tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post8641640811421448991..comments2024-03-28T09:04:42.135-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: Poets' Gamma Corner!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-1181334319394112752014-10-04T04:54:03.562-04:002014-10-04T04:54:03.562-04:00The Hulk was my number two fave Marvel character f...The Hulk was my number two fave Marvel character for a very very long time. Only Captain Marvel was ahead of him. I started reading with his first battle with the Legion of the Living Lightning and stayed with Jadejaws until the 90's long after his heyday in my estimation was gone. Those old Trimpe drawn adventures are fantastic still. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-32053740560438175642014-10-04T04:51:24.356-04:002014-10-04T04:51:24.356-04:00I've only dabbled in Marvel UK stories. I'...I've only dabbled in Marvel UK stories. I'm currently reading the Black Knight stories which were included in those Hulk issues, a saga I knew about back then and have always wanted to read. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-1107646966349895822014-10-04T04:50:02.354-04:002014-10-04T04:50:02.354-04:00Great info. Thanks a heap. I had not pegged that a...Great info. Thanks a heap. I had not pegged that as Bolland. It seem unfocused somehow, an odd choice I thought for the cover, but now I understand its use. The Bolland eyes look a bit off in the original, but Sal's head seems an odd fit. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-74200001995375346632014-10-03T11:04:25.134-04:002014-10-03T11:04:25.134-04:00Great post. I've always loved the Hulk and he ...Great post. I've always loved the Hulk and he remains my favorite character of the comic book universe EVER. Thanks for this. Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-29604646362144752552014-10-03T09:13:46.566-04:002014-10-03T09:13:46.566-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-47639922761343532292014-10-03T04:25:47.769-04:002014-10-03T04:25:47.769-04:00Point of interest: That cover to issue #1 of '...Point of interest: That cover to issue #1 of 'Hulk Comic' was done by Brian Bolland, who, at this time, was fast becoming THE star of UK comics with his work on Judge Dredd for 2000AD. However, when he turned in the finished inked artwork, the editor (Dez Skinn) felt that Brian's interpretation of the Hulk wasn't sufficiently 'on model',and so a Sal Buscema head was pasted on. Apparently, Brian was non to pleased.<br /><br />Copy & paste this link to (taken from Dez Skinn's own website) to see both versions:-<br /><br />http://dezskinn.com/images/Hulk%201%20cover%20before%20and%20after.jpg<br /><br />Now, let me just say that even as big a Bolland fan as I am, I think on this occasion, Dez was right.<br /><br />Also, it might be worth mentioning that the paste up artist was non other than Paul Neary, who also drew that artwork for at least a couple those other covers (#19 & #44), and who went on to spearhead Marvel UK's rise in the early 90's as their editor in chief, but is probably best known today as Bryan Hitch's inker!Staz Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289490295901245918noreply@blogger.com