Bøger af Steve Ditko

Two men, one spotlight. Together, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created the billion dollar cultural phenomenon known as Spider-Man. Stan Lee stood in the spotlight for six decades, often claiming sole-creatorship of the hero. Along with the background noise though, Steve Ditko maintained a very private life. Letters From Ditko is one comic book fan's lifelong exploration into the mind of Steve Ditko. It's an incredible coming-of-age story nearly 25 years in the making. Through years of correspondence with Steve Ditko himself, we learn about his private life, his disagreement with Stan Lee, and his philosophical beliefs that encompass his later work.Intriguing, thought-provoking, and amazing - Regards, Ditko will have you challenging the creatorship of Spider-Man, appreciating how art differs from the artist, and understanding the magnitude of privacy in today's world. Most importantly, you will be prying to answer the age-old comic book world riddle - who is Steve Ditko?

Steve Ditko's lengthy career extended from visionary science fiction, causality-flaunting fantasy, and heinously hideous horror...-to a superabundance of superheroes: Captain Atom, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, The Incredible Hulk, The Creeper, Hawk and Dove, The Question, Blue Beetle, Shade the Changing Man, Superboy, Indiana Jones, Rom, Machine Man...-to conceiving, creating, and publishing a galaxy of his own material: The Missing Man, Mr. A., The Mocker, Static, The Void, The Cape, The P Masks, The Madman, Miss Eerie, The Hero...Fans, critics, and readers have had their say about Ditko's work. His creations. His viewpoints. His personal life. Now, Ditko speaks for himself, does it very well, and does not need any help from others.A volume of the "Ditko Complains" series.

This book reprints the contents of Steve Ditko's 176 Page Package, originally published in 2000, with the exception of a 30-page story, "Mr. A. Faces the Knifer." For some stories contained herein, Ditko created new characters. For other stories, he brought back characters he'd created previously. This powerful collection is a fine example of Ditko's skill in visual storytelling.

The classic villainy of the God of Mischief is celebrated in an Omnibus full of diabolical deceit! Featuring every Loki appearance from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's legendary era of THOR - and more - it's a volume full of brotherly rivalry, deadly plots and wicked magic! Across the ages, Loki's tricks on Thor are a treat to read, as he wreaks havoc in Asgard and Midgard - banishing Jane Foster to Limbo, trading spells with Doctor Strange, masterminding a Thor/Silver Surfer battle - and of course, causing the Avengers to first assemble! Bring on the wiliest bad guy of all!COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 1; Journey into Mystery (1952) 111, 113, 115-123; Thor (1966) 153-157, 167, 173, 175-177, 179-181; Thor Annual (1966) 2; material from Journey into Mystery (1952) 85, 88, 91-92, 94, 97, 100-104, 107-108, 110, 112, 114, 124-125; Thor (1966) 126-129, 142, 147-152; Strange Tales (1951) 123; Tales to Astonish (1959) 101; Silver Surfer (1968) 4

After several years of illustrating Captain Atom, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange... Mystery, crime, superhero, SF, western for Charlton, Marvel, National... Steve Ditko carved a new trail in the comics landscape. Completely independently, he wrote, illustrated, and in some cases self-published the material in this book. We present The Collected Mr. A., Volume II: Avenging World.

This collection offers a fresh insight into the mind of innovative writer and artist, Steve Ditko. Part I collects all nine issues of The Four-Page Series, a newsletter he originally published between 2012 and 2015. Essay topics include flawed thinking and misbehavior of some comic book fans; choice, rationality, logic, emotion and the nature of artistic creation when more than one person is involved; how he made various decisions regarding his work; his thoughts and actions in developing prominent comics characters such as Spider-Man and Dr. Strange. The latter has been the subject of speculation (and outright fabrication) among fans in the decades since, but Ditko gives his first-hand accounts here. Part II includes over 20 additional essays in which Ditko explores history, philosophy, uncommon sense, the Law of Identity, the Founding Fathers, nature, comics and the creation of other characters he wrote and drew. Robin Snyder provides an introduction and other essays. Rodney Schroeter offers his thoughts in "Metaphysics and Fantasy." This book is part of a new, ongoing series: Ditko Complains.

