so hard to pay attention to what's happening in your own story???\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt just makes it more obvious there are two separate writers \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E(Christos Gage\u003C\/span\u003E and \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EChris Ryall\u003C\/span\u003E) and one came up with the over-all story bible, and the other is writing the individual issues- but  they are not communicating well, or at all. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; Shouldn't the Analyzer expose the Dire Wraiths in their true forms?\u0026nbsp; -Especially in ROM's own damn point-of-view shot??? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1cBJNgNJjiI\/VzfJS0D4zZI\/AAAAAAAACgA\/KS8IQ8KyKWkwDLb7n-SCEvQ_Akto-pCawCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1cBJNgNJjiI\/VzfJS0D4zZI\/AAAAAAAACgA\/KS8IQ8KyKWkwDLb7n-SCEvQ_Akto-pCawCLcB\/s640\/NuROM6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\"It\u003Ci\u003E is\u003C\/i\u003E him.\" is just a factual statement- there is no fear or worry behind it: so point #1 still stands.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;Ohhhh...\u003C\/i\u003E this different color circle means they are Dire Wraiths... that's... that's...... lazy art.  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; So...  How big, exactly, is the re-ROM?  In the first shot of him- he seems towering!  As he should be!  ROM always seemed to be a good seven or eight feet tall in the original books.  And he was built like a tank. A fucking war-machine. \u003Cbr \/\u003EBut there is only one, \u003Cb\u003EONE\u003C\/b\u003E, panel in this entire book that shows ROM in proportional frame with an average human... and he's in a weird hunched over position:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Abd5ql6SQAc\/VzfKe-frNHI\/AAAAAAAACgM\/jUDrIWpURRQOsFA5fjSp97DhIIO7XKjLgCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Abd5ql6SQAc\/VzfKe-frNHI\/AAAAAAAACgM\/jUDrIWpURRQOsFA5fjSp97DhIIO7XKjLgCLcB\/s400\/NuROM10.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhy?  \u003C\/i\u003EAgain, a bad (or lazy) decision by the artist- here was your ONE CHANCE to show his relative height.  \"-Behind me human!\"  -as the massive alien knight stands in front of the indigenous life-from to shield him from harm!  What an impressive shot that could have been!\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut no... he looks feeble instead.  \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe only other shot where people (Wraiths in disguise) are in frame with ROM makes him look like he's just \u003Ci\u003Eslightly\u003C\/i\u003E taller than an average male. -From a story-telling perspective: If ROM was shown to have a good two and a half foot height differential on the cops\/soldiers\/Wraiths in disguise-\u003Ci\u003E then\u003C\/i\u003E when you saw the first Wraith(Wolf) attack ROM and \u003Ci\u003Eit\u003C\/i\u003E was \u003Ci\u003Ehulking\u003C\/i\u003E over \u003Ci\u003Ehim\u003C\/i\u003E; it sure would have been a lot more impressive.  \u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's like Mr. Plinkett says \"\u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EYou\u003C\/i\u003E may not have \u003Ci\u003Enoticed it… but your brain did\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Ugly:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; What's with the altered striations on the back of ROM's head?  I know I used this panel in \u003Cb\u003EThe Good\u003C\/b\u003E segment- but this part of ROM's re-design is just ugly...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U4GLxdCs8kY\/VzfACvqbjcI\/AAAAAAAACek\/KWU6zq4chLYW6EeBfixBf9T5f39Ca5aWQCKgB\/s1600\/NuROM4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U4GLxdCs8kY\/VzfACvqbjcI\/AAAAAAAACek\/KWU6zq4chLYW6EeBfixBf9T5f39Ca5aWQCKgB\/s320\/NuROM4.jpg\" width=\"228\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat panel takes place after ROM in knocked back by Earth's \"crude weapons.\"\u0026nbsp;  So my initial reaction to it was: \"Holy shit, he got all dented up when he fell back on his head\" but no, no... that's not battle-damage; just bad art on a weird design choice.  Usually you can't see it- but look:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KjDf74gwW7o\/VzfMqZDQYgI\/AAAAAAAACgY\/gBY-d3xh0AIBLtx4QS1QBdWsh8iR5IKcACKgB\/s1600\/NuROM15.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KjDf74gwW7o\/VzfMqZDQYgI\/AAAAAAAACgY\/gBY-d3xh0AIBLtx4QS1QBdWsh8iR5IKcACKgB\/s320\/NuROM15.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-The art here makes it look like a brain.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd\u003Ci\u003E this?\u003C\/i\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KFsTVLxWsCw\/VzfMqvCbtQI\/AAAAAAAACgc\/34EnP-u1gjQvUkYYYl7NEJ0cXHxM3kA0gCKgB\/s1600\/NuROM16.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KFsTVLxWsCw\/VzfMqvCbtQI\/AAAAAAAACgc\/34EnP-u1gjQvUkYYYl7NEJ0cXHxM3kA0gCKgB\/s640\/NuROM16.jpg\" width=\"545\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThat just looks \u003Cb\u003Eawful.\u003C\/b\u003E  The entire panel is terrible- but his head looks \u003Ci\u003Eespecially\u003C\/i\u003E bad.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI think they are going for the face-plate being able to be lifted up- like on an actual knight's helmet?  Like it would hinge at the ear...  But that makes no sense.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI miss the toaster-head. I know it technically had them too- but not like this.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E...not like this.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E The Wraith Hawk is our first look at a brand new Dire Wraith design... and it is terrible:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ASviziudEVE\/VzfOIo2ikoI\/AAAAAAAACgo\/dkM21GRmhX4Ejwbxp1sLdxTy8qUEiwUwQCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ASviziudEVE\/VzfOIo2ikoI\/AAAAAAAACgo\/dkM21GRmhX4Ejwbxp1sLdxTy8qUEiwUwQCLcB\/s640\/NuROM8.