THE STALKER
Lord knows Wally Wood was a fantastic artist, but he had the ability as an inker
to impose himself on the styles of others, and the results tend to end up looking
like Wood's pencils rather than the artist's. This is great if the penciler blows,
but over the distinctive stylings of Ditko, Wood would have been better off sticking
to the Ditko game plan. One of the titles Ditko and Wood collaborated on in 1975 was the
bi-monthly title, ''The Stalker''. As the covers said, ''Beware The Man With The Stolen
Soul.'' The Stalker had an ''unmatched knowledge of the martial arts'', carried a big-ass
sword, had red eyes, and was fighting to get his lost soul back from Hell. Ditko did all
four issues on the title; all inked by Wally Wood and written by Paul Levitz.
The image presented here is from Stalker #3; another superior example of Ditko's
layouts and ability to create unique landscapes and new worlds.
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Ditko's take on The Stalker, please E-MAIL me.
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