| Posted: 29 March 2025 at 11:14pm | IP Logged | 4
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I can understand that this topic may be of tremendous importance for legal, financial, and ultimately, historical reasons. But as a fan of the FF, I feel comfortable with the notion that both Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did the bulk of the work in terms of bringing these characters to life every month.
It’s an indisputable fact that both Lee and Kirby were powerhouses of creative talent. And it’s also an indisputable fact that the delineation of “creative” work on the title is always going to be partially subjective given the Marvel Method…
So I’m not sure how or why this type of deconstructionism is of any benefit to comic book fans, esp. when re: The Fantastic Four. Lawyers and accountants? Sure. But for the average reader I see no benefit, only opportunities to diminish one of these great men.
I have to add this: if you’re truly interested in getting some justice for creators who have been marginalised or blatantly overlooked, I suggest that you investigate one Bjorn Heyn - arguably the most talented inker to come out of Sweden. His work on Fantastic Four #232 is superlative, yet for a variety of reasons he never worked again in the industry, and died destitute and forgotten.
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