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Post by cyberstrike on Mar 29, 2009 15:21:49 GMT -5
What are your thoughts on Herb Timpe? I think he's a good artist, not the greatest by any means but he knew how to tell a story and his art was easy to like.
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Post by G on Mar 29, 2009 17:40:26 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure you meant Herb Trimpe. If I'm wrong let me know. But if it is Herb Trimple, which is what I was thinking, I went ahead and changed it. Ive actually thought about making a Herb Trimpe thread before, so thanks for going ahead and doing it. I think Herb Trimpe is old school type art. No, he wasn't the greatest by any means. He seemed like he was a Kirby follower, but with stiffer figures. But yes, I always thought he told stories well. My favorite memories of Trimpe is his run on The Incredible Hulk which has some classic stories and covers, as well as his run on Defenders and even better I like his run on Shogun Warriors. I also think he did a lot with G.I. Joe in its early issues. It seems like he has faded out some, but Ive seen his name pop up here and there and heard he still does convention appearances and does reworks of his Hulk #181's covers for big dough. I couldnt tell you what his last work or his current work or any upcoming work about him is, but if anyone wants to fill in the gaps, it would be cool. Thanks for posting cyberstryke!  |
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Post by G on Mar 29, 2009 20:24:37 GMT -5
Herb has his own website at: www.herbtrimpe.com/It often seems easy to overlook Herb Trimpe, but he did have his moments. This is some of his more memorable moments. I find that when I was young, I started out loathing his art and the more I seen it, the more it grew on me. By now, I appreciate his art and sometimes even miss it. No, he wasn't a great one at all in my opinion. He just seemed like an ordinary Joe who took his marginal talent like a lot of people have and just said he was going to do comics and took it a step beyond what most people with his talent do. In the end, I always felt like he overachieved.     |
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Post by cyberstrike on Mar 31, 2009 16:15:14 GMT -5
Yeah I got his name wrong. I first knew of his work first from a couple issues of Marvel US Transformers he did.
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Post by G on Mar 31, 2009 21:19:35 GMT -5
Yeah I got his name wrong. I first knew of his work first from a couple issues of Marvel US Transformers he did. I figured as much. Yeah, I kind of dig Herb Trimpe. He reminds me of a lesser talented Kirby, but still with enough talent to have dynamic comics and stories. Sometimes I would rather have dynamic work like Trimpe which seems less talented than todays artists, rather than have a lot of todays artist with more talent and yet less dynamic story telling art. |
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Post by azbatx on Apr 5, 2009 22:18:53 GMT -5
. He reminds me of a lesser talented Kirby, I think his art is better than Kirby's. |
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Post by G on Apr 6, 2009 7:51:07 GMT -5
. He reminds me of a lesser talented Kirby, I think his art is better than Kirby's. I can agree with some of that to a degree and I respect your opinion on it. I think Herb was technically a better artist in terms of drawing more realistic and in proportion and things like that. I would never consider Herb Trimpe a great artist because he wasn't the most realistically detailed artist. He couldn't draw as well as say....Jim Lee. But I think Herb was a very good story teller and I often found myself enjoying his art because it was easy to understand and follow along with. I wish Herb nothing but the best, I have a lot of good memories reading his comics. His Hulk run was a blast! I have to disagree though in one main aspect and I have to say that Jack was a more Dynamic artist who could draw action packed figures and could fit a lot more into a pic than Herb ever could. And mind you, Im saying the best of the best of Jack was during the 60's with a strong slide and some peak moments during the 70's. By time you get to 1979, Jack drew some horrible stuff in my opinion for the last 15 years of his life. Herb kicked Jack's ass during the last 15 years of his life hands down. But when Jack was on, I think Jack was the more dynamic artist who could draw classic stuff again and again. I really hate how he faded away. There is so many things I love about Jack during the 60s. But yes, for technical figure drawing, Jack could never hold a candle to Herb Trimpe. Squiggly lines don't count as muscles, but somehow Jack made it work. And sometimes I like his stuff more because he did make squiggly lines "work" better than anybody. Jack is hard to appreciate if you don't already appreciate him. I know when I was a kid, I hated his work. But when I got to be a young adult and digging to the past, I got to see why they called him the King. Herb often added squiggly lines too and I always felt Jack was an influence on his art. I thought he tried a lot to mimic Jack but do it in a way that was technically better. And technically he was. But I don't think he can compete with Jack in dynamics when Jack was on. That is where I think Jack beats Herb. |
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Post by azbatx on Apr 6, 2009 16:23:53 GMT -5
I must be the only person who doesn't like Kirby.
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Post by G on Apr 6, 2009 18:59:29 GMT -5
I must be the only person who doesn't like Kirby. I doubt that very seriously dude. I've seen lots of people over the years say they can't stand Kirby. I personally used to cringe everytime I seen his name on the credits of my favorite comic when I was young. I felt the same way about Steve Ditko. Everytime these two drew a book I was buying monthly, I just hated it. Now I admire both a great deal. Drawing helps me appreciate them. As well as I see just how much they all truly did back in the day. Both kicked a lot of ass in the 1960s in my opinion. They shaped the Marvel world almost by themselves. |
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