Different Artists, Same Thing

To close out the gala event that’s been the ALL THING WEEKEND, I’d like to end with a nod to some of the different artists over the years who’ve drawn or sculpted the character. Every artist has his or her own visual take on the character. Here are a few of my favorites…

Here’s a black and white sampling of the great John Buscema, who drew the FF for a number of years back in the early to mid ’70’s. We see a few snippets here of John’s art with the wonderful inking of Joe Sinnott.

Next up, one of the masters of manic detail, Art Adams.

This is one of the Eaglemoss statues—I don’t know who the sculptor is of this mini statue, but I like his take on Ben.

Here’s a statue from the Randy Bowen studio, which has produced loads and loads of the finest superhero statues. This particular one looks to be the Thing based on the art of John Byrne.

Of course, no Thing list is complete without an addition by the King—Jack Kirby.

Finally, *maybe* my favorite take on Ben Grimm, by Jim Cheung. I’m constantly amazed by the work this guys puts out. Just a subtle line full of life and dynamic. Kudos to Mr. Cheung.

There are of course thousands of other artists out there who’ve drawn the Thing —several good ones in fact. I just wanted to end the Thing weekend with a look at some fun options.

Anyway, that’s it for now— go do things.