John Buscema: More than a Jack Kirby Clone

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John Buscema is one of the all-time great illustrators in Marvel Comics' history. He worked on over 200 issues of Conan comics and had celebrated runs on Avengers under three different writers: Roy Thomas, Steve Engleheart, and Roger Stern. Yet there are critics who will say he's simply a clone of Jack Kirby. I believe this accusation is unfair and in this episode we look at Big John's history and techniques. We pay close attention to the evolution of his artwork including key turning points in the Silver Age and on Silver Surfer #4.
Important note: the Magik 2-panel spread observation was made by journalist Frank Santoro here: www.tcj.com/john-buscema/

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@DraganDraws 4 года назад

And please note Buscema ability to draw horses, something no artist can do today.

@whatshisfacemcwhatever2434 4 года назад

Horses are quite difficult to depict competently. Glad you mentioned John Buscema's ability to draw them. And draw them well.

@MaulSlasher 4 года назад

I swear I've never seen horses like the ones he drew in any other place.

@ameekasoar 4 года назад

James Baxter!

@normancooper2762 4 года назад

Indeed. He did some amazing equines in "Warriors of the Shadow Realm." Here he was inked by Rudy Nebres and painted by Peter Ledger.

@deepvoodoo 4 года назад

I understood that reference.

@andreasesser4641 4 года назад

This might be heresy to some, but from a technical perspective Buscema might actually have the edge over Kirby. Buscema wasn't as wildly imaginative as Kirby, but his Savage Sword of Conan work is something to behold.

@calgacusofcaledonia 4 года назад

WORD...

@roebuckmckinney 4 года назад

Not heresy. Buscema was more technically skilled because he had more training and a more varied career. I think Kirby's art is more fun to study, but as comics moved out of the bright and hopeful early 60's and started reflecting the grittier reality of the 70's and 80's, the art needed to be more realistic to match that reality, and John Buscema led the way for a great deal of that. I would say Walt Simonson is more of a natural heir to Kirby than Buscema. There are no true clones of Jack.

@sum1868 4 года назад

Big John was THE Michelangelo of comic books, period!

@GeahkBurchill 4 года назад

No, you’re right. Buscema is a better artist than Kirby on a technical level. Way better grasp of anatomy, perspective, light and shadow.

@7superdaimajin 4 года назад

Agreed. Buscema is the superior artist in all respects.

@neilmcallister4667 4 года назад

Kirby clone? That is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard.

@ClashUP64 4 года назад

... I agree brother. Kirby? I could get his dynamism and approach to action. But his figures totally suck. Every one looked like an animated metal statue. WTF.? Can never understand this view of people comparing the two. To me the mount Rushmore of comic artists would be. Neal Adams, Big J Buscema, Gil Kane. Many can be the fourth but I favor John Byrne. Nuff said..!!!

@leobelmont8435 3 года назад

A clone of Jack Kirby? *This is starting to sound like a bad comic book plot!*

@flipflopmcgurt3403 3 года назад

Clone? Weird label

@bilalahmedbhatti3097 3 года назад

yes true. Buscema is god

@zvonimirtosic6171 2 месяца назад

Exactly. Buscema was never Kirby's clone. Jack Kirby drew like an amateur child. Buscema drew like Rubens.

@jonothanthrace1530 4 года назад

Stan Lee seems to have been the kind of person who'd rather pretend they never did something wrong than apologize.

@thedukeofchutney468 2 года назад

That’s seems fair enough in some cases. I forget who said this but one person who knew Stan said: “Stan really is a good guy, he’s just not a great guy.”

@Bonzulac 4 года назад

I never thought of him as a Jack Kirby clone, so this is interesting.

@geraldstephens6612 4 года назад

Check out his artwork on Stan Lee's version of Superman published by DC Comics in the early 2000s. Would like to see more of his artwork on Superman.

@sgtjarhead99 4 года назад

Me neither. Jack was an influence on everybody, but I've never heard of Buscema being referred to as a Kirby clone.

@Wombatzu 4 года назад

Barry Windsor Smith was the obvious Kirby clone on Conan. From issue #1 to 24 you can see his style transform from Kirby to the beginning of his more ethereal style.

@kekzilla6669 4 года назад

Even fewer have ever thought of him as a Dolly The Sheep clone, but that's no excuse to pass up a spicy video headline! 🐑✏

@keithhollingsworth4989 4 года назад

Nor did anyone else!

@nuttypotatoe1210 4 года назад

The thing I like about buscema's anatomy is that it's strong and dynamic, but it's not as grotesque as many other modern comic artists

@EndlessLaymon 4 года назад

I agree. He drew Conan perfectly, not a grotesque parody of a body builder. Big John drew his characters through a lense realism that sold these fantastic stories to the reader.