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIt looks like what you'd get if you told a little kid to draw a monster with his crayons- and then you took what he drew and applied whatever artistic skill you had to make it look slightly better...  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI know there \u003Ci\u003Ewill\u003C\/i\u003E be other designs for different Wraiths- but they lead with\u003Ci\u003E this \u003C\/i\u003Eone?\u003Cbr \/\u003E-That does not inspire confidence.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; This art, in general, is just not good art. It's stiff, not fluid or conducive to storytelling- I often could not tell what was going on, or where people were in relation to one-another.\u003Cbr \/\u003EROM was drawn first by the \u003Ci\u003Eamazing\u003C\/i\u003E Sal Buscema, then later on by (how you may feel about his current work notwithstanding) The Legend: Steve Ditko.   So you \u003Ci\u003EWOULD THINK\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cb\u003EIDW\u003C\/b\u003E would try and pull a top-name artist to do the book, or a fantastic new up-and-comer.  Someone's art you would look at and go: \"WOW!  \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is continuing the legacy!\"\u0026nbsp; Especially for the first, \u003Ci\u003Eand free,\u003C\/i\u003E issue that's being used to promote the ongoing book!  They should have went ALL OUT.\u0026nbsp; -This is ROM's return to comics!\u003Cb\u003E  It's a celebration!\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003E   Right?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis... this is \u003Cb\u003Enot\u003C\/b\u003E \"all out.\"  This is generic, middle of the road, standard indy-title fare.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dSQ-NeSzMOg\/VzfQTTWmSTI\/AAAAAAAACg0\/p1gBFYgUMRwIVrmk1DtRTYFDE3V3P_3jwCLcB\/s1600\/SK1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dSQ-NeSzMOg\/VzfQTTWmSTI\/AAAAAAAACg0\/p1gBFYgUMRwIVrmk1DtRTYFDE3V3P_3jwCLcB\/s200\/SK1.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ESome people are comparing this comic's art to the art in the much maligned Spaceknights mini-series Marvel put out in 2000, but... \u003Cbr \/\u003E...no, just no. Like that series or not- and the art \u003Ci\u003Emay \u003C\/i\u003Esuffer from the same kind of stiffness; but it's award-winning compared to this.  I would MUCH rather have \u003Ci\u003Ethat\u003C\/i\u003E artist on \u003Ci\u003Ethis\u003C\/i\u003E book.  -I mean, if the DeviantArt-anime-style is the look they were going for \u003Ci\u003Eanyways\u003C\/i\u003E for this reboot- Chris Batista did it better:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4Qdc1Oab1zQ\/VzfQVKgNpnI\/AAAAAAAACg4\/-h0it9CA028cGgQHE7Q7QnzvSVNWW5ctACLcB\/s1600\/SK2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4Qdc1Oab1zQ\/VzfQVKgNpnI\/AAAAAAAACg4\/-h0it9CA028cGgQHE7Q7QnzvSVNWW5ctACLcB\/s640\/SK2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe comic ends with a display of some armor variations- because I guess it can morph to be adaptable to different situations, which is a cool idea... \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-E-s8o0S0yGY\/VzfRSZSonzI\/AAAAAAAAChE\/AMtzgOB30Xca_dHHcTom7YoKip7z6XWUQCLcB\/s1600\/NuROM17.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-E-s8o0S0yGY\/VzfRSZSonzI\/AAAAAAAAChE\/AMtzgOB30Xca_dHHcTom7YoKip7z6XWUQCLcB\/s640\/NuROM17.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E...but honestly; the differences are negligible to the point of \"why bother...\" \u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd it's yet another failed opportunity- to have his most armored form resemble his classic design.  Seems like that would be a no-brainer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3.)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; The cash-grab.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*sigh* \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E12 variant covers (and counting) to books ROM has nothing to do with. -And you couldn't even put out a decent \"first\" issue?  This is pathetic.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd ROM The Space Knight #1 is going to have 12+ variant covers as well.  IDW seems more concerned with banking off of legacy and nostalgia then they are at putting out a decent product.  And that is both obvious, and sad.\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf they would have put half the energy into the writing and art that they did with Tweeting shit about it- this could have been a pretty great book.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIn conclusion:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E The entire thing seems like it was slap-dashed together over a weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm getting NO sense of love or care going into this- despite their \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chris_ryall\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMANY\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E Tweets to the contrary...\u003Cbr \/\u003EI will check out issue one- in spite of issue zero, not because of it- in that regard they failed big.\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut I want to see what a full issue will look like.  This was just 13 pages.  -And it feels last-minute and rushed as fuck.  I'll read a full issue- but chances are it will be more of the same...  And that's SUCH a shame.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShame.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESHAME!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESHAME!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESHAME!!!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESHAME!!!!!!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESHAME!!!!!!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESHAME!!!!!!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESHAME!!!!!