jools&jim Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: Not too sure about the fat shaming of ‘Jumbo John Verpoorten’. Yeah...it was a much more insensitive era. I mean... On the other hand, the older Italian-Americans I knew and grew up around when I was a little kid back in the late '60s skirted the issue by inverting the language: e.g., "Big Tony" was a skinny guy, and "Little Tony" wasn't... Edited March 17, 2020 by jools&jim Larryw7 and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jools&jim Posted March 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2020 19 minutes ago, Senormac said: Agree I know I'm running against the grain on this, but I am, in general, a fan of Robbins' work. Still, I gotta admit, in that pic at least he kinda looks like one of his drawings: JazzMan, KirbyJack, Larryw7 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 47 minutes ago, jools&jim said: Yeah...it was a much more insensitive era. I mean... On the other hand, the older Italian-Americans I knew and grew up around when I was a little kid back in the late '60s skirted the issue by inverting the language: e.g., "Big Tony" was a skinny guy, and "Little Tony" wasn't... Little Superman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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01TheDude Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, kav said: match.com results honestly-- she can't be more than 200 lbs in this depiction - which is hardly a "load" especially for someone with Super strength. You know-- Superman could probably benefit from dating a sturdier gal in the first place. THICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Probably old news, but Marvel UK brought out it's first landscape format comic in 1975 called the Titans, and free inside was this poster, obviously the same poster as the 1975 convention, but with the Titans logo added. PopKulture, Ken Aldred and Badlands 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I thought it the dogs bollocks at the time. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 18 hours ago, jools&jim said: I know I'm running against the grain on this, but I am, in general, a fan of Robbins' work. Still, I gotta admit, in that pic at least he kinda looks like one of his drawings: I have found my kindred spirit! jools&jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb8 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Marie Severin look anything BUT mirthful in that pic. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 On 1/3/2009 at 5:44 PM, jbcomicbox said: I guess 'my problem' is that I was there. Here is my poster from 1975. It really is a super composition of the Marvel heroes of that time. It was my first con......jon Love it! Curious, how did you find one unfolded? I have one, but it's folded, as I thought they all were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Here is mine. bb8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) On 3/17/2020 at 2:20 AM, jools&jim said: I know I'm running against the grain on this, but I am, in general, a fan of Robbins' work. Still, I gotta admit, in that pic at least he kinda looks like one of his drawings: On 3/17/2020 at 8:48 PM, JazzMan said: I have found my kindred spirit! Faces.... good Forced perspective poses ... bad I’d say I’m somewhere in the middle. Edited March 22, 2020 by Ken Aldred jools&jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: Faces.... good Forced perspective poses ... bad I’d say I’m somewhere in the middle. When I saw Jojo Rabbit, one scene reminded me of a Frank Robbins staple: Ken Aldred and bb8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
