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I'm surprised there was no mention of Wood's self-created magazine Witzend, which gave himself and other artists like Steve Ditko a chance to create without outside artistic or editorial control. Ditko's infamous Mr. A made an early appearance, as well as a Conan-type sword and sorcery character called Thane he created and drew. Large format, black and white, beautifully illustrated, artist-driven and controlled... pretty cool.
I definitely view Wood among the ranks of Carl Barks, Harvey Kurtzman, Frank Frazetta, and Steve Ditko. Nice mini-documentary on his life and his struggles, and would be cool to see more!
I still remember where I first learned who Wally Wood was. It was an article in the old Comics Scene Magazine in the 80s shortly after his death. It only caught my eye because it had art from his last published work during his life, which was an issue of Star Wars as inker, but then I read the actual article and became interested in his work. I'm glad I did! He was amazingly talented.
Back in 1985, a fellow comics bud and me, were watching west high being torn down. At the time neither of us knew Wood had graduated from there, and it was his diploma that was copied up for any who joined his fan club.
A truly brilliant artist. If I recall correctly, it was Steve Ditko's friendship with Wood that got him published in Woods Witzend, where he debuted his character Mr A. Wood was friends with everyone, it seems. His life was tragic, but, as you eloquently said, his art is eternal. One of the greats!
"22 panels that work" is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. Makes a complicated topic startlingly simple to understand. And NO ONE, IMHO, EVER drew sexy women like Wood. Just one glance at 'Lois' in SuperDuperMan, and I was thinking, "Yeah, now I get it."
Wood had that ability to draw women in a sexy yet classy style that very few artists could imitate. I hope you checked out my four video series on Wood's 22 Panels. It's the deepest dive into Wood's art on the internet.
My introduction to Wally Wood was when I found the paperback version of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. I had never seen anything like his art before that. Instantly fell in love with his style.
I met Wally at the San Diego comic con in 78. Introduced by Ken Krueger. You should look into doing a video on the contributions of Ken To comic and Sci fi fandom.
A long video, but the complexity and brilliance of Wally Wood required it. One of the great visionaries in the field of comics, Wood was a hugely talented artist with an unrivaled sense of light and shadow, of contrast, of black & white. He created realistic fantasy and fantastic realities, and was equally at home in _all_ genres. In addition to the publishers mentioned herein, he also did some gorgeous work for Jim Warren. Undeniably one of the all-time greats...
I clicked on it because that thumbnail reminded me of the Martians from Mars Attacks AND what do you know, he had part in creating them!! 👍 I thought his name sounded familiar. Great vid! I'm definitely going to check out more of his work, thanks!
Yeah, that Wood cover for the EC comic _Weird Science #16_ was the inspiration for _Mars Attacks!_ I envy you, having just discovered Wally Wood. There's a multitude of wonderful material out there for you to enjoy!
Wally Wood was a true legend, may he rest in peace. I remember his name from reading All-Star Comics and a few Daredevil issues. I'll check out some more of his work.
Wally Wood was one of my biggest influences. I have always loved his work from EC, THUNDER AGENTS, to his work at Warren, DC, or Marvel. Just some of the best drawn comic stuff of all time!
Oh man, you'll love this...I have another Wally Wood video in development. It's Wally's 22 panels that work. I break down each panel and show examples of his work.
@@FizzFop1 I still have a copy of that sheet from my stint at the JOE KUBERT SCHOOL. When I first turned pro, I had it taped to the top of my art desk.
As a kid growing up in Minnesota, I caught hold of Wood's 'stuff back in the early 60's. I enjoyed drawing----Was good at it. Wally's Art, more than any other---Aside from Frazzetta, that is---Inspired the Heck outta' Me! Really MISS those days.
Hi Ray -- Did you know that Woody was born in Minnesota and spent a good chunk of his youth there? Born in the Menahga area, lived there for his first 9 or 10 years, then the family moved around some and in 1944 Woody finished up high school in Minneapolis.
