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R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482229 08/14/12 02:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady OP More Polyanna than Poison Ivy
OP Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872	I am shocked that the passing of Joe Kubert has resulted in only one brief related post in the Shoutbox! Kubert was a class act, the consumate professional, a visual stylist beyond compare, he gave back to the industry by nurturing generations of future talent, and he expanded into more ambitious fields of sequential storytelling at the same time that most of his generation was going into retirement. Let's please have some more words about this great man! Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482230 08/14/12 02:54 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 34,634 If you don't want my peaches, ... Cobalt Kid Bold Flavors
Cobalt Kid Bold Flavors Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 34,634 If you don't want my peaches, ...	One of the alltime greats! I'm not the kind of person to get too sad when someone whose lived such a wonderful life passes away. Instead, I'm more apt to celebrate what was truly one of the most magnficent careers in comics. Kubert produced breathtaking work decade after decade...right up until the very end. Not to mention, his incredible work running the Joe Kubert School, and of course his two incredibly gifted sons. My favorite work of his is his war comics work, and the run of covers he did for DC in the late 60's - mid 70's. There was such a gritty, honest tension in his work. He could mix dynamic poses one issue with something poignant and quiet the next issue. From all I've heard, he was a great guy too, who liked giving new talent a chance and who was an advocate for utilizing new technology and tools. He ranks right alongside the other MAJOR greats: Eisner, Kirby, etc.

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482231 08/14/12 03:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 29,246 The Underbelly of Society L Lard Lad Time Trapper
Lard Lad Time Trapper L Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 29,246 The Underbelly of Society	It was great that he was still active and producing great stuff right up until the end! In fact I could swear there was something announced fairly recently (something with Andy?). I hope he was able to complete it, or if not, they will publish it anyway. Terrific, detailed and distinctive style and someone who was willing to teach others thru his groundbreaking art school! He'll be missed, but it's hard not to celebrate a life well-lived. Still "Lardy" to my friends!

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482232 08/14/12 03:15 PM
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Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,327 Liberty City	Definitely a classic. Make war no more.

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482233 08/14/12 04:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 484 Stuck in the Psychedelic Era the Hermit in hiding
the Hermit in hiding Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 484 Stuck in the Psychedelic Era	My all-time favorite Joe Kubert artwork was when DC got the rights to Tarzan in the 1970s and Kubert did the adaptation of the first Tarzan Of The Apes book, following it up with The Return Of Tarzan. I had never been much interested in the ape man before that, which is not surprising seeing as the old black and white Johnny Weismuller movies were pretty much the sum of my exposure to the character. Kubert, though, opened up a whole new world for me, turning me into a major fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs in the process. For that I will always be grateful. First comic books ever bought: A DC four-for-47-cents grab bag that included Adventure #331. The rest is history.

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482234 08/14/12 06:12 PM
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Dev-Em Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 12,336 Turn around...	Shocked and saddened. I always checked out whatever he worked on...because he was that good. The industry lost a legend. Active LMB character is still Beast Boy.

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482235 08/14/12 06:28 PM
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MLLASH Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 33,081	Legendary no doubt. I made a tribute post to my JSA Facebook page Sunday: Visit the FULL FRONTAL FANDANGO & laugh along with Lash at http://lashlaugh.wordpress.com/

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482236 08/16/12 05:19 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,730 Bronx, NY Sarcasm Kid Wanderer
Sarcasm Kid Wanderer Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,730 Bronx, NY	I met him once. He autographed my 1050 Years In The Future trade paperback. It's pretty sad, actually. That makes two people who've autographed it that are now dead. Sigh. And he was getting a miniseries from DC this year.

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert #482237 08/26/12 05:14 AM
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RED-001 Active Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 335	Wow! Another comics legend is gone!!!

Re: R.I.P. Joe Kubert Fanfic Lady #983051 03/17/20 01:20 PM
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Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,839	What If...Joe Kubert and Russ Heath had followed Gil Kane and Jim Mooney and George Klein et al over to Marvel at the end of the 60s? Thor drawn by Joe Kubert...Invaders drawn by Russ Heath, with Kubert doing the covers...either one of them drawing Captain America...Conan pencilled by John Buscema and inked by Joe Kubert -- hell, Kubert as John's default inker on anything... Ahhh, what could have been. Still "Fickles" to my friends.