Ares Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 https://www.newsarama.com/44344-joe-sinnott-retires-after-69-year-career.html Long-time Marvel creator Joe Sinnott has formally retired after 69 years in the comic book industry. The news was announced on Facebook by his son, Mark Sinnott, coinciding with the inker's last Sunday Amazing Spider-Manstrip. "My dad, Joltin' Joe wants to thank all the fans for their support of the Spidey strip through the years. Now at 92, and working for Marvel for 69 years, Joe can finally say that he is 'officially' retired! What a great run, dad," Mark Sinnott wrote on Facebook. Sinnott had worked on the Amazing Spider-Man strip for 27 years, following his first 'retirement' from as a full-time contracted Marvel artist in 1992 "We need to thank the following creators for their work on the Spidey strip during Joe's incredible 27-year run on the strip: Stan Lee and Roy Thomas, who made this all possible. Letterers Stan Sakai and Janice Chiang, Pencilers Larry Lieber, Ron Frenz, Paul Ryan, Sal Buscema, Fred Kida, and for the past 22 years Alex Saviuk," Mark Sinnott wrote. "Also a huge thanks to the inkers that "filled in" for Joe from time to time: Jim Amash, Terry Austin, Bob Wiacek, Mark Sinnott, Belinda Sinnott, Tim Estiloz and Jim Tournas. Thanks for making Spidey look good all these years Dad." Sinnott rose to fame as Jack Kirby's inker on Fantastic Four, and went on to be one of Marvel's longest-running artists. The 92-year-old artist plans to continue making convention appearances, including May's Undiscovered Realm Comic Con ComicConnoisseur and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjMartini Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 46 minutes ago, Ares said: The 92-year-old artist plans to continue making convention appearances, including May's Undiscovered Realm Comic Con Congratulations to Joe as this has been a long time coming. I'm also very glad he is still planning on doing conventions. It's always a joy to see him and talk to him, as he always has a smile on his face. If anyone has not met Joe at a convention, I highly recommend it, it is always an honor and pleasure! Dmac538 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domo Arigato Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Ares said: Joe Sinnott has formally retired after 69 years in the comic book industry. Now at 92, and working for Marvel for 69 years, Joe can finally say that he is 'officially' retired! Quitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummy Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Congrats to one of Marvel's most outstanding artists. I know inkers don't get much love, but when your inks make freakin' *everyone* look as good as Joe's did, you're a great artist. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 58 minutes ago, Drummy said: Congrats to one of Marvel's most outstanding artists. I know inkers don't get much love, but when your inks make freakin' *everyone* look as good as Joe's did, you're a great artist. Inker is incredibly important. Some argument could be made for more important than penciler. Just compare Curt Swan inked by Murphy Anderson with Curt Swan inked by Vince Colletta. Ken Aldred and ComicConnoisseur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Sinnott is widely recognised as one of the all-time great inkers. Have a happy retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, kav said: Inker is incredibly important. Some argument could be made for more important than penciler. Just compare Curt Swan inked by Murphy Anderson with Curt Swan inked by Vince Colletta. Embellisher vs Eraser My favourite for Swan is George Klein. Edited March 19, 2019 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: Embellisher vs Eraser My favourite for Swan is George Klein. Mine too. Just incredible. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, kav said: Inker is incredibly important. Some argument could be made for more important than penciler. Just compare Curt Swan inked by Murphy Anderson with Curt Swan inked by Vince Colletta. The inker never has to face the blank page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Logan510 said: The inker never has to face the blank page True. Keep in mind a bad inker can ruin a good penciler and a good inker can make a bad penciler look good tho. I'd rather see a blank page than a colletta inked swan page. In fact I threw out all my colletta inked swan books. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuscemasAvengers Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I know some may disagree, but when Sinnott inked Kirby, Jack's art went to a higher level (even though it was already at a very high level) ... enjoy the rest, Joe! You were my #1 inker when I started reading the stories ... kav, Chaz G. and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 48 minutes ago, Logan510 said: The inker never has to face the blank page Most inkers of note were more than capable pencillers as well. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, the blob said: Most inkers of note were more than capable pencillers as well. Agreed, but it's not really the point. As an "inker", they never have to face the blank page, which is MUCH more difficult than even working on basic breakdowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Logan510 said: Agreed, but it's not really the point. As an "inker", they never have to face the blank page, which is MUCH more difficult than even working on basic breakdowns. Kind of like starters and relievers in baseball! ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Inking has to be a tedious and time consuming undertaking. Sometimes the artist just provided rough breakdowns/layouts that the inker had to turn into a finished product, so having your own artistic skill was a must and Joe proved time and time again he was an accomplished penciller/artist in his own right. Congrats Joe and thanks for all the memories you helped bring to life with your talents. Edited March 19, 2019 by Jaylam Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Most of the inking I've done I had to tighten up the pencils considerably and fix all the mistakes. Sometimes you have to redraw stuff completely because it's just not viable. FoggyNelson and ComicConnoisseur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 69 years is a amazing longevity🤔👍👏‼️‼️❤️💯💥🎉 KirbyJack, 1950's war comics and ComicConnoisseur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500Club Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 7 hours ago, Logan510 said: The inker never has to face the blank page Give Colletta enough time with an eraser... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 18 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: Embellisher vs Eraser My favourite for Swan is George Klein. Good pick. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) I always thought Terry Austin was underrated. My favorite John Byrne and Marshall Rogers art has Terry Austin as their inker. Edited March 20, 2019 by ComicConnoisseur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