I am 70 and started reading and collecting comics in 1959. I still do and now I share my collection with my son and grandson. Comic books are genius art and to me Wally Wood was the greatest of the great.
I was a huge fan of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. comics. Growing up poor, I had no money to buy comics so I got creative. When I was about ten I discovered poker and found I was good at it. My friends and I played, betting comics as the stakes. One of my victims (er. friends) had a lot of the Tower books. That's how I got introduced to Tower.
That's a cool story Bald Eagle! The first time I saw one was a coverless issue that I bought at a garage sale. I bought that book when I was 13?14? Still have it 40 years later.
Back in the far out 70s my college roommate got in trouble for putting up a Wood underground poster on our dorm wall. The poster was an obscene illustration of the Big Mouse Land. Think of a literal drawing of "...my Prince will come...". I didn't know it was Wood at the time. I have seen reprints of Sally Forth. Since I grew up with Mad Magazine, I am sure I saw his work there. "Realistic" cartoons. Thanks for the video.
As a child of the 60's, a lot of my enjoyment as a child sits at the feet of Mr. Wood, and I'm very grateful. Thanks for this exploration of his life and work, tragic as the end was.
I was born in 1946. I guess that was at the tail end of the golden era or the beginning I'm not sure. But one of my first loves as a kid was comic books. My prized possession was my stack of comic books. Throughout the 50s and even into the early 60s. I fell away from them when I got married i 1966, but not completely. I introduced my wife to them as she had never been allowed to read Comics as a kid, and she loved them. I still was buying Illustrated books like Heavy Metal, and Epic, well into the 80s. I don't claim to have read or seen all of the characters and comic books that you present on your Channel, but I am tickled to death to see the ones that I do recognize, and to learn of new ones that I've never seen before. Keep up the good work. It's astounding, how you can find this much material.
Coming across his work in the Warren Magazines such as Creepy, Vampirella, and Eerie. Also finding out he did one panel of LITTLE LULU, for MAD Magazine at one time, where she's donning an Oleg Cassini-designed outfit and a pillbox hat, very likely covering her red beanie cap. Which is to say she was emulating Jacqueline Kennedy around March 1963.
Great video, love that you included the quote off the top but showed restraint when it counted. Wally was a pioneer that unfortunately isn't talked about enough
Thank you for appreciating the restraint. My thought was it had to be dramatic, but it had to be subtle and with restraint. I think the way he went and the difficult way he acted at times are the main reasons why he doesn't get talked about more.
I still try to draw women the way Wally did, because he was that wonderful. Especially with Lois Pain, maybe the best incarnation at least in ink that woman character has had outside of similar Phyllis Coats. But I was fifteen when i heard he was gone, and was as devastated as anyone dying outside of my family as I thought in a cesspool of vulgarity, even when he was doing x rated cartoons, he shone with a brilliantine quality that none of the other hacks assuredly had, at least to me. Love your Channel.
This was a great video! I used to get migraines, until I found out that I'm allergic to gluten. Once I stopped eating wheat, my migraines went away completely. Too bad that no one could help Wally Wood with his issues!
A couple of my co-workers are gluten free...said it was the best thing they ever did. The friend I mention in the video still gets headaches from citrus. Back in Wood's day, I don't know if that was on the medical radar.
I first saw Wally Wood in DD#6. Yes, he changed the costume of Daredevil to red. It was after Namor tore his previous costume to shreds/ DD had to have another costume, but made it different, despite he was blind.
He's an amazing story-teller. I hope you checked out my video series on his 22 Panels that always work. I go into a deep deep dive on his artwork...his panels and his page layouts.
One look at the panels that flowed by, and i immediatly knew in seconds, that this was no ordinary artist. Oh . And the length of the video is just fine..it was great.
Thank You!!! Great video!!! One of my all-time favorite artists!!! I love Wally Wood. I have a decent collection, but it's, understandably, expensive to collect. Video length is fine, not too long. It's a shame he had to suffer like he did. Tragic. Thank You Sir!