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4430701428205793848\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/2016\/05\/iexpectedasmuch.html#comment-form","title":"41 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8954474436358879146\/posts\/default\/4430701428205793848"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8954474436358879146\/posts\/default\/4430701428205793848"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/2016\/05\/iexpectedasmuch.html","title":"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of ROM The Space Knight #0:"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The King of Thessaly"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15406771819941242204"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jES7ykp_IUc\/UwZ3YdYY2_I\/AAAAAAAAAoU\/WrErAKTeX6I\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iVDQHqfeVVE\/Vze-CNh_xpI\/AAAAAAAACeM\/QhfvJgZEUD0hwPYnCE8S0U07jI95gTEbwCLcB\/s72-c\/NuROM1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"41"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954474436358879146.post-5664514233569993005"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-07T04:39:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-25T17:16:16.457-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Artwork"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crossover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dire Wraith"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Drawing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marvel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pen \u0026 Ink"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Photoshop"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ROM"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ROM: Spaceknight"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Seeker"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sketch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spaceknight"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tarm The Seeker"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wraithworld"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Inspiration Breeds Illustration:"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/oddandsods.html\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EH\u003C\/span\u003Eere's my submission!:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mbKEzwUWGnM\/UwwqSuH-GqI\/AAAAAAAAArc\/24v6Ic_Cevk\/s1600\/ROM+Spaceknight.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mbKEzwUWGnM\/UwwqSuH-GqI\/AAAAAAAAArc\/24v6Ic_Cevk\/s1600\/ROM+Spaceknight.jpg\" height=\"365\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHahaha!\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;  -Just kidding!!!  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI \u003C\/span\u003Ejust made that on Photoshop real quick, before I posted this, as a joke...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E...I was trying to intentionally make it look \u003Ci\u003EREALLY\u003C\/i\u003E bad.  And it is bad, obviously... but I still kind of like it for some reason.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyways,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Sure, such an undertaking is always easier said than done... getting everyone to synchronize on a project like this- when they are all busy, and got lives to live and shit...... Hey, I'm just glad you all take the time out to come here, read my posts, and comment \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(and if you're not commenting, you should! What's wrong with you?)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, if you are reading this,\u003Ci\u003E and you have not yet already; \u003C\/i\u003Emake sure to check out:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Tiger: OA1's\u003C\/b\u003E rendition of one of my personal favorites, \u003Ci\u003Eand\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Ethe best designed villain in comics-\u003C\/i\u003E over at: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thebronzetiger.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/the-reconing.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/thebronzetiger.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/the-reconing.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThen head over to an entire \u003Cb\u003Eworld\u003C\/b\u003E belonging to a man called \u003Cb\u003EDan\u003C\/b\u003E for something amazing: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.itsadansworld.net\/2014\/03\/sketchbook-challenge-homaging-amazing.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.itsadansworld.net\/2014\/03\/sketchbook-challenge-homaging-amazing.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGo get \u003Cb\u003EMorbid\u003C\/b\u003E at:\u0026nbsp;  \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/dbsuniverse.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/being-randomly-morbid.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/dbsuniverse.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/being-randomly-morbid.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eand\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPope Shlomo\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EKl'rt-ed \u003C\/i\u003Ehis pants again\u003C\/span\u003E: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/romspaceknightart.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/rom-and-captain-marvel-take-on.html\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Ehttp:\/\/romspaceknightart.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/rom-and-captain-marvel-take-on.html\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/romspaceknightart.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/rom-and-captain-marvel-take-on.html\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ci\u003Ewas\u003C\/i\u003E going to go through my personal history with art in this posting... but I'll save that for when I actually make some \u003Cb\u003Eart.