I would love to see the scripts for the unpublished issues of Alan Moore's Big Numbers.
If we're going that route, then I'd like the scripts for Gaiman's unpublished Miracleman issues.
I want those too.Miracleman is still the best comic work from Gaiman. Much better than the highly over rated Sandman run.
I won't go that far, but I think the Moore to Gaiman handoff was one of the most interesting transitions in a series ever, and really showed off the differences in their respective talents and the kind of stories that interest them.
I think Gaiman's best comic work was What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader? in which he tossed out more brilliant story ideas in 40-odd pages than many writers have in their entire career.
Most of the writer/artists I’ve talked with work that way, actually, when they're both writing and drawing. With some guys the thumbnails are little more than stick figures at that stage though. Jeff actually wrote that way on Rose as well, even though Charles Vess was drawing the story. Arnold Drake, who only wrote comics, worked that way too from what I understand.
Seeing the scripts for one of Arnold Drake's Doom Patrol books would be interesting. I'd prefer it not to be issue 1 because he had some help on that one (see Back Issue #65 available today in stores or digitally for the somplete story, issue also includes the great articles on the Champions and the Defenders).
I would love to see the scripts for the unpublished issues of Alan Moore's Big Numbers.
If we're going that route, then I'd like the scripts for Gaiman's unpublished Miracleman issues.
I think there was only one script that was unpublished, and it might not have been completely finished. The rest of “The Silver Age” and “The Dark Age” was plotted out, but I don't think it had been scripted. Neil was doing a lot of work at that point, and he was the reason the book was always late. He got so far behind he started sending in the script a page or two at a time, according to the editor.
I would love to see the scripts for the unpublished issues of Alan Moore's Big Numbers.
If we're going that route, then I'd like the scripts for Gaiman's unpublished Miracleman issues.
I want those too.Miracleman is still the best comic work from Gaiman. Much better than the highly over rated Sandman run.
I won't go that far, but I think the Moore to Gaiman handoff was one of the most interesting transitions in a series ever, and really showed off the differences in their respective talents and the kind of stories that interest them.
I think Gaiman's best comic work was What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader? in which he tossed out more brilliant story ideas in 40-odd pages than many writers have in their entire career.
I haven't read WEHttCC yet. But that is mostly cause I have been majorly disappointed in Gaiman's post Sandman work. As far as Sandman,I think it has enough story for say 40 issues. But there is what 75 issues. It feels like it was stretched out for Gaiman to make more money. There was an interview he did back around issue 15 where he talked about how the series would wrap up around issue 50. And he talked about how he didn't want to drag it out farther than that.
I would love to see the scripts for the unpublished issues of Alan Moore's Big Numbers.
If we're going that route, then I'd like the scripts for Gaiman's unpublished Miracleman issues.
I want those too.Miracleman is still the best comic work from Gaiman. Much better than the highly over rated Sandman run.
I won't go that far, but I think the Moore to Gaiman handoff was one of the most interesting transitions in a series ever, and really showed off the differences in their respective talents and the kind of stories that interest them.
I think Gaiman's best comic work was What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader? in which he tossed out more brilliant story ideas in 40-odd pages than many writers have in their entire career.
I haven't read WEHttCC yet. But that is mostly cause I have been majorly disappointed in Gaiman's post Sandman work. As far as Sandman,I think it has enough story for say 40 issues. But there is what 75 issues. It feels like it was stretched out for Gaiman to make more money. There was an interview he did back around issue 15 where he talked about how the series would wrap up around issue 50. And he talked about how he didn't want to drag it out farther than that.
I assume you mean his post-Sandman comic book work. Because his novels since then have been outstanding. And there have been some excellent comic book adaptations of his short stories post-Sandman as well by Craig Russell and Michael Zulli—I can hardly wait for the upcoming adaptation of The Graveyard Book. But if you're just going by 1602 and Eternals, then I’d agree with you.
As for the series going on too long. As far as I'm concerned, the best Sandman stories were often the ones where Dream played little part in them. Neil could have kept doing those forever and I would have been perfectly happy.
I love Neil's novels. But his post Sandman comic work has been dreadful.
I won't agree with dreadful, but I will concede that his Marvel stuff has been ... less than inspired.
Really!? I loved1602. Eternals was okay; it was a different take, and while it wasn't on par with Sandman -- a very tough act to follow in the first place -- it was still an enjoyable read.
I love Neil's novels. But his post Sandman comic work has been dreadful.
I won't agree with dreadful, but I will concede that his Marvel stuff has been ... less than inspired.
Really!? I loved1602. Eternals was okay; it was a different take, and while it wasn't on par with Sandman -- a very tough act to follow in the first place -- it was still an enjoyable read.
I didn't love it.
I thought it was an interesting idea, and in one of my favorite periods, but it just didn't thrill me.
Perhaps because I'd recently read Harry Turtledove's "Ruled Brittania",* which *did* thrill me.
*Shakespeare caught up in sinister plots in occupied England after the Spanish Armada succeeds.
I love Neil's novels. But his post Sandman comic work has been dreadful.
I won't agree with dreadful, but I will concede that his Marvel stuff has been ... less than inspired.
Really!? I loved1602. Eternals was okay; it was a different take, and while it wasn't on par with Sandman -- a very tough act to follow in the first place -- it was still an enjoyable read.
I didn't love it.
I thought it was an interesting idea, and in one of my favorite periods, but it just didn't thrill me.
Perhaps because I'd recently read Harry Turtledove's "Ruled Brittania",* which *did* thrill me.
*Shakespeare caught up in sinister plots in occupied England after the Spanish Armada succeeds.
And that was a great book! I read that when it came out. And I love Turtledove's books as a whole; great alternative timeline fiction!
I’m with Stewart on 1602. Going in I expected to enjoy it, but it was just... dull. I stopped reading after the third issue.
As for Turtledove, I love his concepts and plots, but I don’t care for his writing style. I tried listening to the first two Atlantis books, and I barely made it to the end. Again, I expected to enjoy the books given the subject matter and the added twists, but the writing style turned me off completely.
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I want those too.Miracleman is still the best comic work from Gaiman. Much better than the highly over rated Sandman run.
I think Gaiman's best comic work was What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader? in which he tossed out more brilliant story ideas in 40-odd pages than many writers have in their entire career.
I haven't read WEHttCC yet. But that is mostly cause I have been majorly disappointed in Gaiman's post Sandman work. As far as Sandman,I think it has enough story for say 40 issues. But there is what 75 issues. It feels like it was stretched out for Gaiman to make more money. There was an interview he did back around issue 15 where he talked about how the series would wrap up around issue 50. And he talked about how he didn't want to drag it out farther than that.
As for the series going on too long. As far as I'm concerned, the best Sandman stories were often the ones where Dream played little part in them. Neil could have kept doing those forever and I would have been perfectly happy.
I thought it was an interesting idea, and in one of my favorite periods, but it just didn't thrill me.
Perhaps because I'd recently read Harry Turtledove's "Ruled Brittania",* which *did* thrill me.
*Shakespeare caught up in sinister plots in occupied England after the Spanish Armada succeeds.
As for Turtledove, I love his concepts and plots, but I don’t care for his writing style. I tried listening to the first two Atlantis books, and I barely made it to the end. Again, I expected to enjoy the books given the subject matter and the added twists, but the writing style turned me off completely.