Thank you for watching. I have other Wally Wood videos where I break down his 22 Panels That Always Work. In my humble opinion, it's the best analysis of Wood's story telling techniques on TH-cam.
Thunder Agents was my favorite comic of the 60's. I didn't realize that it won any awards because it seemed like such an underdog to the Big 2. it should be noted that when a Thunder Agent got killed, they REALLY stayed dead!
A lot of people don't know about the Thunder Agents, but it was one of the best drawn best written books of the 1960s. It was different than DC or Marvel, and I think that's why it didn't become more popular.
Great video, although the absence of any information on Wood's work for Warren Comics, and most especially, his creation of Witzend were quite striking.
Hey Jose! Thanks for watching. Yeah, I really debated over what I put in and left out. I was really afraid of the length of this video. Seeing viewer's reactions, maybe I should have put the Warren and Witzend in there.
Hi luis, I really had a tough time making a decision about putting the Warren stuff in. I could have easily made this a half hour or longer documentary.
When I was making my own comic, Catnip, the very first page of the first issue included a direct reference to Wally Wood. I was trying to capture the way he would include small gags on signs in his overly busy backgrounds, so I added a sign that said, "Wally sez: 'Wood is good!'"
Wits end was dedicated to the proposition that naked words drift lovelier when surrounded by either a solid idea or a sexy picture. He also stated the 3 laws of drawing: never draw what you can copy, never copy when you can trace, and never trace what you can cut out and paste up. To which l add never do what you can delegate to a subordinate.
Dear Fizpop, don't forget to include some of those old 3-D comics. Each comic included a cheap pair of 3-D glasses. See if you can dig up Captain 3-D. I think it was drawn by the great Jack Kirby.
That's an idea I hadn't thought of, but it's a great idea. I have taken a pair of 3-D glasses and watched my videos. It's pretty trippy. I didn't know the videos react to them.
There's not a wasted moment. It's your longest video yet it's lean and taut. The subject matter and your masterful rendering of it makes it fly by like it was one of your shortest works so running time is not an issue. You're crushing it, dude.
I'm so old, I remember T.H.UND.E.R Agents and especially NoMan. As a kid his character fascinated me. It's interesting to me that Wally couldn't work the Marvel way. A lot of artists including Steve Ditko and the great Jack Kirby were not to thrilled about the Marvel way either. It gave Stan Lee the chance to take credit for a lot of the story telling that the artists had already drawn. Stan was given a lot of credit for being the one that created the Marvel Universe and the whole internet really mourned him when he died. But hardly anything was mentioned when Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko died. I take my hat off to Bruce Timm and company when they honored Jack on Superman The Animated Series.
Hi Michael, Thanks for watching...check out my four video series on Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Works. The videos are the deepest dive into Wood's artwork on the internet.
His story would make a great movie. Hope you get the chance to check out my other Wally Wood videos...I break down his "22 panels that always work." It's the most in depth analysis of his style on the internet.
Great video! I've been a fan of Wally Woods forever & this video was way overdue. It wasn't "too short" nor was it "too long" . It was very professional as it was very informative. Super great video! Thanks.
Love Wood's work in EC comics , mainly MAD, the sci-fi books, and two fisted tales...but his other work, such as Cannon and Sally Forth, are great too. Definitely one of my top 5 artists of all time...R.I.P. Wally Wood
Never heard of the Man but knew his ART once again a case of AGONY & ECSTASY a GENIUS killed his DEMONS slowly o so slowly ..but his work ART.!!! WOW!!! Your telling of his life and this video .. straight forward no maudlin I not only now m more aware of who he is but appreciate even more his MAGNIFICENT ART think I sir thank u!!!👍👍👍👏👏👏🙂🙂🙂
Hey Jerry, Thanks for watching. Hope you checked out the series of videos I produced about his "22 Panels That Always Work." I go into a deep deep dive into his art.
