Some Words with Sal Buscema

One of the all-time greatest Spider-Man artists, Sal Buscema speaks in the latest Crawl Space podcast. I had heard from Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz in previous podcasts that Sal was a great, down to earth guy, one of the best people you could ever know. After hearing him speak to fans and give advice, I couldn't agree with them more. In addition to being a spectacular artists, Sal is a standup guy.

Give it at listen. You'll find it enjoyable.

Part 1.

Part 2.

Comments

Sol (Frederick) Badguy said…

Spectacular artist? Of course
One of the best? Definitely
Except he had a period of time drawing a little bit ugly.

Heh, this cover you inserted shows Spider-Man squished by Rhino but in the interior he gives Rhino a fright and a black eye to remember to leave "Peter Parker" because he too has a family

January 17, 2009 at 11:54 PM

Tommy said…

Yeah, he tears the Rhino apart! XD

Sal changed his style throughout his run on Spectacular Spider-Man several times, which is rather interesting to compare and contrast with.

January 19, 2009 at 10:53 PM

Reggie White Jr. said…

I think Sal also had some different inkers and it really screwed up his style at times.

January 20, 2009 at 4:32 PM

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