L: Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966), art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott
R: Fantastic Four #390 (July 1994), art by Paul Ryan ("after Kirby via Macchio")
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In defense of Paul Ryan, I really like the subtle differences that show how things have changed in almost 30 years -- no Reed in this period of the magazine, Sue looking vastly more confident (and compromising between the mercifully short-lived swimwear costume and the classic uniform), and Johnny actually using his powers.
I can't really endorse the DeFalco/Ryan run -- it chased me off the book after 10 years, well after I fell in love with it at age 12 during the Byrne era. But I will totally, totally stick up for either man individually, and I think Paul Ryan deserves an "in defense of" here.
If they're separated at birth, one's a child prodigy, the other's the bastard inbreed that's going to need a lifetime of short buses.
ReplyDelete(Still can't believe DeFalco/Ryan lasted that long...)
In defense of Paul Ryan, I really like the subtle differences that show how things have changed in almost 30 years -- no Reed in this period of the magazine, Sue looking vastly more confident (and compromising between the mercifully short-lived swimwear costume and the classic uniform), and Johnny actually using his powers.
ReplyDeleteI can't really endorse the DeFalco/Ryan run -- it chased me off the book after 10 years, well after I fell in love with it at age 12 during the Byrne era. But I will totally, totally stick up for either man individually, and I think Paul Ryan deserves an "in defense of" here.