Excellent documentary, nothing needed to be cut(!) This bio on Wally Wood does show that great art, sadly, comes from suffering. And Wally Wood was great. Personal favorite was his "Tomorrow's Parents" for Mad Magazine in 1961.
Hi Michael! Thanks for watching! In addition to this bio of Wood...I did a series of videos about Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work. It's a deep dive into his artwork. I go into more detail about his influences and I'm proud to say it is the most detailed examination of his art styles on TH-cam.
Wally Wood's artwork should be in fine art museums.
He's the Da Vinci of comic book art!
Yes it should,Frazzetta is in there and Wally is a little earlier than Frank's...
Frank was my favorite.
Bill Graham was a close second.
Wally Wood will always be one comic's greatest artists and what happened to him was so tragic.
Never knew Wally Wood created Power Girl. Love how he drew her!
He definitely had a style and approach when he drew her.
Haven't like the way anyone's drawn her since. Same with John Byrne's "Storm".
@@blkluv100 Kinda like the way Larkin Love "draws" (represents) the character. But DON'T Google it at work. Very NSFW.
Power girl is a story on her own
Sad end to an influential hero
I'm surprised there was no mention of Wood's self-created magazine Witzend, which gave himself and other artists like Steve Ditko a chance to create without outside artistic or editorial control. Ditko's infamous Mr. A made an early appearance, as well as a Conan-type sword and sorcery character called Thane he created and drew. Large format, black and white, beautifully illustrated, artist-driven and controlled... pretty cool.
I had a few witzends when I could find them at the edmonton comic shop ... wizards ! Kind of hodge podge of art and ideas if I recall
I definitely view Wood among the ranks of Carl Barks, Harvey Kurtzman, Frank Frazetta, and Steve Ditko. Nice mini-documentary on his life and his struggles, and would be cool to see more!
You can add Basil Wolverton to that list, too. I consider most of those guys personal influences on my own cartoon work.
I completely agree but you forgot to mention Jack the King Kirby.
@@archangel5627Wood had also worked with Kirby as well as Steve Ditko & Gil Kane.
Wally Wood, a legendary man with a tragic curse and end
Thanks for the video
I still remember where I first learned who Wally Wood was. It was an article in the old Comics Scene Magazine in the 80s shortly after his death. It only caught my eye because it had art from his last published work during his life, which was an issue of Star Wars as inker, but then I read the actual article and became interested in his work. I'm glad I did! He was amazingly talented.
An excellent and moving tribute to one of the greats. Wally will always hold a special place for many of us.
Ditto
Back in 1985, a fellow comics bud and me, were watching west high being torn down. At the time neither of us knew Wood had graduated from there, and it was his diploma that was copied up for any who joined his fan club.
This may be your longest video, but it's also your best in my opinion. You should do more videos like this.
A truly brilliant artist. If I recall correctly, it was Steve Ditko's friendship with Wood that got him published in Woods Witzend, where he debuted his character Mr A. Wood was friends with everyone, it seems. His life was tragic, but, as you eloquently said, his art is eternal. One of the greats!
I also loved the artwork Wally did for Warren Publishing [Eerie, Creepy, Vampirella]. Also glad that he stood up to Stan Lee; ha, ha.
"22 panels that work" is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. Makes a complicated topic startlingly simple to understand.
And NO ONE, IMHO, EVER drew sexy women like Wood. Just one glance at 'Lois' in SuperDuperMan, and I was thinking, "Yeah, now I get it."
Wood had that ability to draw women in a sexy yet classy style that very few artists could imitate. I hope you checked out my four video series on Wood's 22 Panels. It's the deepest dive into Wood's art on the internet.
A lot of pulp era scifi and mystery authors made money on the side grinding out those "spicy" novels. Some of them produced hundreds of the things.
My introduction to Wally Wood was when I found the paperback version of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. I had never seen anything like his art before that. Instantly fell in love with his style.
I met Wally at the San Diego comic con in 78. Introduced by Ken Krueger. You should look into doing a video on the contributions of Ken To comic and Sci fi fandom.
