![]() ![]() Because that’s what Romita established, the look of Marvel Comics.īy the time Kirby left, he had evolved into something somewhat beyond standard superhero art. Just look at any sampling of Marvel covers from the ’70s, and you’re sure to see at least a touched-up Romita face, keeping everything in Marvel’s house style. And as the company’s art director (both officially and unofficially) for years, his ink brush touched more covers than he’s given credit for. ![]() Moreover, Romita did a LOT of covers for Marvel. Romita had solid runs on Daredevil, and Captain America (the first Marvel superhero he ever drew for Atlas Comics back in the late Golden Age) and stepped in to take over Fantastic Four when Marvel Universe co-architect Jack Kirby left for DC. But he drew far more than the wall-crawler. If Romita had only ever illustrated Spider-Man, his legendary status would be assured. Why does Tom Holland’s Spider-Man mask look so comic accurate and spot-on? Because it’s based on Romita’s interpretation of the character. ![]() But the classic image of Spidey was defined by Romita, who had a hand in illustrating and crafting the web-slinger’s stories for over a decade. Romita is THE Spider-Man artist, and again, that’s no dig at Spidey’s co-creator Steve Ditko. Buscema is an icon, and his work screams “Marvel.” But John Romita’s slick, easily digestible, but not-at-all-simplistic style defined the look of Marvel’s greatest character - one of pop culture’s most enduring literary and pop culture heroes. Now, that is not at all a dig at the legendary “Big” John Buscema, who did co-author that immortal tome with Stan Lee, which launched thousands of would-be comic artists. John Romita Sr., who died in June at the age of 93, didn’t co-author How to Draw Comics The Marvel Way, but he should have. Another example of the late artist’s considerable impact… ![]()
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