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Tribute to Steve Ditko—artwork by Kyle Bolton

Tribute to Steve Ditko—artwork by Kyle Bolton

R.I.P. Steve Ditko

July 09, 2018 by Chris Bolton in Blog, In Memoriam

The comics world recently lost a legend. Steve Ditko was the artist who co-created Spider-Man with Stan Lee. He drew the first-ever Spidey comic, Amazing Fantasy #15, and the historic first 38 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man. Along the way, he helped create some of Spidey's most iconic characters and villains, including J. Jonah Jameson, the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, and more!

SMASH writer Chris Bolton's first exposure to comics was a Pocket Books paperback reprinting some of those early Amazing Spider-Man issues by Lee and Ditko, which he read until the covers fell off. He would find clumps of pages around the house for many years afterward. SMASH has often been described as "Calvin & Hobbes meets Spider-Man," which is the precise balance Chris and Kyle were hoping to achieve when they created the series.

Without Ditko’s astounding work, Chris never would have developed his lifelong love for comics and dynamic storytelling. Rest In Peace.

July 09, 2018 /Chris Bolton
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Spectacular Spider-Kids!

INKTOBER Weekend Catch-Up: Days 23 & 24

October 26, 2015 by Chris Bolton in Blog, Inktober 2015

Frankensteins are not real. Thank goodness!

October 26, 2015 /Chris Bolton
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