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Newspaper article on Steve Ditko Tim Bateman shared a post. 15 October 2016 While searching the Daily Telegraph's site for the Grayson Perry article, look what I stumbled upon: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/10/14/steve-ditko-the-reclusive-comic-book-legend-who-created-doctor-s/ Patrick Ford: As a point of interest. Ditko has denied that he is a devotee of Rand. Patrick Ford: Ditko wrote that in a recent essay. He seems to annoyed by the suggestion. Mark Ricard: He said in a piece for Ellison's Masters of Comic Art that Ayn Rand was a influence on Mr A. Patrick Ford: There is a distinction between being influenced and being a devotee. Mark Ricard: Patrick Ford, fair point. This is the first I heard him say He was not a follower of her stuff. Patrick Ford: Incidentally. That's a really bad article. Mark Ricard: There are a few inaccurate things. The protesters scene was the last issue and he had already left. Second eternity symbolized the whole universe not a galaxy. Patrick Ford: This is complete nonsense, "Lee had an idea for a new superhero, initially called Spiderman (no hyphen), and had asked legendary artist Jack Kirby to pencil the accompanying art. But Lee found Kirby's work too straightforwardly heroic for this character," Patrick Ford: The author is just parroting Lee's side of the story. Mark Ricard: It said Lee introduced Ditko to Rand. Never heard that before anywhere. Has anbody else here? Patrick Ford: I've not heard that either. The whole article is ludicrous. How does the author know Ditko was "horrified" by "hippie admirers." He may have been bemused. Mark Ricard: I wondered that too. Cat Yvonne said she thought he was part of the counter culture but did ever meet any of the hippies who admired his work? Patrick Ford: I'm sure he met "hippies" he worked with them. He probably didn't agree with them. The word "horrified" is ridiculous. Patrick Ford: The assertion that Ditko's politics held him back from success in the field is highly dubious. At the time Ditko's popularity faded fans were also rejecting Kirby, Heck, Frank Robbins and any artist whose work was seen as cartoony. Paul Spence: The article has a Stan Lee slant, for sure. Notice how Lee is described as being a prodigy while Ditko is labelled as being difficult.

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