@truefanforum3273 4 года назад

Jimbo Jones Yeah, I hate it when Conan is drawn like a chronic steroid abuser. Yes, he is big and muscular, but not to such extreme proportions.

@EndlessLaymon 4 года назад

@@truefanforum3273 Howard wrote Conan as a large individual with a broad chest and iron thews, how that translated as Ronnie Coleman to the extreme I will never know

@truefanforum3273 4 года назад

Jimbo Jones I don't know either. And sadly I think some people are stuck with that image of Conan as how he should be. Thankfully the modern Conan looks like his more classic build.

@raycearcher5794 4 года назад

And he used them very well in page space. Look at that splash of all the Avengers baddies talking, it really guides the eye across each one of them.

@pricedownproductions9851 4 года назад

Imagine Frank Frazetta but with the discipline to maintain a monthly title.

@spaceknight793 4 года назад

What halfwit ever called John Buscema a "Kirby clone?!" There's no question Buscema was following Kirby-style layouts in his early years at Marvel but that was a favor to Stan (who wanted those layouts to be the house style), not any kind of limitation of JB's. Check out Buscema's Conan and Silver Surfer to see him in his own style.

@atenakehnaton3965 4 года назад

.............yeah that's what the video said. I cannot tell if you're arguing with comic tropes or if you're just echoing the points he already made.

@atenakehnaton3965 4 года назад

@MemphoWrasslin1 I think he commented before he even watched the video.

@jorgem.1564 4 года назад

Agreed. I think it was more for click-bait.

@truefanforum3273 4 года назад

Spaceknight79 I would just like to say I love your choice of avatar and name. I am a huge ROM fan!

@federicomazzoncini3542 4 года назад

FAIL. John Buscema learned the ropes of MARVEL stoyrtelling from Kirby, has any artist working there in those years was required to do. Buscema hated superhero comics and there's plenty of interviews stating as much. Thus, Buscema laid out superhero comics the way Kirby would have done. Not as a favor, but because that was the way to do it, if you wanted to work for Marvel Comics. Silver Surfer was as Kirbyesque as the next Superhero book. As a matter of Fact, any artist at the time played second fiddle to Kirby in any capacity: Stan Lee reportedly tried to bring him back to work on Silver Surfer because Buscema ones were not selling and Kirby felt very strongly for the character, but by then the damage was done. Kirby was leaving Marvel for DC's greener pastures.

@vpaulbartilucci8544 4 года назад

Who the Hell ever described John Buscena as a "Kirby clone". I'll watch this just to find out who made that ridiculous statement!

@windlesSpice 4 года назад

I was gonna right the same exact thing you did. Kirby clone? Wtf

@qty1315 4 года назад

Beginning of the video, dude. "What few detractors exist claim that he's a Jack Kirby clone. There aren't many of them."

@Peremptor 4 года назад

Maybe Steve Rude... but he's not that famous haha.

@truefanforum3273 4 года назад

V PAUL Bartilucci Yeah I don't get it either. His style is very different from Kirby. I guess his few detractors need to have their vision checked.

@a.t.6322 4 года назад

Agreed.

@cgvapors963 4 года назад

I was a HUGE fan of John Buscema's work on Conan. I was an avid Conan The Barbarian and Savage Sword collector back then. From around '82 to '84, I collected as many issues and illustrated magazines as I could. Especially the B&W illustrated magazines were a big deal to my young self back then. The artwork was super detailed, and the stories were usually teeming with adult themes. Just what a boy on the verge of becoming a teenager wanted to see back then.

@GH0STN0TE88 2 года назад

I was a big collector of the same stuff , and recently went back and got every issue from 25- 100

@andrewflashchannelgibbs5384 4 года назад

The story with Stan Lee really makes Stan seem like J Jonah Jameson.😀 Great video. Love Buscema’s artwork.

@mattboy5296 4 года назад

"Crap. Crap. Mega crap. I'll give you $200 for all of them." "That seems a little low." "Take them someplace else then."

@toma8283 3 года назад

in a way he was the real life version of J.J.J

@windlesSpice 3 года назад

@@toma8283 oh yeah, stan was parodying himself writing jameson

@alandoane9168 4 года назад

No one ever: "John Buscema is a clone of Jack Kirby!" Comic Tropes: "Hold my beer."

@radoman1234 4 года назад

well, this is one of bigger stupidity I hear ever in my life.... Even if title is click bait... this is stupid.... Buscema is one of best artist ever, unfortunately he live in time when quantity was more important than quality. Warm up drawings on pack of comic pages which Buscema often draw, are something which Kirby never be able to draw, no matter how he try....

@heavysystemsinc. 4 года назад

If you watch the video, this is addressed. Maybe don't take titles too literally.

