Neal Adams

[GRWelsh]

I saw that Neal Adams died a few days ago. It made me reminisce about how his art was ubiquitous when I first got into comic books in the mid 70's which was also at the height of the "Power Records" fad (book-and-records sets). I had a few of these and they were mostly lame but one stood out for its superior art, and that was "The Story of Dracula, the Wolfman and Frankenstein" (1975) by Neal Adams. I liked his photorealistic style and it was obvious he was a notch or two above most comic book artists. He was one of the first superstar artists and I only came to fully appreciate his impact in later years, especially in regards to Batman and Green Lantern. It was odd when a year or so ago I was reading new X-Men comic books when I saw an advertisement for a new Fantastic Four comic book titled "Antithesis" and drawn by Neal Adams. I thought "Great, he's still at it!" Sadly, he is now gone. RIP Neal Adams.

[geneweigel]

Did I say that I met him three times?

At first, I was like Ra's Al Ghoul and Megalith! Then my enthusiasm waned the more that I tried. The third and last time (2008?) I just had enough at that point. Interacted but on a different social wavelength. Hard to talk to.

[GRWelsh]

I don't remember you mentioning that before but yeah, I heard he was arrogant and weird to talk to and not very kind to aspiring artists. Good thing you didn't show him your portfolio! On the positive side, he did try to stand up for creator rights in an era when they were all still being treated like crap.

[geneweigel]

That is weird but I could have swore that it was on here but it might have been one of those "Gene Weigel's Dungeon" vapor forums.