The "32 Series" was the last major project of Steve Ditko's career, starting in 2008 and ending with his death in 2018. This body of work covers over 900 pages of new material, originally published in 27 32-page comic books. All material of the "32 Series" has been collected in five volumes, published by SD Publishing Co.:Vol. I -- Overture: Reprints Avenging Mind; Ditko, etc.; Ditko Continued; Oh, No! Not Again, Ditko!; and Ditko Once More.Vol. II -- Opening Acts: Reprints Ditko Presents; Act Two; Act Three; Act Four; Act Five.Vol. III -- Character Twists: Reprints Act 6; Act Seven/Ditko 12; Act 8/Ditko 13; Ditko 14; Ditko 15.Vol. IV -- Postshadowing: Reprints Ditko 16; Ditko 17; Ditko 18; Ditko 19; Ditko 20; Ditko 21.Vol. V -- Curtain: Reprints Ditko 22; Ditko 23; Ditko 24; Ditko 25; Ditko 26; Down Memory Lane.Supplementary material by Robin Snyder and Rodney Schroeter.

This volume reprints the five comics that kicked off The 32 Series by Ditko:  Avenging Mind (originally published in 2008; Ditko, Etc. (2008); Ditko Continued (2009); Oh, No! Not Again, Ditko! (2009); Ditko Once More (2009). Introduction by Robin Snyder. Steve Ditko started his career in comics in the 1950s, and was actively generating fresh ideas and art for nearly 70 years.

Before Steve Ditko revolutionised comic book super-heroes with the Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, he applied his incomparable storytelling mastery to taught suspense-thrillers. These chilling stories were cast with nervous-eyed dreamers and sweaty-palmed schemers, none of whom make it out with getting theirs. They were parables of wrenching psychological tension, expressed by one of comic book''s most unique creative minds, and they will leave you curled up and screaming for more - whether you like it or not! Marvel is honoured to collect Ditko''s complete stories of suspense in two beautifully restored Omnibus volumes. From his very first Marvel work in 1956 through to his last five-page masterpiece, every iconic Silver Age Ditko short is collected in these incomparable Omnibus editions. Collecting: Journey Into Mystery (1952) 33, 38, 50-73, Strange Tales (1951) 46, 50, 67-91, Tales To Astonish (1959) 1-26, Tales of Suspense (1959) 1-15, 17-24, Strange Worlds (1958) 1-

This collection of artist Steve Ditko's finest comics includes a wealth of sci-fi work done prior to his world-shaking creation with Stan Lee, Spider-Man. Ditko's eclectic, sometimes surrealistic art proves both futuristic and retro as he takes readers into the cosmos to find star-crossed lovers in the backstabbing debacle, "Dead Reckoning."

Few creators have left their mark like the inimitable Steve Ditko. His unmistakable creative vision brought the world the Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Strange - and, in 1988, Speedball! Together with writers Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco and Jo Duffy, Ditko crafted the adventures of Robbie Baldwin, a high school student with strange other-dimensional powers that create an energetic kinetic field, transforming him into Speedball! In the classic Ditko style, Baldwin's life is complicated - his father is a district attorney with no love for costumed vigilantes, and there is serious marital strife between Robbie's parents. This complete collection brings together every Steve Ditko tale of the future New Warriors superstar for the first time! Collecting SPEEDBALL #1-10 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #22, MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #14 and #56 and MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) #1-2 and #5-6.

Steve Ditko''s most creative comics are lovingly reproduced in a beautiful large format hardback book, The Creativity of Steve Ditko, a companion to Craig Yoe''s previous The Art of Ditko. Featuring a Foreword by Paul Levitz with revealing essays by Mike Gold, Jack Harris, Mikal Banta, and Amber Stanton, The Creativity of Steve Ditko showcases a plethora of unpublished art, sketches, and many never previously printed photos of Ditko.