Watched your video and was so impressed I subscribed. Your breakdown of all 3 pages in contrast to the printed comic was enjoyable. Your knowledge of artistic teams, and enthusiasm for OA made me a fan. R.I.P. Carl Weathers
Thank you so much for subscribing to my channel! I really appreciate it! I'll have a bunch more comic book and OA unboxing videos coming up...I just need to find the time to film them! 😅
Congratulations on buying those Alex Saviuk pages. My favorite Saviuk Spider-Man work would probably be a cover where Spidey was fighting "Joe Fix-It". His work was really understated, sort of like a Herb Trimpe or Pat Olliffe. Great work! It's nice to see fans who know what they want and aren't afraid to enjoy it.
I appreciate your comment! I agree with what you said about Saviuk. I'm a big fan of Herb Trimpe, too. I would definitely love to pick up a Trimpe Hulk page someday. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
Yeah, it's cool to see the published page next to the original page. I usually have that in my videos, but I forgot with this one and had to go back in and add it! Glad you liked the comparison! 👍
I appreciate your appreciation in seeing the art for the time and how your feelings and reactions mirror my own. I'm only ever having these moments alone and it's nice to see it in others. Also really enjoyed the montage of "out takes" at the end-end-end
@@Stefanomjr I don't have much art in my CAF gallery anymore, mostly commission style art. I've decided to share my OA collection on UA-cam since I can talk more about each piece. I hope future videos will be worth the wait. 👍
@@KarensPages Saviuk..not my style but apprec the video sharing and your enthusiasm for the hobby. Why is it so captivating to watch you open boxes? Intro music...love it. Outtakes...love em. Marvel tees...perfect. Was hoping for another cliff hanger 😉
Another great episode Karen, but honestly, I cherish the outtakes the best. I have this same mic and you can't seem to touch the damn thing without muting it and seeing the dreaded orange lights.
Thank you so much, Neon Dragon! I'm glad you like the outtakes. I always manage to touch the buttons when I move the mic around...I'm not used to the new boom yet. I hope you are doing well! 😊
Saviuk is extremely underrated! He's affordable and available at cons as well in comparison to some current artists who charge insane amounts for small sketches etc. Nice pages!!!
Yes he is! It's been a few years since I've been to a con. I haven't had the chance to meet Saviuk in person, but it's nice to know that his commissions/sketches are affordable. I'm glad you liked the video! 👍
@@KarensPages You are so right about penciler and inker teams whose combination create such amazing art. Since I am such a John Byrne fan, my favorite inker for his pencils was Terry Austin. You were spot on with the other penciler/inker team-ups.
Wow Karen...Taking a page from Caesar's playbook...although you don't have over 20 boxes. Those pages are AWESOME...Congrats. Saviuk does a clean consistent Web Crawler. William's inks are smooth also. Tony Mortellaro was the pre-Romita Raider, as you can see his names on the businesses and billboards on many JR SR/Gil Kane ASM..ie "Backgrounds by Mortellaro"
Thank you so much, CJ Design! I did have 13 boxes to open at one point, but after this, it's only 10! Thanks for adding the info about Tony Mortellaro. It's nice to see the people who did the work get credit for it. Background art is a critical part of the page. 👍
Awesome pages Karen, congratulations! Love Saviuk's Spider-man! I hope they eventually reprint his Spider-man newspaper strip, as I have never read any of it. I know they were collecting the strip in hardcover but I don't think they've gotten close to his era. The strips, particularly the Sundays, inked by Romita are supposed to be really good. Also, if you haven't read it already, there is a Marvel Graphic Novel called Spider-man Parallel Lives written by Gerry Conway and penciled by Saviuk from the late 80's that is one of my favorites. It goes into a lot of detail about how MJ discovered when Peter was Spidey, etc. It's a nice, one story, easy read with wonderful art.
Thank you so much, LeadPaint! I completely agree with you. I wish they would reprint the Spider-Man newspaper strip from Saviuk's era. I'm eyeballing the recently released hardcover of Romita's ASM daily strips. I've never read Parallel Lives, but I've seen a page of the original art from it, which is amazing. I'll probably grab a copy on eBay. Thanks again. I always enjoy reading your comments. 👍
Congratulations on your pick-ups! The only thing better than getting original art from a great penciller is getting original art that has been inked so nicely over the great pencils. I can remember reading comics as a kid and not understanding why sometimes my favorite artists' work didn't look as great from issue-to-issue. I never realized just how important the inker was until much later on.
