I'm only familiar with Toth's brief work on Torpedo, in the early 80's, where his style looks even simpler and a bit cartoony. Got excited when you mentioned Zorro, which was very popular in Portugal when I was a little kid, and went to check the sole surviving comic I have, but it's by the french Pierre Frisano. Cool video, as always.
Glad you liked the video. I have a black and white TPB from Image called "The Complete Alex Toth Zorro" that was printed in 2001 but I think there was also an earlier printing of it from another publisher. I've never seen any of the original comics it comes from.
Alex Toth did character model sheets for Hanna-Barbera for the late 60s all the way up to the late 80s. He made Saturday morning cartoons realistic humans Scooby-Doo Space Ghost the Super Friends The Herculoids and then some. He was in a class all by himself. He also worked for EC Comics up to1955 when they went out of business.
I have a book with a lot of thoses Toth model sheets in it. I'm going to have to pull it off my shelf and make a video of it. I even own an original Toth model sheet. I got it as a birthday present one year. It's a model sheet from the Sealab cartoon of the Sealab's decompression chamber "Basking Shark." Not the most exciting model sheet but it's really well drawn. It's dated July 7, 1972.
@@JaredOsborn they didn’t have minor labor laws back then. He was definitely a protégé. Like Frazetta he was better at 16 than most artist will every get. Very demoralizing as well as inspirational for someone trying to learn to write, draw and ink at 50.🤦🏼♂️
Very cool video. I guess it's proof I'm not an artist, I've yet to feel drawn in by Toth's art. It's interesting to look at but I never really feel like reading the whole comic...compared to say Eisner who sucks me right in every time.
Toth has almost never had good writers work with him (at least as we judge it now). I have a big thick collection of Toth's beautiful 1950s romance work but who wants to read 1950's romance comics? With Eisner you know you're going to get a good story.
I put both Joe Kubert and Lee Weeks into that category. I think they are both A level talents and neither have any comics (that I can think of) I'd call A level stories. Meanwhile someone like David Mazzucchelli, who has done relatively little comics work, has two classic stories under his belt.
@@JaredOsborn, 100% agree with this statement. It is akin to Nolan Ryan never being on a World Series winning team or Barry Sanders never winning the Super Bowl.
He is definitely a master of light and shade. Look up his Zorro comic. I think it's from the late 1950s but Image reprinted in one collection back in 1999.
I'm only familiar with Toth's brief work on Torpedo, in the early 80's, where his style looks even simpler and a bit cartoony.
Got excited when you mentioned Zorro, which was very popular in Portugal when I was a little kid, and went to check the sole surviving comic I have, but it's by the french Pierre Frisano.
Cool video, as always.
Glad you liked the video. I have a black and white TPB from Image called "The Complete Alex Toth Zorro" that was printed in 2001 but I think there was also an earlier printing of it from another publisher. I've never seen any of the original comics it comes from.
So beautiful. I'm going to get this. Thanks for posting this. Wasn't 100 percent if I wanted this. I know I do now. This guy is amazing.
It's an excellent book!
fantastic drawing
Alex Toth did character model sheets for Hanna-Barbera for the late 60s all the way up to the late 80s. He made Saturday morning cartoons realistic humans Scooby-Doo Space Ghost the Super Friends The Herculoids and then some. He was in a class all by himself. He also worked for EC Comics up to1955 when they went out of business.
I have a book with a lot of thoses Toth model sheets in it. I'm going to have to pull it off my shelf and make a video of it. I even own an original Toth model sheet. I got it as a birthday present one year. It's a model sheet from the Sealab cartoon of the Sealab's decompression chamber "Basking Shark." Not the most exciting model sheet but it's really well drawn. It's dated July 7, 1972.
My all time favorite artist.
A great one!
I really liked Toth's work for the Warren magazine's (Creepy, Eerie. and Vamperilla)
That is some great stuff. I remember picking up a TPB of Toth's Warren work ages ago. It's somewhere here on one of my shelves.
Love Toth. Tried.collecting everything he did. I think he designed a lot of cartoon stuff.
He did design a lot of cartoons in the 60s and 70s. They've collected some of that in books too.
His cover for Black Hood #1 is wonderful and also his back-up feature of the Fox in the same series (Archie, 1983).
That is some good stuff. I remember him some nice Zorro covers for Marvel too.
Isso que é formato de hqs de verdade!
Nice.
I love this but close ups would help 👍👍
I think that Black Canary was one story over three backups.
That sounds familiar. I think it may have been reprinted in an Archive Edition but it's been a while since I've looked it up.
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!!!
You're welcome!
He started in the late 30’s or early 40’s. Believe he was 15 when we went pro.
Wow! That is young.
@@JaredOsborn they didn’t have minor labor laws back then. He was definitely a protégé. Like Frazetta he was better at 16 than most artist will every get. Very demoralizing as well as inspirational for someone trying to learn to write, draw and ink at 50.🤦🏼♂️
Huge Errol Flynn fan, you can see it in his male figures.
Without a doubt!
Very cool video.
I guess it's proof I'm not an artist, I've yet to feel drawn in by Toth's art. It's interesting to look at but I never really feel like reading the whole comic...compared to say Eisner who sucks me right in every time.
Toth has almost never had good writers work with him (at least as we judge it now). I have a big thick collection of Toth's beautiful 1950s romance work but who wants to read 1950's romance comics?
With Eisner you know you're going to get a good story.
It seems very unfortunate that a great artist couldn't have teamed up with some great stories
I put both Joe Kubert and Lee Weeks into that category. I think they are both A level talents and neither have any comics (that I can think of) I'd call A level stories. Meanwhile someone like David Mazzucchelli, who has done relatively little comics work, has two classic stories under his belt.
@@JaredOsborn, 100% agree with this statement. It is akin to Nolan Ryan never being on a World Series winning team or Barry Sanders never winning the Super Bowl.
@@odysseusjones8531 That's a good analogy. A HOF player who never had a great team around them.
It's Alex. Alex Bravo
he kinda looks a caravaggio using dark like a master
He is definitely a master of light and shade. Look up his Zorro comic. I think it's from the late 1950s but Image reprinted in one collection back in 1999.
love john buscema jack kirby they are top of the list now i found alex toth im became a huge fan
here work for marvel? or dc?
He did a little work for DC and Marvel. He did a Black Canary story in the early 1970s that's well remembered plus a Hot Wheels comic fo DC.
thank you sir!
I thought he did the original Green Lantern?
Martin Nodell was the original Green Lantern artist and creator. I’m not sure if Toth ever drew him.