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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 25, 2017 13:22:26 GMT -5
Claremont said that he'd actually intended Xavier to quit and live happily ever after with Lilandra, but TPTB demanded his return.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 25, 2017 13:21:27 GMT -5
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 25, 2017 13:18:11 GMT -5
Well ... point taken!
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 24, 2017 11:58:33 GMT -5
Despite the visual depictions none of their characters were that sort of racist, and they themselves were total Roosevelt democrats.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 22, 2017 11:29:56 GMT -5
Tempest from the Doom Patrol continued with the team as a medic (purportedly, although in reality he was treated as the Chief's personal assistant) even after not only leaving aside his costume but refusing to use his powers in almost any situation.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 22, 2017 11:26:56 GMT -5
That's very unfair to Siegel & Schuster.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 21, 2017 13:52:47 GMT -5
I felt that way about Valerian and Laureline. I thought the story had potential but found the art so bland I could never get into it fully.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 21, 2017 13:46:30 GMT -5
I highly recommend the Octal process: www.facebook.com/groups/OctalComics/It's an anthology of short pieces which also works as a prospectus for potential publishers. My comic did not get picked up through Octal, but I am certain the work I did putting together a professional-level pitch package drew the attention of the publisher who eventually expressed an interest.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 20, 2017 12:17:41 GMT -5
The Sword. He was a crusading reporter during the Golden Age, and took on the costumed identity of The Sword. After a few issues he stopped being the Sword, but continued fighting against crime out of costume. I always thought there must be a story there.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 20, 2017 12:15:25 GMT -5
Watchmen. I never connected to most of the characters, thought Dr Manhattan deadly dull, and the squid nonsensical.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 20, 2017 12:11:56 GMT -5
They completely ignored my submission, so nope!
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 16, 2017 20:07:27 GMT -5
Who would you suggest he use? Because beyond The Mist, Ted Knight's rogues gallery is thinner than a comic book. I mean, he could have tried. Heck one of his villains was called Astra the Astrologer, and just from the name I think he could have done something interesting with him. And becvause they're so much more obscure, I would have cared a lot less if Robinson messed with them.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 15, 2017 11:52:56 GMT -5
The other element is The Shade. Robinson turned a one-dimensional gimmick villain into one of the most complex supporting characters in comics. This is a man who does heroic deeds, but delights in matching wits with a speedster. He loves art and fine living, and the thrill of a caper. However, not in Opal City. This is home and he loves it. We will learnmore of the Native American lawman and the Shade's history with him, and the rest of Opal. In fact, his history will stretch back farther than Jay Garrick and Ted Knight. I know I'm a minority, but I hate this version of the Shade. I think Robinson's showing off his attempt to do a melodramatic gothic morally ambiguous character, and it always strikes me as being forced. Moreover, the Shade is a murderer (so far as the JSA is concerned), and I never once believed the Ted and Jay would just be willing to get over that and work with him. It also irks me that the two big bads outside of the Mist are both Flash villains. It makes me feel like Robinson was too lazy to actually research the characters Ted fought in his own career.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 15, 2017 11:46:46 GMT -5
When I did a little review of the Someday Funnies elsewhere on the boards, I didn't mention there are some brilliant pages by several European cartoonists. One of them, a cheesecakey sci-fi adventure called Orion, hasn't been translated into English but looked intriguing.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 13, 2017 14:26:15 GMT -5
I hated the lineup. I thought Claremont's attempts at comedy fell flat, and I honestly wondered (having heard him say some very cutting things about Alan Moore) whether some of the plotlines were deliberate attempts to crap all over Moore's concepts.
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