Anthony Andujar jr
6/29/15
Steve Ditko is the man. While everyone always says Stan Lee when it comes to most of Marvel , people never seem to mention the other main guys that really contributed to the big chunk of comics, literature and pop culture. For example, Bob Kane made a very different Batman, but Bill Finger was the man who created the design, costume, set pieces and all the other essential aspects of batman while co creating the villains with Jerry Robinson. It's important to know about all the major players that contribute to the very things that the readers (listeners or viewers) have grown up with the material that they love. Jack Kirby helped make a HUGE bulk of the Marvel Comics Universe co- creating characters such as Captain America (with Joe Simon), Ironman, Hulk, Thor (his and Stan's rendition), the X-men (consisting of the first class: Cyclops, Prof X, Jean, Beast, Angel, iceman), and contributed Greatly to DC by creating The New Gods and Darkside. Heck, anyone can't go anywhere down Times Square or anywhere else without seeing some posters, t shirts, or signs that feature Jack Kirby's version of those characters.
So why are you reading this article? What's with all this talk about Steve Ditko being "the man" stuff? Here's why, As usual I get up in the morning and check my news feed (as everyone does these days in the 21st century), and I saw this article from Comic Book Resources (personally, I like Comicbook Movie.com but CBR is cool too). I read this article about Steve Ditko , the co creator of Spider-man, Dr Strange, along with DC characters such as The Creeper, The Question, Captain Atom, Hawk and Dove, and his own creator based character Mr A. Ditko is rarely ever seen or heard of In public, he's very private about his life. Yet despite all that , he takes the time, to write a hand written letter, HAND WRITTEN! To an eight year old fan . It's awesome to read that he responded to a eight year old fan who Wanted to know about his illustrative influences throughout his career. Ditko rarely ever writes Letters, so this was a cool sight to see. How often does an admire , receive a cool response from the very source of the worlds and characters that inhabit our imaginations, that shape, and mold us (in mannerism, way of thinking), to form the essence of what we like and who we are? To even be recognized hey someone who is constantly creating , and for them to take the time to respond back , to give the attention to you, is a very genuinely awesome thing.
I don't idolize , I admire. Because when you idolize, you create an image of what you love and cherish, and that will be something that can instantly shatter. Because people do not love up to expectations, just ideals. But when you focus on the ideals of the person, and what they've contributed to those ideals , it's something that can never be broken. With that said, I admire Ditko for taking the time out of his mysterious life to respond back to a young fan. Anyone in that kid's position would be just as ecstatic. The Co- Creator of the beloved Amazing Spider-man writing back? That's a privilege. Little things like that help inspire and make the world go round just as much as the big things that affect and shape out world everyday.
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