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Character Sturdy: Benjamin J. Grimm

Dan Seeger

Benjamin J. Grimm was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He made his first appearance in Fantastic Four #1, released in 1961. Since then, the character, who is arguably better known to his adoring masses as the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed Thing, has seen his varied adventures written and drawn by countless creative professionals in the comic book field, and endured a few cinematic ventures that are best left unremarked upon. Across many of those titanic tales — and I read as many I could wrap my grubby hands around — Ben Grimm was dependably, identifiably the same, arguably the most consistently … Continue reading Character Sturdy: Benjamin J. Grimm

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Character Sturdy: An Introduction

Dan Seeger

Recently, I was prompted to think again about authorship. More specifically, I thought about how often I devote ample digital column inches in this space to considerations of pop culture that make a presumption about specific visions. Those visions are sometimes collaborative, but they almost always reside within a confined framework. When I write about comic books, I stick to single issues or runs on a title by a set of creators. When I write about television, I lock in on one season, weighing it against others only as a comparison that helps me assign a superlative. I chose those two … Continue reading Character Sturdy: An Introduction