@Steve-wo7gt 4 года назад

Never have I ever heard anyone refer to John Buscema as a Kirby Clone. Not a single person.

@realce666 4 года назад

I've been reading comics for a hell of a long time and have never heard ""John Buscema is a clone of Jack Kirby!""

@adrianomoraes5992 4 года назад

@@heavysystemsinc. Addressed on an issue that never existed in the first place. I've known comic editors, was involved with the Museum of Comic Art in NY and I've NEVER heard anyone saying this before. This is not a widespread belief or discussion in the industry by any stretch of the imagination. "Who created the comics, Stan Lee or Kirby?" THAT is a widespread discussion in the industry with several views, people screaming from both sides. "was John Buscema a Jack Kirby clone?" No, that doesn't exist on any relevant number beyond, maybe, his 2 bar buddies who said that when they've had more than enough drinks. He shouldn't present as an issue that needs his enlightenment. He could just make a video about John Buscema and we'd be more than happy with. I like Comic Tropes so i am putting this as just a slip. Everybody does that once in a while.

@cqtaylor 4 года назад

Buscema drew gritty 70s comic book action. Fluid kinetic fight scenes and sword-fighting scenes. No one could draw a "rage face" like him, with the trapezoid jawline!

@kuahmelallah 4 года назад

That raging trapezoidal jaw face was a trait of both Sal AND John's work.

@jeffeppenbach 4 года назад

@@kuahmelallah True, but John was dynamic in his use of it. Sal always looks like the same thing over and over. I could never get enough of John's work. Sal was never my thing, even back in the Gold Key days.

@kuahmelallah 4 года назад

@@jeffeppenbach it's a matter of inner with Sal. I loved him on Rom, Eternals, and Thor, but the style grated on me in Spectacular.

@Peremptor 4 года назад

@@jeffeppenbach Yeah I wasn't a big fan of him as a kid reading Spectacular Spiderman... he got on my nerves after a while (sal). Then again I didn't like McFarlane either.

@cha5 4 года назад

Frazetta will always be my all time favorite Conan artist, but Buscema was still in a class of his own though.

@yegenek 4 года назад

Kirby clone! That must be the most ridiculous statement made about Buscema. Buscema's style is nothing like Kirby does not even resemble it a bit. He was an academic artist and his style was more akin to artists like Burne Hogarth, Hal Foster and Alex Raymond. Although he is not strong on the writing level he is much higher than Kirby in artistic level.

@brentandrew2419 4 года назад

Buscema was an actual illustrator. Kirby hacked out so much to make a buck and gets so much undeserved credit, that everyone just blames his every fault on "well Vinnie's inks ruined these masterpieces." Buscema never had to make an excuse for weak art on on an inker.

@samshow8462 4 года назад

@@brentandrew2419 really dude?

@keythdanielsen8316 4 года назад

Not even.

@kentjensen4504 4 года назад

You know what you're talking about. Spot on, and kudos.

@jonhall3151 4 года назад

Say what they may, JB was the guy who literally drew the book on "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way"! One of my favorite artists.

@makzax 4 года назад

Definitely not a clone, he was just the only one worthy to succeed Kirby

@kenlieck7756 4 года назад

Exactly. I mean, can you even *picture* a Kirby Conan? (Actually, now I think of it, Barry Smith's is as close to that as you'll ever get...)

@keythdanielsen8316 4 года назад

Couldn't wait until he was off FF and Thor (Buscema).

@ianfinrir8724 8 месяцев назад

@@kenlieck7756Now imagine a Rob Liefeld version of Conan.

@pricedownproductions9851 4 года назад

"Man Comics" "Hobo News" Gotta love the Greatest Generation™!

@robert_bbiii 4 года назад

That 80's era Avengers is one of my favorite eras. The art was fantastic it is how I picture the Avengers should look. Tom Palmer other great did amazing work on it. Palmer was another great who deserves a lot of credit.

@keythdanielsen8316 4 года назад

I don't feel Palmer has ever gotten the credit that is due him. So much better that Sinnott, whom everyone falls all over themselves praising. A great inker can improve can improve whomever he inks, good or bad. Look at Sinnott inking Wilson on Marvel-Two-In-One to see that just isn't so. Sinnott just phoned it in the last 20nyears of his career.

@VonWenk 4 года назад

@@keythdanielsen8316 I would say Sinnott on Fantastic Four is comparable to Dick Giordano on Batman. They gave their respective books a consistent look no matter who was pencilling. Do Byrne's issues are better than Keith Pollard's, but there's a consistent look to the issues.

@ClashUP64 4 года назад

... No doubt. The AVENGERS never looked better than under Buscemas pencils. Even slightly better than my all time favorite Neal Adams.

@keythdanielsen8316 4 года назад

@@ClashUP64 So untrue. The Avengers survived Buscema (with really good inks by Klein and Palmer) but soared under Adams.

