Learn about part of the inspiration and history of Mark Bagley, considered one of the best wall-climbing artists and who was in charge of the strokes of Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility
If there is an artist who marked an era in the strokes of Spider-Man, it is Mark Bagley, who in addition to marking an era in Amazing Spider-Man, was the main illustrator of Ultimate Spider-Man, alongside Brian Michael Bendis
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Mark Bagley began to capture his art in 1991, when Erik Larsen came out of The Amazing Spider-Man, one of Marvel’s most iconic titles. The artist, far from being pressured to follow one of the most important periods of Spider-Man, recognizes that from Larsen and other artists such as Todd McFarlane he obtained a lot of knowledge that he was able to capture.
“I learned a lot from what they were doing. I tried to really merge the traditional old school storytelling that I grew up with, and was encouraged to use it, and the breaking of a lot of those rules and conventions by the guys at Image. I think it made me a better and more exciting visual storyteller”.
Inspiration from Mark Bagley
Bagley noted that in addition to what he learned from Larsen, his favorite Spider-Man era was the stage where Gil Kane took care of the mythical number strokes, such as the death of Gwen Stacy.
“I became interested in Gil Kane’s career in Amazing. I always found his style really influential for me. That could be because I was in my late teens and I really loved how Kane drew the action sequences and characters”.
For five years, from 1991 to 1996, Bagley accompanied Spidey in great sagas such as Maximum Carnage, Pursuit, Shriek and The Clone Saga, to return in 2000 with Ultimate Spider-Man, alongside Brian Michael Bendis.
While Bagley was an established artist, one of the great successes of his career was partnering with Bendis on this new title that reinvented the myth of the wall-crawler for a new generation.
“I felt no real obligation to be loyal to the entire Amazing Spider-man story. drawing Ultimate was very liberating for me, and I loved the fact that we kept Pete when he was 15”.
The Age of Bendis in Ultimate Spider-Man
Mark Bagley praises Bendis’ work as the screenwriter of Ultimate Spider-Man, who sought to enhance the history of the wall-crawler from a new perspective, while respecting its essence.
“I loved the book. I loved Brian’s writing. I enjoyed the fact that we were a standalone product, so we didn’t have to worry about a ton of crossovers or company-wide events. We could just tell our story, and the fans loved the book”.
For more than 10 years Bagley was the main artist of Ultimate Spider-Man, until 2011, when he gave the baton to Sara Pichelli, in another of the important eras of this title.
“Ultimate Spidey is still one of the only books I buy. Brian’s writing is excellent, and Sara (Pichelli) and David are excellent artists”.
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Source: lospaziobianco.it
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