Never has superhero seemed more alone in the world than peter. He is the son of awardwinning artist john romita sr. Whilst not the best of times storywise stan lee had just departed and gerry conway was barely out of comicwriting school, the art is lovely as youd. One of the artists who defined the silver age, he began his professional career while still a teenager and took over the amazing spiderman when steve. Hey there, i have for sale 2 pages of original comic art pencil and ink from amazing spiderman by john romita jr. Authored by former marvel comics editor in chief and top writer roy thomas and noted historian jim amash, it features the most definitive interview romitas ever given, about working with such comics legends as stan lee and jack kirby, following spiderman cocreator steve ditko as artist on the strip, and more. Romita was a romance comics artists before he began working on superheroes, and the influence shows in his work on amazing spiderman. John romitas amazing spiderman artifact edition hc idw. Ditko as the artist to depict spiderman, said arlen schumer, the author of the silver age of comic book art. Hes been collecting amazing spiderman comic books since the late1980s and launched chasing amazing in 2011 as a way to tell his story about spiderman, comics, collecting and. Jazzy johnny romita really captured that image perfectly in this 1969 silver age cover. Amazing spiderman daily strip 1979 kingpin busts out of jail. No wonder this cover has become one of the iconic images of old webhead, used and reused in countless.
The death of a major supporting character, the love of. This is it, the john romita spiderman book fans have been waiting fornearly 200 pages of prime john romita spiderman art from his very earliest days on the title, and all but 10 are scanned. The first ever exhibition of original spiderman artwork by john romita and other significant artists including steve ditko, todd mcfarlane, john buscema, ross andru, gil kane, ron frenz, keith pollard. This is it, the john romita spiderman book fans have been waiting fornearly 200 pages of prime john romita spiderman art from his very earliest days on the title, and all but 10 are scanned from the. This is it, the john romita spiderman book fans have been waiting for. Yet romita brought a very distinct style to the book. No other spiderman comic book version has ever had a game where the graphics were based on the comic book art, except ultimate spiderman. His storytelling and unique style vaulted him to front of his generation. Spiderman, spiderman, does whatever a spiderman can. Media release its all been building to this the biggest peter parker and norman osborn story of all time, and the first marvel comic ever to hit 800 issues. John romita is one of the legendary marvel bullpen artists of the silver age of comics. John romita jr amazing spiderman pages original comic. Ditkos misanthropic peter parker was replaced by romitas. He was inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 2002.
John romita sr comic artist the most popular comic art by john. Watch dark knight comic book artist john romita jr. Daredevil, spiderman and trading places with john romita. Thats especially true for the duo of john romita sr. Original comic art for sale by artist john romita sr. This cover was a one shot comic book, drawn entirely by this legendary spiderman artist, and is signed by the great john romita at the bottom left also. My favourite spiderman artist, out of all the artists that have ever been, is john romita sr. The first cover appearance for gwen stacy as well as her father captain george stacy. Spiderman got more muscular and began to look more like a. I think its possible to argue that most of ditkos amazing spiderman could be read. The amazing spiderman was a daily comic strip featuring the character spiderman which was syndicated for more than 40 years. Whilst im partial to a bit of romita, a bit of ditko and more recently a bit of garney, there is only one true spiderman artist, and that is this man.
Ron frenz, al milgrom, tom morgan, alex saviuk, and todd mcfarlane. Romita is an american comic book artist best known for his work on marvel comics the amazing spiderman and. A great edition taken from some of the best romita era. He was inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 2002 romita is the father of john romita jr. In spidermans first story, in marvel comics amazing fantasy, no. Theres a marked change in the title, beginning from the very issue that john romita takes over the artwork.
I know its marvel silver age storiesart, and is undoubtedly produced with superhigh standards. It was a dramatic, soap operastyle strip with story arcs which. John romita is a name synonymous with the friendly neighborhood s spiderman. Oh, jack kirby, from the time i was ten years old and first noticed captain america comics was handled differently than any other book. Its certainly the most iconic spiderman cover john romita ever did, though its not quite my favourite. Spiderman, comicbook character who was the original everyman superhero. Nearly 200 pages of prime material from his very earliest days on the title, and every single one is scanned from the original art.
Romita is an american comic book artist best known for his work on marvel comics the amazing spiderman. Stan lee and john romitas spiderman the amazing spider. Since there was a first volume, i wanted there to be familiar design elements that. When i just started spiderman, he was brought on as a production man. Amazing spiderman daily strip 1 301979 kingpin busts out of jail. Romita had been working on daredevil, and wanted to keep drawing that book. John salvatore romita, professionally known as john romita jr.
Eric canete is probably one of the worst spiderman artist ever. For 24 years, the original cover art for a spiderman comic book drawn by the legendary artist john romita sr hung on a boys bedroom wall. John romitas the amazing spiderman artists edition, vol. See more ideas about comic books art, comic book artists and spiderman. See more ideas about spiderman, comic books art and comics. Recordbreaking spiderman original art by john romita, sr. This is our collection of comic issues where the cover was drawn by john romita jr if you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding john romita jr.
Spiderman originalamazing spidermancomic book pages. These are some of the design pages for the second volume of idws john romitas spiderman artists edition. This is our collection of comic issues where the cover was drawn by john romita sr if you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding john romita sr. The only line of books that came close to kirbys stuff. Owing to his decadelong tenure as a romance artist for dc comics, romitas rendition of spiderman had more of a curved line both for peter parker, as well as the memorable mary jane watson. This artwork was drawn on 8 by 10 inch art board and. Among his instructors were book illustrator howard simon and magazine illustrator ben clements, and his influences included comics artists noel caniff, and later. John romitas the amazing spiderman artifact edition.
Cocreator of mary jane watson, the punisher and wolverine. Comic book greats john romita john romita jr stan lee. Artists edition, which anthony falcone has previously covered for comic book daily, and added a new cover and a. But its a john romita artists edition, and supposedly the stories reproduced therein. For this edition idw has taken john romitas the amazing spiderman. After 34 years on boys bedroom wall, spiderman original. John romitas the amazing spiderman artifact edition idw. Jun 29, 20 this pin was discovered by jason wright.
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