@futuristica1710 4 года назад

Buscema was a legend as a Conan artist. But Alcala was also great 😊

@josefschiltz2192 4 года назад

Alfredo Alcala was an incredible artist on Conan.

@MarkLipka 4 года назад

@Chris: Are you SURE you didn't just DREAM that someone somewhere said Buscema was a Kirby clone? Been a comics reader since 1976, and spent almost a decade as a comics pro & still speak to plenty of other comics pros and have never heard anyone utter this absurd premise. GREAT episode, though! I loved it! John Buscema was awesome!

@ekaaaaaans 4 года назад

Seems to me a "clone" wouldn't be leagues better than the original. John is one of the greatest ever.

@nuttypotatoe1210 4 года назад

In terms of draftsmen skills yes, but kirby is what ll cool j is to rap a revolutionary artist. Buscema is like eminem an evolutionary artist. Buscema is cool and is my favorite comic artist, but kirby's influence is just huge with buscema being a clear example of that. The marvel way to draw comics is the KIRBY WAY.(not screaming just emphasizing my point).

@JoeFlamenco 4 года назад

Kirby was better because he innovated and invented. Buscema may have been a better artist in a technical sense, but not a better storyteller.

@ekaaaaaans 4 года назад

Make no mistake, I've always loved Kirby's FF stuff from back in the day. I do appreciate the energy and fun in his drawings.(and his incredible speed) But when I put their best work side by side, well...Buscema for the win! :)

@SuperPoser573 4 года назад

@MemphoWrasslin1 Sal's a better cartoonist than his brother John. Both are better than most current talent today.

@keythdanielsen8316 4 года назад

Buscema better than Kirby? Can't stop laughing.

@samuelrux3880 4 года назад

John Buscema art reminds me of my childhood!! One of the best comic book artists ever!!!

@goodlookingcorpse 4 года назад

2:02 Minor correction: that painting on the right, 'Christina's World', is not by NC Wyeth, but by his son, Andrew Wyeth.

@bradforddillman7671 4 года назад

James Hutchings you beat me to it

@keythdanielsen8316 4 года назад

The Wyeths seemed to decline with each generation. N C was fantastic. Andrew so so. Jamie not at all.

@MichaelStewartArt 4 года назад

@@keythdanielsen8316 Thats because of the poison of Modern Art.

@curtismantle 4 года назад

I’m not even a comic book fan and I have volumes of John Buscema art. The best ever imo.

@WhostheMAC1 4 года назад

Stan Lee doesn't remember anything, even leaving Kirby out in the cold!!

@captainaction-5091 4 года назад

To be fair, Jack Kirby was free to leave anytime he wanted to, which he eventually did when he went to work for DC. Unfortunately, none of the Titles he created for the Distinguished Competition were big sellers.

@johnathonhaney8291 4 года назад

@@captainaction-5091 And the powers-that-be at DC really badmouthed him the whole time. Small wonder why he left.

@jamessimms3449 4 года назад

Buscema is, to me, the definitive Marvel artist. His designs are classic and are among my favorites ever. His versatility was second to none, and his dedication to the craft was legendary. "Under Siege" is arguably the greatest Avengers story of all, and was even adapted into Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes. On a sidenote, Superman:Blood of my Ancestors was an excellent story in and of itself. It tells a Conan-esque version of an ancient Kryptonian, Superman's ancestor. Most important of all, it gets into the Jewish roots of Superman by adapting the story of Samson, a great influence on the character himself. A great read, if you can find it.

@62LeftyBlues 4 года назад

John Buscema's art was always accessible when I was a kid and even more so now and I am in my 50s! I didn't like Jack Kirby's style until much later in my teens. Great channel Chris!

@NavarinoDC 4 года назад

I'm the same. I didn't appreciate Kirby's art until recent years. I was always a Buscema fan from the 70's.Great video.

@ClashUP64 4 года назад

@@NavarinoDC... Same here well I didn't appreciate Kirby's style until later after my death. Bleh. To me yeah I give him credit for giving comics (Marvel) at its Renaissance in the 60's a new kind of pop and a lot of creative juice to Stan Lee's ideas. But to me I see him as basically the right guy at the right time. As an artist he never really steared my boat...

@girlkrazy6519 4 года назад

I don’t think John’s art ever looked like Kirby’s. John & Sal are my two favorite artists of all time !!! (. and John Byrne also )

@albertross2456 2 года назад

Their big machines and tech are a similarity

@wunone67 2 года назад

@@albertross2456 No, not really. Kirby had a much more cubicle style. Not even close to the same.

@IHateStaleCrackers Год назад

I rarely saw it.

