Claremont's writing is good, if you read his early stuff. Lost a lot of respect for him, when he revealed his original plan for Logan was that he would be an actual mutated wolverine. There's creative. There's stupid. Guess which one that idea falls into :P
after doing some research. I might have been wrong about this...*shameful face palm*
I actually read this one time when I was in high school. I thought it was a pretty gripping story. Of course I grew up in suburban Tulsa and Denver and so it was an interesting look at "street life." The Outsiders is one of my favorite books and this felt a little like that with an evangelical bent.
Who doesn't miss "The world's SECOND greatest Comic Magazine!"?
Even Tom Brevoort calls that book a mistake and he wrote it! I picked up the run at a convention this year, and it may be the most 90's book I have found.
"Terrible" doesn't even come close. Of course I have every issue. And I'm so excited to see these characters when they pop up (or are mentioned) once every blue moon. That is what I live for in comics.
Claremont's writing is good, if you read his early stuff. Lost a lot of respect for him, when he revealed his original plan for Logan was that he would be an actual mutated wolverine. There's creative. There's stupid. Guess which one that idea falls into :P
See, I always regretted that he was never able to go with that...
Oh, yeah! I loved that book! What a shock and disappointment when they radically altered the character and approach with the third issue.
Didn't they do that with a lot of the Atlas/Seaboard books? I know they did with The Scorpion... first two issues were fun 30s adventure pulp/noir comics from Howard Chaykin starring the prototype for Dominic Fortune, then the 3rd issue bumped the timeline up to (then-) modern times and recast the character as a straight up superhero.
Oh, yeah! I loved that book! What a shock and disappointment when they radically altered the character and approach with the third issue.
Didn't they do that with a lot of the Atlas/Seaboard books? I know they did with The Scorpion... first two issues were fun 30s adventure pulp/noir comics from Howard Chaykin starring the prototype for Dominic Fortune, then the 3rd issue bumped the timeline up to (then-) modern times and recast the character as a straight up superhero.
I had forgotten about Scorpion. This is from Wiki:
The Scorpion ran three issues, cover-dated February to July 1975. The premiere was written and drawn by character creator Howard Chaykin. On the second issue, Chaykin's pencil art was inked by the team of Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Walt Simonson and Ed Davis.
Following the cancellation of the series, Chaykin used the Scorpion as the basis for his Marvel Comics character Dominic Fortune
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Issues 1 & 2 are fantastic.
I should have posted a Hughes drawing, but couldn't pass on this fantastic drawing by Pearson.
i also really enjoyed Ultimate Adventures/HawkOwl. Thought it was an interesting intepretation of the Batman mythos.
And Ellis also made Steel Spider cool.
Does that count?
My copy:
Monark Starstalker
And I'm so excited to see these characters when they pop up (or are mentioned) once every blue moon. That is what I live for in comics.
Bad-guy Vanisher, Gomi (cyborg lobster boy?), Ariel (valley girl teleporter), Chance(?), Sunspot, Warlock, Siryn, Multiple Man, Boom-Boom AND Devil Dinosaur with Moon-Boy!
WTF! so '80s it hurts.
Hodge-podge character mismatch worse than the Champions.
The Scorpion ran three issues, cover-dated February to July 1975. The premiere was written and drawn by character creator Howard Chaykin. On the second issue, Chaykin's pencil art was inked by the team of Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Walt Simonson and Ed Davis.
Following the cancellation of the series, Chaykin used the Scorpion as the basis for his Marvel Comics character Dominic Fortune
I know I have 3. I need 1 & 2.