💯agree, PBales! The inker is so important and can completely change the appearance of the art. I like how clean Keith Williams' inks are and how he stays true to Saviuk's pencils. His background inks are amazing, too, with all the little details that he adds (especially when you see the art in person). Thank you so much for your comment! 😊
I will never understand the will power to wait to unbox. Yes - even for a You Tuber. They last about 10 minutes in my house. Three great pages - love the Goblin flashback on page 2
It's weird. You strangely get used to the waiting. You know what, it's really cool that you pointed out the flashback inset panel with the Green Goblin because that was a big reason why I bought that page. Thanks for your comment, Gabe! 😊👍
Tombstone has a classic Spidey villain vibe. I love all the older Spidey stuff. He was always in between pure street level and super powerful characters. Congrats on getting some great art and ty for sharing it!
EXCELSIOR!! Those are awesome, congrats! I have one piece of original Spidey art done by a former colleague of mine, but what you have is incredible. Congrats.
Thank you, TK! If you don't mind me asking, what Spidey art do you have? I feel pretty lucky to get these three pages! Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
The Spidey art I have is nothing major from a comic / key perspective, but it is sentimental to me. It's Marvel Age Spider-Man issue #11, some interior pages. I want to get the actual book so I can frame the page and the art in one, just never got around to it yet! I do have two other pieces of art, one is an original drawing from Wizard Comics back in the day where they mashed Grifter (Image Comics) and Gambit into a single character; drawn by Brett Booth if I recall. The other is an original animation cell from the Spawn TV series - not comic art but original art nonetheless, and a very ominious looking pose of Spawn if I do say so myself! @@KarensPages
That's quite the compliment, StickyGoose! Thank you! Actually, all the crazy Karen videos that used to come up when you search for Karen's Pages don't show up as much anymore. So...maybe. 😉👍
Thank you! These pages ranged from ~$950-$1550 after fees. I talk more about pricing for Saviuk Spider-Man art in my video called Following Karen's Pages if you want to check it out. Very cool that you picked up a portfolio to start collecting! What artists/titles/characters do you plan to collect? Thanks for your comment! 👍
Song: “I got to play it cool. You gotta look right. I gotta keep it smooth...” You: (Struggling opening box) Total hidden gem here 🤣 Loved the video. The 3 pages you showed were amazing, and the outtakes and in memoriam in the end was a nice touch.
Congratulations Karen, those pages are amazing. That last panel on page 13 with Spidey crashing through the window made me go "WOW........" Amazing pick-ups to add to your growing collection. 👍👍
Thank you so much, Padbear! Yeah, I love that last panel, too. I bought that page because of that panel, but when I finally got the page in hand I realized that the entire page is pretty awesome. Thanks for commenting! 😊
Hi Gil! I do have a CAF gallery, but I don't have much art in it anymore. I decided to share my art through my UA-cam channel. I'm glad you liked the Saviuk pages. They're pretty awesome. 👍
Karen, not sure if you know about this.... But @ The Comics Den (Sarah and Angelo) attended Heroes Con auction and the second piece auctioned off was by Alex Suviak... Thought this might resonate.... Take Care!!