@jamesclukey7488 2 года назад

The pages where John inked his own pencils shows more of a Hal Foster influence than anything else. Graceful lines, great anatomy, and really good composition are what Buscema's work was all about. He's very influential to artists that are grounded in realistic drawing, and not just style for style's sake.

@junkandcrapamen 4 года назад

Buscema's Conan is the standard on which I judge all others. His Savage Sword of Conan work is absolute genius.

@AlexAguirreC 4 года назад

Buscema's Conan was the first I knew and for me thats his best work.

@daviddegraff5137 4 года назад

With Ernie Chan inks

@daviddegraff5137 4 года назад

Cannot feature that

@daviddegraff5137 4 года назад

Chan's links were very much like either of the Buscema brothers....not the same, but very similar

@k-chill8428 4 года назад

That Vision 'even an android can cry' panel is classic.

@56postoffice 4 года назад

*"Silver Surfer-"* #4 is one of John Buscema's most famous covers. Thor about to square off against Surfer.....classic cover. I have it as a wallpaper on my phone!

@shanelorrison5224 4 года назад

Dr Donald Blake - I use it as the background image on my iPad. That Silver Surfer cover is my favorite comicbook cover. I swear you can almost feel the moment of impact coming when Thor and Surfer collide.

@ShinoSarna 4 года назад

I think Buscema defined how Conan looks in popular consciousness as much as Frazetta did.

@Danbbqman 4 года назад

Loved John Buscema! His brother, Our Pal Sal, was my absolute favorite artist. Especially his work on Captain America and The Defenders.

@shanelorrison5224 4 года назад

I like his work on Spectacular Spider-Man, which I’m currently re-reading.

@davidminken4094 4 года назад

I still have my first edition "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" and it's still how I do my superhero stuff.

@jamesfowler3026 4 года назад

As an aspiring artist in my youth I poured over the pages of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way and knew of John Buscema for many years. I thought of him as workman like but nothing truly incredible until I saw his second run on the Avengers. Just great art with Tom Palmer on inks that gave the Avengers a sense of importance again. Much thanks for the episode. It's a well deserved tribute to an industry giant.

@rumblehat4357 4 года назад

James Fowler I still have my copy of "How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way." Back in the day when you had to mail a parent's check and wait and wait by the mailbox.

@jamesfowler3026 4 года назад

@@rumblehat4357 That's pretty cool. I can't say I remember how I got my copy. Some great advice on the basics. Seemingly simple yet I never was able to master them. Buscema made it look effortless like magic.

@shanelorrison5224 4 года назад

I’ve read through John Buscema’s work on the Avengers several times. Love the collaboration with Roger Stern and Tom Palmer. When I imagine the Avengers, it looks like Buscema’s and Palmers renditions.

@pulsarstargrave256 4 года назад

John Buscema, a Jack Kirby clone? That's the first time I've heard of it! Yes, some Marvel cartoonists did their best to mimic Kirby (Jim Steranko, Barry Windsor-Smith [early artwork] Herb Trimpe) or at least stole Jack's practically trademarked "Kirby Krackle" but for the most part the only thing John borrowed from Kirby was hyping the "drama" in super hero comics and even Co-"Wrote" a book about it with Stan Lee! I think his CONAN artwork represents his best work! I was a huge fan, especially whenever he drew half naked, beautiful and buxom women! I'm shocked that he didn't mention inker ERNIE CHAN, who I think inked more of his work than anybody else and deliciously so, in my opinion! When ever the Cimmerian was in the desert, you felt the heat, or in a jungle, you imagined mosquitoes were biting you. And when he saw one of those women, your heartbeat sped up faster just as Conan's probably did! What an artist!

@toonz9971 5 месяцев назад

I've never understood what people saw in Kirby's art. John Buscema was leagues ahead of the man as an artist.

@rameybutler6555 4 года назад

To me his and neil adams were the comic book artists of the 70's

@kuahmelallah 4 года назад

Don't forget Gil Kane. *before the Crusty Bunkers alums and Byrne bubbled up in '78

@rameybutler6555 4 года назад

Totally forgot about gil kane! Loved his morbius art on marvel team up.

@alphatrion100 3 года назад

I grew up with John romita Spider man and sal buscema Hulk.

@deliusmyth5063 4 года назад

Your N.C. Wyeth shot is actually his son Andrew. I really enjoyed the video (despite my smartassery above). Buscema was the deluxe model of Marvel artists. Interesting to see his early work. And look at the way he draws hands (see the crying Vision image), very expressive.

@chibbykill 4 года назад

Came here to say this

@bronzeageancientone4844 4 года назад

John Buscema's art is absolutely awesome. He is one of the giants of the Silver / Bronze age.

@genomyoshida 3 года назад

John Buscema will always be the GOAT of dynamic poses. Almost every American comic artist should thank him.

