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Who was Steve Ditko? Well, he was the co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange. He had a very distinctive, unusual art style that was a different flavor in super-hero comics. Many credit him as being someone who (like Jack Kirby) helped save the super-hero comic by breaking all the rules.
He was also a writer with some very passionate beliefs about right, wrong, politics, and the world.
He's also a total recluse. He's still alive, still working...but refuses to grant interviews or appear in public.
Recently Jonathan Ross (an avowed Ditko fan) did an in-depth documentary on all things Ditko, complete with interviews with Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Stan Lee...and a valiant attempt to see Ditko himself.
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I was incredibly amused watching Gaiman and Ross deciding to go up and knock on Steve Ditko's door. They looked like giddy school boys about to go pull a fire alarm.
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Is he an actual recluse, or just a private person? I read somewhere (on Mark Evanier's website I think) that he won't do published interviews, but that he's otherwise into talking with folks about comics...
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I really enjoyed that. I watched all 7 parts. plaid, he isn't a recluse, he just won't go on camera.
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I suppose a better word would be "elusive". But the documentary uses "recluse", so that's the word I used.
Though I would note that Mark Evanier himself should be taken with a grain of salt. Often info that's easy for him to get isn't quite so much for those outside his circle.
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quote:Originally posted by porcelain girl: I was incredibly amused watching Gaiman and Ross deciding to go up and knock on Steve Ditko's door. They looked like giddy school boys about to go pull a fire alarm.
Didn't they though? I could swear Gaiman was flushed and about to titter. Posts: 6689 | Registered: Jan 2005
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Thanks for this. I'd read the "Essential Spider Man" books from the library earlier this year, which included all of Ditko's run. Wish I'd have seen this back then.
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