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Okay, every time you tell me you're going to zig, you then zag! What happened to the comic BOOK unboxing??? You sure are full of little surprises, aren't you? Anyway, it's so cool that all three of these pages came from the same issue. You didn't mention it, so did that factor into your decision to go after the 2nd and 3rd page? Although Web was the tertiary Spidey title at the time, both it and Spectacular were REALLY fun to read during this era, owing in fact in large part to Tombstone's introduction to the Spider-Man universe. I haven't read them since they were coming out monthly when I was a teen and I know how your perceptions of stories you read that long ago can quickly change after you reread them well into adulthood, but my memories of the stories were that they were really good back then. It was neat that they were even getting Robbie Robertson involved in the stories and having the Green Goblin guest star as well. It's so cool that you even got a GG cameo on page two! With his classic Romita based style, Saviuk was the right artist at the right time for this title and Williams was indeed a fine inker for him. At this point in time, Marvel wanted the McFarlane style adhered to as much as possible, so you can see that influence in the way Saviuk drew the overly large eyes and how he drew the webs on the costume and the webs in his shooters, but I really like the fact that, at least at this point and for a little while longer, Saviuk still kept Spidey to more Romita influenced poses. If you look at page 4, you can also see that Saviuk is also still adhering to the classic style of storytelling and page design, using primarily square and rectangular panels, although that would end up changing a bit later on in Saviuk's run as the calls to be more McFarlane-esque got louder and louder. But his staging, layouts and camera movement were always very good, as you can see by all the quick movement and action happening on this page, in spite of Spidey only really being a clear, visual factor in one of the three panels he appears in. And boy, what a panel it is. An utterly webtacular pose! Page 13 is great because you mentioned how Robbie thinks Tombstone is about to kill him, and I can tell you that even I as a reader was riveted to this page, ALSO thinking ""Oh no, this is it for Robbie, Tombstone is gonna kill him!" 😂 The thing is, I was already jaded and old enough to know that comic book deaths are all fake as fuck, but Tombstone was always played more as a gangster/thug than a super-villain. So while super powered characters never really kill one another, those of us who know anything about the mob, know that unlike super powered characters, mobsters actually exist and DO kill people. So I was legit thinking he was going to kill Robbie. I love the way he shocks him by telling him they're even and let's him off the hook for shooting him. That's not only a nice storytelling beat, but it serves to make the very next panel as explosive as it is! This is how you get a reader's emotions and yank them up, down and all over the place! The first tier of panels are very tense and dramatic, but Saviuk drops the tension dramatically with the 5th panel as he reveals to us that Robbie is going to live after all, right before ramping the tension and excitement right back up to an even higher degree than it was in the top tier of panels, with the explosive, glass shattering "Spidey to the rescue" scene! Really expert storytelling from top to bottom. Now, even back when I was reading this issue, I recall wondering why 1980's gangsters were dressed as and were using 1930's era acoutrements and clothing, but I LOVE those things from that era so I let it slip then and I continue to let it slip now.😉 All in all, three fabulous pages added to your collection, Karen, congratulations! You did a nice job with the production values as well and as always. Well done, I'm already jonesing for your next one!
Thank you, Rubén! My NEXT video will be a comic book unboxing and I'm really looking forward to making it!👍 It IS cool that all three pages come from the same issue (especially one featuring Tombstone), but I bought each page on its own merit. Actually, there was a 4th page that I wanted that I ultimately passed on, but now regret not getting -- it was the interior page that mirrored the cover to issue 68. I mostly prefer the classic layouts for art and storytelling. Sometimes crazy layouts can ruin the storytelling and you can't even tell what is happening on the page. I love the 1920's/1930's era gangsters with the pinstripes and Tommy guns even though it doesn't make sense for the 1980's. It couldn't be more perfect. Thanks again for your thoughtful comments. 👍😊
Hey, I just happened upon your channel, with your GI Joe #21 unboxing and subsequently watched this one immediately after. I enjoyed both and look forward to checking out more in the future. Do you have a favorite artist and or writer? And are you reading any newer books or just back issues? Thanks for your time!
Thanks for checking out more of my channel. Some of my favorite artists are: Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Gene Colan, Don Heck, Irv Novick, Jim Aparo, John Romita Sr., Herb Trimpe, Bernie Wrightson, Frank Frazetta, Alex Raymond, Al Milgrom, Charles Vess, J Scott Campbell, Jim Lee, David Finch, Joe Quesada, Michael Turner, Tim Sale, Budd Root, Curt Swan, Alex Saviuk, Ed Hannigan, H.G. Peter, Bruce Timm, Darwyn Cooke, Lucy Knisley, Raina Telgemeier, Skottie Young, and so many others... I read mostly Silver Age books. I don't read too many newer books, but I did pick up the first two issues of The Bat-Man: First Knight recently. What about you?
@@KarensPages I am still reading new books, but they're not as good as the older books I grew up with. There's a couple that I'm excited to get when they come out, but others are predictable. I see we like alot of the same artists. I have been fortunate enough to meet some of them at shows. Michael Turner was SUPER nice in person and loved his fans, it was sad when he passed. I saw Jim Lee again 2 years ago at Baltimore, his line was crazy! I also got to meet Larry Hama a few years ago at a show close to where I live, he is still writing GI Joe ARAH. Robert Kirkman recently started the Energon Universe which is incorporating GI Joe and Transformers, which you probably know, but I have been enjoying it so far..... Well, I don't want to talk your ear off. Thanks for responding and I love the outtakes!
amazing but don't touch the page with your hand or fingers put on a glove for safety. I've known a lot of people that have had minor accidents with that kind of handling.
