I knew Steve, but we weren't close friends. There's no chance that he would agree to an interview with anyone. Robin Snyder published a lot of newsletters and books with rarely seen, and new at the time of publication stories. Ditko wrote a lot of essays about comics including his time on Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, and discussions about the creation of Spidey and the stories he wrote and drew. Try Google and see what you can find.
There's so much great stuff on the net already. I dunno what all I have that would be considered special, but it'd take a ton of work to find stuff and photograph. I'm really too lazy for that. I appreciate the thought, though.
I spent a little time with Crumb when he was at a gallery showing of his work. We both enjoyed the chat. I asked him to be a guest at one of my comic book conventions. He agreed to come, but about three months later, he had to back out because he and his wife decided to move to France. It sure would have been a big deal had he been able to come because Crumb didn't do many comic conventions.
Yep, it's obvious!Listen close, and you'll hear the sound of a lighter several times.
If you can stand watching for a couple hours, here's another one. You'll get plenty of pipe smoking, too.
And here's an audio interview from 2006.
Jim Amash
Jim Amash is an inker, and has worked with all of the major publishers, including a large number of Archie related comics. Amash ran Acme Comics for nine years and is currently an associate editor and head interviewer of Alter Ego Magazine. He has written three biographical works about John...www.comiczoneradio.com
Several times. Like most others, I have mixed opinions on him for reasons I am not comfortable in sharing. Sometimes, the work does not reflect the one who is writing it.