@calgacusofcaledonia 4 года назад

I love the old black and white “SAVAGE SWORD” title‼️

@burakgursoy1388 4 года назад

“OHAI, you caught me calling Buscema a clone”

@allhell138 4 года назад

I’ve never even thought of these two in the same breath as far as style goes...

@Pat4HUMANITY 4 года назад

Oh thank you so much Chris (man when you promise a treat you don't kid around!) for featuring my personal favorite of all Marvel's great Silver Age artists. John was anything but a Kirby clone to me. As a matter of fact I think he was easily their most versatile penciler. YES, exactly, he could modify his style to not only draw almost any Marvel title, but nearly always draw it entirely well. Beyond that no comic book artist drew women quite like Buscema. You could fall in love with a lot of his female depictions. I also don't believe anyone ever drew the Sub-Mariner comic as well. Thanks again Chris!

@KenDAKL4ever 4 года назад

JB is one of my favorite comic book artist, along with Neal Adams, Jim Lee and George Perez. I love both his runs on the Avengers but Silver Surfer #4 may be his all time work

@colonelguile-957 4 года назад

Big fan of John Buscema and Conan the Barbarian. I used to collect the Marvel Treasury Editions back when I was a kid, and I'm happy to say I've still got issues#15, 19, and 23, all of which featured Conan and John Buscema's amazing artwork. And I also met John Buscema and got him to sign the books, years later. I also tracked down Barry Windsor-Smith and got him to sign Marvel Treasury Edition # 4, which also featured Conan and his incredible artwork. Loved the Conan Comics from that Era, those are some of my favorite Robert E. Howard Stories.

@freedo333 3 года назад

Just the Savage Sword of Conan alone made Mr Buscema a legend

@albewolf 4 года назад

Sal Buscema! His brother! Best Namor ever drawn...besides Bill Everett that is....

@ricklegendary2990 4 года назад

Sal is underrated

@brettmiddleton7949 4 года назад

I was going to ask if there was going to be a followup piece on Sal (unless I missed one somewhere). My favorite Hulk artist ever, especially when he inked his own work, but even when he had Ernie Chan turning the Hulk into an Asian. As much as I love Kirby-tech, I did like John's medieval Valhalla (and similar touches throughout that story such as Loki's drinking horn), which kind of pointed the way to Walt Simonson's later superb run on Thor.

@johnathonhaney8291 4 года назад

Sal's work on Spectacular Spiderman, especially when paired with J. M. Dematteis, remains one of the moodiest, most cinematic pieces of comic storytelling ever.

@drivebye2709 4 года назад

Memories...Savage Sword of Conan. I miss that book.

@sassysteveartist 4 года назад

Nice to see the spotlight shone on one of comicdom's finest illustrators! Fascinating to see his early ambitions and how the passion for drawing ran through it all. John was a Master!

@richardlarson9459 4 года назад

Big John's Conan is my favorite Conan by far. I also loved when he teamed up with Joe Sinnott.

@overkill1473 4 года назад

One thing is for sure. Big John Buscema was one of the most influential artists ever. If not the greatest Marvel artist of all time. Back then i didnt notice, but when i now look at Kirby' and Buscema's art. Kirby was definitely an influence on Buscema. You can see it in Buscema's poses and ocasionally in his scene layouts. The tricky thing is, Buscema had all the technical skill that Kirby lacked. And thus was the far superior artist. Anyway great vid, much appreciated. And here is to John Buscema one of the all time greats!

@mesolithicman164 4 года назад

To my mind, Buscema is an illustrator and Kirby is visceral. Both brilliant in their way. Great episode, too. Have you done Steranko?

@Dougeb7 4 года назад

Great topic! Love John Buscema! I started reading Conan when he was on the title, so I always thought of him as THE classic Conan artist. Of course, a no-prize is due to Barry Smith, the original Marvel Conan artist!

@mbalamgabo8515 4 года назад

@MemphoWrasslin1 that's what i've always thought ! (though i think buscema is a much better artist)... agree with you re bws too...

@7superdaimajin 4 года назад

Barry Smith eventually became a great artist but I'm unimpressed with his early work.

@rodrigoraulsuarez Год назад

"Similar to Jack Kirby"? Never thought that, Buscema was a force of nature in comics.

@windlesSpice 4 года назад

Buscema is an all-time great. Not a clone by any stretch. I read somewhere he hated doing covers because he liked storytelling and didn't want to be pulled away from it. Love his art.

@treyurbach2550 4 года назад

Always loved John Buscema(especially his Avengers work), though I personally prefer his under appreciated younger brother Sal Buscema. His panel to panel work was amazing, especially during his runs on Incredible Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man.

@treyurbach2550 4 года назад

MemphoWrasslin1 how long was he on Sub Mariner?

