In Search Of Steve Ditko (2007)

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  • BBC4 documentary hosted by self proclaimed comic book fan Jonathan Ross.
    He charts the career of legendary Marvel comics artist Steve Ditko and seeks out the reclusive artist to possibly be granted an exclusive interview?

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  • @johnreed3405
    @johnreed3405 6 років тому +448

    Steve Ditko passed away today. He was 90 years old. He will be missed and remembered.

    • @victurs1093
      @victurs1093 4 роки тому +17

      RIP Steve. Just so you know, he didn't die on the day this comment was made, but rather he was found dead two days after his death. I don't say it out of disrespect, but out of remembrance of the cool recluse weirdo that genius was. He was the real Question.

    • @quemleumedeu2289
      @quemleumedeu2289 4 роки тому +2

      ​@BTIsaac Dumbass

    • @michaelhughes8057
      @michaelhughes8057 2 роки тому +4

      John Reed you are right! He lived to a good age and he will be remembered for Spider-man, Dr. Strange and all the other host of characters he created, including The Creeper, Hawk & Dove, Squirrel Girl, etc.

    • @markshaw7253
      @markshaw7253 2 роки тому +3

      vic sage was not a detective, Jack Kirby designed Spider-Man's costume, the Creeper had numerous powers, Mister A failed because it appeared during the infancy of independent publishing. I'm not saying Ditko didn't get screwed, but for God's sake, do SOME research! BTW, the only reason people know Ditko's name is that Lee printed the artist's names, which wasn't the custom at that time. During the fifties, Wayne Boring drew Superman. How much credit did he get? Also, Lee's words during that famous Spider-Man sequence were brilliant. A lot of Ditko 's problems stemmed (as shown) from iconoclastic behavior.

    • @pooddescrewch8718
      @pooddescrewch8718 Рік тому +2

      His work will , anyhow

  • @DoppelgangerShockwave
    @DoppelgangerShockwave 6 років тому +314

    R.I.P, Steve Ditko. Thank you for all your amazing contributions to the literary art world.

    • @hattanalshutaifi4587
      @hattanalshutaifi4587 6 років тому +8

      The Rooster saddest is that despite co-creator of spider man and doctor strange Steve ditko is reclusive and mysterious comic creator and marvel legends in history of comic book to point he never had interviews nether involved fan convictions nor appear in documentary nor take photographs nor what he look like today

    • @DoppelgangerShockwave
      @DoppelgangerShockwave 6 років тому +11

      The lack of interviews was his choice.

    • @hattanalshutaifi4587
      @hattanalshutaifi4587 6 років тому +3

      The Rooster that kinda disappointing his fans especially marvel fans especially spider man and doctor strange fans

    • @DoppelgangerShockwave
      @DoppelgangerShockwave 6 років тому +3

      Oh well. That's life.

    • @hattanalshutaifi4587
      @hattanalshutaifi4587 5 років тому +2

      Collins Ongaya yes I understand how you feel but you know Steve ditko was perhaps the most mysterious and enigmatic comic creator to point there no information about his early life background and despite his popularity and fanbase he never shown fan conversion nor giving autographs nor giving interviews or public or tv appearance nor giving explanation for his character like doctor strange and Spider-Man inspiration behind nor he allowed being photographed and even what he look like in later life before his death such shame and waste

  • @ramsysone
    @ramsysone 6 років тому +72

    Steve's nephew, Mark Ditko, is my friend and former co-worker. I heard lots of stories about Steve's generosity and humility from him.

    • @lakiog1938
      @lakiog1938 5 років тому +8

      Care to share some?

    • @mapinguarimonster
      @mapinguarimonster 3 роки тому +7

      I would love to hear of the stories

    • @michaelhughes8057
      @michaelhughes8057 2 роки тому +2

      Reynard Ramirez. God bless you and thanks for sharing this story. You are lucky and blessed to have known and worked with Mark Ditko, his nephew! Lucky for you!😀😁

    • @michaelhughes8057
      @michaelhughes8057 2 роки тому +3

      @@mapinguarimonster I would too, Gulherme! 😀😄

  • @bandag78
    @bandag78 7 років тому +302

    I love the way they respected his privacy.

    • @brandonquenneville7330
      @brandonquenneville7330 6 років тому +6

      No i do not respect Ditko's privacy.... take the pic... and life goes on... we as fans respect that more than an Old Man's privacy

    • @bandag78
      @bandag78 6 років тому +34

      Why?

    • @brandonquenneville7330
      @brandonquenneville7330 6 років тому +2

      duuuu

    • @comichaul
      @comichaul 6 років тому +42

      Brandon, do you want people to respect your privacy in day to day life?

    • @ScottAlanBecker38
      @ScottAlanBecker38 6 років тому +48

      Brandon Quenneville You deserve nothing. Steve Ditko isn't your personal property.