Excellent job ❤
Thank you! 😁
Amazing score! Congratulations
Thank you so much! 😁
Congrats! Beautiful pages
Thank you! 👍
Watched your video and was so impressed I subscribed. Your breakdown of all 3 pages in contrast to the printed comic was enjoyable. Your knowledge of artistic teams, and enthusiasm for OA made me a fan.
R.I.P. Carl Weathers
Thank you so much for subscribing to my channel! I really appreciate it! I'll have a bunch more comic book and OA unboxing videos coming up...I just need to find the time to film them! 😅
Beautiful artwork!
Thank you! 😁
Awesome!
💯Glad you liked the video!
Congratulations on buying those Alex Saviuk pages. My favorite Saviuk Spider-Man work would probably be a cover where Spidey was fighting "Joe Fix-It". His work was really understated, sort of like a Herb Trimpe or Pat Olliffe. Great work! It's nice to see fans who know what they want and aren't afraid to enjoy it.
I appreciate your comment! I agree with what you said about Saviuk. I'm a big fan of Herb Trimpe, too. I would definitely love to pick up a Trimpe Hulk page someday. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
Congrats from a huge spidey fan!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the video! 😊
Excellent vid! Congratulations on all that artwork and thanks for all the info & insights into the work.
Outtakes are 😂 🤙🏻
Thank you so much AgSurfer! I'm glad you liked the video! 😊
Digging the split screen with the original page vs the published version. Neat!!
Yeah, it's cool to see the published page next to the original page. I usually have that in my videos, but I forgot with this one and had to go back in and add it! Glad you liked the comparison! 👍
Early Saviuk on Spider was the best!!!
💯agree! Thanks for your comment! 😊
I appreciate your appreciation in seeing the art for the time and how your feelings and reactions mirror my own. I'm only ever having these moments alone and it's nice to see it in others. Also really enjoyed the montage of "out takes" at the end-end-end
It's fun and meaningful to share my collection with others. It's cool that you enjoy that aspect of the video. Thank you so much for your comment! 👍
Now I'm going to go see if I can find you on CAF and check out the rest lol😂
@@Stefanomjr I don't have much art in my CAF gallery anymore, mostly commission style art. I've decided to share my OA collection on UA-cam since I can talk more about each piece. I hope future videos will be worth the wait. 👍
Finally! I've been holding my breath for 3 months after that cliff hanger ending 😉
You had me laughing out loud at your comment. I hope it was worth the wait! 🤣There's more to come!
@@KarensPages Saviuk..not my style but apprec the video sharing and your enthusiasm for the hobby. Why is it so captivating to watch you open boxes? Intro music...love it. Outtakes...love em. Marvel tees...perfect. Was hoping for another cliff hanger 😉
@@tracemarcy9962 Ooh...cliff hangers at the end of more videos...🤔 I can do that. 👍
Another great episode Karen, but honestly, I cherish the outtakes the best. I have this same mic and you can't seem to touch the damn thing without muting it and seeing the dreaded orange lights.
Thank you so much, Neon Dragon! I'm glad you like the outtakes. I always manage to touch the buttons when I move the mic around...I'm not used to the new boom yet. I hope you are doing well! 😊
Congratulations, a great addition to your collection, lovely pieces.
Thank you so much, Captain UK! Pretty happy to add more Saviuk Spider-Man pieces to my collection! Glad you liked the video! 😊
Yes looking forward to future ones Karen, perhaps a little Kirby dropped in somewhere ??@@KarensPages
@@captain_uk You might just be in luck. 😉
Saviuk is extremely underrated! He's affordable and available at cons as well in comparison to some current artists who charge insane amounts for small sketches etc. Nice pages!!!
Yes he is! It's been a few years since I've been to a con. I haven't had the chance to meet Saviuk in person, but it's nice to know that his commissions/sketches are affordable. I'm glad you liked the video! 👍
This is collecting on a whole other level!! Thanks for showing us this awesome original art.
Thanks for the big compliment, Mr. Akins. I'm so glad you liked the original art. Saviuk and Williams made a great team. 👍
@@KarensPages You are so right about penciler and inker teams whose combination create such amazing art. Since I am such a John Byrne fan, my favorite inker for his pencils was Terry Austin. You were spot on with the other penciler/inker team-ups.
