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  • John Romita Sr. helped make Spider-Man Marvel’s most important hero. Along the way, he helped create numerous heroes and villains, like Luke Cage, the Kingpin, the Punisher and Wolverine. Enjoy this look at the legendary career of one of comics’ greatest artists.
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  • @KTF0
    @KTF0 Před 3 lety +53

    Funny how he's known for his renditions of MJ and Gwen. You never hear another superhero artist who has popular renditions of non-hero characters. You never hear a person who has a killer version of Snapper Carr or Karen Page.

  • @Jacknutcase7
    @Jacknutcase7 Před rokem +7

    Rest In Peace Mr. Romita 😔

  • @SpideyUnlimited1999
    @SpideyUnlimited1999 Před rokem +14

    R.I.P John Romita Sr.

  • @poetknowsit
    @poetknowsit Před 4 lety +38

    I'm proud to say I helped my good buddy Mike Avila get this interview!!!!
    John Romita I consider my 2nd father!!!
    The nicest sweetest man I've ever met.....As well as a phenomenal artist!!!

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 Před 3 lety +2

      Really? Wow well done. I salute you sir.

    • @michaelavila6533
      @michaelavila6533 Před 3 lety +6

      It certainly wouldn’t have happened without you, Mike - and it was one of my favorite days ever to spend the day with John and his wife.

    • @EvilDick1995
      @EvilDick1995 Před rokem +1

      Can I have some money

  • @alfomar
    @alfomar Před 4 lety +12

    Even though I have 35 year of being a fan of Spider-Man in all medias, whenever I think about the character, I think about John Romita's version. What a great artist.

  • @sjjackson2125
    @sjjackson2125 Před 4 lety +30

    To me he is who got me into comics because of his artwork! I was in middle school and i couldn't wait for each issue that and FF!

  • @mechajay3358
    @mechajay3358 Před 3 lety +19

    He's up there with Lee and Ditko as the one's who define Spider-Man 🕸️

  • @antdujar
    @antdujar Před 3 lety +6

    Yo! No lie, you know what’s crazy? If romita sr’s inspiration for MJ was based on Margret from bye bye birdy then that’s amazing because that one image of margret looks a lot like Kirsten dunst during her time as MJ in the raimi films! What a full circle moment!

  • @tektoniks_architects
    @tektoniks_architects Před rokem +5

    RIP, John Romita. The definitive Spiderman.

  • @UrbanLegend2k11
    @UrbanLegend2k11 Před 4 lety +7

    So humble when talking about his work, absolute legend.

  • @maverickslb80
    @maverickslb80 Před 4 lety +21

    The best Spider-Man artist of all time!

    • @gerrydooley951
      @gerrydooley951 Před rokem +4

      Two words :Steve Ditko

    • @porkhill6665
      @porkhill6665 Před rokem +3

      @@gerrydooley951John Romita and help carried the Bronze Age of Marvel

    • @gerrydooley951
      @gerrydooley951 Před rokem +2

      @@porkhill6665 call it what you will but Ditko co-created the web- slinger and is the greatest Spiderman artist. However it's subjective.

    • @rhinuu045
      @rhinuu045 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@gerrydooley951eh i think romita still made the definitive version of spidermans design

    • @gerrydooley951
      @gerrydooley951 Před 11 měsíci

      @@porkhill6665 you know the difference between silver and bronze right?

  • @fanboydee
    @fanboydee Před 4 lety +38

    “Never call me a creator” 😭😭😭 the humility

  • @aircap
    @aircap Před rokem +2

    RIP John Romita Sr. and thanks for the memories.

  • @luis99tv
    @luis99tv Před 4 lety +3

    Romita is the best. He draw the definitive Spider-Man. Made a lot of classics stories, he is a living legend.

  • @Rometiklan
    @Rometiklan Před 3 lety +7

    Man, I love this guy. My childhood is filled with memories of reading John's Spider-Man. It is my mission in life to pick up an original piece of Romita's art, but unless I win the lottery, it's kind of impossible these days. A true giant in the industry. Thanks for posting!

  • @LukeDodge916
    @LukeDodge916 Před 4 lety +58

    I love this guy, so humble and so talented. I came to comics after John's era, but I could still feel his Spidey when McFarlane took over.

    • @SyFyWire
      @SyFyWire Před 4 lety +10

      We'll forever feel his influence

    • @drmidnight680-kz2le
      @drmidnight680-kz2le Před 11 měsíci

      The Toddmeister easily outsold the Jazzy one. 'Nuff said.

  • @snarferyasmr3739
    @snarferyasmr3739 Před 4 lety +48

    Love listening to Romita talk about his career. His part of the Daredevil DVD documentary is great.