  • @AlanAntimatter
    @AlanAntimatter 6 років тому +106

    R.I.P. Steve Ditko. Your legacy will live forever.

  • @alessiodelcastillo1613
    @alessiodelcastillo1613 5 років тому +107

    RIP Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the Fathers of Spider-Man. Thank you for creating the greatest superhero of all time and inspiring generations to come and for making everyone feel special and have a boy they can relate to in Peter Parker.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 4 роки тому +7

      Without Romita, Spider-Man wouldn't be what it is.

    • @peace8381
      @peace8381 4 роки тому

      @@lyndoncmp5751 Shut up idiot !
      Without Steve Ditko Spider-Man would not even exist.
      And John Romita would have not the opportunity to work in that title in the first place.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 4 роки тому +7

      @@peace8381 I shall repeat, without Romita, Spider-Man wouldn't have blossomed, reached its zenith and became what it did. It would have just carried on along the same level, not going progessing and changing for the better.

    • @mobzilho9904
      @mobzilho9904 2 роки тому +4

      @@lyndoncmp5751 Romita didn't do a damn thing

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 2 роки тому +5

      @@lyndoncmp5751 wtf

  • @benvids
    @benvids 6 років тому +72

    “Marvel has now grown into a corporation of over 500 workers.”
    And 11 years later...

    • @Dear1Stupit1Dog
      @Dear1Stupit1Dog 5 років тому +3

      just curious how many worker are there in marvel today?

    • @gabrielp9646
      @gabrielp9646 4 роки тому +8

      @@Dear1Stupit1Dog Probably way less than 500. Keep in mind: They´re are talking about Marvel Comics, not about Marvel Studios.

    • @MentalMonkey2525
      @MentalMonkey2525 4 роки тому +16

      It's truly sad what Marvel has become. I fucking hate it.

    • @heh9719
      @heh9719 3 роки тому

      New warriors!!

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 2 роки тому +1

      @@MentalMonkey2525 is crappy now lol

  • @richb3014
    @richb3014 6 років тому +56

    Goodbye Steve. Thanks for everything.

  • @supreme-dictator-donald-tr6611
    @supreme-dictator-donald-tr6611 6 років тому +100

    Now all Spiderman comics have Steve Ditko credited as co-creator

    • @davidlindsay9564
      @davidlindsay9564 5 років тому +12

      But Stan's shouting from every rooftop it was all him has made the world think otherwise. shame.

    • @toyhunter2903
      @toyhunter2903 5 років тому +20

      The credits were since the very first appearance of Spider-Man.
      In the comic Amazing Fantasy #15 from 1962.
      In the first page appears ...Stan Lee & S.Ditko 😉👍

    • @davidlindsay9564
      @davidlindsay9564 5 років тому

      @@toyhunter2903 but i think it was removed for a long while.B lake Bell's book about Ditko is really good. Ditko of course didn't like it, but I think its great, and doesn't do Steve wrong at all. But as far as Stan and Steves credit it was there in the 60s but then wasnt. It didn't say created by Stan Lee (only) but of course everything marvel said "stan lee presents" so thats more of his edging people out.

    • @loranenzo8225
      @loranenzo8225 4 місяці тому

      ​@@davidlindsay9564 the title where you see Stan Lee present is completely different this title is written everywhere in Marvel comics even though Stan has not even created characters like the Punisher, Ghost Rider or others

    • @loranenzo8225
      @loranenzo8225 4 місяці тому

      ​@@davidlindsay9564the problem you say that Steve and Jack were never credited when that is false the problem in the story Stan Lee received a lot of recognition me who loves Stan Lee Steve ditko also deserves recognition and great tribute compared to Stan and Jack that they received tributes from some comics fans ditko is completely forgotten because Stan and Jack contributed so much to the comics industry that Steve ditko is for me in the shadow of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee.

  • @radiorain5665
    @radiorain5665 6 років тому +82

    God rest his soul. Ditko's work and influence will probably live on forever. I always thought it was a testament to the brilliance of his design, that Spider-Man's costumed has remained largely unchanged throughout these long years. It's a timeless design. That visual creation alone is one of the greatest contributions to popular culture. It's sad that I've had to explain who Steve Ditko was to so many after his passing.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 4 роки тому

      It was Romitas Spider-Man that became the iconic Spider-Man.

    • @peace8381
      @peace8381 4 роки тому +3

      @@lyndoncmp5751 Nope !

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 4 роки тому

      @@peace8381 Yep.

  • @BjKManGa
    @BjKManGa 6 років тому +56

    Rest in peace Steve Ditko and thank you for everything you did for comics.