@treyurbach2550 4 года назад

MemphoWrasslin1 I always thought the Bill Mantlo & Sal Buscema Incredible Hulk run was under appreciated and deserved the same recognition as the Peter David run.

@SuperPoser573 4 года назад

@@treyurbach2550 Agreed, and it was always at it's best when Sal inked himself with those electrified razor sharp line work of his.

@moondog3056 4 года назад

Sal was great on Rom

@treyurbach2550 4 года назад

Moon Dog now ROM is a book that NEEDS an omnibus or two

@ailenrivera862 4 года назад

Stan was the Man, Kirby The King and Buscema was The Way.

@CousinCreepy 4 года назад

My favorite Buscema trope is the "sinister lounging/slouching on thrones" which has become iconic in comics and a signature scene for any rendering of Mephisto!

@chuckleezodiac24 Год назад

Saw the same pose in the Shadow of War video game in a cutscene with an evil spider chick.

@CousinCreepy Год назад

@@chuckleezodiac24 Awsome! It also appears in Conan the Barbarian (1982) - right at the end when he's become a bored king on his throne, a perfect homage to the artist! Cheers!

@chuckleezodiac24 Год назад

@@CousinCreepy Wow. One of my favorite flicks. Never connected it to Big John! Although he drew Conan many times in a similar position, brooding... JB has permeated All Media!

@StuYellin 4 года назад

No one ever called Buscema a Kirby clone. Kirby was a entertaining artist for someone with very little actual life drawing skills. Buscema could pass for a renaissance artist his skills were so good. Once he got comfortable with storytelling you saw how good he really was.

@1971mav 4 года назад

Probably my absolute favorite comic book artist. I love Jack Kirby, but I never once thought or even heard of him being referred to as a clone of Kirby.

@sirperybLakeney 4 года назад

Buscema was a stylist and flair artist in a way that Kirby never could be. The suggestion that they were similar is mind boggling.

@chrisw6164 2 года назад

I never thought John Buscema was a Kirby clone.

@Rayven_cat Месяц назад

Buscema was so prolific and so so good. Sublime ability to do forced perspective combined with dynamic poses. He really was the Michelangelo of comics.

@grantsapain 4 года назад

The greatest artist of his era. Thanx, John & Godspeed!

@AllenFreemanMediaGuru 4 года назад

20:24 that definitely looks like Gene Colan art.

@amazingburo550 4 года назад

Because it is. Wolverine issue 9. Pencil and ink by Gene Colan. Color by Mark Chiarello !

@williampardlow5988 4 года назад

Righttttttt!👍🏽 But a great video.

@thefurrybastard1964 4 года назад

John Buscema has to be one of my all time favourite artists. He set the standard for Conan in my opinion.

@LOC-Ness 4 года назад

How to Draw Comics The Marvel Way taught me far more than some tutorials I've seen on the internet.

@rickyg.4004 4 года назад

Cover Art for Silver Surfer #4. 'Nuff said. Excited for the new episode. I've been waiting for this one. I'd guess the book "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" might be mentioned. Still have my copy from when I was a kid. Loved his Hulk art the most probably.

@whatshisfacemcwhatever2434 4 года назад

I loved that book in my youth. It is such a good art instruction book. I believe that I have owned two copies of that so far.

@Bonnev-jt8hl 4 года назад

Joe Sinnott was John Buscema’s best inker, followed by Tom Palmer.

@gevdarg 4 года назад

Yup

@gevdarg 4 года назад

I did like Ernie Chan as well. Nice textures!

@mbalamgabo8515 4 года назад

for his conan work alfredo alcala added something special... i found chan's inks a bit too crude though ...on the superhero side i think palmer started out doing a real good job but his inks went through changes and lost some of that fine line detailed look that does buscema's pencils justice... still high level art from them though

@davidgraham8299 4 года назад

1987 Bonnev Where super hero comics are concerned, I'll agree. Jie Sinnot's inks improved everyone he worked over, but I can't imagine his inks on something like Conan. I think Ernie Chan and Alfredo Alcala gave Big John's pencils a roughness that the genre needed.

@mbalamgabo8515 4 года назад

@Doc Reasonable wow...didn't like chan myself but i thought alcala was perfect for conan...liked mccleod as well...

@thebookworm123 Год назад

John buscema is Jack Kirby in cursive...

@docdee770 6 месяцев назад

"Jack Kirby clone?" John's style was nothing like Kirby, and Kirby had nothing on Buscema. Buscema is MARVEL COMICS' greatest artist.