Great pages. Interesting to see now, as Robbie, and Tombstone have been heavily involved in the current ASM run.
Thank you, Brian! Both Robbie and Tombstone are great characters especially with their history together. Thanks for your comment! 👍
Congratulations on the art pages! I hoped you had an Outtakes showing you eyeballing the packages.
Thank you, Fan4Collecting! I should've included that in the outtakes since I look at my unopened packages every day. 🤣
Wow Karen...Taking a page from Caesar's playbook...although you don't have over 20 boxes. Those pages are AWESOME...Congrats. Saviuk does a clean consistent Web Crawler. William's inks are smooth also. Tony Mortellaro was the pre-Romita Raider, as you can see his names on the businesses and billboards on many JR SR/Gil Kane ASM..ie "Backgrounds by Mortellaro"
Thank you so much, CJ Design! I did have 13 boxes to open at one point, but after this, it's only 10! Thanks for adding the info about Tony Mortellaro. It's nice to see the people who did the work get credit for it. Background art is a critical part of the page. 👍
Awesome pages Karen, congratulations! Love Saviuk's Spider-man! I hope they eventually reprint his Spider-man newspaper strip, as I have never read any of it. I know they were collecting the strip in hardcover but I don't think they've gotten close to his era. The strips, particularly the Sundays, inked by Romita are supposed to be really good. Also, if you haven't read it already, there is a Marvel Graphic Novel called Spider-man Parallel Lives written by Gerry Conway and penciled by Saviuk from the late 80's that is one of my favorites. It goes into a lot of detail about how MJ discovered when Peter was Spidey, etc. It's a nice, one story, easy read with wonderful art.
Thank you so much, LeadPaint! I completely agree with you. I wish they would reprint the Spider-Man newspaper strip from Saviuk's era. I'm eyeballing the recently released hardcover of Romita's ASM daily strips. I've never read Parallel Lives, but I've seen a page of the original art from it, which is amazing. I'll probably grab a copy on eBay. Thanks again. I always enjoy reading your comments. 👍
Congrats on the pick ups
Thank you, Jason! 😊
Congratulations on your pick-ups! The only thing better than getting original art from a great penciller is getting original art that has been inked so nicely over the great pencils. I can remember reading comics as a kid and not understanding why sometimes my favorite artists' work didn't look as great from issue-to-issue. I never realized just how important the inker was until much later on.
💯agree, PBales! The inker is so important and can completely change the appearance of the art. I like how clean Keith Williams' inks are and how he stays true to Saviuk's pencils. His background inks are amazing, too, with all the little details that he adds (especially when you see the art in person). Thank you so much for your comment! 😊
I will never understand the will power to wait to unbox. Yes - even for a You Tuber. They last about 10 minutes in my house. Three great pages - love the Goblin flashback on page 2
It's weird. You strangely get used to the waiting. You know what, it's really cool that you pointed out the flashback inset panel with the Green Goblin because that was a big reason why I bought that page. Thanks for your comment, Gabe! 😊👍
Tombstone has a classic Spidey villain vibe. I love all the older Spidey stuff. He was always in between pure street level and super powerful characters. Congrats on getting some great art and ty for sharing it!
Thank you, Jeff! Your comment is spot on with Tombstone. I'm glad you enjoyed the art! Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
Karen saw comics den go to art show in Florida with artist there was amazed by the art and everything they showed.
Yes, there's lots of amazing original art out there! Thanks for your comment! 👍
Tommy-guns going off and glass flying!! Great page. Couldn't,t thinking what Stan would've put in a cation here: This is a rescue?
Thank you so much, Ron! I love how chaotic that scene is in that last panel. Glad you liked the video! 😊
EXCELSIOR!! Those are awesome, congrats! I have one piece of original Spidey art done by a former colleague of mine, but what you have is incredible. Congrats.
Thank you, TK! If you don't mind me asking, what Spidey art do you have? I feel pretty lucky to get these three pages! Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
The Spidey art I have is nothing major from a comic / key perspective, but it is sentimental to me. It's Marvel Age Spider-Man issue #11, some interior pages. I want to get the actual book so I can frame the page and the art in one, just never got around to it yet! I do have two other pieces of art, one is an original drawing from Wizard Comics back in the day where they mashed Grifter (Image Comics) and Gambit into a single character; drawn by Brett Booth if I recall. The other is an original animation cell from the Spawn TV series - not comic art but original art nonetheless, and a very ominious looking pose of Spawn if I do say so myself! @@KarensPages
@@TK_junction That's really cool. Thanks for sharing. I always liked Brett Booth's art. 👍
Collecting Spider-Man is on a whole other level! The competition on heritage gets more fierce.
