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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Blake Bell is a writer who resides in Toronto, Canada. His next book, Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko will be on shelves in June of 2008. He has written a myriad of essays and introductions for Marvel and DC Comics, and his first book, "I Have To Live With This Guy!" was published by TwoMorrows in 2002. Prospective employers can EMAIL BLAKE about commissioning him for articles, essays, introductions, comic books, fiction and non-fiction work.
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Steve Ditko is one of the most famous comic-book artists in history. He has been working in comics for 55 years and has brought you characters diverse as Mr. A, Spider-Man, The Creeper, Captain Atom and Dr. Strange. Look it up...
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Tuesday May 6, 2008
ITEM! "Strange and Stranger" leads off MOCCA 2008 Art Festival programming! Book's Introduction on-line!
Okay, that's two items! One, the MOCCA web site has posted the programming list for the two-day festival, where my Ditko book is set to debut, and we're the lead event! Two, you can read the Introduction to the book at the publisher's web site, Fantagraphics.com! Check out our Blake Bell's Steve Ditko Book update page for all the details!
ITEM! Will Gabri-El reports on Library of Congress visit to view artwork to Lee/Ditko's "Amazing Fantasy #15"!
The original art by Steve Ditko for the entire issue of Spider-Man's first appearance - Amazing Fantasy #15 (cover-dated Aug '62) - has been donated as an anonymous gift to the United States Library of Congress and original comic-book art retailer Will Gabri-El paid a visit to see the artwork in person! We've updated our Amazing Fantasy #15 artwork surfaces! page with his report!
We'll see you next Tuesday with another Ditko Looked Update!
Thursday May 1, 2008
ITEM! Exclusive update from the Library of Congress on "Amazing Fantasy #15" original artwork!
We've updated our Amazing Fantasy #15 artwork surfaces! page with exclusive-to-this-site commentary from Sara W. Duke, the curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Art in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. She provides even more details about the original artwork to Spider-Man's first appearance that was recently donated to the United States Library of Congress. Let's all pelt the Marvel web site with our desire to seem them put together a special B&W version of the book, shot from the original artwork!
Wednesday April 30, 2008
ITEM! Selections of artwork to "Amazing Fantasy #15" on Library of Congress web site!
We've updated our Amazing Fantasy #15 artwork surfaces! page with an update today on images of the original artwork being available on the Library of Congress web site, accompanied by a blog entry of an employee's look at the pages. We also take a "deep dive" into the details of the original artwork versus various printed versions.
Tuesday April 29, 2008
ITEM! Artwork to Lee/Ditko's "Amazing Fantasy #15" given to Library of Congress!
You read it right! The original art as drawn by Steve Ditko for the entire issue of Spider-Man's first appearance - Amazing Fantasy #15 (cover-dated Aug '62) - has been donated as an anonymous gift to the United States Library of Congress! Suffice it to say, this is one of the most stunning Ditko-related news stories to come down the pike in decades, so we've dedicated a page to it in our Articles/Info. section.
ITEM! Ditko announces 2nd book for 2008!
April saw the release of a new 32-page comic from the artist, entitled "The Avenging Mind" - mostly a collection of essays by Ditko - but the book's back cover features a promo (drawn by Ditko) for another new book coming out in 2008 with new characters and stories! Check out our New Steve Ditko book in 2008 update page for more details, and for the table of contents of "The Avenging Mind!"
We'll see you next Tuesday with another Ditko Looked Update, featuring our review of Ditko's "The Avenging Mind!"
All characters and articles inside are copyright of their respective owners. Thanks to Jon Lovstad for housing the site, courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.
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