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John Byrne
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A very literal recreation was requested. Approx 11x17 inches
When this request came in, the first thing I asked Jim was if I could
modernize it -- that is, draw the two Things they way I would today, as
opposed to how I did it thirty years ago. But the customer wanted a precise
recreation -- and that brought a challenge all of its own, since I did not ink
the original, and much as I might wish otherwise, Joe Sinnott's line is very
different from my own.*
Something else about this one -- since Joe was the FF Guy back then, the
one who had been a consistent fixture on the book longer than anybody
else, it was not the habit of pencillers -- especially when doing breakdowns,
as I did on this issue -- to "tell" Joe how to draw the stuff. So the plate
pattern on the "modern" Thing is Joe's, not mine. I drew the shape of Ben
Grimm, the pose, but I left the "interior" line blank, knowing Joe could do it
much more efficiently than I.
* I wish I could ink like Joe, not that Joe inked like me!
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Joakim Jahlmar
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The commissioner ought to be a happy customer then, JB. Looks great.
Though I have to admit that you've made me more than a wee bit curious about how a modernised version might have looked.
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William Roberge
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Is this done with a lightbox?
It would have been neat to see the Updated version.
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Joe Aten
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Wow. That's amazing. It looks like a photocopy. Excellent work on re-creating Joe's line. Well done.
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Ferran Delgado
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Nice work! Congrats! And very interesting additional story!
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John Byrne
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I have to admit that you've made me more than a wee bit curious about how
a modernised version might have looked.
••
A bit like this:
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Nice job, JB.
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Ed Deans
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There goes another of my commission ideas! I'm a bit envious. I've loved
that face-to-face scene since I first saw it reprinted in a Comics
Interview. That image was my introduction to the "early Thing."
The reinterpretation is a great image. That I found the modern
"early" Thing just too monstrous for me to identify with as Ben Grimm
was itself a bit of a compliment.
I prefer the less severe Marvel Two-In-One hide or that which I later
saw used during your FF run when Reed tried to cure Ben.
Thanks for the info on Joe Sinnott's involvement in the original. I find
those tidbits illuminating.
Edited by Ed Deans on 09 August 2008 at 6:30am
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Joakim Jahlmar
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JB wrote:
"A bit like this:"
Wow!!! That modernised old style Thing looks REALLY scary. Sort of makes me wonder if I've ever seen Mr Grimm looking so monstrous!
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Michael Retour
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What is the original from? Marvel Team-Up?
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John Byrne
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More Sinnott influence -- that cover was penciled by George Perez!
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