"I suppose we all look alike to you, right Costanza?"

Welp, I'm unreliable.

Welp, I'm unreliable.

I think you're right, but Lee hated the way he was doing it and went to Ditko. Kirby always maintained he and Joe Simon came up with Spider-Man in the 50's.

I think you're right, but Lee hated the way he was doing it and went to Ditko. Kirby always maintained he and Joe Simon came up with Spider-Man in the 50's.

I never said he did. It's a theory posited in Ronin Ro's book.

I never said he did. It's a theory posited in Ronin Ro's book.

I said something like this the other day in another article, Savage Dragon has quitely become on of the longest running books and is just solid.

I said something like this the other day in another article, Savage Dragon has quitely become on of the longest running books and is just solid.

Basically, the black costume, while very cool, was an attempt to change the identity of the character so when Ditko claimed he created the look of Spiderman Marvel could counter with "well he doesn't look that way anymore" in the courts.

Basically, the black costume, while very cool, was an attempt to change the identity of the character so when Ditko claimed he created the look of Spiderman Marvel could counter with "well he doesn't look that way anymore" in the courts.

He's been called out for much of the revisionism he's written over there. Maybe that has something to with it.

He's been called out for much of the revisionism he's written over there. Maybe that has something to with it.

I think Shooter gets too much credit for instituting royalties. There was a collective cry among talent at the time wanting more rights, not to mention Shuster and Siegel's high profile troubles with obtaining Superman royalties around and before his tenure. I think the pendulum was swinging that way and it wouldn't…

I think Shooter gets too much credit for instituting royalties. There was a collective cry among talent at the time wanting more rights, not to mention Shuster and Siegel's high profile troubles with obtaining Superman royalties around and before his tenure. I think the pendulum was swinging that way and it wouldn't…

Concur. Stan gave the company a very likeable public face, one that DC did not have. He may have got full of himself for much of the 70's, but he has spent much of the last 20-30 years praising his co-creators.

Concur. Stan gave the company a very likeable public face, one that DC did not have. He may have got full of himself for much of the 70's, but he has spent much of the last 20-30 years praising his co-creators.

Sporting the Adolf Hipster?

Sporting the Adolf Hipster?

I read that McBain book. Hard liquor, hard men, and hot women, IIRC. The main character was a good guy hung-up on his cheating ex-wife who you get frustrated with, out right annoyed with, but you can really root for him.