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Marvel All New, All Different - Ongoing Discussion (Spoilers)

The art reminded me of when Herb Trimpe tried a new style in the 90s.

90s comic book art was terrible in general, and Trimpe did some pretty awful art. He shouldn't have experimented. Check out the Fantastic Four Annual #25- everyone looked pissed off, had skinny little feet, and the Black Knight had an enormous ass. :guffaw:
 
I'm pretty sure he changed it up on purpose. I flipped through a copy of FF Unlimited #1 and the art was just awful. His original style was much better.
 
I just wonder what possessed him to give the Black Knight such a huge ass. I mean, really:
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(It was Fantastic Four Annual #21, not #25)
 
That's what, a light sabre?

Stretchy trumps super heated plasma blade?

That's how asleep at the wheel Herb was?

Unless Herb drew a sword, and then someone corrected the art later on?
 
That's what, a light sabre?

Stretchy trumps super heated plasma blade?

They never went into it, but Reed was testing a new kind of unstable molecule that was invincible. Unfortunately, it gave him prostate cancer; and after they took out his equipment, Reed lost one of his abilities to stretch. That's the real reason he lost interest in Sue.
 
It wasn't ignorance, the guy knew how to draw. It was the opposite, he was mimicking the other popular artists that were ignorant in basic understanding of anatomy and perspective.

Sadly, he succeeded a little too well!
 
It wasn't ignorance, the guy knew how to draw. It was the opposite, he was mimicking the other popular artists that were ignorant in basic understanding of anatomy and perspective.

Sadly, he succeeded a little too well!
I'm familiar with Trimpe's work, having read the Hulk in the 70's. I suppose seeming ignorance is more accurate.
 
This may not be accurate, but I believe I heard at one point that his bad art was the result of being ghosted by his son.
 
Wow, I just read about the big Steve Rogers twist in the first issue of his new book. Very interesting.
 
I’ve been asked that question before, with some fans going so far as to feel sorry for the way Marvel made me change my style. Unfortunately, these were misdirected sympathies.

Truth was, it was a lark–but a lark with a purpose, all devised by myself. No one at Marvel suggested I change the way I draw or ink. I looked at the new guys’ stuff, and thought, hey, this is great. Very exciting. You can always learn from somebody else, no matter how long you’ve been doing a thing.

I did, however, think the style might lead to new work at a time when Marvel was already in trouble, and it did. FF Unlimited was my last series at Marvel, and contrary to what a lot of fans think, I think it was the best work I’d done–and, I had a whole lot of fun doing it. Very expressive. I think the newer influences in comic book art brought out a better me. Like I said, most of the fans of the earlier stuff would not agree. On one occasion, I inked a whole story with a brush, which is what I was raised on, and the editor objected asking me not to do that anymore. But in general, no one pressured me into a change.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/comic-book-legends-revealed-195/
 
I'm sure the Steve Rogers twist will be retconned. Seriously, how is that a way to honor Cap during his 75th anniversary? I'm just glad I can save money by not buying it. I have no interest in seeing Marvel's leftist writers living out their ultimate fantasy with Captain America #1.
 
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