Cartoony Looney – 97
Category: Joltin’ Joe Sinnott
The late, great Marvel Comics Legend, Joe Sinnott
Mutts to You, Two!
Back on March 24 I said that Joe Sinnott would be returning to the Sunday funnies one more time inking the MUTTS comic strip, and today is it! Fantastic Four fans will get the joke about the cocoon.
I spent all day yesterday with Joe at the Empire State Comic Con in Albany. Joe’s doing great, and he’s as clever and fesity as ever.
Mutts to You!
Today’s MUTTS comic strip isn’t a one-of-a-kind artistic collaboration between cartoonist Patrick McDonnell and the recently retired Joe Sinnott, because one more will be coming along in a not-too-distant Sunday.
The idea for this little project came out of a visit that McDonnell had with Joe a few months ago. As familiar as I am with Joe’s technique, I see none of it here. A few of Joe’s trademark “Sinnott dots” on the floor would have been a giveaway of his handiwork, but there are none to be found. I’m told that’s because Joe wanted to be true to McDonnell’s drawings when applying ink to them, and he certainly succeeded.
Did Whatever A Spider Could
After more than 42 years, the Amazing Spider-Man comic strip is coming to an end. Today is the last new Sunday edition of the strip, written by Roy Thomas (credited to Stan Lee) and illustrated by Alex Saviuk and Joltin’ Joe Sinnott. With no deadlines to meet after almost 70 years in the business, Joe can take it easy. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to my pal Joe!
Even a Fanboy Can Cry
Taschen is promoting its limited edition of “The Stan Lee Story,” by Roy Thomas — 1000 copies at $1500 each, available December 5. The book was announced months ago, and the timing with Stan’s death is purely coincidental. Note the date of the photo below.
Now I’ve Seen Everything
My good friend Bismo from B-Movie Blues… on stage at Terrificon in Connecticut… with legendary comic book writer/editor Roy Thomas… doing a couple of Elvis songs?? It was a fantastic scene, and a once-in-a-lifetime event that was straight from the Bizarro World!
For an extra special bonus, before joining the ranks of Elvis impersonators, Thomas visited with my pal Joltin’ Joe Sinnott, who was one of Roy’s most valuable artistic assets at Marvel Comics.