I knew of his work while reading EC Comics. He is one of the best in the industry. A sad way to go-if only he got the help he needed...
A long video, but the complexity and brilliance of Wally Wood required it. One of the great visionaries in the field of comics, Wood was a hugely talented artist with an unrivaled sense of light and shadow, of contrast, of black & white. He created realistic fantasy and fantastic realities, and was equally at home in _all_ genres. In addition to the publishers mentioned herein, he also did some gorgeous work for Jim Warren. Undeniably one of the all-time greats...
Hi Michael, thanks for watching. There was so much in his story that I didn't put in.
For all of the active subversions and friction with Stan, his Daredevil stuff is quite remarkable.
I clicked on it because that thumbnail reminded me of the Martians from Mars Attacks AND what do you know, he had part in creating them!! 👍
I thought his name sounded familiar. Great vid!
I'm definitely going to check out more of his work, thanks!
Yeah, that Wood cover for the EC comic _Weird Science #16_ was the inspiration for _Mars Attacks!_
I envy you, having just discovered Wally Wood. There's a multitude of wonderful material out there for you to enjoy!
Topp had some seriously legendary cartoonists working on their various card lines.
8:19 Proof that before he fought in Vietnam and decided to become the killer vigilante known as The Punisher, Frank Castle wrote seedy western pulps.
Time for the world to wake up to your excellent TH-cam channel.
IN THE NAME OF GRUD I SAY WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!
HALLELUJA!
Thanks Dredd Bustya!
GREAT! WALLY WOOD WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS!
I WILL NEVER FORGET HIM OR HIS INIMITABLE STYLE! HE WAS ONE OF A KIND!
how can an artist so talented devalue himself that much ? It's crazy !
(sorry for my deplorable English!)
Hi Marcel! Speaking from experience, when you have health issues...it's hard to feel good about yourself.
@@FizzFop1 f...in' depression! i know also the music, i used to "cure" it with goose and dope for years, not the good medecine for sure!
Wally Wood was my favorite comic artist as a kid. I was obssesed with comics.
S a kid in the 1950s I found s lot to admire in the work of Jack Davis and Will Elder but Wallace Wood has always been my absolute favorite EC artist.
Wally Wood was a true legend, may he rest in peace. I remember his name from reading All-Star Comics and a few Daredevil issues. I'll check out some more of his work.
Wally Wood was one of my biggest influences. I have always loved his work from EC, THUNDER AGENTS, to his work at Warren, DC, or Marvel. Just some of the best drawn comic stuff of all time!
Oh man, you'll love this...I have another Wally Wood video in development. It's Wally's 22 panels that work. I break down each panel and show examples of his work.
@@FizzFop1 I still have a copy of that sheet from my stint at the JOE KUBERT SCHOOL. When I first turned pro, I had it taped to the top of my art desk.
Ive been a fan since the ‘60s. His use of shading is unmatched in the medium.
As a kid growing up in Minnesota, I caught hold of Wood's 'stuff back
in the early 60's. I enjoyed drawing----Was good at it. Wally's Art, more
than any other---Aside from Frazzetta, that is---Inspired the Heck outta'
Me!
Really MISS those days.
Hi Ray -- Did you know that Woody was born in Minnesota and spent a good chunk of his youth there? Born in the Menahga area, lived there for his first 9 or 10 years, then the family moved around some and in 1944 Woody finished up high school in Minneapolis.
@@reprintranch That is incredible! We moved from Minnesota to
Washington in 1967----Been here ever since.
Thanks for the nostagia!
I am 70 and started reading and collecting comics in 1959. I still do and now I share my collection with my son and grandson. Comic books are genius art and to me Wally Wood was the greatest of the great.
I was a huge fan of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. comics. Growing up poor, I had no money to buy comics so I got creative. When I was about ten I discovered poker and found I was good at it. My friends and I played, betting comics as the stakes. One of my victims (er. friends) had a lot of the Tower books. That's how I got introduced to Tower.