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003EMan, this was a rough one for me. -I have not really drawn in years... and I ended up procrastinating instead of starting something right away, as I am wont to do.  I knew I was going to Kentucky for a few days last week, and figured: Yeah, I'll just take my sketchbook, some pencils and pens, my copy of \u003Cb\u003EROM Annual #2\u003C\/b\u003E for references, and do some quick sketches to knock the rust off before I do my \u003Ci\u003Ereal \u003C\/i\u003Edrawing for this.\u003Ci\u003E (Which was going to be a super gross painting of M.O.D.A.M., by the way.) \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, of course I end up \u003Ci\u003Ereading\u003C\/i\u003E the comic again first... wasting \u003Ci\u003Emore\u003C\/i\u003E time... and I was gonna do some sketches of ROM to warm up, but \u003Ci\u003Ethen\u003C\/i\u003E I figured: No, I'ma do a sketch of \u003Cb\u003ETarm The Seeker\u003C\/b\u003E and his  brine-shrimp-lookin'-ass...  Because he gets no love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RZ2bwbVXl-M\/UwwvD6dtLOI\/AAAAAAAAArw\/op30aKh8Cxs\/s1600\/Seeker.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RZ2bwbVXl-M\/UwwvD6dtLOI\/AAAAAAAAArw\/op30aKh8Cxs\/s1600\/Seeker.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E...about an hour later, \u003Ci\u003Eafter I had erased a hole through the paper\u003C\/i\u003E from fucking up- I decided to watch TV instead.\u0026nbsp; -See, the problem with Spaceknights, and being so out of practice \u003Ci\u003E(and not being that good to begin with anyways)\u003C\/i\u003E is all the hard lines, perspective, and symmetry drawing them requires. And Seeker has a really weird-shaped-head\/helmet on top of all that!  VERY hard to draw it properly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI just could \u003Ci\u003Enot\u003C\/i\u003E get it down.  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oZg1xl42JZs\/UwwvDa3S4pI\/AAAAAAAAArs\/4O178F0xPnQ\/s1600\/Seeker+%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oZg1xl42JZs\/UwwvDa3S4pI\/AAAAAAAAArs\/4O178F0xPnQ\/s1600\/Seeker+%25281%2529.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI said: \u003Ci\u003EOkay, it's cool... I just need to draw something more smooth, and organic.  Something asymmetrical. \u003C\/i\u003EWell, what's more organically-asymmetrical then a fuckin' \u003Cb\u003EDire Wraith\u003C\/b\u003E, right?  \u003Ci\u003EOkay.\u003C\/i\u003E  Let's try this again...\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, I sketched me out a Wraith... but because when I draw- I don't pre-plan, or thumbnail, or do that shit with lines and circles like they always try and teach you- I just draw.  And I usually start with the head, sometimes a hand, and I just place it somewhere on the paper and fill everything else out around it as I go... \u003Ci\u003Ebecause\u003C\/i\u003E I do that: I often run out of room on the paper before I finish the full body, and something gets cut off.\u0026nbsp;  -So my Dire Wraith ended at the waist.\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut, it was just a sketch- no big deal.  I inked it to get some practice with that, and called it quits.  Whole thing took an entire evening on the couch, while I half-watched old South Park episodes...  \"I'll do something else when I get home...\" I said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2vSb3RYQv4Y\/Uwwwt8oCxnI\/AAAAAAAAAr8\/LZB1ss-8wjY\/s1600\/procrastination6.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2vSb3RYQv4Y\/Uwwwt8oCxnI\/AAAAAAAAAr8\/LZB1ss-8wjY\/s1600\/procrastination6.png\" height=\"316\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI get home... and do \u003Ci\u003Enothing.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003ELAZY-MODE INITIATED.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo way was I going to be able to do that M.O.D.A.M. in under a week.  So, I looked at that Dire Wraith sketch again...\u003Ci\u003E it's really not that bad\u003C\/i\u003E, I thought... \u003Ci\u003Ebut it's only half a picture.  Maybe I can tape another piece of paper to it and finish the drawing, and just use that for the blog.  \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA week after drawing the top- I'm now on 'Dire Wraith bottoms.'\u0026nbsp; ...which sounds like the title to worst porn ever filmed on \u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWraithworld, \u003C\/i\u003Eby the way.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E It wasn't too difficult matching it up, though.  -I inked it the best I could to match.  But guess what?  It was too big to fit in my scanner!\u003Cbr \/\u003EFUCK.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo now I have these two halves of a whole...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ttwxflsl5Lw\/Uwwx7rUkbgI\/AAAAAAAAAsI\/jDkwF4B3V5Y\/s1600\/groupy+006.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ttwxflsl5Lw\/Uwwx7rUkbgI\/AAAAAAAAAsI\/jDkwF4B3V5Y\/s1600\/groupy+006.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;(-That darn cat!)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EI was \u003Ci\u003Egoing \u003C\/i\u003Eto color it in with colored-pencils, but I kind of had a \u003Ci\u003E\"naw, fuck it\" \u003C\/i\u003Eattitude after all this.  -Because \u003Cb\u003Enow\u003C\/b\u003E I had to scan each half separately, and line it up in Photoshop.  And I am NOT good with Photoshop.\u0026nbsp; I knew this was going to be a bitch, \u003Ci\u003Eand it was...\u003C\/i\u003E  Took another entire evening, in-between watching my rope-operas.  I had to size them right, I could not get the transparency to do what I wanted- so I had to overlay and blend each half together as best I could... Luckily there were no saving or program errors- that \u003Ci\u003Eusually\u003C\/i\u003E always happens when I'm working on something big or important.