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Thom Price
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It was typical of Kirby's approach that he did not draw characters exactly
the same way, issue to issue (and sometimes panel to panel!). This
becomes most obvious, I have found, when he draws characters he did
not create, or with which he is not usually associated. In this case, God is
definitely not in the details!
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JB, I've seen you make similar comments regarding Kirby's style previously; I know you hold Kirby in very high regard, but isn't this a pretty big failing on an artist's part, not being consisistent from issue to issue or even page to page?
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Brian Hunt
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The Thing works well as a mighty mug. The character is almost perfect for it.
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John Byrne
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I know you hold Kirby in very high regard, but isn't this a pretty big
failing on an artist's part, not being consisistent from issue to issue or
even page to page?
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Depends on the inconsistencies. If, say, an artist draws a character with
heels on both his boots in one panel, then on one boot in the next, then
neither in the next, then one again, but the other one, in the next, etc,
etc, I'd say that's a big failing.
If, on the other hand, you have an artist with a breadth of imagination as
great as Kirby's, and sometimes the side-views don't quite match the
front views -- well, I'm prepared to say "the whole is greater than the
sum of the parts" and be content!
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John Lee
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| Posted: 07 June 2008 at 6:38pm | IP Logged | 4
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Yes he does Brian, Here's Three more I plan to get when they come out.
  
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John Lee
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Kandor
 
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Peter Svensson
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Be warned: if you buy the Kandor prop, you have to talk about it every time you enter the room you keep it in. Any visitor who comes to your house has to be told "This is a model of the Bottle City of Kandor, a Kryptonian city shrunken into a bottle by the space criminal Brainiac!" :)
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John Lee
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I do it everyday Peter.
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John Byrne
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How big is that Kandor model? The paint job looks a bit dodgy, unless it's
really small.
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Gerry Turnbull
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| Posted: 08 June 2008 at 7:21am | IP Logged | 9
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does it light up as well?
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John Lee
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Kandor is just a little over 12 inches tall and six wide. The back side of it does have the air hose connected to the top on the glass. The paint job has almost a rustic look to it, I don't know if this was done on purpose but I would have prefered a more futuristic metal look to it myself. It does light up, sorry the inclosed pic is kinda blurry.
 
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Lars Sandmark
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That Mugg Thor looks alright, may pick it up if I spot it.
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Mike Baswell
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Would someone go out and buy a new toy of some kind already!!!!! It's been 4 days now since I've been able to be envious or jealous of anyone's purchases.
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