Scott Koblish, Spider-Man / Deadpool #7 --- after Ditko

Scott Koblish as a person?: Engaging. Upbeat. Energetic. Witty. Et al.

Koblish as an artist?: Engaging. Upbeat. Energetic. Witty. Et al.

Rarely does a creator’s artistic style so match his personality. Hell, there are great cartoonists, past and present, with lively and bright art aesthetics, who are darker personally than Van Gogh on a bad day. (No I will not be naming names. That’s what the rest of the Internet is for.)

In this “flashback” issue of Spider-Man/Deadpool, Scott draws the entire issue in classic “Steve Ditko” style. It’s clearly done with affection and reverence, and the finished issue, complete with simulated old-school coloring, “bad” printing (out-of register) and aged paper, is fantastic old-school fun.

How “classic” is the art style here, you ask? Review the middle panel on this page. It is most definitely… classic Ditko! Scott tells me he drew the panel from memory and cites this issue of ASM (#13) as very influential.

Nailed it!

https://greggoldsteincomicartgallery.com/scott-koblish-ditko-forever/