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silver surfers

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes: The Silver Surfer: The Ultimate Cosmic Experience Marvel Comics/Simon & Schuster, 1978 Illustration (left): Jack “King” Kirby (1917-1994) Illustration (right): Earl Norem (b. 1924), based on an original sketch by Jack Kirby Part 4 of LONG … Continue reading

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kirby imagined BIG: rise of new gods

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes: Concept Art: Fourth World characters, clockwise from top left: Orion, Light Ray, Mantis, and Mister Miracle (see if you can spot the changes from these to the finished designs) DC Comics Proposal, ca. 1970 Illustration: Jack … Continue reading

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marvelmania Doom: doctoring an unsuspecting world

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes Marvelmania Fan Club Poster Marvel Comics Group, ca. 1969 Illustration: Jack “King” Kirby (1917-1994) Part 5 of LONG LIVE THE KING: Seven Days of Jack “King” Kirby (1917-1994) As we countdown the days to what would … Continue reading

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romancing the superhero

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (“King-Size Special”) November, 1966 issue, #3 Illustration: John Romita (b. 1930), pencils; and Mike Esposito (1927-2010), inks. Because Robert Newman demanded it! Here is the Incredible Hulk tussling with the Amazing Spider-Man (not … Continue reading

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severin and herb trimpe

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) You Don’t Want To Make The COVER OF THE DAY Angry! Herb Trimpe got his first job at Marvel—if you believe Wikipedia—not long after he was discharged from the U. … Continue reading

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remembering john severin

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) The COVER OF THE DAY Conquers All! EC Comics veteran John Severin has been one of my favorite comic book artists for more years than I can remember, at least … Continue reading

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severin: illustrations in authenticity

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Monsters on the Prowl April 1972 issue, #16 Illustration: John Severin (1921-2012) Goodbye John Severin. Thanks for making my comic book-buying childhood so incredibly enjoyable—through the hilarity of the … Continue reading

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lobbying for dracula

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design) “Genial” Gene Colan (1926-2011). It’s only been about six months since Gene Colan’s passing, so it would be somewhat difficult to pen another summation of Gene’s career and recount my brief … Continue reading

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hard core Golden Age

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Rest in Peace Gene Colan (1926-2011). Beginning in 1990-91, I had the privilege of co-editing, with point-man Richard Howell, the revival of Jim Warren’s anthology horror comics magazine, Creepy … Continue reading

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spider size nightmares: super reality angst

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design , Maplewood, N.J.) The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (“King-Size Special”) November, 1966 issue, #3 Illustration: John Romita (b. 1930), pencils; and Mike Esposito (1927-2010), inks. Because Robert Newman demanded it! Here is … Continue reading

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