Should Marvel Bring Back Their Classic Creator Calendars?

[HoldyourfireAl]

Comic Pro & Member of our site ( www.statuemarvels.com),Dusty Abell, has recreated, for 2013, the Classic Marvel Creator Calendars from the 1970s & very early 1980s. Check January out:

Here's some examples of the originals:

I was so impressed with Dusty's work & so was the original calendars' creator, Paty Cockrum, that I added a poll to our thread about Dusty's calendar. We are hoping enough folks vote so that we can get Marvel's attention! There are so many classic Marvel artists from the 1960s & 1970s still alive & not currently working for Marvel. It'd be so nice to see these folks working on our favorite characters again! So, if you are a fan of Classic Marvel & these old calendars, please take the time to vote in our poll located here:
https://www.statuemarvels.com/f496/classic-retro-themed-marvel-comics-2013-calendar-dusty-abell-21606.html

Thanks!

Al from www.statuemarvels.com

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

what's the point of this thread again?

 

[Darth Snoopy]

I love the John Bryne art!

I like this idea!

what's the point of this thread again?

Gauging interest from members here, I suppose.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Gauging interest from members here, I suppose.

I guess...but it reads as a bit spammy to me

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

I guess...but it reads as a bit spammy to me

No it doesn't.

I think it's a great idea. This is the era I grew up on and I hope this gets off the ground.

 

[Ultra8294]

I've got one from 1976 Bicentennial

 

[Darth Snoopy]

I guess...but it reads as a bit spammy to me

Al, IMO, is just checking to see if there's any interest here on the Freaks board for the calendar.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

I've got one from 1976 Bicentennial

Ahh man, I'm envious.

 

[VS1976]

The calendars are pretty cool.

 

[Randy_S]

Those look great.

 

[filip629]

I drool over John Byrne's run on the X-MEN. Still my favorite run in comics even after all these years. I just wish SSC would release a 1/4 scale fully sculpted X-MEN line based on Byrne's art. A whole line up of the classic 80's X-MEN would be a dream come true.

Back on topic, the calendar looks pretty cool. I dig it.

 

[filip629]

Comic Pro & Member of our site ( www.statuemarvels.com),Dusty Abell, has recreated, for 2013, the Classic Marvel Creator Calendars from the 1970s & very early 1980s. Check January out:

I don't think I would ever turn the page on this calender. I would just keep tearing the months off at the bottom of the calender and keep that incredible Byrne art for the entire year. The art looks phenomenal.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

I don't think I would ever turn the page on this calender. I would just keep tearing the months off at the bottom of the calender and keep that incredible Byrne art for the entire year. The art looks phenomenal.

Couldn't agree more. I left comics shortly after Byrne's run on the X-MEN.

 

[shadowfax]

VERY cool...i want one

 

[HoldyourfireAl]

what's the point of this thread again?

Because some of us, who were kids in the 70s, loved these calendars! They had style! Unlike the modern calendars, which are just images taken from already printed comics, the artists actually came up with unique pin-ups every month. Many of us would like to see the old creators given some work & we'd love to own a modern version of these classic calendars!

 

[HoldyourfireAl]

I guess...but it reads as a bit spammy to me

Tell that to all the out of work Marvel artists that made some of our childhoods. This would be a great way to give back to them! Remember, as you're wearing your Marvel shirts with classic images on them, purchased at Target, these creators in the 60s & 70s didn't get paid in the same universe as the modern guys.

 

[HoldyourfireAl]

I don't think I would ever turn the page on this calender. I would just keep tearing the months off at the bottom of the calender and keep that incredible Byrne art for the entire year. The art looks phenomenal.

Re-Check the thread as Dusty has now posted Feburary & March!

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Tell that to all the out of work Marvel artists that made some of our childhoods. This would be a great way to give back to them! Remember, as you're wearing your Marvel shirts with classic images on them, purchased at Target, these creators in the 60s & 70s didn't get paid in the same universe as the modern guys.

Maybe if you'd converse more with the members here about it & not just throw up a pic and a link, it would help your cause more. If it's for charity I would be more than happy to sticky the thread for a bit to draw some attention to it