  • @Pyro-Moloch
    @Pyro-Moloch 5 років тому +49

    "Joe Quesada
    The guy, who ruined Ditko's most famous creation, Marvel Comics"

  • @alfieshadbolt8379
    @alfieshadbolt8379 6 років тому +42

    R.I.P Steve Ditko, you will forever be missed 😢😭

  • @daustin8888
    @daustin8888 5 місяців тому +3

    Stan Lee's face on the thumbnail of a Steve Ditko video is the epitome of irony

  • @MotownWes
    @MotownWes 4 роки тому +23

    What a great documentary. Mr Ditko absolutely co-created Spider-Man. 50/50 right down the middle with Stan Lee. I’m glad you got to meet Mr Ditko. He’s a legend. I would have loved to see an actual interview with him. He’s as important as Kirby and Lee.

  • @davidlindsay9564
    @davidlindsay9564 5 років тому +47

    Stan did NOT insist on Ditko getting movie credit Sam Raimi is the one who insisted.

    • @toyhunter2903
      @toyhunter2903 5 років тому +12

      Stan Lee is a liar!

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 4 роки тому +10

      John Romita didn't get any credit in any movie, even though Mary Jane was his visual creation, which they tried to emulate with Kirsten Dunst. Spider-Man 2 is pure Romita.

    • @ostrava6315
      @ostrava6315 4 роки тому +1

      How do you know that?

    • @davidlindsay9564
      @davidlindsay9564 4 роки тому +1

      @@ostrava6315 It's well known that Raimi insisted.

    • @zoso73
      @zoso73 3 роки тому +2

      @@davidlindsay9564 it's well known that Raimi insisted? Or did Raimi personally tell you?

  • @jzga1
    @jzga1 6 років тому +22

    RIP Steve Ditko, forever now immortal.

  • @stephenterranova8455
    @stephenterranova8455 Рік тому +6

    I really pray Mr. Ditko had a chance to watch this loving tribute and feel appreciated and affirmed b the folks who truly love and cherish his work.

  • @Azraeel11
    @Azraeel11 5 років тому +14

    Steve ditko died and no one reported, not even remembered in any marvel movies featuring Spiderman or Doctor Strange.

    • @Azraeel11
      @Azraeel11 5 років тому +7

      Stan lee died and even DC universe were giving their respects to him. Not to disrespect stan lee, but at least acknowledge artists like steve ditko.

  • @Peremptor
    @Peremptor 6 років тому +15

    He lived life on his own terms... very few of us ever get close to that.

  • @TheRealStevieB
    @TheRealStevieB 4 роки тому +15

    I will never understand why he was such a recluse but I guess that was what he wanted. Spider man would never have been as successful if Steve hadn’t designed Spider 🕷 mans costume. He was definitely the co-creator of Spidey. RIP Steve. Thank you for all the wonderful work and memories.

    • @robd1329
      @robd1329 2 роки тому +1

      I agree. When your that private..more people end up bothering you. He should have done interviews near the end of his days to clear things up!

    • @tonypine3434
      @tonypine3434 Рік тому +2

      there's a spider called a brown recluse so maybe he's dedicated himself to the role

  • @juanaguirre9331
    @juanaguirre9331 6 років тому +23

    RIP Mr.Ditko, You were a legend.

  • @SuperShah201
    @SuperShah201 6 років тому +11

    rest in peace, Steve Ditko. you inspired and entertained so many people across years.

  • @terryscifi6771
    @terryscifi6771 7 років тому +38

    One of my favourite documentaries.

  • @MisterCastro5
    @MisterCastro5 6 років тому +10

    All in all, I will forever be grateful for creating some of the best characters in comics in my childhood.

  • @davidsnow2420
    @davidsnow2420 6 років тому +41

    Ditko was my favorite artist as a kid. Dad bought me Spiderman #8 & it was my first comic. Was hugely disappointed when Steve left Spidey, but he produced his most amazing work for Warren in Creepy & Eerie. Brilliant & surreal.

    • @ryantimony6669
      @ryantimony6669 6 років тому +2

      His art for the Warren mags was superb! Those ink washes...!

    • @michaelhughes8057
      @michaelhughes8057 2 роки тому +1

      David I agree! My mother bought me my first Spider-man Comic #3 when I was a kid. Although I liked Romita, I missed Ditko when he left the title & Marvel. He will always be missed. RIP Steve Ditko and thank you!

  • @DaleColeman
    @DaleColeman 6 років тому +10

    RIP Steve. Thank you for all that you've given us.

  • @assassingio9847
    @assassingio9847 5 років тому +10

    RIP Steve Ditko you were an artist of one of a kind and your contributions to the comic book world and in the art in general will always be remembered.