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyways \u003Ci\u003Eagain,\u003C\/i\u003E the point of my \u003Ci\u003Egoing on\u003C\/i\u003E like this is to say: That was just me. -All I managed with my free-time in a month was a pen \u0026amp; ink sketch. So, I can imagine whatever \u003Ci\u003Eyou\u003C\/i\u003E had going on- to not be ready for today, if you \u003Ci\u003Edid\u003C\/i\u003E want to be...  So, don't sweat it.  Maybe another time, one day- we'll all try this again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis was all \u003Cb\u003Ea lot \u003C\/b\u003Eof build up for nothing much, but here it is:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jd3exRnsXXQ\/UwwzVp6snMI\/AAAAAAAAAsU\/8hZcdnd7ZvU\/s1600\/DW2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jd3exRnsXXQ\/UwwzVp6snMI\/AAAAAAAAAsU\/8hZcdnd7ZvU\/s1600\/DW2.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"567\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Not\u003Ci\u003E too \u003C\/i\u003Eshabby for being the first, and technically- second thing I've drawn in such a long, long time.  Not what I \u003Ci\u003Ewanted \u003C\/i\u003Eto do, but whatever...  At least this all got me motivated to draw SOMETHING again.  And I do really want to do that M.O.D.A.M. painting- I have it all planned out in my head. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike I said before- I suck at Photoshop, but I can fuck around with it \u003Ci\u003Ea little.\u003C\/i\u003E  So here's a colored version:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zG3ePfJgG0w\/UxmR3YwrJ5I\/AAAAAAAAAyk\/XFvbCQXY04I\/s1600\/gummy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zG3ePfJgG0w\/UxmR3YwrJ5I\/AAAAAAAAAyk\/XFvbCQXY04I\/s1600\/gummy.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"355\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd at least I got \u003Ci\u003Esomething \u003C\/i\u003Eout of all this- I used it to make a new image to put on the side-bar to my blog:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4uLe4DdS0j0\/Uww00KP_ppI\/AAAAAAAAAsw\/5YggbNL0rpQ\/s1600\/humanfools2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4uLe4DdS0j0\/Uww00KP_ppI\/AAAAAAAAAsw\/5YggbNL0rpQ\/s1600\/humanfools2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-That's pretty much it.\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow I'ma see if I can get a guest-post together for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/dbsuniverse.blogspot.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EMr. Morbid's House of Fun!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThanks for stopping by!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5664514233569993005\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/HUMANFOOLS.html#comment-form","title":"14 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8954474436358879146\/posts\/default\/5664514233569993005"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8954474436358879146\/posts\/default\/5664514233569993005"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/HUMANFOOLS.html","title":"Inspiration Breeds Illustration:"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The King of Thessaly"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15406771819941242204"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jES7ykp_IUc\/UwZ3YdYY2_I\/AAAAAAAAAoU\/WrErAKTeX6I\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mbKEzwUWGnM\/UwwqSuH-GqI\/AAAAAAAAArc\/24v6Ic_Cevk\/s72-c\/ROM+Spaceknight.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"14"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954474436358879146.post-1101983695982211032"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-30T09:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-01-31T21:06:35.721-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Annual"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Artwork"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bill Mantlo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Debate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dire Wraiths"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inker"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Layout"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Opinion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Penciler"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rebuttal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ROM"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ROM: Spaceknight"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sal Buscema"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spider-Man"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Steve Ditko"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Steve Ditko: Spaceknight"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ES\u003C\/span\u003Eal Buscema\u003C\/b\u003E is fucking\u003Ci\u003E great!\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; -But that has nothing to do with anything.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EA\u003C\/span\u003E friendly rebuttal to: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/romspaceknightart.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/the-emperors-new-clothes.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/romspaceknightart.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/the-emperors-new-clothes.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ELet me explain: I \u003Cb\u003Elove\u003C\/b\u003E Sal Buscema's artwork.\u0026nbsp; Always have.\u0026nbsp; I have \u003Ci\u003Eevery\u003C\/i\u003E issue of \u003Cb\u003EPeter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man\u003C\/b\u003E that he drew, and have since a very young age. That's the title I was first introduced to him on.\u0026nbsp; -And continued to get monthly from there...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI have \u003Ci\u003Eevery\u003C\/i\u003E issue of \u003Ci\u003Eany\u003C\/i\u003E Spider-Man title he has worked on.\u0026nbsp; And in my opinion; not only was Spectacular continually the \u003Ci\u003Ebest\u003C\/i\u003E Spider-Man title, but NO ONE does Spider-Man (or his rogues) better than \"Our Pal\" Sal!