    • @ftwsam2246
      @ftwsam2246 Před 4 lety +8

      Daredevil is my favorite character and I love the fact Romita loves him more than spiderman lol

    • @alanpeterson2285
      @alanpeterson2285 Před 3 lety

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    • @nicholasdickens2801
      @nicholasdickens2801 Před 3 lety

      It is indeed.

    • @emilybreakfield2241
      @emilybreakfield2241 Před 3 lety

      Sam Soto O

    • @safiaahmed4276
      @safiaahmed4276 Před 3 lety

      Sam Soto ink I’ll liuuuuhu j

  • @jackkmccoy
    @jackkmccoy Před rokem +2

    rest in peace to a legend

  • @FabinHim
    @FabinHim Před rokem +1

    Rip an absolute titan. Truly one of the absolute greatest to ever do it.

  • @krisj827
    @krisj827 Před 3 lety +25

    Romita Sr.'s Mary Jane reveal is still the best art on a female character ever, imo.

  • @AmsterdamComicGeek
    @AmsterdamComicGeek Před 4 lety +3

    Romita Sr is such a talented artist and yet humble man. I love his Spidey comics.

  • @kobierice5805
    @kobierice5805 Před 2 lety +1

    This incarnation was my introduction into comics at around 6 or 7. This is my quintessential Spiderman

  • @anthonygarcia8749
    @anthonygarcia8749 Před 3 lety +20

    I never once associated the chains on Luke Cage's original costume with slavery. I always thought he looked badass with the chains tbh lmao.

  • @HelisandroKrepel
    @HelisandroKrepel Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks SYFY WIRE to make this videos celebrating this master, when he still alive, I hope John stay healthy and happy for a long time. Thanks for your work master.

  • @Artisan1979
    @Artisan1979 Před 4 lety +5

    I remember 369. I was in high school when it hit the stands. Brilliant backup story.

  • @craighay9086
    @craighay9086 Před 3 lety +2

    Strongest Spider-Man artist. Will always be the greatest to me.

  • @scottcrosby-art5490
    @scottcrosby-art5490 Před 4 lety +14

    Easily in the top 3 of all time, and a great guy too 👌👍💪

    • @SyFyWire
      @SyFyWire Před 4 lety +1

      Who else should we dive behind the panel with?

    • @scottcrosby-art5490
      @scottcrosby-art5490 Před 4 lety

      @@SyFyWire Bill Sienkiewicz, and Nicola Scott and Bob Layton 👍

    • @SyFyWire
      @SyFyWire Před 4 lety +1

      @@scottcrosby-art5490 Thanks so much!

  • @MABMGuitar
    @MABMGuitar Před 3 lety +2

    I think Romita is my all-time favorite, now that I’m older and my taste has evolved enough to appreciate his brilliance.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too. The older I get, the better Romitas art looks and consequently the worse Ditkos looks.

  • @zarraryazmi1063
    @zarraryazmi1063 Před 3 lety +1

    So humble and full of humility. What strikes me is that deep inside as a father he wanted JRJR to succeed on his own. Really strikes me when he said if JRJR failed, they wouldn't talk about comics in the house...Wow..imgaine that..

  • @maxpowers2785
    @maxpowers2785 Před rokem +1

    RIP John Romita Sr. You will be missed

  • @Donger3k
    @Donger3k Před 4 lety +5

    Great content thanks for creating this one! Mike’s love for the material is obvious👍

  • @thewatcher6295
    @thewatcher6295 Před 8 měsíci

    He is one of the reasons I love comic art, and drawing is a hobby I love because of great artists like him.

  • @TheChintu-il3sq
    @TheChintu-il3sq Před 4 lety +15

    "John Romita Sr a Legend and a gentlemen"🙏

  • @dareelcabbagelord1332
    @dareelcabbagelord1332 Před rokem +1

    He will be greatly missed 😢

  • @TheArticulatingAnoraksPodcast

    Romita seems so nice

  • @XARIER39
    @XARIER39 Před 3 lety +4

    I really admire this man.

  • @Kascene2012
    @Kascene2012 Před 4 lety +10

    Videos like this are the reason I subscribed in the first place. Thanks for this

    • @SyFyWire
      @SyFyWire Před 4 lety +4

      Thanks for being a part of the fam ❤️

    • @Joeymddn7
      @Joeymddn7 Před 3 lety

      Kascene2012 .

  • @DoubleAAmazin3
    @DoubleAAmazin3 Před 3 lety +3

    So much respect for this guy

  • @anthonygarcia8749
    @anthonygarcia8749 Před 3 lety +6

    The definitive spidey artist in my eyes. There's a lot of great spidey artists but his is the definitive 🔥🔥🔥

  • @227060
    @227060 Před rokem +3

    Rest in Power than John Romita Senior

  • @Mr_Knight_87
    @Mr_Knight_87 Před 3 lety +1

    I immediately subscribed. Your content is incredible

  • @happyjack8543
    @happyjack8543 Před 3 lety +1

    This video convinced me too subscribe this was a really well done video into one of my greatest passions,comic books.So thank you all of you for the amazing video!