  • @Vindsvelle
    @Vindsvelle 6 років тому +12

    For those curious: THIS is the Stan Lee interview - wherein he refuses to give co-creator credit for Spider-Man to Ditko at 49:25 - to which Alan Moore refers in the video (YT refuses to let me paste _anything_, so bear with me): "ALAN MOORE - talks about Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko", uploaded Oct 1, 2012 by user Adam Baker.

  • @johnjohnson3809
    @johnjohnson3809 6 років тому +34

    R.I.P Uncle Ben

  • @z.a.9587
    @z.a.9587 2 роки тому +7

    Jonathan Ross - A perfect documentary - How did you get the BBC to fund ?! - Well done - Recognition for Steve Ditko . 🙂

    • @robd1329
      @robd1329 2 роки тому +2

      Well never know why Ditko was so private. He should have come out near the end to say it how it was and clear things up. It will now always be a mystery

  • @DoctorPerverto
    @DoctorPerverto 6 років тому +19

    36:09
    *[DRAMATIC USE OF LIGHTING INTENSIFIES]*
    Also RIP Steve Ditko. It is truly a sad day for all of us.

  • @MMZERO9
    @MMZERO9 6 років тому +13

    RIP Steve Ditko. 😢😭

  • @GregStallion
    @GregStallion 6 років тому +5

    R.I.P. Steve. I've watched this doc so many times with my best friend.

  • @parkb5320
    @parkb5320 6 років тому +47

    To me, Steve Ditko, at the very least should, without question be credited as the co-creator of Spider-man. Everything that make Spider-man popular comes from Steve. Stan may have had the idea, but it’s like the Bob Kane-Bill Finger situation. Bob Kane came up with the idea of Batman but if you ever saw Kane’s original idea for Batman’s costume, he looked more like Robin than the Batman we know. Would Batman have ever been seen as the weird creature of the night if Bill Finger hadn’t stepped in and said, “Maybe this idea would look better?” Same thing with Spider-man, what would Jack Kirby’s Spider-man costume have looked like? Knowing the King, I’m sure his Spider-man would still have been popular, but the character would have been completely different from the awkward teenage we know and his costume probably would have looked more like a Captain America or Daredevil type than the full mask Ditko created for him.

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 6 років тому +11

      Kane swiped Batman from numerous sources, he came up with nothing.

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 2 роки тому

      Bill just came with costume ideas, thats it. Still not the creator of Batman

    • @budgethornet7498
      @budgethornet7498 2 роки тому +12

      @@Moodboard39 he did a significant more than that, even bob admitted it

    • @VanishedPNW
      @VanishedPNW 2 роки тому +5

      Behind every "genius" (Jobs, Zuckerberg, Edison, Stan Lee, Bob Kane, the founders of the USA) are the people who are doing the dirty work, laying the bricks and making it happen. In many cases, they do far, far more than the "genius" out front ever bothers to publicly acknowledge. It's up to the historians and the fans to foil the "lone, genius-creator" myth. In some rare instances, yes--the genius creator has their own idea, and they build their dream from the ground up and on the backs of nobody, generally because nobody believes in them, etc. Tucker Auto comes to mind. I am inclined to believe that Batman is Bill Finger's baby, and Spiderman, Ditko's. The use of baby is deliberate here, because Stan Lee and Bob Kane are the "idea" donors. They produced a baby, and their proteges bottle-fed, diapered and raised that baby and made it into what it became. Lee deserves credit, but Ditko likely deserves far more than he has ever gotten. Stan Lee is wrong if he thinks he "created" something simply by "thinking it up." The word create literally means to produce, and he didn't really do that. Sure, he published the comic, but he did not truly create the character. It sounds like Lee designed, wrote most of, and shaped the Spiderman character. Lee was an important part, keeping his talented artist nurtured and offering up his own ideas, but it was Ditko who built the machine. Same goes for Bill Finger and Bob Kane, with Kane offering even less input and less guidance. Bill Finger literally created Batman from the word "go."
      I say all this because too often real genius goes uncredited, while charlatans and hucksters stand on the shoulders of the innovators who got them their spot at the bowl, and do what they do best: sell an idea. in this instance, the idea that they alone created something. Surely Stan Lee DOES deserve a lot of credit. Absolutely. Without him, Spiderman wouldn't exist. However, doesn't Steve Ditko deserve maybe even a bit more credit than Stan? Lee often takes sole proprietorship over things that he did not truly create all on his own. Sure, there's a million people out there starving to take credit for great things, but does anyone really believe a guy who created "the Question" would go around saying he created something if he did not? A character whose literal purpose is to break things down into black and white, good v. bad. Most casual comic fans likely believe he drew every panel and wrote every word, and that's bogus. Bob Kane is even more notorious for this behavior, and his story is difficult to support.
      It's always funny to me that every time true genius is identified, there's hungry eyes waiting in the wings to harness their brilliance. Maybe this is just how great teams are built, and how great ideas become ubiquitous, this set up the engineering genius and the man savvy enough to convert ingenuity to currency, I'm not sure. Perhaps it is a good thing, overall. I only wish the the genius "engineers" of the world received more limelight and more kudos. There's not many people out there who can sell a truly terrible idea, there's a million people out there who can sell brilliance. Which one is more valuable, the seller or the creator? The answer may just be like the elegancy of Spiderman and Batman: it's complicated.

