Comments on: Underappreciated Artist Spotlight – Herb Trimpe

By: NeilNotNiel

NeilNotNiel — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:25:39 +0000

Way back before some of you were born, 1970-something, Stan Lee and Herb were guests on a BBC tv programme called Pebble Mill at One. Herb’s speed and versatlilty was incredible! He was obviously expecting Stan to talk about one character, male, as he started to draw. The host, Bob Langley I think, must have inspired Stan to talk female so, obviously surprised, Herb instantly changed the character to Medusa! I can’t remember who else he drew but this was LIVE tv with no VCRs in evidence at home. I saw it ONCE and it still sticks in my mind. That’s how exciting it was to see Stan and Herb on U.K. tv!

By: Herb Trimpe's Hulk

Herb Trimpe's Hulk — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:05:15 +0000

It’s great to see Trimpe getting the respect he deserved for his work on the Hulk. In a lot of those issues, virtually every panel’s a masterclass in how to do a Hulk story. He did a fantastic job on the first couple of Son of Satan tales as well. The insane feverishness of them is terrific.

By: Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:57:52 +0000

I always enjoyed Herb’s art and recently I was able to contract a commission from him. You can see it here – http://tinyurl.com/8wupp8 – and read about why I chose this theme.

He’s a good guy and easy to contact – http://www.herbtrimpe.com. His art looks great, his service is even better.

By: Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources » Comic Book Legends Revealed #195

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:05:22 +0000

[...] Trimpe is a very good comic book artist, and as our own Scott has noted in the past, is a quite underappreciated [...]

By: Erik Larsen

Erik Larsen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:03:07 +0000

I grew up on Herb’s Hulk. It was awesome stuff. I can’t say enough good things about the man. He’s a big part of the reason I’m in comics today.

By: neil

neil — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:36:53 +0000

actually, Marie did once ink a Trimpe Hulk–#190, which was a beautiful job.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:03:40 +0000

“Wasnâ€™t it MARIE Severin who inked Trimpeâ€™s early Hulk art, not John? ”

Actually, Trimpe started on the series as Marie Severin’s inker. She never inked him.

He took over as penciller when she left the book.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:28:53 +0000

I loved his late 1969-1970 work,such as from hulk 111,121-140.They were very written as well.Absolutly hated his early 90s stuff,where he re invented his style,to a riff on Liefield.Think he drove away many of his old fans by changing his style.

By: Cully Callaway

Cully Callaway — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:34:41 +0000

Trimpe drew the difinitive Hulk. His storytelling is solid and remains so with the B.P.R.D. one-shot that recently came out. I also loved his Shogun Warriors and Godzilla runs. The appearance of the Harpy in Incredible Hulk #168, and the Wedigo from Incredible Hulk #162 remain two of my favorite comics ever.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:17:53 +0000

“He was never referred to as â€œSeniorâ€ until after his son started drawing, ”

No one called Al Unser Sr. “Senior” until Al Jr. started racing, but when you have a same name father and son working in the same field, that always happens after the fact. Unambiguity is to be desired.

(Well, I guess the contemporary motorsport example is Nelson Piquet Jr., but inexplicably no one in F1 seems to add the “junior”, which makes things even more confusing.)

By: T.

T. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:24:19 +0000

Itâ€™s always funny to me how people say â€œJohn Romita, Sr.â€ I always want to correct them and say, â€œHeâ€™s just JOHN ROMITA.â€ He was never referred to as â€œSeniorâ€ until after his son started drawing, even though of course he was a â€œSeniorâ€ the second he gave his son his name.

I never claimed or tried to imply that he was actually called John Romita Sr. way back then. I just wanted to be as clear as possible for readers who aren’t well versed in comic history and for whom JR Jr is the only Romita they know.

By: Rockin' Rich

Rockin' Rich — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:29:02 +0000

I’m not sure if I’d agree with the statement that “Trimpe as one of the most fucked over artists in the industry” since the competition for that position is pretty fierce.

Unfortunately, it’s the nature of the beast.

Not excusing it at all, but just sayin…

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:02:15 +0000

Wasn’t it MARIE Severin who inked Trimpe’s early Hulk art, not John?

Incredible Hulk 140, the first Jarella story, remains a favorite of mine.

By: Greg Hatcher

Greg Hatcher — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:55:53 +0000

Herb Trimpe is my hero. I got to meet him at San Diego six or eight years ago and we spent a couple of minutes comparing notes about what it was like to jump from commercial art to teaching middle school. He’s a fine artist but what sticks with me over the years, hearing about his teaching and his working as a chaplain for the 9/11 rescue workers, is that he’s mostly a hell of a good guy.

By: R. J. Sterling

R. J. Sterling — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:42:13 +0000

It’s always funny to me how people say “John Romita, Sr.” I always want to correct them and say, “He’s just JOHN ROMITA.” He was never referred to as “Senior” until after his son started drawing, even though of course he was a “Senior” the second he gave his son his name.

By: T.

T. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:28:07 +0000

Trimpe didn’t co-create Wolverine, he just drew his first appearance. Wolverine’s visual was actually created by John Romita, Sr.

By: Mxyzplik

Mxyzplik — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:54:12 +0000

Great pick for underappreciated artist, but a crime you didn’t showcase his G.I. Joe work (which I’m probably over fond of – it’s what got me into comics). Very good series and a gem of a pick this time around. Keep up the good work.

By: Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:03:56 +0000

Glad someone mentioned that he co-created, um, Wolverine. And that his Liefeldian stuff in the 90′s was torture, both to draw and to read.

By: T.

T. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:51:13 +0000

You know, as a kid I used to hate Herb Trimpe’s art. HATED IT.

This article has totally turned me around. What was I thinking?!

This has been a great series of pieces. Not only have you reminded me of long-forgotten artists I loved, now you’re making me love long-forgotten artists I once hated! Good job!

By: Hannibal

Hannibal — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:49:31 +0000

Herb! The first man ever to draw Wolverine! The Hulk artist that, so far as I am concerned, created the character’s modern appearance and the go to guy for giant robots. I love Herb Trimpe. Underappreciated is right for this man.