  • @cyberpunkholiday
    @cyberpunkholiday Před 4 lety +7

    Seems like a super stand up guy. I love the Romitas artwork.

  • @Wortwort-Spooderbat
    @Wortwort-Spooderbat Před rokem +2

    Rest in peace John we miss you

  • @loducawarrior
    @loducawarrior Před 3 lety +1

    The best. Great interview.

  • @garrett3338
    @garrett3338 Před 4 lety +7

    Loved watching this.

    • @SyFyWire
      @SyFyWire Před 4 lety +1

      Love that you loved it

  • @sinjinbaker6031
    @sinjinbaker6031 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video! Absolute favorite artist. I hope to write him a letter, or meet him someday to tell him this.

  • @bradnimbus4836
    @bradnimbus4836 Před 4 lety +3

    Wow! Thank you!

  • @69dragonz
    @69dragonz Před rokem

    One of the best things i love about John Romita Sr. is how beautifully he drew the Boots of spiderman...Totally magnificent!!!

  • @69dragonz
    @69dragonz Před rokem +1

    One of the greatest character designer of the world of spiderman...

  • @johnfrogman3710
    @johnfrogman3710 Před 4 lety +6

    a master of his art form.

  • @superheroedits1315
    @superheroedits1315 Před 4 lety +1

    THE definitive Spider-Man artist!

  • @Vinsanity_93
    @Vinsanity_93 Před 3 lety +1

    romita snr and ditko, bloody legends

  • @Chandasouk
    @Chandasouk Před 4 lety +9

    Behind The Panel is too good

  • @jeromepeters9842
    @jeromepeters9842 Před 4 lety

    What a sweetheart of a man. One of the greats .

  • @henrysalami7593
    @henrysalami7593 Před rokem +1

    Wonderful video, excellently scripted and great tribute . Thanks

  • @gerrydooley951
    @gerrydooley951 Před rokem +2

    I was a Ditko fan and was broken hearted when he left. Nothing against Romita but to me he will always be the guy who replaced Steve Ditko

  • @jeramyroberts8054
    @jeramyroberts8054 Před 3 lety +1

    Man I've never met him and would love to meet him so badly! Also I gotta own some of his original published artwork, he's such a legend!!

  • @valjrart6702
    @valjrart6702 Před 3 lety

    Not only "Spiderman artists"... he is one of the greats. period. God bless his heart!

  • @ComicsLegend
    @ComicsLegend Před 4 lety +5

    Please make this your next long form Documentary. Thank you!

  • @ralphramirez917
    @ralphramirez917 Před 4 lety

    Legend, One of the greatest if not THE greatest Spider-Man artist of all time!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @bronxnewyork4973
    @bronxnewyork4973 Před 4 lety +4

    💎A true legend in every sense of the word🕸👑🕸

  • @gabrielwatts5133
    @gabrielwatts5133 Před 4 lety +1

    Romita sr. IS my favorite spiderman artist of all time. His work , his vision of spiderman is what I think of when I picture him in my mind. Alex Ross is my second favorite spiderman artist, and I think his work besides kirby is influenced by romita ,and you can see it in every rendition of spiderman he does.

  • @Magnus1964
    @Magnus1964 Před 4 lety

    Spider-Man 108 has one of my favorite covers of all time. It’s a tremendous display of action.

  • @Bay6Print
    @Bay6Print Před 4 lety +1

    Fantastic! I love Romita, the McCartney of comics, he drew the definitive Peter Parker, enjoy his art trough MMW on a daily basis.

  • @thor2012
    @thor2012 Před 4 lety +1

    One of greatest easily!!! 🔥🔥💯💯

  • @josephbarbera9220
    @josephbarbera9220 Před 3 lety +1

    Great interview! John Romita is my all-time favorite Spider-Man artist and loved his depiction to female characters especially Maryjanne Watson. I was surprised to hear, however, it was his idea to kill off Gwen Stacy. I feel that was a colossal mistake and they knew it in a failed attempt to bring her back as a clone. Fans were furious! I actually loved the 5-part clone saga! Lol. To this day her death made no sense to me but hey, sometimes you have to accept their decision whether you like it or not

  • @lincarrey
    @lincarrey Před 4 lety +1

    This man defined Spidey in my humble opinion. But I also love what Mcfarlane did.

  • @kaiwilliams141
    @kaiwilliams141 Před 3 lety +2

    This is the creator that I would like to meet the most

  • @TariOwei
    @TariOwei Před 4 lety +9

    Make a documentary on him. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.

