RIP Mr. Romita. You were always one of my favorites. You brought a lot of joy to millions of kids (and grown up kids). I hope everyone takes some time to seek out his work. Condolences to the Romitas.
I met john Romita and Stan Lee in 1992...at the Capital City Sales Conference when i first opened my comic book store, right around the time of this video.....I've become BEST FRIENDS with John Romita since then and i'm truly blessed to call John Romita Sr one of my dearest friends on Earth!!! he is 86 years young and going strong!
That's Amazing! I've never gotten the chance to meet Romita Sr. but it's one of those thing that I wish were possible. It's a shame that he doesn't do conventions anymore-- but it's completely understandable. I got to meet Stan and Romita Jr. though-- good times!
@@deltagraph I feel the same way man! I need to see him! His stuff is what makes me want to be a comic artist. He's such a cool/nice guy too. Could listen to him for hours!
John Romita, Sr. has always been my all-time favorite Spider-Man artist. I couldn't get enough of Spidey comics when I first started reading them in the late seventies, right around the time that Gwen Stacy died. I was in second grade when I read my first Spider-Man comic. I wish I still had it. I don't remember the issue #, but it involved Peter and J. Jonah Jameson being manacled together by the arms, to a bomb. That issue still brings a smile to my face when I think about it. Now that the Marvel Civil War trailer 2 has been released, I am thrilled to see the intense salute to John Romita, Sr. in Spider-Man's costume.
Watching and hearing the joy of these three men, and their mixed in insightful comments about excellence in their craft, explains a lot about all the joy and excitement Marvel Comics gave the world
Deadline style..😅 Jr is still saying that to this day. 👍🏻💯 These 2 are great artist. Rest in peace John Sr. 🙏🏻 He was awesome. Rest in peace Stan. Another awesome bloke. You can tell Stan loves this 2 vs his interview with Rob, Todd on this.
I believe JRJR is the best! Met him once at a comic shop on Melrose in LA and he was fantastic guy! He is more talented than the press gives him credit for.
24:00 I think John Romita SR drew Spiderman better than anyone. When I think Soidey I think of his stuff: hot MJ, College era muscular Spiderman, strong colourful panels and just brilliant action
When John romita was drawing it and Stan Lee was writing it, Spider-Man was the greatest comic in the history of comics. That's why this video is the greatest video in the history of videos ☺️
i love how JRJR tried to make it really hard for his dad with the 5 lines thing and then his dad just totally schooled him when he turned around and made ANOTHER gorgeous woman
He's always joked about it, he has grabbed credit that wasn't his, but Stan also has praised the artists he's worked with. He gives Jack King Kirby all credit for the Silver Surfer.. He tells of seeing the Silver Surfer with Galactus and asking Kirby "who's the guy on the board?" If you wanna see someone taking ALL the credit, check out Bob Kane.
@@CVargas202Good chance Bill Finger would've never gotten credit if Kane himself didn't go on record and said Finger did at least half the work near the end of his life. Better late than never I suppose.
The part at 30:25 where Stan says, "He did the work, I took the credit" ..Yep, that's Stan Lee all over. Just look at the credit he's taking for all these movies that are coming out.. Sure he wrote a lot of the stories way back in the day, but without the real talents of people like Steve Ditko, John Romita, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby etc., the characters that everyone knows today wouldn't be nowhere near as popular as they are. Great upload though - really enjoyed it!
JRJR: 'I want to be able to believe it myself...". Exactly. There's detail for its own sake and then there's detail that is for the sake of storytelling and establishing the setting. JRJR is one of my all-time favorites. Very, very rare that he does a less than stellar job regardless of the comic.
I consider these great artists to be on par with any of the more celebrated 'artists' you would see in major galleries, as my gf said while watching Romita Snr draw MJ , ' He didn't even need a model to work from'. Genius in my book.
What a great video. John Romita Sr. is my all time favorite comic book artist, and John Jr. is another artist that I really like a lot. The two of them make a great team, too!
The way Stan keeps track of time, he acts like this is a live stream feed, no editing when this was for sale as a VHS tape. Unless he paid them by the hour so was limiting everything to the hour!
Thank You very much for this post. As a big fan of both Romitas and Stan Lee it was a real treat to watch this video for the first time. Very inspiring, watching all three of these legends of the business.