That's when it becomes personal with me. 😉
I need more original artwork in my life
Don't we all! 👍🤣
Great splash panel through the window. Great page to get.
Thanks, Matt! I wanted a great Spider-Man in a classic action pose. This one did not disappoint. 👍
Those close-ups were great to get a peek at all the details. Awesome additions to the collection 👏
Thanks, FluxCap! It's nice to hear that you appreciated the close-ups. Glad you liked the pages. 👍
Happy you got those page Karen. They all look fantastic! Congrats!
Thank you so much, Lance! I hope you are doing well! 😊
Karen single handedly saving the name Karen in 2024
That's quite the compliment, StickyGoose! Thank you! Actually, all the crazy Karen videos that used to come up when you search for Karen's Pages don't show up as much anymore. So...maybe. 😉👍
Karen, first off congrats, they look amazing. If I may ask how much they cost. I recently bought a 11x17 portfolio to start collecting Original Art.
Thank you! These pages ranged from ~$950-$1550 after fees. I talk more about pricing for Saviuk Spider-Man art in my video called Following Karen's Pages if you want to check it out. Very cool that you picked up a portfolio to start collecting! What artists/titles/characters do you plan to collect? Thanks for your comment! 👍
Excellent pick-up💥💥 Saviux’s Spider-man work is incredible 👍🏾
Thank you, Jason! Totally agree about Saviuk! I saw that you picked up a Saviuk piece last year. Congrats! 👍
Song: “I got to play it cool. You gotta look right. I gotta keep it smooth...”
You: (Struggling opening box)
Total hidden gem here 🤣
Loved the video. The 3 pages you showed were amazing, and the outtakes and in memoriam in the end was a nice touch.
Thanks, ShinKazama! I eventually got it open. 😉Glad you liked the video!
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😁Thank you!
Congratulations Karen, those pages are amazing. That last panel on page 13 with Spidey crashing through the window made me go "WOW........" Amazing pick-ups to add to your growing collection. 👍👍
Thank you so much, Padbear! Yeah, I love that last panel, too. I bought that page because of that panel, but when I finally got the page in hand I realized that the entire page is pretty awesome. Thanks for commenting! 😊
Some strong pages there. Boxes wern't very big though.
Thank you, Scott. Maybe I will bring out the big box for you in a future video. 🤣
Karen, I need one of those pages! Do you have a CAF, btw?
Hi Gil! I do have a CAF gallery, but I don't have much art in it anymore. I decided to share my art through my UA-cam channel. I'm glad you liked the Saviuk pages. They're pretty awesome. 👍
Karen, not sure if you know about this.... But @ The Comics Den (Sarah and Angelo) attended Heroes Con auction and the second piece auctioned off was by Alex Suviak... Thought this might resonate.... Take Care!!
Okay, every time you tell me you're going to zig, you then zag! What happened to the comic BOOK unboxing??? You sure are full of little surprises, aren't you? Anyway, it's so cool that all three of these pages came from the same issue. You didn't mention it, so did that factor into your decision to go after the 2nd and 3rd page? Although Web was the tertiary Spidey title at the time, both it and Spectacular were REALLY fun to read during this era, owing in fact in large part to Tombstone's introduction to the Spider-Man universe. I haven't read them since they were coming out monthly when I was a teen and I know how your perceptions of stories you read that long ago can quickly change after you reread them well into adulthood, but my memories of the stories were that they were really good back then. It was neat that they were even getting Robbie Robertson involved in the stories and having the Green Goblin guest star as well. It's so cool that you even got a GG cameo on page two! With his classic Romita based style, Saviuk was the right artist at the right time for this title and Williams was indeed a fine inker for him. At this point in time, Marvel wanted the McFarlane style adhered to as much as possible, so you can see that influence in the way Saviuk drew the overly large eyes and how he drew the webs on the costume and the webs in his shooters, but I really like the fact that, at least at this point and for a little while longer, Saviuk still kept Spidey to more Romita influenced poses.
