This past week we lost one of the industry’s best. As Dan Green pulls his chair up to the great drawing board in the sky I look back on an amazing career. For me, Dan Green was probably the first inker I knew the name of. This comes from hunting down my back issues of Wolverine. Marc Silvestri and Adam Kubert were two of my favourites to track down issues of and Green was always the third name in the credits. Perhaps this is doing inkers a discredit. They are like drummers in rock bands in that regard. Essential to creativity but one step behind the limelight. If someone like Joe Sinnott was like the old-school drumming of Ringo Starr, then Green is more akin to the style of John Bonham. In my opinion, he was the first rock star inker.
The journey began for Dan Green in Detroit.
The journey began for Dan Green in Detroit.
- 8/30/2023
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Written by Mark Waid | Art by Neal Adams, Mark Farmer | Published by Marvel Comics
Amazingly, I don’t believe I have yet reviewed an issue of Fantastic Four during my time reviewing for Nerdly. I have reviewed issues that feature the Ff, or solo turns and guest appearances, but never them in their own book. Which is odd, as I’ve had an affection for the Fantastic Four going back many years, having read and collected them since the late 1970’s. For me the Bronze Age Ff and the John Byrne were the high points, though in terms of influence nothing can match Lee and Kirby’s initial run. So this was a perfect excuse to review an Ff book, as it also had attached a favourite writer in Mark Waid, a huge favourite artist in Neal Adams, even a great inker in Mark Farmer. The stars have seemingly aligned just for me.
Amazingly, I don’t believe I have yet reviewed an issue of Fantastic Four during my time reviewing for Nerdly. I have reviewed issues that feature the Ff, or solo turns and guest appearances, but never them in their own book. Which is odd, as I’ve had an affection for the Fantastic Four going back many years, having read and collected them since the late 1970’s. For me the Bronze Age Ff and the John Byrne were the high points, though in terms of influence nothing can match Lee and Kirby’s initial run. So this was a perfect excuse to review an Ff book, as it also had attached a favourite writer in Mark Waid, a huge favourite artist in Neal Adams, even a great inker in Mark Farmer. The stars have seemingly aligned just for me.
- 9/4/2020
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Late last week we lost one of the greats, a creator of great importance and influence. On 25th June legendary inker Joe Sinnott passed away. I didn’t feel my understanding of the complexities of an inkers work were enough to give the man a proper send off. But Joe’s work was such an integral part of the Silver Age I have to mark his passing in some way. Staggeringly Joe worked for sixty years, predominantly for Marvel, working on all of the top books and being in demand from all the top artists from the bullpen to ink their work. If you break those years down into numbers it makes it all the more impressive that he could turn out quality, inspiring work all on time. I’m talking two hundred and five issues of Fantastic Four. Fifty plus issues of Thor, over thirty issues on both Avengers and Captain America!
- 6/29/2020
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
There is a way to determine whether a fan is a diehard or just a casual fan, and it has a lot to do with attention to detail. For instance, diehards would be able to tell you who wrote the comic, who drew the artwork, and so on and so forth. They would even be able to tell you who inked it, which would bring us to Joe Sinnott, who was lauded as one of the best in the business and was, as many inkers were, responsible for making the artwork look even more impressive than it already was. Anyone
Remembering Beloved Comic Artist Joe Sinnott...
Remembering Beloved Comic Artist Joe Sinnott...
- 6/28/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Joe Sinnott, award winning artist best known for his long stint inking Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four from 1965 to 1981, has died at the age of 93.
It is with great sorrow that I must announce the passing of my grandfather, legendary @Marvel Comics artist, Joe Sinnott. He passed away this morning, June 25th, at 8:40am at the age of 93. He enjoyed life and was drawing up until the end. Rip, Poppy.#joesinnott pic.twitter.com/9c7XGz0d3O
— Dorian J. Sinnott (@DorianSinnott) June 25, 2020
During his 60 years as a Marvel freelancer and then salaried artist working from home, Sinnott inked virtually every major Marvel title, with notable runs on The Avengers, The Defenders and Thor. Stan Lee cited Sinnott as the company’s most in-demand inker: “To most pencilers, having Joe Sinnott ink their artwork was tantamount to grabbing the brass ring.” Sinnott’s art appeared on two Us Postal Service...
It is with great sorrow that I must announce the passing of my grandfather, legendary @Marvel Comics artist, Joe Sinnott. He passed away this morning, June 25th, at 8:40am at the age of 93. He enjoyed life and was drawing up until the end. Rip, Poppy.#joesinnott pic.twitter.com/9c7XGz0d3O
— Dorian J. Sinnott (@DorianSinnott) June 25, 2020
During his 60 years as a Marvel freelancer and then salaried artist working from home, Sinnott inked virtually every major Marvel title, with notable runs on The Avengers, The Defenders and Thor. Stan Lee cited Sinnott as the company’s most in-demand inker: “To most pencilers, having Joe Sinnott ink their artwork was tantamount to grabbing the brass ring.” Sinnott’s art appeared on two Us Postal Service...
- 6/25/2020
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
It’s kind of sad at times when you stop and think about comic books and how little some people appreciate them, calling them childish, nerdy, even something that is best left in the past. But then you think of the men and women that still make these publications possible as Joe Sinnott has done for so long and you gain a real sense of appreciation for their work and the effort they’ve put into it for so long. For a lot of people a comic book is a lot of bright color and possibly a compelling story that the reader
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Joe Sinnott...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Joe Sinnott...
- 3/19/2019
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
You know the old saying: One’s man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That applies to me and my pals so often.
Now, I realize I’m very blessed: I have a great bunch of friends. I share interests and/or a long history with each them. I guess that’s part of the definition of a friend. But we don’t all love the same stuff. And when it comes to Geek Culture, a bunch of my friends just aren’t that into it.
I pity those fools as I flip through the latest PaperGirls.
Freddie P is that type of friend. He’s a long-time pal. We grew up in the same small town, kept in touch through college and lived near another in those wild just-a-few-years-outta-college days. After that, we always stayed in touch. We’ve watched each other’s families grow up. We laughed...
Now, I realize I’m very blessed: I have a great bunch of friends. I share interests and/or a long history with each them. I guess that’s part of the definition of a friend. But we don’t all love the same stuff. And when it comes to Geek Culture, a bunch of my friends just aren’t that into it.
I pity those fools as I flip through the latest PaperGirls.
Freddie P is that type of friend. He’s a long-time pal. We grew up in the same small town, kept in touch through college and lived near another in those wild just-a-few-years-outta-college days. After that, we always stayed in touch. We’ve watched each other’s families grow up. We laughed...
- 9/25/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
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