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Joe Kubert — In His Sights

Original Art and The Artists

Punisher War Zone #36, 1990

Joe Kubert Marvel Comics Punisher Original Art From The Collection Of Greg Goldstein

Joe Kubert just kept getting better… and better.

I didn’t realize Joe had worked on a Punisher storyline until I saw these lovely original art pages. And, no surprise, it’s a terrific looking arc, indeed.

Chuck Dixon is the credited writer, but the storytelling here is all Kubert. A unique page with eight small panels and that superbly dramatic half-splash close-up. (A perfect callback to the first panel.)

Kubert was in his sixth decade of professional work when this story appeared; and he was still drawing for more than another 20 years before he passed away at 85 in 2012.

Incredible.

Tim Truman — A World Of Hawks

Original Art and The Artists

Hawkworld #1, August 1989

What happens when you reboot a reboot?  What happens when you change some continuity, but not all of it? What happens later when you er… change your mind?

What happens is you get DC superhero continuity for the last 35 years or so, post “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”

This is not a knock, per se, just an observation. Along with these many changes have been some great series and story arcs. Just enjoy the ride while it lasts, because a new one is probably around the corner.

Hawkworld is an early “prestige” re-do of the post-crisis Hawk backstory, nicely told by Tim Truman. It led to an ongoing series, and then later on… more retconning.

I like this page because it uses the art “camera” to heighten drama and increase tension, as opposed to more traditional character action. Coincidentally, I also own a Mark Bagley page that’s similarly cinematic in approach to similar subject matter. (I don’t think it’s an homage or swipe, just a classic case of great minds thinking alike — 25 years apart.)