Posted: 15 January 2010 at 4:25pm | IP Logged | 3
|
|
|
In the case of FF #1 Stan's synopsis does survive, but even in that case we don't know what Kirby contributed, because he and Stan almost certainly discussed the plot and characters before Stan typed the synopsis (that was the way they almost always worked). As you pointed out, the characters are pretty standard Kirby archetypes, and it's well-known that Kirby based Ben's personality on himself.
What's interesting in that first synopsis, wasn't Ben's personality originally going to be much more sinister...almost like a "Dr. Smith" type villain from within. Granted it's been a while since I read it, so I might be misremembering.
|