tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post1447640326102268448..comments2024-03-29T05:15:44.658-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Tuesday Team-up: "...Then Came Ramrod!" by Gerber and HeckThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-25026097086073964142014-01-14T10:02:48.615-05:002014-01-14T10:02:48.615-05:00Dashing Donny Heck was a Heck of an artist. If yo...Dashing Donny Heck was a Heck of an artist. If you could keep Vince Colletta's inks away from Don his work could be beautiful! Check out the early Avengers work by Don when he took over for Kirby!Thunderball Thrillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504619680160730521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-58683685241407501812013-08-14T09:42:46.001-04:002013-08-14T09:42:46.001-04:00Gerber also worked in writing advertising copy bef...Gerber also worked in writing advertising copy before he got became a comic book scribe, and I strongly believe that previous experience helped shape him as a writer. When writing commercials and slogans and such, you have to be very concise and incisive and, for the most part, Gerber was. Only occasionally did he lapse into slightly long-winded purple prose, but that was the style of the day and they did write a lot of stuff under severe deadlines. Gerber was one of, if not THE, best. Thanks for posting that dynamite Don Heck art too! -- Jeff Clem, who is forced into posting anonymously by his computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-81049685838953926562013-08-13T11:11:44.508-04:002013-08-13T11:11:44.508-04:00This issue proves that Don Heck does not deserve t...This issue proves that Don Heck does not deserve the bad art reputation he got by the fan press. He is no Jack Kirby. However his rendering and story telling ability are still dynamic. I really have to question the judgement of his critics. Heck drew the early Avengers and Iron Man and many of them are my favorite issues. He was an artist who specialized in romance comics. If you look at his early work, you'll see he was very much suited to that genre. late night Ferenginoreply@blogger.com