    • @michaelhughes8057
      @michaelhughes8057 2 роки тому

      Right Clay from the Mark of Zorro, The Shadow, a character in a horror movie, The Bat Whispes, a Pulp Superhero called The Bat, etc.

  • @lindar2345
    @lindar2345 4 роки тому +5

    I have two letters from Steve Ditko. We had a brief back and forth about 10 years ago, but he was hard to get through. They did it the right way, trying to see him in person. RIP Dits.

  • @vanthdreadstar8039
    @vanthdreadstar8039 6 років тому +22

    This is awesome. I love the shadows in the interviews. Brilliant.
    I had heard before that Steve didnt make an appearance in this documentary, but it brought me a great deal of joy that both Jonathan and Neil were able to speak with him.

    • @YannickTMessiah
      @YannickTMessiah 5 років тому

      But it's very lame that they simple didn't said a thing about the conversation. Such a pointless ending, it's like - Yes, we talked to Ditko and he answered to all of our questions - Great! And what did he said? - Oh, it doesn't matter, it's not like if this is important to our doc right? - IT IS!!!

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 5 років тому +1

      @@YannickTMessiah You have a point, maybe that shouldn't have been the title and just left out the ending since the 'search' seemed to take all of five minutes.

    • @YannickTMessiah
      @YannickTMessiah 5 років тому

      @@mikearchibald744 The title is not my issue with this actually, it's not a matter of unachieved expectation about "the search". The point is, how in the fuck can you make a documentary about someone, get to see this person, ask whatever everybody always wanted to know, and, in the end of everything, not give these answers (that you now have) to the audience?! This is probably the stupidiest thing I've saw in my whole life, tremendously absurd! I was not even believing it until the very end.

    • @Moodboard39
      @Moodboard39 2 роки тому

      @@YannickTMessiah guy is private dick head

  • @pepelepeau
    @pepelepeau 6 років тому +8

    I am so saddened by his passing today! 7/6/2018... I love SPIDERMAN! So much respect for you and your talent! Rest in Peace!

  • @GraveMistake1
    @GraveMistake1 5 років тому +32

    Stan Lee imagined the character of Spider-Man and Steve Ditko in collaboration with Stan’s idea brought it to fruition. Both were essential for creation of the character.

    • @toyhunter2903
      @toyhunter2903 5 років тому +8

      Jack Kirby helped with early concepts of Spider-Man.
      In fact Jack Kirby drew the very first cover of Spider-Man....Amazing Fantasy #15

    • @michaelhughes8057
      @michaelhughes8057 2 роки тому +2

      In fact, B McMinn Kirby claimed to have come up with the name of Spider-man in the 1950's, while working @ MLJ Comics w/ Joe Simon while creating the superhero, The Fly!

  • @dadahyena
    @dadahyena 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you so much for sharing this; Steve Ditko still remains one of the biggest influences on my comics work (not to mention several generations of comic artists as well!) and one of the most unique artists and storytellers ever.

  • @cozener1
    @cozener1 6 років тому +11

    RIP Steve Ditko. A true comic book legend.

  • @MemphiStig
    @MemphiStig 6 років тому +46

    in a time when people who contribute absolutely nothing to society beg for fame and fortune, it's odd to see someone so obviously brilliant and influential, who isn't a blatant attention whore, even when he is one of the few who truly deserve it.

  • @demetriusdillard2863
    @demetriusdillard2863 Рік тому +3

    R.I.P. Steve Ditko, Jerry Robinson, John Romita, Sr., and Stan Lee.

  • @ramoncastanos6320
    @ramoncastanos6320 6 років тому +7

    R.I.P Mr. Ditko. Thank you very much for many comic book characters creation. Your legacy will always live on.

  • @mayam6196
    @mayam6196 6 років тому +22

    I got mad love for Steve Ditko ... he an Legend as Jack Kirby as welll ..I look up to them for making me an artist as well ..