@docsavage-8616 4 года назад

Loved John Buscema and his version of Conan, which was the Best. Buscema also drew one of my favorite comicbooks of all time-Marvel Super Special No.1, Starring Kiss. This Story featured the origin of Kiss, and told how they were four ordinary guys who were transformed into Magical Warriors by Talismans from a lost Mystic Kingdom.They fought Doctor Doom(who was also after the Mystic Objects), and the Story also features guest appearances by the Fantastic Four and the Avengers.This issue was also infamous because supposedly Kiss band members had their blood drawn at the publisher's, and had the blood poured into the ink that was used to print the comic(I swear I'm not making this up). Anyway, I've always been a big fan of Kiss, Buscema, and Marvel, So I'm happy to say that I still have my copy of Marvel Super Special #1(along with issue #5, with artwork by John Romita) after all these years.

@operationgoldfish8331 4 года назад

3:29 David Bowie makes a mystery appearance in a comic in 1948 - A year after he was born!

@alternity28 4 года назад

More people need to see your comment!

@stefanosprokopis6974 4 года назад

Big John Buscema is drawing in heaven.

@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 4 года назад

LOL That moment when you realize you've read all the Savage Swords, bought all the collected Savage Swords volumes (22), marveled at the art for at least half of your existence to finally learn about John Buscema from Comictropes, thank you :P

@izegaegbe 4 года назад

Come on man! You didn't talk about his Tarzan comics.

@SuperPoser573 4 года назад

Especially those 1st couple of issues where JB inks himself. VISCERAL! SAVAGE!

@captainaction-5091 4 года назад

Loved the cover of the first issue of Marvel's Tarzan, which was a re-creation of the cover of All-Story Magazine(1912), which featured Tarzan's first appearance.

@kellygoodine9944 4 года назад

I hope you mention Ernie Chan when covering Buscema... Both are great artists and deserve praise. Loved their work on Conan and Incredible Hulk. Looking forward to the video.

@VonWenk 4 года назад

You haven't seen Ernie Chan's Batman work, have you, or his DC covers?

@TheTomimt 4 года назад

Buscema is one of my favourite comic artists. His work on Conan is what I remember Marvel Conan from and his work on the series is absolutely fantastic.

@MattDraper 4 года назад

Another fantastic video! Looking forward to seeing you at the convention!

@d36williams 4 года назад

being called a Jack Kirby clone is a great, unequivocal honor.

@brentandrew2419 4 года назад

Eh something of an insult if you're not a Kirby fan (I know, wild idea) and think Buscema is far superior.

@theswampus670 4 года назад

It can also be insulting to an Artist to say they don't have their own style.

@radoman1234 4 года назад

Compared Buscema which is one of best ever with mediocre Kirby .... well everyone have opinion, just like everyone have .....

@dexterroberts5569 4 года назад

No it's not.

@brentandrew2419 4 года назад

@@radoman1234 Thank you! Buscema is far superior. Kirby was the Rob Liefeld of his day, all flash and no substance.

@CoinOpTV 4 года назад

excellent video dude

@jakebuscema5657 2 года назад

Believe it or not that is my great uncle I never actually got to meet him but he still holds a special place in my heart. His brother, (my grandpa) Sal or Silvio Buscema also made comics and I've always been fascinated by them because His basement is filled with them. Anyways it's really heart-warming to see so many people interested about him.

@chuckleezodiac24 Год назад

Bro, can I come over to your grandpa's house?

@a.t.6322 4 года назад

Buscema was one of the greats. Rest in Peace John.

@automatwinslaytracks 4 года назад

nothing says "post-apocalypse" like a koi pond

@kemmdog4444 4 года назад

The Michealangelo Of Marvel.

@deliusmyth5063 4 года назад

And Gene Colan the Rembrandt.

@ARMIV4 4 года назад

John Buscema was one of the biggest influences for me, as he influenced my father's style and really gave me that love for comics.

@hatendiscontent 4 года назад

That Alley Viper helmet is awesome.

@ButchHartmanart 4 года назад

Great video! I really like this channel. 😎✏️

@crackedupmonk 4 года назад

I’m ready

@wendigo69 2 года назад

Those incredible black and white crosshatch detail backgrounds in Savage Sword of Conan are the work of the great Filipino inker Alfredo Alcala. He was an overpowering inker for most pencillers but he worked well with Buscema and Don Newton over at DC.

@acalfee 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. In my 40s now, grew up as a rabid fan of Buscema & his run on Conan. Brings back a lot of memories.

@samuelrux3880 4 года назад

Buscema had his own style!!! better than Kirby if you ask me !!! ( No disrespect to the King)

@Wyndamn 4 года назад

Conan, what is best in life.....

@nickangelo116 4 года назад

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.

@Wyndamn 4 года назад

@@nickangelo116 👍👍👍😎😎😎

@darrylwiggins1156 3 года назад

The sub mariner no.5.the introduction of tiger shark is a classic buscema issue.and my personal favorite.his work on the avengers is mind blowing.the issue titled deliver us from the masters of evil should go down in history as one of the best comics ever drawn.