\u0026nbsp; I'm currently working on getting all of his \u003Cb\u003EIncredible Hulk\u003C\/b\u003E issues.\u0026nbsp; And of course- I have just about every \u003Cb\u003EROM: Spaceknight\u003C\/b\u003E issue...\u0026nbsp; BUT just because I love Sal Buscema's art so much- does not mean I'm going to, \u003Ci\u003Eor should,\u003C\/i\u003E hate \u003Cb\u003ESteve Ditko's...\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-g92EhZbkkCk\/Uuh_whc1R0I\/AAAAAAAAAUw\/nnXiMHZUb68\/s1600\/SDBrettBreeding63.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-g92EhZbkkCk\/Uuh_whc1R0I\/AAAAAAAAAUw\/nnXiMHZUb68\/s1600\/SDBrettBreeding63.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;-Steve Ditko \/\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E Brett Breeding, ROM #63\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EW\u003C\/span\u003Ehy? \u003C\/i\u003E-Just because he followed Sal Buscema on ROM?\u0026nbsp; I don't hate \u003Cb\u003EJohn Buscema\u003C\/b\u003E just because he \u003Ci\u003Efollowed \u003C\/i\u003EThe King: \u003Cb\u003EJack Kirby\u003C\/b\u003E on \u003Cb\u003EThor.\u003C\/b\u003E I don't hate \u003Cb\u003EErik Larsen's\u003C\/b\u003E art \u003Ci\u003EJUST BECAUSE\u003C\/i\u003E he followed a far-superior run by \u003Cb\u003ETodd Mcfarlane.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp; -Because that's just silly.\u0026nbsp; Good art is good art.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cb\u003EKlaus Janson\u003C\/b\u003E does not suck because he took over for \u003Cb\u003EFrank Miller\u003C\/b\u003E on \u003Cb\u003EDaredevil. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;Steve Ditko \/\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIan Akin \u0026amp; Brian Garvey, ROM #62:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_3beg9iI31k\/Uuh_skMY3DI\/AAAAAAAAAUg\/GbGO_i_qTqQ\/s1600\/SDAkinGarvey62.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_3beg9iI31k\/Uuh_skMY3DI\/AAAAAAAAAUg\/GbGO_i_qTqQ\/s1600\/SDAkinGarvey62.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EROM: Spaceperv\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(Steve Ditko penciled ROM: Spaceknight #59–75 and the Annual #4, from 1984 to 1986)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ET\u003C\/span\u003Ehere is nothing\u003Ci\u003E begrudging \u003C\/i\u003Ein my saying I \u003Ci\u003Epreferred\u003C\/i\u003E Sal Buscema on ROM  over Ditko on ROM.\u0026nbsp; That's not \u003Ci\u003Eadmitting\u003C\/i\u003E to anything.\u0026nbsp; -Because if we're  playing the \u003Ci\u003E\"let's compare\"\u003C\/i\u003E game- you'll \u003Cb\u003Ealways\u003C\/b\u003E be able to compare one  artist's work to someone else's who happens to be better.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cb\u003EJust because  something is not greater-than does not automatically mean it must  suck...\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp; If you try to say it does- then you're \u003Ci\u003Ereally \u003C\/i\u003Ejust playing  favorites... ADMIT TO THAT!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;Steve Ditko \/ \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EP. Craig Russell, ROM #71:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8LzAQkBafY4\/Uuh_-opQmYI\/AAAAAAAAAVs\/FfWKb1HnadU\/s1600\/SDRussell71.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8LzAQkBafY4\/Uuh_-opQmYI\/AAAAAAAAAVs\/FfWKb1HnadU\/s1600\/SDRussell71.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"502\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E(Right-click\/View Image, or center-click, to embiggen any panel)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EA\u003C\/span\u003End that's fine-\u003C\/b\u003E we \u003Ci\u003Eall\u003C\/i\u003E have our favorites.\u0026nbsp; But don't give in to hate. That leads to the Darkseid.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-w9w7ZmJTebs\/Uuh_09y9KNI\/AAAAAAAAAVI\/_uImIq2Vis4\/s1600\/SDKimDeMulder70.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-w9w7ZmJTebs\/Uuh_09y9KNI\/AAAAAAAAAVI\/_uImIq2Vis4\/s1600\/SDKimDeMulder70.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E-Steve Ditko \/ KimDeMulder, ROM #70\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EW\u003C\/span\u003Ehen it comes down to ROM: Spaceknight, or even something like The Micronauts (which I am admittedly not a fan of); they were comic-properties based off of a toy-line.\u0026nbsp; -That's the look I feel Ditko was going for: \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4m5kkPwCduA\/Uuh_sszBliI\/AAAAAAAAAUc\/H4ENe4rppGI\/s1600\/SDAlMilgromA4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4m5kkPwCduA\/Uuh_sszBliI\/AAAAAAAAAUc\/H4ENe4rppGI\/s1600\/SDAlMilgromA4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;-Steve Ditko \/ Al Milgrom, ROM Annual #4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E-It's like a ROM cartoon. Those character-designs could be used to model a cartoon series as they are. Everything; the colors, the poses, the eyes- It looks like a cartoon of the time-period: \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qWwdn4T-XOU\/Uuh_rvH_1bI\/AAAAAAAAAUQ\/QgdzgQRnsMg\/s1600\/2SDRussell71.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qWwdn4T-XOU\/Uuh_rvH_1bI\/AAAAAAAAAUQ\/QgdzgQRnsMg\/s1600\/2SDRussell71.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E-Steve Ditko \/ \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EP. Craig Russell, ROM #71\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Yes, it was a different take on the material than his predecessor had.\u0026nbsp; And I feel he did some interesting things with panel layout, composition, juxtaposition, and perspective.\u0026nbsp; It was a change-up in his own style as well. He wasn't just trying to ape what he had done before.\u0026nbsp; Maybe you don't think it worked, and that's fine- art is subjective anyhow- but it worked fine for me.\u0026nbsp; I got it.