CHUCK DIXON
Exclusive to DITKO LOOKED UP by Chuck Dixon, Apr '02



Say a few words about Steve Ditko?

Very little encouragement needed there!

When I was a kid Ditko was the first artist I ever "noticed."

This was in the days of the "Big Monster" books Marvel was doing before Spider-man and the FF showed up. I could easily spot his unique style even at four years old. And I was devoted to his work instantly. I followed his work from company to company. I stopped buying Marvels when he left Spider-man because (although I had no way of KNOWING) I figured my hero had gotten screwed somehow. Turns out I was closer to the truth than I realized at the tender age of ten.

Heck, I wanted to BE Ditko. But no matter how I tried I couldn't find the drawing talent in me. That's when I turned to writing.

I got to meet him one time in the Marvel offices in the '80s. It was a short conversation about the use of sound effects in comics. He was very gracious even though he certainly had no idea who I was.

- CHUCK DIXON


Thanks to Chuck for this piece. You can visit Chuck's website at www.dixonverse.com. Chuck, of course, writes SIGIL for CROSSGEN not to mention other bat-related projects for D.C..

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