Many of you have let me know that some of my image pairings & arrangements pop up in other venues such as Facebook Swipe groups (esp. the great COMICS SWIPES Facebook group). Well, I'm flattered the posts are popular and that people enjoy PANELOCITY's swipes and "inspired bys", regardless of where they are presented. After all, the Internet is meant for sharing, right?

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 2) Heeere's Johnny!


Or, what's a little swootch between friends? 
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Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler

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Fantastic Four #99 (1970) Jack Kirby


Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 1) Big Ben--Twice as Nice!

Fantastic Four 153-WorldsInCollision
Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four 69-By Ben Betrayed!
Fantastic Four #69 (1967) Jack Kirby

Sure, these are standard close-up shots--a fairly standard composition that's used often. But with these two panels, what I love is the guys over Ben's shoulder in the background. 
Connections: 
In the Fantastic Four #153 panel Ben accuses Medusa of having "turned traitor"--and as you can see,  #69's story is titled "By Ben Betrayed!" 😲



Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 10) Reed Richards, Professional Nut

Ah, one of my all-time favorite panels, from FF #37. Who could ever forget Ben calling Reed  "a professional nut" ? 

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Buckler   
Fantastic Four #37 (1965) Kirby






Panelocity Plus! 
In the "reminds me of" category: Ben is more even more agitated in Brett Booth's Fantastic Four Vol. 2 issue #9. Who could ever forget Heroes Reborn? ;)
Fantastic Four-BrettBooth-Thing
Fantastic Four #9, Volume 2  (1997)


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 6) Mahkizmo and Sub-Mariner

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Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four 27-SearchSubMariner
Fantastic Four #27 (1964) Jack Kirby

And in the FF #152 Mahkizmo panel, did you notice Medusa on the side? We've seen this before, remember?  
Fantastic Four 82-MarkofMadman-Maximus
Fantastic Four #82 (1969) Kirby

Monday, July 21, 2014

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 4) Mahkizmo, Sub-Mariner and Captain Marvel Too!

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Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four 9-SubMariner
Fantastic Four #9 (1962) Jack Kirby

Panelocity Plus! Check out Mar-Vell decking his foe in Alex Ross's fanciful montage of the Kree-Skrull War from Marvels #4. Yes, I know it's a standard pose--but it reminded me of that Subby-Ben FF#9 panel. Anyway, Mar-Vell sure looked good delivering that uppercut!

Marvels 4 Captain Marvel
Marvels #4 (1993) Alex Ross

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 3) Triple Play


Fantastic Four 152-WorldMadnessMade
Top of page 16 , Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four 84-NameisDoom
Top of page 12, Fantastic Four #84 (1969) Jack Kirby 

Friday, July 18, 2014

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 2) Reed and Sue


Let's take a look at this three panel sequence from FF #152. By the way, these are Jim Mooney finishes over Buckler layouts in #152. Marvel thanked Mooney for stepping in and saving "us at the last minute."

During this time Marvel was producing a large number of comics; and Buckler, Sinnott, Sal Buscema and others were working on multiple assignments including 1974's Giant-Size issues! With such a large output, looming deadlines, etc., it's not surprising there were some rush jobs and last minute "rescues"  along the way. 

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Top of page 10,  Fantastic Four #152

Panel one is a combo of two panels from FF #43. 
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Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four 43
Fantastic Four #43 (1965) Jack Kirby/inker Vince Colletta

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four #43 (1965)
Kirby/inker Colletta
                                              Panel two is modeled after this one from #43.
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Fantastic Four #152
Fantastic Four 43-FrightfulFour
Fantastic Four #43

And panel three is based on a panel from--yep, you guessed it-- FF  #43.
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Fantastic Four #152
Fantastic Four 43-ReedSue-FrightfulFour
Fantastic Four #43

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 1) Medusa Musings


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Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler / Jim Mooney
Fantastic Four 43-Frightful Four-Medusa
Fantastic Four #43 (1965) Jack Kirby / Vince Colletta

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Fantastic Four #151 (Pt 10) Mahkizmo and Galactus

Yeah, I know I've posted this before elsewhere--but it's a classic so here it is again!
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Fantastic Four #151 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four 49-Galactus-Watcher
Fantastic Four #49 (1966) Jack Kirby

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Fantastic Four #151 (Pt 9) Thundra and Lightning--and Crystal

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Fantastic Four #151 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four-Crystal
Fantastic Four #68 (1967) Jack Kirby
Yeah, these look similar mostly due to the Sinnott-inked faces. But there's also the matter of the elongated arms. What do you think? 

Monday, July 14, 2014

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Fantastic Four #151 (Pt 4) Ben Is Bustin' Out All Over


Fantastic Four 151-ThundraLightning-BenGrimm
Fantastic Four #151 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four 68-HisMissionDestroy-BenGrimm
Fantastic Four #68 (1967) Jack Kirby

Back in 1974, Marvel's Greatest Comics #51, which reprinted FF #68,  was on sale at the same time as Fantastic Four #150--so, about a month prior to FF #151 hitting the stands. I wonder, did readers of both mags connect the dots and notice the source panel?

At any rate, fans seemed to have really enjoyed the art on this mid-70s FF run. The Buckler-Sinnott Kirbyesque art was often lauded in the FF letter columns; and as one letter writer put it in Fantastic Four #164: "It's Rich Buckler's tribute to the style and excellence of the F.F. in their former day of greatness." 

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Fantastic Four #151 (Pt 3) Ben and Johnny, Two For the Road

This one's a combo. The trench-coated Ben seems to be adapted from FF #68, while Johnny is from #44.

                                            Ben
Fantastic Four 151 Mahkizmo
Fantastic Four #151 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four 68 Lee-Kirby
Fantastic Four #68 (1967) Kirby
Johnny
Fantastic Four 151 Mahkizmo
Fantastic Four #151 (1974) Rich Buckler
Fantastic Four 44 Johnny Storm
Fantastic Four #44 (1965) Kirby


Plus, because FF #68 is used above, I feel it's the inspiration for this panel too. 
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Fantastic Four #151
Fantastic Four 68 Lee-Kirby
Fantastic Four #68

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