  • @75JUNAKI
    @75JUNAKI 4 роки тому +8

    I want this video to spread in the Spidey community it's a great documentary

  • @samuelbarden4790
    @samuelbarden4790 6 років тому +11

    In one of Ditko's reprints, he said Joe Gill and him should have stayed on Captain Atom. Ditko's return to Captain Atom and creating a new Blue Beetle was a part of the Marvel creative way and the design are as cool has Ditko's Marvel stuff. It would always be hard to beat Ditko's Spider-man or even his redesign on Iron Man. There is also his horror shorts with Archie Goodwin which matches his Marvel work. I know everyone likes to say, he left Marvel and became Ayn Rand. One of the funniest moments in one of Ditko's essays about comics was the original art essay. He spoke about the return of original art not simply a black and white thing, even tho he received no Spider-man artwork. The response was either you are with us or against us (paraphrasing), which Ditko thought was, "It was like everyone was a bunch of Mr. A's!" (Verbatim.)

  • @jbsuperman
    @jbsuperman 6 років тому +3

    R.I.P Steve Ditko. Thanks for all the wonderful creations and gorgeous artwork. The world is a little less brighter now :-(

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 Рік тому

      He's iconic, but his art can never be called gorgeous.

  • @kennedydegale1477
    @kennedydegale1477 7 років тому +94

    I love Alan Moore but sometimes he scarys me

    • @emilianoromano4652
      @emilianoromano4652 6 років тому +1

      kenan degale yeah me too

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 6 років тому +5

      I know Alan Moore from the original Judge Dredd in 2000 A.D. Excellent work.

    • @FlyingTiger2099
      @FlyingTiger2099 6 років тому +7

      America merely adopted Alan Moore. British comic fans were born in his work...

    • @GabyGeorge1996
      @GabyGeorge1996 6 років тому +11

      Alan Moore looks like Rasputin

    • @bud389
      @bud389 6 років тому +6

      British fans merely adopted Steve Ditko. American fans were born in his work.

  • @GolDRoger-zd3wm
    @GolDRoger-zd3wm Рік тому +9

    RIP John Romita, I loved his part in this documentary.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 Рік тому

      The definitive Spider-Man artist as far as I'm concerned.

  • @XxSilverTheHedgehog1
    @XxSilverTheHedgehog1 6 років тому +6

    RIP, Steve Ditko...we’re all gonna miss you.

  • @toyhunter2903
    @toyhunter2903 5 років тому +8

    If Stan Lee came with the idea of Spider-Man and Steve Ditko came with the idea of Doctor Strange.
    Why the fuck Stan Lee appears first in the credits of Doctor Strange?

    • @gavinoconnorclarke5270
      @gavinoconnorclarke5270 Місяць тому

      You're absolutely 💯 spot on! He shouldn't have received co-creator credit. Never did he Co-Create Strange, and his interview with Jonathan Ross proves it. If the one who "dreams up" the idea of a character is the creator, then that's exactly what Ditko did with Doctor Strange, and he solely fleshed out his personality, his look and powers artistically and conceptually, etc. this was before he brought the 5-page treatment of the first Strange story to Marvel.

  • @clarkvaughan
    @clarkvaughan Рік тому +4

    Kirby loved straight lines. Ditko loved curves. Both were beyond great. RIP to the kings.

  • @coreyshelp7241
    @coreyshelp7241 5 років тому +13

    If ditko was the first to draw spidey . tocreate the visual we all know then he without a doubt created 75% of the stuff...

  • @Spiderm756
    @Spiderm756 6 місяців тому +2

    Ah! Steve Ditko my artist. RIP you will be never forgotten…

  • @BraxtonWages
    @BraxtonWages 3 роки тому +3

    You rule, Jonathan Ross. Recognizing the Ditko.

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 4 роки тому +8

    In the Dr Strange movie, how the film makers captured Ditko's mystic vision was just boggling!

  • @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13
    @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13 6 років тому +37

    Wow. Alan Moore was downright cordial. Never seen that before. He must really love Jonathon Ross. lol
    This was fun to watch, thanks for sharing it with those of us who live across the pond. Never even knew this doc existed. Cheers!

    • @RighteousBrother
      @RighteousBrother 5 років тому +5

      He was charming when I met him, but there again that was before his wizard days.

  • @TheLewisLegend
    @TheLewisLegend 6 років тому +3

    RIP Steve Ditko was only watching this doc a couple weeks ago, thanks for the entertainment

