The John Buscema 2001 Shoot Interview by David Armstrong

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David Armstrong interviewed Silver and Bronze Age great, John Buscema in 2001 on set at San Diego Comic Con about his early drawings, training, entry into comic books, first jobs at Timely Comics, his influences, yearning to be in the illustration business in the late 1940s, his various genres of comic book work for Timely, how he prepares his drawings and generates a layout, Jack Kirby's influence on his art and superheroes in general, encountering George Tuska and Charles Biro, his relationship with Stan Lee, why he preferred Marvel over DC, the Dell movie adaptations, working on Silver Surfer with Stan Lee, Don Heck, his monetary success for Marvel, his love of Europe, his opinion of superheroes and his love for Conan. Interview conducted, recorded and copyrighted to David Armstrong. Remastered, edited, timestamped and postproduction by Alex Grand. My book, Understanding Superhero Comic Books available at https://a.co/d/8ZSTMh8 & https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/understanding-superhero-comic-books/. #JohnBuscema #ComicBooks #Superhero #StanLee #Conan #Avengers #TimelyComics #SpiderMan #Marvel #DonHeck #Crime #SilverAge #GoldenAge #DCComics #BronzeAge 📜 Chapters 00:00 Starting drawing 00:26 Formal training 01:06 Classmates ended up in the business 01:24 Timely Comics 01:54 Influences - Foster/Raymond 02:22 Illustration business in the late '40s 02:45 Various genres for Timely 03:42 Art instruction at Timely 03:57 Socializing with other artists 05:17 Daily preparation for drawing 06:30 Layouts for a comic book page? 07:14 Did you learn from artists? | Jack Kirby 08:32 Jack Kirby's influence on Marvel and Superheroes 10:10 George Tuska, Charles Biro 10:52 Relationship with Stan Lee 11:20 Dell movie adaptations 12:23 Did you want to work for DC? 13:07 Did comic work help with advertising storyboards? 14:08 Silver Surfer with Stan Lee 15:51 Did Stan Lee ever upset you? 18:08 Don Heck 18:36 intimidate Editors by making money 19:30 Supreme confidence 20:12 Enjoyed freelancing? 20:56 What in comics are you proud of? 21:32 Painting career 22:40 Funny interview moment in Spain 23:34 Hated Spider-Man, did Avengers, loved Conan 24:04 Loved Conan paperbacks 24:17 European comic books - Don't like superheroes 24:56 Love traveling & foods 26:13 Anything you like about the business 27:13 Outro 🤔 Hope you enjoyed this video! 👍 If you enjoy this video, please like and share it. 👉 Don't forget to subscribe to this channel for more updates. 🚫 Subscribe by clicking this link 🔗 https://bit.ly/3i ⚡️ Swim into our playlists ⚡️ 🎶 CBH Docuseries by Alex Grand 🔗 https://bit.ly/CBH-Docuseries 🎶 CBH Interview Series 🔗 https://bit.ly/CBH-InterviewSeries 🎶 History of DC Comics Video Series by Alex Grand 🔗 https://bit.ly/3CrGqnV 🎶 Origin of Marvel Comics Video Series by Alex Grand 🔗 https://bit.ly/3yx4gvV 🎶 CBH Videos in Order of Episode Number 🔗 https://bit.ly/3lBl29H 🎶 Comic Book Flip Thru 🔗 https://bit.ly/3xz8QIO 🎶 Historic Footage 🔗 https://bit.ly/3AiukLR 🎶 CBH Motion Comics 🔗 https://bit.ly/3yvHMLX 🎶 CBH Panel Series 🔗 https://bit.ly/3s36voy 🎶 Comic Book Historians Playlists 🔗 https://bit.ly/CBH-Playlists ⚡️ Our Socials ⚡️ ✅ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Comicbookhistorians ✅ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicbookhistorians ✅ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/comichistorians 🎙 Audio Podcasts 🔗 https://comicbookhistorians.buzzsprout.com 🌐 Website 🔗 https://comicbookhistorians.com/ ✊ You want to support our project? We'd be happy for your support on Patreon. ⚡️ Check us out on Patreon 🔗 https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians 󰛝 An extra special thank-you to all my kind Patreon supporters. 🙏 Thank you for watching