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EDo I\u003Ci\u003E love \u003C\/i\u003Eand \u003Ci\u003Eadore\u003C\/i\u003E it?\u0026nbsp; \u003Cb\u003ENo.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAm I \u003Ci\u003EONLY \u003C\/i\u003Esaying I like it \u003Cb\u003Ebecause\u003C\/b\u003E it's Steve Ditko and I respect what he has done\/given to the comics industry \u003Ci\u003E(because he IS responsible for one of my childhood favorites: Spider-Man, not to mention Doctor Strange, Speedball, one of my all-time favorites: The Question, and nobody's favorite superhero: Captain Atom)\u003C\/i\u003E out of some loyalty I feel for the man's legacy?\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E No.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENot at all.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf I hated his art- I'd fucking say I hated his art.\u003Cbr \/\u003EYes, if that \u003Ci\u003Ewere \u003C\/i\u003Ethe case: I would feel bad about hating on him... but his legend-status is NOT keeping me from voicing my opinion.\u0026nbsp; I'm saying I like it fine- because\u003Ci\u003E it was \u003C\/i\u003Efine.\u0026nbsp; He's clearly\u003Ci\u003E NOT \u003C\/i\u003Ejust showing up to collect a check.\u0026nbsp; -He's a workhorse, and he's doing what\u003Ci\u003E he\u003C\/i\u003E does- what he could do in his \u003Ci\u003Efucking \u003C\/i\u003Esleep.\u0026nbsp; Say what you will about his effort... but it definitely doesn't suck.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E: Steve Ditko \/ \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EP. Craig Russell, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ditko.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/rom-69-1985.html\"\u003EROM #69\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E: \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-K8d8jy5P_iU\/Uuh_7YVPDdI\/AAAAAAAAAVg\/qBkLYTrT1JY\/s1600\/SDRussell69.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-K8d8jy5P_iU\/Uuh_7YVPDdI\/AAAAAAAAAVg\/qBkLYTrT1JY\/s1600\/SDRussell69.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"585\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ES\u003C\/span\u003Eo why am I so vehemently defending something I'm just a little over lukewarm for? Two reasons: I hate seeing something so unjustly criticized, and because I love ROM: Spaceknight.\u0026nbsp; -It was one of the first comics I ever owned.\u0026nbsp; ROM was one of the first Super-heroes I ever sat down and seriously tried to draw.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (It was that sweet Bill Sienkiewicz cover to the second Annual.) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VUddPpK8-Tw\/UuiclAc2iBI\/AAAAAAAAAWI\/1ZV5Qmo5no0\/s1600\/scan0002.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VUddPpK8-Tw\/UuiclAc2iBI\/AAAAAAAAAWI\/1ZV5Qmo5no0\/s1600\/scan0002.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"210\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E-I wish I still had the drawing...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EA\u003C\/span\u003End \u003Ci\u003Eeven though\u003C\/i\u003E I wish Sal had stayed on the book for the entire run- I \u003Ci\u003EAM\u003C\/i\u003E glad that the book continued under \u003Cb\u003EBill Mantlo.\u003C\/b\u003E If you love ROM; shouldn't \u003Ci\u003Eyou\u003C\/i\u003E be glad the book continued too, \u003Ci\u003Eabove all else?\u003C\/i\u003E Because make no mistake- it was constantly on the verge of cancellation.\u0026nbsp; It was \u003Cb\u003Ejust\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003Escraping \u003C\/i\u003Eby each \u003Ci\u003Eand every\u003C\/i\u003E month. And you're kidding yourself if you think Ditko's mere involvement did not extend that run for the next year and a half... It's not some \"bullshit caveat\"- it's a fact.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESo, even if you don't \u003Ci\u003Eprefer\u003C\/i\u003E Ditko's art- there is \u003Cb\u003Eworse\u003C\/b\u003E I can think of (*cough*Mark Bright*cough*).\u0026nbsp; And if you \u003Ci\u003Estill \u003C\/i\u003Ewant to hate on all of that so adamantly-\u003Ci\u003E how can you really even say that you're a fan of the title???\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ditkocultist.com\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/ditkocultist.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"The reason ROM was right for Steve is that Steve refused to work on “flawed” heroes!\u0026nbsp; No feet of clay permitted.\u0026nbsp; His philosophy was (and probably still is) that heroes should be noble.\u0026nbsp; Period.\u0026nbsp; I asked him about Spider-Man, some of whose flaws were Steve’s ideas.\u0026nbsp; -He explained that when he drew Spider-Man, Spider-Man was still a kid; still learning, and therefore, allowed some foibles.\u0026nbsp; Fine, then.\u0026nbsp; ROM, the noble Knight it was!\" \u003C\/i\u003EEditor-in-Chief\u0026nbsp; \u003Cb\u003EJim Shooter\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EvXun55gYdg\/UuiAqCuYs7I\/AAAAAAAAAV8\/xelYkNQMfok\/s1600\/SDJohnByrne74.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EvXun55gYdg\/UuiAqCuYs7I\/AAAAAAAAAV8\/xelYkNQMfok\/s1600\/SDJohnByrne74.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E-Steve Ditko \/\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E John Byrne\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E, ROM #74\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ES\u003C\/span\u003Eure, Ian Akin \u0026amp; Brian Garvey's inks enhanced Ditko's art. That's what good inkers do. They are embellishers. But, I'm sorry; the best inker in the world could not make crap-pencils look good.\u0026nbsp; They build off of what's there. Contrariwise- I think P. Craig Russell's finishes were horribly lazy, and actually took much away from Ditko's art. \u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd that's the other thing- Ditko was not the \u003Ci\u003Eonly \u003C\/i\u003Eartist on his run (as you may have noticed on the captions.) Most of the time he was not JUST inked- but his breakdowns were finished- by several different artists- to varying effect.