  • @EggPlanet492
    @EggPlanet492 6 років тому +29

    I'm not sure it's fair for Jon to repeatedly claim that Stan "only relatively recently" decided to give out co-creator credit for some of his most famous works. Perhaps Stan could have created as much publicity for those artists as he did for himself in those days, but the credit line is RIGHT THERE, in those early books: "written by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko." This is no Bob Kane/Bill Finger situation. And Stan made significant strides to create not so much a Walt Disney persona for himself, as much as a "bullpen" image in his responses to fan letters - of a bunch of guys having a ball making comics together, and that Merry Marvel Marching Society record demonstrates that. The problem was that Stan was such a showman and brand-builder that he stood out above the rest in the eyes of the press, and the artists simply were not that kind of person.
    In regards to whether Steve is in fact a "co-creator" or not, I like to believe that he is, but I understand Stan's apparent reluctance here. Comics are a collaborative medium - they're not a novel, where the writer can come up with an idea and then proceed to write whatever he wants. With comics, it becomes difficult to draw the line for where original "creation" begins, and collaboration starts, because an artist is obviously necessary from the get-go. Stan's original idea - a socially awkward teenager who gains the powers of a spider, abuses them, and in paying the price learns to become a superhero - appears very fleshed out, and it was only then that he approached artists to help him bring it to life. He even went to Kirby first, didn't like his approach, and THEN went to Ditko. I think Stan's answer is fair - "Spider-Man wouldn't have succeeded without Ditko, but then I would have simply created something that didn't succeed." It becomes very muddy. So while Steve certainly plotted even the bulk of later Spidey stories, with Stan simply giving vague overviews, in terms of actual creation of the original idea? I think both sides have their points. Steve created many iconic ASPECTS of the character, while the first mental INCEPTION of the character seems to belong to Stan. It almost becomes an argument of definitions and semantics, rather than who did more creatively.

    • @anthonylogiudice9215
      @anthonylogiudice9215 Рік тому

      Kirby orginally came up with an idea of the Spider or Spiderman in the 40's but it didn't make the cut. Stan Lee came up with the concept of Spider-man being a teenager who lives with his aunt and uncle. Le contributed to the dialogue and captions. Full stop. That is it. The direction of the stories and development of the character of SM and the rogue gallery of villains including Green Goblin were all Ditko. Even the identity of the GG was alluded to by Ditko in several issues where you see Osborn in the background and the silouette of the unmasked GG matched Osborn's. One issue had him punching out Spider man with one blow. Ditko always believed Osborn to be GG. Stan Lee made it seem like he was the one who came up with the idea and Ditko was opposed to it and that disagreement led to Diko leaving Marvel. Another falsity by Stan Lee once again.

  • @BlackMoore82
    @BlackMoore82 Рік тому +2

    Ditko, Kirby, and Romita Sr deserve all the credit in the world.

  • @djwaters22
    @djwaters22 3 роки тому +5

    Whats wrong with having your name as the artist? Thats an honor.

  • @minicooper1998
    @minicooper1998 6 років тому +12

    RIP Steve Ditko

  • @phatstax2011
    @phatstax2011 6 років тому +5

    I love that the creative talent chose to play the Grateful Dead's epic "Dark Star" during the discussion about whether or not, psychedelic substances, had any influence on Ditko's Dr. Strange. Kudos to the BBC for choosing the truly authentic, rather than the more commercial, "psychedelic rock " of the era.

  • @beldub01
    @beldub01 6 років тому +5

    RIP Steve, your legacy remains with us.

  • @anthk.4846
    @anthk.4846 2 роки тому +5

    Steve Ditko the man that brought spider man to life.

  • @isabelteles521
    @isabelteles521 6 років тому +11

    RIP Steve Ditko. Obrigada, de Portugal!

  • @OldSchoolPosse
    @OldSchoolPosse 6 років тому +6

    RIP Steve Ditko 🙏

  • @kevingiven3463
    @kevingiven3463 6 років тому +15

    I'm disappointed that they didn't talk about Captain Atom. He was my favorite Charlton character until E-Man came along.

  • @xvRUghi990
    @xvRUghi990 6 років тому +18

    So in the same day i saw a one hour doc on Kirby and one hour doc on ditko. Both free on youtube. We live in amazing times especially with black panther and avengers 3 on the horizon!

  • @bozojoe197
    @bozojoe197 3 роки тому +3

    He was born in my hometown. We love him here.

  • @Thierrothierro
    @Thierrothierro 6 років тому +5

    RIP, Mr. Ditko. You were undoubtedly a genius.

  • @JohnHenrySheridan
    @JohnHenrySheridan 6 років тому +5

    A huge fan of silver and bronze age Marvel myself. This is amazing (no pun intended)!!!

  • @Ryno87
    @Ryno87 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks for the upload, great documentary. Love Ditko’s work.

  • @the-nothingman
    @the-nothingman 6 років тому +4

    Rest In Power Ditko

  • @jetcrosofz1987
    @jetcrosofz1987 6 років тому +5

    Rest In Peace Steve Ditko.

  • @josephel5856
    @josephel5856 6 років тому +2

    Enjoyed this documentary immensely. Thanks for posting

  • @TheBlenderBaby92
    @TheBlenderBaby92 7 років тому +13

    thanks for uploading the full thing

  • @Changetheling
    @Changetheling 6 років тому +7

    RIP, Master Ditko.

  • @comicbookninja5268
    @comicbookninja5268 5 років тому +5

    RIP to a master genius.

