Your source for all things Stanley is, of course, Stanley Stories, presented with loving scholarship that borders on the obsessive, from the early Lulu years to the brilliant curtain call, O.G. Whiz.
One of the essential comic book blogs.
Showing posts with label John Stanley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Stanley. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Just because I haven't mentioned John Stanley for a while
Nor have I recently posted a link to Stanley Stories, which is nearly inexcusable. John Stanley was that rarest of birds. In addition to being a gifted cartoonist, he was a comic book writer who could actually write. His characters were sharp and believable, his plots were beautifully constructed and his dialogue was a joy.
Your source for all things Stanley is, of course, Stanley Stories, presented with loving scholarship that borders on the obsessive, from the early Lulu years to the brilliant curtain call, O.G. Whiz.
One of the essential comic book blogs.
Your source for all things Stanley is, of course, Stanley Stories, presented with loving scholarship that borders on the obsessive, from the early Lulu years to the brilliant curtain call, O.G. Whiz.
One of the essential comic book blogs.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Little LuLu meets Frankenstein
John Stanley should be on any list of the best comic book writers, particularly when discussing the often (and often justly) maligned area of dialogue. Stanley was, along with Walt Kelly and Carl Barks, one of the Dell triumvirate, three legendary talents who managed to turn the sugary dreck of kids' comics into sharp, smart, funny, medium-pushing stories.
So it's with no disrespect that I point out that Dick Briefer came up with this story idea more than a decade before Stanley. I don't know if this is a case of great minds thinking alike or another example of the old but still useful rule: immature writers borrow; mature writers steal.
Either way, both stories stand up wonderfully one their own. Check them out for yourself and make sure to leave yourself some time leaf through some other delights at Stanley Stories.
Life's too short not to.
So it's with no disrespect that I point out that Dick Briefer came up with this story idea more than a decade before Stanley. I don't know if this is a case of great minds thinking alike or another example of the old but still useful rule: immature writers borrow; mature writers steal.
Either way, both stories stand up wonderfully one their own. Check them out for yourself and make sure to leave yourself some time leaf through some other delights at Stanley Stories.
Life's too short not to.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Stan Lee rips off Stanley
Comics creators are, without notable exception, compulsive thieves. There's no shame in it. It's part of the charm of the medium.
Stan Lee started his career as a magpie among magpies, producing almost two decades of incredibly derivative comics before hitting that amazing stretch in the early Sixties and even then continuing to borrow whatever DC's lawyers hadn't nailed down. None of that diminishes his legacy. However, his tendency to dismiss the work of other creators does.
Over at Stanley Stories, Frank M. Young has an example of Lee ripping off one of the giants, John Stanley, perhaps the best writer of comic dialogue to ever work in the field.
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Stan Lee started his career as a magpie among magpies, producing almost two decades of incredibly derivative comics before hitting that amazing stretch in the early Sixties and even then continuing to borrow whatever DC's lawyers hadn't nailed down. None of that diminishes his legacy. However, his tendency to dismiss the work of other creators does.
Over at Stanley Stories, Frank M. Young has an example of Lee ripping off one of the giants, John Stanley, perhaps the best writer of comic dialogue to ever work in the field.
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