That's a cool story Bald Eagle! The first time I saw one was a coverless issue that I bought at a garage sale. I bought that book when I was 13?14? Still have it 40 years later.
Back in the far out 70s my college roommate got in trouble for putting up a Wood underground poster on our dorm wall. The poster was an obscene illustration of the Big Mouse Land. Think of a literal drawing of "...my Prince will come...". I didn't know it was Wood at the time. I have seen reprints of Sally Forth. Since I grew up with Mad Magazine, I am sure I saw his work there. "Realistic" cartoons. Thanks for the video.
As a child of the 60's, a lot of my enjoyment as a child sits at the feet of Mr. Wood, and I'm very grateful. Thanks for this exploration of his life and work, tragic as the end was.
Fantastic Wally Wood video. Wood was a comics legend and still respected.
This was a good story on Wally wood he was another awsome artist and still very sad.
Wow! What a tragic end to a great artist like Wally Wood .Great video Fizzfop .
I was born in 1946. I guess that was at the tail end of the golden era or the beginning I'm not sure. But one of my first loves as a kid was comic books. My prized possession was my stack of comic books. Throughout the 50s and even into the early 60s. I fell away from them when I got married i 1966, but not completely. I introduced my wife to them as she had never been allowed to read Comics as a kid, and she loved them. I still was buying Illustrated books like Heavy Metal, and Epic, well into the 80s. I don't claim to have read or seen all of the characters and comic books that you present on your Channel, but I am tickled to death to see the ones that I do recognize, and to learn of new ones that I've never seen before. Keep up the good work. It's astounding, how you can find this much material.
Thank you for your appreciation Gerald.
I got the original MAD magazine featuring Bat Boy and Rubin...amazing art
Hey marvelpg...if you like Mad Magazine...check out my video on the Mad Magazine exhibit...there was some incredible original art on display.
@@FizzFop1 Thanks!
I learn so much through these. Every time I assume I know everything about our heroes, but these videos always teach me something new.
That's awesome. When I do the research, I discover new things all the time.
You shouldn't apologise. It's a great video. I always like hearing about Wally Wood
His ink work on Daredevil is the stuff of legend imo. I have quite a few issues and they are timeless to look at.
Coming across his work in the Warren Magazines such as Creepy, Vampirella, and Eerie. Also finding out he did one panel of LITTLE LULU, for MAD Magazine at one time, where she's donning an Oleg Cassini-designed outfit and a pillbox hat, very likely covering her red beanie cap. Which is to say she was emulating Jacqueline Kennedy around March 1963.
Having gone through some similar life experiences as he did at the end, I find wood to be very sympathetic. Good work on this video.
Great video, love that you included the quote off the top but showed restraint when it counted. Wally was a pioneer that unfortunately isn't talked about enough
Thank you for appreciating the restraint. My thought was it had to be dramatic, but it had to be subtle and with restraint. I think the way he went and the difficult way he acted at times are the main reasons why he doesn't get talked about more.
I still try to draw women the way Wally did, because he was that wonderful. Especially with Lois Pain, maybe the best incarnation at least in ink that woman character has had outside of similar Phyllis Coats. But I was fifteen when i heard he was gone, and was as devastated as anyone dying outside of my family as I thought in a cesspool of vulgarity, even when he was doing x rated cartoons, he shone with a brilliantine quality that none of the other hacks assuredly had, at least to me. Love your Channel.
Keep on drawing!!! And yes, even his x-rated cartoons are brilliant and beautiful.
This was a great video! I used to get migraines, until I found out that I'm allergic to gluten. Once I stopped eating wheat, my migraines went away completely. Too bad that no one could help Wally Wood with his issues!
A couple of my co-workers are gluten free...said it was the best thing they ever did. The friend I mention in the video still gets headaches from citrus. Back in Wood's day, I don't know if that was on the medical radar.
An absolutely splendid overview on a Comic Art Legend! Thank you for creating this excellent video!
