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Sunday, September 23, 2007

I know you're all massive spiderman fans, so here's a documentary that's up on youtube about the creator of said superhero, Steve Ditko. I saw it on Neil Gaiman's blog, and it features the Secret King of Northampton, Alan Moore. When he says he's a 'magician' he don't mean prestidigitation, boys and girls.
What really strikes me though is how much the art of Watchmen was based on Ditko's style. Moore doesn't say it directly, but the panel layout, the facial expressions and the pirate comic within Watchmen in particular are definitely inspired by Ditko. Anyway, here's part one:

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