Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! This past Wednesday, August 9, was Bob McLeod's birthday. Happy birthday, Bob! We're gonna celebrate by looking back at a dozen Marvel-ous covers from the Groovy Age inked by Mr. McLeod (including his first!)--but not just any ol' covers--covers penciled by some of the all-time Marvel greats! Bob is one of those inkers who has a cool, elegant, and organic style that's easily recognizable, but he rarely overpowers the penciler. That's what Ol' Groove thinks, anyway. What sez you?
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| Pencils by Gil Kane |
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| Pencils by John Buscema |
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| Pencils by Herb Trimpe |
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| Pencils by Gene Colan |
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| Pencils by John Romita |
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| Pencils by Pat Broderick |
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| Pencils by Keith Pollard |
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| Pencils by Frank Miller |
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| Pencils by Mike Zeck |
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| Pencils by Dave Cockrum |
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| Pencils by George Perez |
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| Pencils by Bob McLeod |
That issue of MTU was very cool!
ReplyDeleteI love the classic Guardians of the Galaxy line-up!
I hope Nikki shows up in the films.
M.P.
LOVE seeing the "still only 35 cents" price, takes me back to the time when that seemed like allot of money.
ReplyDeleteWhen you had a paper route, like I did, it was a lot of money.
DeleteBob McLeod was part of the Continuity Studios affiliated influx of inkers in the 70s which also included Klaus Janson, Terry Austin, Steve Mitchell, Bob Wiacek and Joe Rubinstein. Their inking provided decades of superior embellishing for most of the top pencillers in the industry. I don't think we'll ever see such an assemblage of talent enter the field all at once again. I've met Mr. McLeod a few times at conventions. He is nice, humble for one so gifted and equally adept at pencilling, inking or doing full art himself.
ReplyDeleteLike another talented illustrator Jerry Ordway, the comics biz needs more work by Bob McLeod.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL, bob's always been one of my fave inkers, and brought out the best of the pencils under his brush/nib!
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