Stan Lee talking about people in the movie business being interested in comics.. Now look at how it is after how many Spider-man. Very interesting to see how comics have evolved and to see the original "comic book greats" doing their thing
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for posting this. JRJR is simply the best comic artist ever... or is he? Now I after seeing Dad I don't know anymore :D
My love for comics began when a friend in the 7th grade showed me his back issues of the Amazing Spider- Man #50 "Spider-Man no more" my jaw dropped, eventually I would collect all the John Romita Sr backissues
You forgot one thing! It was three great artists and It was a real treat to see them all interact with each other. It was like going back in time and meeting them.
Man, I really like JR Jrs style A LOT better with his dad's classical inking style over it. JR Jr just draws boxes and scratches all over everything. He needs inkers who can draw to back up his speed.
JR Senior mentioned Klaus Jansen! A great inker over Frank Miller on Daredevil who took over the pencils and inks and no one could tell the difference!
I've always liked Romita and the Buscema brothers over Jack Kirby. I always hated Kirby's faces from day 1 that I saw them. He makes every female look like Jackie O (wide eyes flat face). My fave 3 make the females beautiful.
I'd disagree. It was exactly what I wanted when I bought the video; an interview with the Romitas about their work, a little history and the most important thing was just seeing them draw. For an artist, it was extremely interesting, and if one pays attention, there are a number of things to learn from that are presented. But, I for one was not interested in any 'comic book and super hero talk', but seeing two great artists sit down and draw. It's a home run for me. Way to complain, though.
Ah, John Romita. Yes! When I think of Spider-Man, I picture John Romita's artwork. I'm reading through the Masterworks series now and when it transitioned over to Romita from Ditka, I was like, "Oh yes, there it is!" The transition is interesting because it was only after Romita took over that the storylines became more interesting and there was more going on in Parker's life with Gwen, Harry and company. Not as much before that so I definitely see Romita's influence and what he brought with him to the series when he took over.
Luke Skywalker - Romita Jr. seems to have gotten lazy or he draws just enough to get it published. Whatever it is, his Spider-Man and Uncanny X-Men work from the 80’s is some of his finest work.
To me, somehow Romita sr. is MISTER silver age. You can't say enough good things about Kirby: the man, the master, the (drawing-) monster!, but Romita sort of just poured a touch of class onto everything, whether it be through his great pencils or inks on his own Spider-Man, his inks on Gil Kane's run, on a number of great covers etc. Of course John Buscema was the perfect choice for the How To Draw book, since he could draw anything, but Romita just seems to be Mr Silver Age to me
RIP Mr. Romita. You were always one of my favorites. You brought a lot of joy to millions of kids (and grown up kids). I hope everyone takes some time to seek out his work. Condolences to the Romitas.
Amen to that.
Rest in Power Johnny Sr. and Stan. A couple of the greatest influential minds in the game
Yes they are,👍🏻👍🏻
Stan Lee, “Chances are no one will see this video.”
Over 35 years later we are still watching this video. 😂
can tell by his body language romita jr loves his dad. cool vid. thnx 4 sharing
Le colosse noir conan
I thought that right away...loves and is so proud!
Father and son love
Of course,it was his dad
@Matt Wilson oh ok👍
R.I.P JRSR. One of the greatest man to have be a part of the comics business
I’ve always preferred John Romita’s Spider-Man art over Steve Ditko. I’m not dissing Ditko by the way.
Steve Ditko was probably the worst comic artist of all time. He ruined Spider-Man. Romita saved Spidey.
same here. i think Romita's version is the iconic, most copied version.
@@isuriadireja91 when I imagine Spider-Man in my head it always looks like John Romita’s drawing of Spidey.
@@gbuddy What do you mean he ruined Spider-man, dude literally made him XD
Totally agree. Romita blows Ditko away.
I met john Romita and Stan Lee in 1992...at the Capital City Sales Conference when i first opened my comic book store, right around the time of this video.....I've become BEST FRIENDS with John Romita since then and i'm truly blessed to call John Romita Sr one of my dearest friends on Earth!!! he is 86 years young and going strong!
That's Amazing! I've never gotten the chance to meet Romita Sr. but it's one of those thing that I wish were possible. It's a shame that he doesn't do conventions anymore-- but it's completely understandable. I got to meet Stan and Romita Jr. though-- good times!
@@deltagraph I feel the same way man! I need to see him! His stuff is what makes me want to be a comic artist. He's such a cool/nice guy too. Could listen to him for hours!
