Walt Simonson posts Thor 264 Cover OA to honor Len Wein 0

[PhilipB2k17]

 

Here's the tweet link, and the cover. UPDATE: link fixed.

 

Edited September 11, 2017 by PhilipB2k17
Fixed bad link.

[Unca Ben]

Sweet!  

It may partially be the Sinnott inks, but it looks like Walt was aping Rich Buckler at the time.  

[The Shoveler]

6 hours ago, Unca Ben said:

Sweet!  

It may partially be the Sinnott inks, but it looks like Walt was aping Rich Buckler at the time.  

At that time, Buckler was often aping Kirby (which seemed to be Marvel's policy), and Kirby was of course a big influence on Simonson too.  And regarding the inks, you have a great point:  Sinnott inks add his own touch of Kirby/Marvel house style to almost any artist's pencils.

A few modifications were made to the published version, including shifting the position of Thor's face, putting the thrown hammer in a different spot, and removing the texture from Loki's shirt.  Looks like the rocky ground under Thor's feet may have been simplified a little bit too.

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2017 by The Shoveler
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[The Shoveler]

I still fondly remember Len Wein's run on Amazing Spider-Man.  One of my favorite moments of that period was Spidey returning the thrashed Spider-Mobile to the Madison Avenue 14th floor offices of Carter & Lombardo at the end of ASM #160 ("And good riddance!").  I wonder if they got a crane to get the car down before the webbing evaporated.

And my older brother remains a life-long Hulk fan after growing up with Len's run on that title.

Thanks to Len for all of his contributions to the comic industry during his career.  RIP, Len Wein.