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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 25, 2016 18:32:24 GMT -5
Jackie Chan adventures lasted for something like 80 issues and seems to be the type of series you,re thinking about. Jackie Chan is an actor in our world, but he is also a genuine martial artist, so who's to say that the adventures depicted in his comics didn't happen in between movie shoots? I don't know if that Jackie Chan series is what Arthur is looking for or not but I would like to say that I thought it was a lot of fun and featured probably my favourite Michael Golden artwork outside his short Mister Miracle run inked by Russ Heath. I've only seen a few pages, but they looked gorgeous! Golden can do no wrong in my eyes, but sometimes he outdoes even himself. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Feb 25, 2016 19:44:38 GMT -5
Again, I'm after comics about adventures of real life people beyond their public personnae, like the "fiction" clark kent side of the superman stories (in a world where superman actually exists, like Harry Blackstone existed, but did the comic feature his real Henry Boughton life beyond his stage character?), comics published when those people are still around. That's the meta aspect I'm interested in, because who knws what those public figures did beyond the spotlight, maybe some were atcual heroes in a more real way, so I'm after comic that would have invented such a possible life. So definitively not looking for some LOEG type of stories. I don't think that exists. I mean, there's memoir (Maus, Drinking at the Movies, the Sketchbook Diaries, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant) but that's at least 90% about building a public persona. There are some historical biographies (Louis Riel, March, Buhdda, Nat Turner, Maus again) but you said that wasn't what you wanted. The only thing I can think of that's even close - and I've read a lot of non-fiction comics - is  |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Feb 25, 2016 20:39:08 GMT -5
Isn't that Michael Golden Jackie Chan series the one where J. Chan created the Spartan X character, which he "plays" himself under the pen of Golden?
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Post by berkley on Feb 25, 2016 21:31:16 GMT -5
Isn't that Michael Golden Jackie Chan series the one where J. Chan created the Spartan X character, which he "plays" himself under the pen of Golden? I remember it was called Spartan-X but don't recall the details too well. I have a hazy feeling that it was a character from one of his movies - Operation Condor, perhaps? - so probably not the kind of thing you had in mind. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Feb 25, 2016 22:21:01 GMT -5
I'll check it out, it's just I seem to remember this being a case of "Jackie Chan presents", à la "Gene Rodenburry presents, etc"  |
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Post by berkley on Feb 25, 2016 22:44:38 GMT -5
I'll check it out, it's just I seem to remember this being a case of "Jackie Chan presents", à la "Gene Rodenburry presents, etc" Oh, I think it's well worth a look on its own merits, whether or not it falls into the category you defined for this thread. Golden's artwork alone is enough to make it worth reading but I thought the story was quite fun as well, especially if you're a fan of Jackie Chan's films. |
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