You still talking to him? How is he doing?
@@sinjinbaker6031 john is 90 years young and still doing great!!! :)
@@poetknowsit that's amazing!
Dang, Rom Jr's mullet is rocking!
Wow, look at John Romita sr showing off to his son like a boss.
John Romita, Sr. has always been my all-time favorite Spider-Man artist. I couldn't get enough of Spidey comics when I first started reading them in the late seventies, right around the time that Gwen Stacy died. I was in second grade when I read my first Spider-Man comic. I wish I still had it. I don't remember the issue #, but it involved Peter and J. Jonah Jameson being manacled together by the arms, to a bomb. That issue still brings a smile to my face when I think about it. Now that the Marvel Civil War trailer 2 has been released, I am thrilled to see the intense salute to John Romita, Sr. in Spider-Man's costume.
+Don Winslow asm 52 is the issue you were thinking of. :)
Don Winslow You know what's funny? My favorite artists were the one's who drew a good Mary Jane. John Romita Sr. and J Scott Campbell! Haha
Watching and hearing the joy of these three men, and their mixed in insightful comments about excellence in their craft, explains a lot about all the joy and excitement Marvel Comics gave the world
R.I.P 1930-2023 John Romita
Deadline style..😅 Jr is still saying that to this day. 👍🏻💯 These 2 are great artist. Rest in peace John Sr. 🙏🏻 He was awesome. Rest in peace Stan. Another awesome bloke. You can tell Stan loves this 2 vs his interview with Rob, Todd on this.
The Romitas are quite possibly, the best comic book artists of all time. Absolute legends.
Oh, man, '90s hair.
***** Um. Kay.
Dat hair tho..
It looks so cool tho’. Wish it would come back in a way.
"I have a feeling he´s going to be a very popular hero." And BAM! He was never seen again...
I have so much fun watching this show, its like Stan is hanging out with all his old friends, its like he doesn't even know he's being filmed.
These people are so darn happy to be doing what they're doing I somehow ended up smiling all the way through.
I believe JRJR is the best! Met him once at a comic shop on Melrose in LA and he was fantastic guy! He is more talented than the press gives him credit for.
A very friendly guy. I met him 31 years ago.
06:57 Stan: Nobody can do their best work... unless they are doing it the way they want to do it.
Yes, Stan, Nuff' said!!!!
24:00
I think John Romita SR drew Spiderman better than anyone. When I think Soidey I think of his stuff: hot MJ, College era muscular Spiderman, strong colourful panels and just brilliant action
Dizzy Blu He and J Scott Campbell are my favorite Spider-Man artists. Funny enough, they both have the best MJs. Haha
I agree
Romita is good, but I think John Buscema was Marvel’s best.
MEDZ Factor To me Its Kirby, Steranko, Romita, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Gene Colan, (as far as Silverage.)
Rip Stan Lee.
Hearing John Jr saying the stuff he's ABOUT to do is his favorite work, thinking of the MAN WITHOUT FEAR with Frank, boy. What a MASTERPIECE that was.
When John romita was drawing it and Stan Lee was writing it, Spider-Man was the greatest comic in the history of comics. That's why this video is the greatest video in the history of videos ☺️
i love how JRJR tried to make it really hard for his dad with the 5 lines thing and then his dad just totally schooled him when he turned around and made ANOTHER gorgeous woman
Always like their artwork, was more a fan of Jr.'s than his dad, but after today I think dad is slightly better. A true master.
Pierre Alcindor -Read Amazing Spider-Man 39-95 and then let me know what you think.
I just think this video made Sr look like a creep.
Romita is such a boss. That was a great drawing he did.
Like Father, Like Son.
R.I.P. John Romita, Sr. (1930-2023)
RIP ROMITA SR
R.I.P Stan Lee, que descanse en paz el mejor de todos los escritores de comics
John Sr. did the version of Spider-Man from my childhood. That image was used for everything from toys to shirts.
RIP you absolute legend.
I love how blunt Stan is about giving credit and ripping ppl off lol. That man is a gem.
Everyone always gets silent when he says it so you know they're cussing him out in their minds lol it must be true!
A gem?
He's always joked about it, he has grabbed credit that wasn't his, but Stan also has praised the artists he's worked with. He gives Jack King Kirby all credit for the Silver Surfer.. He tells of seeing the Silver Surfer with Galactus and asking Kirby "who's the guy on the board?"