I first saw Wally Wood in DD#6. Yes, he changed the costume of Daredevil to red. It was after Namor tore his previous costume to shreds/ DD had to have another costume, but made it different, despite he was blind.
Wally Wood's work has always been influence on me. Hell, oddly enough I share the same birthday as him. 0_o
Are you an artist Neon?
Yeah an amateur, rather. However art has been my passion and calling for years, I just wish I had pushed myself more when I was little, lol.
@@neonkenomi320 I'm in the same boat. I get a little better everyday. Right now, I'm trying to teach myself how to ink.
Just discovered this video! Thank you so much for this mini-biography of one of comics' greatest talents. Well done!
Woody is one of the Holy Trinity for me. I revere him and collect his works and always will.
He's an amazing story-teller. I hope you checked out my video series on his 22 Panels that always work. I go into a deep deep dive on his artwork...his panels and his page layouts.
Ill be sure to watch it. Cripes I even bought the Wally Wood Christmas Book.
One look at the panels that flowed by, and i immediatly knew in seconds, that this was no ordinary artist. Oh . And the length of the video is just fine..it was great.
Another great vid. Thanks, Fizz.
Great video...creative types burn themselves out way too soon.
I would so love a series about these guys taking place in a Jonny Quest looking past.
HE WAS A TRUE MASTER OF THE ARTS, HE HAD FANS OVER HIS OFFICE BUT DON'T MOVE ANYTHING AROUND. I TRULY MISS THE MAN.
“When better drawrings are drawrn, they’ll be drawrn by Wood.”
He's real gone!
Great video!
Really great introduction to an artist I knew of but knew little about. Thanks!
Thank You!!!
Great video!!!
One of my all-time favorite artists!!!
I love Wally Wood.
I have a decent collection, but it's, understandably, expensive to collect. Video length is fine, not too long. It's a shame he had to suffer like he did. Tragic. Thank You Sir!
Thank you for watching. I have other Wally Wood videos where I break down his 22 Panels That Always Work. In my humble opinion, it's the best analysis of Wood's story telling techniques on TH-cam.
Always hear his name but didn’t know his work, even though I have his comics. He’s great!
11:24 Iron Maiden!? Excellent!!!
Excellent, you got it dead right, Wally Wood is my favourite comic artist. Thank you
Great video, there’s always a story behind these story makers and artists and I enjoy learning and hearing about them.
Thunder Agents was my favorite comic of the 60's. I didn't realize that it won any awards because it seemed like such an underdog to the Big 2. it should be noted that when a Thunder Agent got killed, they REALLY stayed dead!
A lot of people don't know about the Thunder Agents, but it was one of the best drawn best written books of the 1960s. It was different than DC or Marvel, and I think that's why it didn't become more popular.
I bought Thunder Agents comics as a kid. Still have them, added some I didn't have. I enjoyed the art
Wonderful documentary and beautifully presented.
thank you so much for this video. wally wood is one of the giants in the comic industry. i enjoyed this vid very much.
love it, should do videos of more individual creators.
Great episode. one of my favorite artists of all time.
Thank you so much for this video. My wife & I thoroughly enjoyed it. What a story.
Great video, thankyou.
Great video, although the absence of any information on Wood's work for Warren Comics, and most especially, his creation of Witzend were quite striking.
Hey Jose! Thanks for watching. Yeah, I really debated over what I put in and left out. I was really afraid of the length of this video. Seeing viewer's reactions, maybe I should have put the Warren and Witzend in there.
your best video! Wood did some very good work for warren as well
Hi luis, I really had a tough time making a decision about putting the Warren stuff in. I could have easily made this a half hour or longer documentary.
@@FizzFop1 nothing wrong with a 30 minute video
When I was making my own comic, Catnip, the very first page of the first issue included a direct reference to Wally Wood. I was trying to capture the way he would include small gags on signs in his overly busy backgrounds, so I added a sign that said, "Wally sez: 'Wood is good!'"