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; So if you \u003Ci\u003ESTILL\u003C\/i\u003E want to trash-talk \u003Cb\u003Ehim:\u003C\/b\u003E Then you \u003Ci\u003Ehave \u003C\/i\u003Eto trash more than JUST Steve Ditko.\u0026nbsp; -Or you're really just saying you have some weird, unwarranted grudge\u003Cb\u003E-\u003C\/b\u003E aren't you?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;Steve Ditko \/ \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EP. Craig Russell, ROM #65:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_8wtCmCUGKM\/Uuh_5y532oI\/AAAAAAAAAVY\/vC7gPgd9DgY\/s1600\/SDRussell65.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_8wtCmCUGKM\/Uuh_5y532oI\/AAAAAAAAAVY\/vC7gPgd9DgY\/s1600\/SDRussell65.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESteve Ditko was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in  1990, and into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994.\u0026nbsp; He is also  an Eagle Award winner, and 8 time Alley Award winner.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_BNtzlZsYGw\/Uuh_teiRDkI\/AAAAAAAAAUo\/06KJAixZCvc\/s1600\/SDBobLayton72.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_BNtzlZsYGw\/Uuh_teiRDkI\/AAAAAAAAAUo\/06KJAixZCvc\/s1600\/SDBobLayton72.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"173\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E-Steve Ditko \/ Bob Layton, Rom #72\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIn 1987, Ditko was presented a Comic-Con International Inkpot Award in absentia, accepted on his behalf by Renegade Press publisher Deni Loubert, who had published Ditko's World. Ditko refused the award, phoning Loubert to say: \u003Ci\u003E\"Awards bleed the artist and make us compete against each other. They are the most horrible things in the world. How dare you accept this on my behalf.\"\u003C\/i\u003E At Ditko's behest, Loubert returned the award to the San Diego Comic-Con organizers.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EI\u003C\/span\u003En the end- the moral of The Emperor's New Clothes is that people should articulate what they feel, and should have their own views.\u0026nbsp; So, in that we are both correct- and there's no changing each other's minds here. -As I've said before: We're just going to have to agree to disagree.\u0026nbsp; -But you really should try it with a little less vitriol.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESteve Ditko \/\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E Brett Breeding, ROM #63:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_b1q2P4NniE\/Uuh_xZ5GzXI\/AAAAAAAAAU4\/PJOCIhGpxtQ\/s1600\/SDBrettBreeding632.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_b1q2P4NniE\/Uuh_xZ5GzXI\/AAAAAAAAAU4\/PJOCIhGpxtQ\/s1600\/SDBrettBreeding632.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Dire Wrape!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TUC27fpehHw\/Uuh_x_HhnTI\/AAAAAAAAAVA\/3dH20kLsgAE\/s1600\/SDBrettBreeding633.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TUC27fpehHw\/Uuh_x_HhnTI\/AAAAAAAAAVA\/3dH20kLsgAE\/s1600\/SDBrettBreeding633.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E-S\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eubscribe to this blog \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E(or add it to your Reading List)\u003C\/span\u003E if you love comics. Updated every Monday \u0026amp; Thursday.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4VnMx-K4sTA\/Uuh_3Ku_nnI\/AAAAAAAAAVQ\/Ow8rijRZ0Cw\/s1600\/SDRussell64.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4VnMx-K4sTA\/Uuh_3Ku_nnI\/AAAAAAAAAVQ\/Ow8rijRZ0Cw\/s1600\/SDRussell64.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"270\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E-\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESteve Ditko \/ \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EP. Craig Russell, ROM #64\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E-Visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/romspaceknightart.blogspot.com\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/romspaceknightart.blogspot.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E for everything ROM!\u0026nbsp; Thanks for the debate!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E-Check out the comments below as the debate continues! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E-Follow me on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ceyx_Helel\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E if you want to hear my brief opinions on movies, television shows, and wrestling.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E-Check out my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheKingofThessaly\"\u003EYouTube\u003C\/a\u003E for videologs about comic books, action-figures, and movie reviews.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E-And as always:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EGO READ SOME COMICS!!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1101983695982211032\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/SteveDitkoSpaceknight.html#comment-form","title":"21 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8954474436358879146\/posts\/default\/1101983695982211032"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8954474436358879146\/posts\/default\/1101983695982211032"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/SteveDitkoSpaceknight.html","title":"Steve Ditko: Spaceknight"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The King of Thessaly"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15406771819941242204"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jES7ykp_IUc\/UwZ3YdYY2_I\/AAAAAAAAAoU\/WrErAKTeX6I\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-g92EhZbkkCk\/Uuh_whc1R0I\/AAAAAAAAAUw\/nnXiMHZUb68\/s72-c\/SDBrettBreeding63.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"21"}}]}});