If you wanna see someone taking ALL the credit, check out Bob Kane.
@@langreeves6419 bob kane was savage, it took like 20 something years until they gave credit to bill finger
@@CVargas202Good chance Bill Finger would've never gotten credit if Kane himself didn't go on record and said Finger did at least half the work near the end of his life. Better late than never I suppose.
gah three legends in one video! also,, that MJ is THICC
Romita Sr. inks are unbelievable!
It baffles me how people could give this a thumbs down.
Black Rhino Illustration DC fan boys >.
Doesn't JRJR draw DC comics now?
@@soapy_soda its weird that im replying on a comment 3 years ago but please stop using dc fans its just annoying
@@hahahahaha288 yea it hurts :(
Only Ditko could create Spider-Man, only Romita could take Spider-Man to the next level. I heard that somewhere and it really is true.
The part at 30:25 where Stan says, "He did the work, I took the credit" ..Yep, that's Stan Lee all over.
Just look at the credit he's taking for all these movies that are coming out.. Sure he wrote a lot of the stories way back in the day, but without the real talents of people like Steve Ditko, John Romita, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby etc., the characters that everyone knows today wouldn't be nowhere near as popular as they are.
Great upload though - really enjoyed it!
U do know he was being sarcastic….lol smh….u didnt need to go on a diatribe discrediting stan lee….
JRJR: 'I want to be able to believe it myself...".
Exactly. There's detail for its own sake and then there's detail that is for the sake of storytelling and establishing the setting. JRJR is one of my all-time favorites. Very, very rare that he does a less than stellar job regardless of the comic.
I’ve heard people say that his current spider-man work is bad but I disagree.
I consider these great artists to be on par with any of the more celebrated 'artists' you would see in major galleries, as my gf said while watching Romita Snr draw MJ , ' He didn't
even need a model to work from'. Genius in my book.
You could make an entire show of John and Johnnny jr just hanging out in an art studio
I could have easily watched them continue drawing for hours
At 23:22 they are talking about creating Monica Rambeau. And now she is on WandaVision. Incredible. 😀
Shotgun best marvel character unforgettable truly a masterfully crafted and designed character.... Who is he?
these videos are pure gold!!
The girl in the thumnail drawing is very hot! Thanks for the memories Mr Romita!!
My right ear doesn't know what it's missing.
Nag, nag, nag, NAG.
CrashLanden NAG!!
Lol I was thinking the same, fantastic vid tho :)
I was listening with my left AirPod in what am i missing?
What a great video. John Romita Sr. is my all time favorite comic book artist, and John Jr. is another artist that I really like a lot. The two of them make a great team, too!
Dude, now I gotta look for a copy of Strange Tales #1.
Wow he drew that female character in only a few minutes so flawlessly.
Romita Sr, my favourite artist of all time! Anything he drew was amazing. R.I.P. Mr Romita.
That last bit of work looks like Mr. Sinister. Very cool
I'm just outraged Hollywood still hasn't made that feature length Shotgun film after all these years!
28:39 this video is from 1992.
Wow! Just amazing and quite moving to see those legends drawing like it was nothing...
I met John romita jr.once and got my man without fear#1 signed.one of my best life experiences
three legends !!!
John Romita JR looking like Marty Jannetty from the Rockers
The way Stan keeps track of time, he acts like this is a live stream feed, no editing when this was for sale as a VHS tape. Unless he paid them by the hour so was limiting everything to the hour!
Romita: "...and Mary Jane was a sort of a tramp"
Romita Jr: 24:11
Rest in peace John Romita, you and Stan where suck good sports, rest easy.
Thank You very much for this post. As a big fan of both Romitas and Stan Lee it was a real treat to watch this video for the first time. Very inspiring, watching all three of these legends of the business.
Stan Lee talking about people in the movie business being interested in comics.. Now look at how it is after how many Spider-man. Very interesting to see how comics have evolved and to see the original "comic book greats" doing their thing
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for posting this. JRJR is simply the best comic artist ever... or is he? Now I after seeing Dad I don't know anymore :D
that angle of the running figure..typical romita jr. style make no mistake i've seen it so many times..lol!