Amazing video! Loved it
Wits end was dedicated to the proposition that naked words drift lovelier when surrounded by either a solid idea or a sexy picture. He also stated the 3 laws of drawing: never draw what you can copy, never copy when you can trace, and never trace what you can cut out and paste up. To which l add never do what you can delegate to a subordinate.
The man just knew how to draw.Especially science fiction/horror and among comics' most beautiful women.
He was one of the greats for sure.
Dear Fizpop, don't forget to include some of those old 3-D comics. Each comic included a cheap pair of 3-D glasses. See if you can dig up Captain 3-D. I think it was drawn by the great Jack Kirby.
That's an idea I hadn't thought of, but it's a great idea. I have taken a pair of 3-D glasses and watched my videos. It's pretty trippy. I didn't know the videos react to them.
Excellent video on an excellent artist!
It's not too long at all. Thank you.
There's not a wasted moment. It's your longest video yet it's lean and taut. The subject matter and your masterful rendering of it makes it fly by like it was one of your shortest works so running time is not an issue. You're crushing it, dude.
Thanks Boxcar Hobo!
Thank you so much for this unbiased look into the great man’s life.
I'm so old, I remember T.H.UND.E.R Agents and especially NoMan. As a kid his character fascinated me. It's interesting to me that Wally couldn't work the Marvel way. A lot of artists including Steve Ditko and the great Jack Kirby were not to thrilled about the Marvel way either. It gave Stan Lee the chance to take credit for a lot of the story telling that the artists had already drawn. Stan was given a lot of credit for being the one that created the Marvel Universe and the whole internet really mourned him when he died. But hardly anything was mentioned when Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko died. I take my hat off to Bruce Timm and company when they honored Jack on Superman The Animated Series.
Also, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird gave honor to Kirby in one TMNT episode, which was very memorial to me.
Amazingly important comic knowledge, thank you 🙏🏽
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Great video. Not long enough!!
Hi Michael, Thanks for watching...check out my four video series on Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Works. The videos are the deepest dive into Wood's artwork on the internet.
Fantastic Wally Wood video. I want to see a Wally Wood biopic.
His story would make a great movie. Hope you get the chance to check out my other Wally Wood videos...I break down his "22 panels that always work." It's the most in depth analysis of his style on the internet.
Great video! I've been a fan of Wally Woods forever & this video was way overdue. It wasn't "too short" nor was it "too long" . It was very professional as it was very informative. Super great video! Thanks.
Hey Outkast! Check out my video series on Wally Wood's "22 panels that always work." I go into a deeper dive into his artwork and page layouts.
beautiful video. thank you.
Fantastic video, thank you so much!
This was very informative, well done.
Love Wood's work in EC comics , mainly MAD, the sci-fi books, and two fisted tales...but his other work, such as Cannon and Sally Forth, are great too. Definitely one of my top 5 artists of all time...R.I.P. Wally Wood
Very informative. Thank you.
Excellent video, thank you
Never heard of the Man but knew his ART once again a case of AGONY & ECSTASY a GENIUS killed his DEMONS slowly o so slowly ..but his work ART.!!! WOW!!! Your telling of his life and this video .. straight forward no maudlin I not only now m more aware of who he is but appreciate even more his MAGNIFICENT ART think I sir thank u!!!👍👍👍👏👏👏🙂🙂🙂
Hey Jerry, Thanks for watching. Hope you checked out the series of videos I produced about his "22 Panels That Always Work." I go into a deep deep dive into his art.
I will always love all of your videos
Excellent documentary, nothing needed to be cut(!) This bio on Wally Wood does show that great art, sadly, comes from suffering. And Wally Wood was great. Personal favorite was his "Tomorrow's Parents" for Mad Magazine in 1961.
Hi Michael! Thanks for watching! In addition to this bio of Wood...I did a series of videos about Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work. It's a deep dive into his artwork. I go into more detail about his influences and I'm proud to say it is the most detailed examination of his art styles on TH-cam.
great presentation - i enjoy it.