  • @Dognutt69
    @Dognutt69 Před rokem +3

    RIP to the goat🐐

  • @antgue756
    @antgue756 Před měsícem

    Best spiderman art style hands down

  • @Murdock347
    @Murdock347 Před 2 měsíci

    Rest in power Mr. Romita

  • @SuperPeteTube
    @SuperPeteTube Před rokem +1

    Rest in Peace Master Romita

  • @maris4137
    @maris4137 Před 4 lety

    Great video. I always loved Mr. Romita's work. How about a Mark Bagley video? Thanks.

  • @jadepixie2719
    @jadepixie2719 Před rokem +1

    RIP John.

  • @DarkArynLand
    @DarkArynLand Před 4 lety

    My favorite.

  • @99baji99
    @99baji99 Před 3 lety +1

    College-age Spidey is my fav.

  • @johnrigs6540
    @johnrigs6540 Před 3 lety +4

    My favorite comic book artist of all time.

  • @gareckthetailor9918
    @gareckthetailor9918 Před rokem

    rip in power absolute unit

  • @jamielthashepherd6870
    @jamielthashepherd6870 Před rokem +1

    RIP to the great one

  • @skeletonshorror5184
    @skeletonshorror5184 Před 2 lety

    Legend! 💀🔥🕷

  • @Equint77
    @Equint77 Před 4 lety +8

    My all time favorite comic artist.

  • @travissteib2985
    @travissteib2985 Před 4 lety +2

    I never once looked at Luke Cages costume and thought of slavery.

  • @biker944
    @biker944 Před 3 lety

    cool artist

  • @boxcarhobo7017
    @boxcarhobo7017 Před 3 lety +1

    I had the pleasure of meeting my idol in 2002 at WonderCon where I promptly rolled up my sleeve and showed him a Romita-inspired Spidey/Peter duel-head tat design I had done as the faces of comedy and tragedy. He looked at it, shook his head and without missing a beat told me I was crazy. It was a priceless moment. They say never meet your gods, but I was pleased that mine turned out to be like one of my cool, with-it uncles. .... the cool, with-it uncle that bust my chops; ribbing me mercifulously. It was good-natured and he was great, warm, engaging. I met his son a year later at the next WonderCon by accident at the bar so showed him my homage to his dad. He thought it was sick. When I told Romita Jr his father said I was crazy, John shot back, 'Join the party. He tells me that all the time!'
    Hilarious and each salt of the Earth. Thank both Johns. For humoring the crazies....wink.

    • @kayakerdude3727
      @kayakerdude3727 Před 3 lety

      That's a cool story - The Romitas rock, such a cool family. Lee, Ditko, Kirby, the Romitas, and guys who people don't think of like Gerry Conway from this video were like the Beatles of the comic book world. When these guys were there it was the golden age of comics never to return - Those guys had something special during those years that you just can't bottle up. Todd McFarlane did some great stuff too.

  • @robertzeleznik8124
    @robertzeleznik8124 Před rokem +1

    Rest easy JRS

  • @frankandstern8803
    @frankandstern8803 Před 2 lety

    9:17 look like Ross Andru panels.I recognize the Cathedral shot. ???

  • @gb7995
    @gb7995 Před 4 lety +4

    This content is the stuff I dream about

  • @lyndoncmp5751
    @lyndoncmp5751 Před 3 lety +1

    To me, Romita is the face of Marvel. Not Kirby, not Ditko, not Byrne etc.
    Romita IS the face of Marvel.

  • @chrismyers2047
    @chrismyers2047 Před 3 lety +1

    When you say, "Ross Andru", you're showing Gil Kane artwork. Actually, you show Jr.'s artwork and someone else's while you're talking about Sr.'s.

  • @eagle_spangled_tricolor2073

    I think we should get a behind the panel of Denny O'Neil next

  • @trustobey1016
    @trustobey1016 Před 4 lety +7

    Thank you, John Romita.

  • @emrahagca99
    @emrahagca99 Před rokem

    R.I.P

  • @stuffthings9618
    @stuffthings9618 Před rokem

    The Next Era of MCU Spiderman should be styled in Romita Sr style. Since the first trilogy was largely based on Ditko/Kirby art. Then his final trilogy should be 90s Romita Jr. style which in my opinion is the best Spiderman design.

  • @Artisan1979
    @Artisan1979 Před 3 lety

    13:44 I have it and I'm keeping it LOL

  • @renecruz8973
    @renecruz8973 Před 4 lety

    John Romita Jr.

  • @skeletal13
    @skeletal13 Před 4 lety +1

    Curious as to why you guys showed golden age Daredevil?

  • @biker944
    @biker944 Před 3 lety

    true

  • @Poundz978
    @Poundz978 Před 4 lety +1

    🙌