If you look at page 4, you can also see that Saviuk is also still adhering to the classic style of storytelling and page design, using primarily square and rectangular panels, although that would end up changing a bit later on in Saviuk's run as the calls to be more McFarlane-esque got louder and louder. But his staging, layouts and camera movement were always very good, as you can see by all the quick movement and action happening on this page, in spite of Spidey only really being a clear, visual factor in one of the three panels he appears in. And boy, what a panel it is. An utterly webtacular pose!
Page 13 is great because you mentioned how Robbie thinks Tombstone is about to kill him, and I can tell you that even I as a reader was riveted to this page, ALSO thinking ""Oh no, this is it for Robbie, Tombstone is gonna kill him!" 😂 The thing is, I was already jaded and old enough to know that comic book deaths are all fake as fuck, but Tombstone was always played more as a gangster/thug than a super-villain. So while super powered characters never really kill one another, those of us who know anything about the mob, know that unlike super powered characters, mobsters actually exist and DO kill people. So I was legit thinking he was going to kill Robbie. I love the way he shocks him by telling him they're even and let's him off the hook for shooting him. That's not only a nice storytelling beat, but it serves to make the very next panel as explosive as it is! This is how you get a reader's emotions and yank them up, down and all over the place! The first tier of panels are very tense and dramatic, but Saviuk drops the tension dramatically with the 5th panel as he reveals to us that Robbie is going to live after all, right before ramping the tension and excitement right back up to an even higher degree than it was in the top tier of panels, with the explosive, glass shattering "Spidey to the rescue" scene! Really expert storytelling from top to bottom. Now, even back when I was reading this issue, I recall wondering why 1980's gangsters were dressed as and were using 1930's era acoutrements and clothing, but I LOVE those things from that era so I let it slip then and I continue to let it slip now.😉
All in all, three fabulous pages added to your collection, Karen, congratulations! You did a nice job with the production values as well and as always. Well done, I'm already jonesing for your next one!
Thank you, Rubén! My NEXT video will be a comic book unboxing and I'm really looking forward to making it!👍 It IS cool that all three pages come from the same issue (especially one featuring Tombstone), but I bought each page on its own merit. Actually, there was a 4th page that I wanted that I ultimately passed on, but now regret not getting -- it was the interior page that mirrored the cover to issue 68. I mostly prefer the classic layouts for art and storytelling. Sometimes crazy layouts can ruin the storytelling and you can't even tell what is happening on the page. I love the 1920's/1930's era gangsters with the pinstripes and Tommy guns even though it doesn't make sense for the 1980's. It couldn't be more perfect. Thanks again for your thoughtful comments. 👍😊
Hey, I just happened upon your channel, with your GI Joe #21 unboxing and subsequently watched this one immediately after.
I enjoyed both and look forward to checking out more in the future.
Do you have a favorite artist and or writer? And are you reading any newer books or just back issues?
Thanks for your time!
Thanks for checking out more of my channel. Some of my favorite artists are: Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Gene Colan, Don Heck, Irv Novick, Jim Aparo, John Romita Sr., Herb Trimpe, Bernie Wrightson, Frank Frazetta, Alex Raymond, Al Milgrom, Charles Vess, J Scott Campbell, Jim Lee, David Finch, Joe Quesada, Michael Turner, Tim Sale, Budd Root, Curt Swan, Alex Saviuk, Ed Hannigan, H.G. Peter, Bruce Timm, Darwyn Cooke, Lucy Knisley, Raina Telgemeier, Skottie Young, and so many others... I read mostly Silver Age books. I don't read too many newer books, but I did pick up the first two issues of The Bat-Man: First Knight recently. What about you?
@@KarensPages I am still reading new books, but they're not as good as the older books I grew up with. There's a couple that I'm excited to get when they come out, but others are predictable. I see we like alot of the same artists. I have been fortunate enough to meet some of them at shows. Michael Turner was SUPER nice in person and loved his fans, it was sad when he passed. I saw Jim Lee again 2 years ago at Baltimore, his line was crazy! I also got to meet Larry Hama a few years ago at a show close to where I live, he is still writing GI Joe ARAH. Robert Kirkman recently started the Energon Universe which is incorporating GI Joe and Transformers, which you probably know, but I have been enjoying it so far.....
Well, I don't want to talk your ear off.
Thanks for responding and I love the outtakes!
amazing but don't touch the page with your hand or fingers put on a glove for safety. I've known a lot of people that have had minor accidents with that kind of handling.
that's fantastic 💯👍
Thank you! 😁