Today, let's take a break from reviews and break the mold with something special for the first Special Sunday Study. In Search of Steve Ditko is a 2007 documentary by the BBC hosted by Jonathan Ross. It follows the career of the legendary Spider-Man co-creator and features many comic talents and their thoughts, including Stan Lee, Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman.
Due to Youtube length constraints, the documentary has been split into seven videos. They are all embedded down below and come from the channel of TheSteveDitko.
Aaand this is it. Personally, I'm more inclined to agree with Stan regarding what "create" means, and in my opinion he hits the nail right on the head when he acknowledges Ditko's contribution but adds that, without it (and him), he would still "have created a character that wasn't successful". Still, it's a little like discussing who between father and mother is more important in creating a child. It's a dilemma for philosophers, but of little practical importance. In the end, so many of Spidey's core traits come from Ditko that I agree he fully deserves to be credited alongside Stan.
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