My love for comics began when a friend in the 7th grade showed me his back issues of the Amazing Spider- Man #50
"Spider-Man no more" my jaw dropped, eventually I would collect all the John Romita Sr backissues
👍
gorillashop what pencil is he using? John romita sr
Similar for me. A friend dragged out a box of yard-sell, beat up, Marvel comics for me to see in 1972. I was 16, I was never the same.
2 of my favourite artists. Love Sr's Spiderman and Jr's Daredevil Man Without Fear.
This is so heartwarming to watch. They're just so happy to be hanging out with each other.
Sal Bucema, John Bucema, John Byrne...Jack Kirby, John Romita Jr and Jim Lee.
Joel José I never cared for Sal or J Byrne but agree on the rest!
@@AllenFreemanMediaGuru why? I wanna hear your opinion
You forgot one thing! It was three great artists and It was a real treat to see them all interact with each other. It was like going back in time and meeting them.
Wow they’re fast !
RIP Stan Lee
What a precious father and son moment here..
C
reogh They are both fantastic.
I love Romita's style. Its something simple but so pleasing to the eyes.
Man, I really like JR Jrs style A LOT better with his dad's classical inking style over it. JR Jr just draws boxes and scratches all over everything. He needs inkers who can draw to back up his speed.
This has to be the best combination of commentary I have seen in a long time!
JR Senior mentioned Klaus Jansen! A great inker over Frank Miller on Daredevil who took over the pencils and inks and no one could tell the difference!
IKR? I love Klaus, had him as a teacher way back in Feb of 1992 at the School of Visual Arts.
That was fun. One of the greats.
R.I.P John Romita Sr
Having a dad seems awesome
Rip Stan lee
Johnny Jr. has always said his dad is the better artist. Going the Greg Marmalard route, I think they're both outstanding in their own ways...
My favorite comic book artist.
I've always liked Romita and the Buscema brothers over Jack Kirby. I always hated Kirby's faces from day 1 that I saw them. He makes every female look like Jackie O (wide eyes flat face). My fave 3 make the females beautiful.
18:21 words of wisdom
how quick did he smash that perfect woman sketch out????? wow.
I'd disagree. It was exactly what I wanted when I bought the video; an interview with the Romitas about their work, a little history and the most important thing was just seeing them draw. For an artist, it was extremely interesting, and if one pays attention, there are a number of things to learn from that are presented. But, I for one was not interested in any 'comic book and super hero talk', but seeing two great artists sit down and draw. It's a home run for me.
Way to complain, though.
Ah, John Romita. Yes! When I think of Spider-Man, I picture John Romita's artwork.
I'm reading through the Masterworks series now and when it transitioned over to Romita from Ditka, I was like, "Oh yes, there it is!" The transition is interesting because it was only after Romita took over that the storylines became more interesting and there was more going on in Parker's life with Gwen, Harry and company. Not as much before that so I definitely see Romita's influence and what he brought with him to the series when he took over.
John Romita, Jr. reminds me of an amalgam of Tony Danza and Ray Romano, lol.
RIP, JR Sr.
Three legends. John Romita (Sr.) is my favorite Spider-Man artist. Jr Jr was very good in the late 70's early 80's. His new art I don't like.
Luke Skywalker - Romita Jr. seems to have gotten lazy or he draws just enough to get it published. Whatever it is, his Spider-Man and Uncanny X-Men work from the 80’s is some of his finest work.
Both Romitas' are legends.
Always preferred Romita's Mary Jane to anyone elses. Something about here just seemed so spirited and realistic.
how they draw so fast its incredible...
They've been doing this everyday for over 10 years most of them.
@@someperson9999 Also,they're used to drawing on deadlines.
Definitely my favorite episode. Great people in this episode
To me, somehow Romita sr. is MISTER silver age. You can't say enough good things about Kirby: the man, the master, the (drawing-) monster!, but Romita sort of just poured a touch of class onto everything, whether it be through his great pencils or inks on his own Spider-Man, his inks on Gil Kane's run, on a number of great covers etc. Of course John Buscema was the perfect choice for the How To Draw book, since he could draw anything, but Romita just seems to be Mr Silver Age to me
Rest in Power than John Romita Senior
A legend 🔥
46:02 stan still rushing the artists LOLL
"DRAW!"
Stan making jokes about Romita Sr. deserving more money and getting compliments in lieu of being paid more is kind of cringe
Man dat mullet doe
This just makes me so sad man, like the interactions are making me happy but also putting me down idk why