  • @56postoffice
    @56postoffice Рік тому +2

    Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, the Three Horsemen of Marvel, the House Of Ideas. *RIP*

  • @sonofsound
    @sonofsound 6 років тому +2

    still one of my favorite beeb specials. RIP to the hermit master, he did it his way and changed the world

  • @CarynDPrescott
    @CarynDPrescott 6 років тому +5

    Rest In Peace Mr Steve ✏🖌🕯

  • @leonohs
    @leonohs Рік тому +4

    The true creator of spiderman

  • @Braddicusfinch
    @Braddicusfinch 3 місяці тому +1

    Something very apt about a documentary about Steve Ditko having Stan Lee as the thumbnail 😂

  • @klajdiballanca32
    @klajdiballanca32 2 роки тому +2

    This was beautiful!

  • @Artisan1979
    @Artisan1979 3 роки тому +4

    30:54 It was issue 38. John took over the book with #39

  • @leorianr
    @leorianr 6 років тому +14

    Descansa en paz Steve Ditko, un genio muy desconocido a pesar de ser un pilar de la industria.

  • @robbberry2786
    @robbberry2786 7 років тому +8

    There is a "concept" creator, and "co-creator (s)" Without the concept, which is really the most important part, what do you have? Without a co-creator, who can truly bring out the real quality of the character, what do you have?

    • @Gamer-lq4wl
      @Gamer-lq4wl 5 років тому +5

      Duh !
      CREATOR = Single creator.
      CO-CREATOR = A person who created something with the collaboration of another person(s) = Shared Credits.
      Stan Lee is a co-creator, like Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby too.

  • @daveconleyportfolio5192
    @daveconleyportfolio5192 9 місяців тому +2

    It was revealing when John Romita wished Ditko had stayed on Spider-Man and become "independently wealthy." Romita thought money let a person live on his own terms, but Ditko did exactly that by rejecting the money. How can you pity him?

  • @scarlettpheonix8387
    @scarlettpheonix8387 6 років тому +7

    11:57 Wait a minute Steve Ditko also created Hawk/Dove and the Creeper?I thought Steve Skeates created them,I guess you learn new things every day.R.I.P Steve Ditko.

  • @FragItAll
    @FragItAll 6 років тому +3

    That.......was beautiful.

  • @jasonbean5981
    @jasonbean5981 6 років тому +22

    I was disappointed that the Charlton years were brushed right past.

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 6 років тому +7

      Understood. But the realities of TV dictated a three-act play: the Marvel work that made him relevant, the Randian philosophy that made him intriguing, the meeting that paid off the show. But I did like Alan Moore's comment about the dreamlike quality of the Charlton work. Blue Beetle #5 haunted me for years until I saw it again in college and realized that I hadn't imagined the damn thing.

    • @davidlindsay9564
      @davidlindsay9564 5 років тому +3

      The Warren horror stuff too.

    • @YannickTMessiah
      @YannickTMessiah 5 років тому

      @@davidlindsay9564 YES!

  • @rabronin
    @rabronin 2 роки тому +2

    Stan Lee wanted Spider-man to be different to the rest of the superhero mold at the time not just in his adventures but also in his appearance. Steve Ditko brought Spider-man to life beyond Stan's wildest dreams. If that doesn't qualify Steve to be a co-creator, then I don't know what does.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 Рік тому

      Who says it doesn't? Stan says it did.

  • @artknight8023
    @artknight8023 4 роки тому +4

    Stan and Steve miss you😫😤😩😰😓😓🤧🤒🤒👜

  • @alandhopewell
    @alandhopewell 3 роки тому +2

    Wonderful documentary.

  • @MistyDusker
    @MistyDusker 5 років тому +6

    Oh, so that explains why Peter Parker is seen as a nerdy looking guy then a good looking man in a lot of media. I thought it had to do with the spider bite. But turns out it's because the artist changed. Wonder what other changes were made in his personality.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 4 роки тому +1

      He stopped being a miserable git with the same story over and over when Romita took over.

    • @whodatninja439
      @whodatninja439 2 роки тому +1

      Original Peter Parker even looks like young Steve Ditko

    • @robd1329
      @robd1329 2 роки тому +1

      @@whodatninja439 i said the same thing. I think he drew himself. One thing i learned was Jonah Jameson was based on Stan Lee...just an arrogant guy who liked the sound of his own voice!

  • @projectionreflection5475
    @projectionreflection5475 6 років тому +3

    Just heard the sad news of his passing. RIP Steve Ditko

  • @Noctis198
    @Noctis198 6 років тому +4

    R.I.P. Steve Ditko!

  • @darkknightfan7520
    @darkknightfan7520 6 років тому +1

    We'll miss you steve. Thank you so much.