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Post by hondobrode on Jun 24, 2014 20:21:40 GMT -5
Can't see the entire conversation at twitter? Here are some Busiek quotes from it: (asked at what point he changed his mind about the Dark Phoenix Saga) " I haven't, really. That's when I stopped being a devoted X-Men fan, and never really got it back. (...) I don't hate the book, I just don't care about it the way I used to. (...) I got it free for years but have only bought it intermittently, for an artist or writer I like." That's funny. I like Busiek's stuff, a lot, and his grasp of Silver and Bronze Age characters, stories and the Big 2, is impressive. A couple years ago he ranted pretty strongly against the broken universes and made a case for fresh and new. While I agree with his sentiments, I recognize where he's coming from, and love lots of fresh new stuff, including his excellent Astro City.
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Post by berkley on Jun 25, 2014 0:24:34 GMT -5
Has Kurt Busiek ever written the X-men himself?
Even though I was never hugely invested in the X-Men - though I did read and enjoy the Clairmont/Cockrum/Byrne X-Men from around issue 98 or so up to the end of the Dark Phoenix story - I have been very emotionally attached to other series or characters at various times - the FF, Thor, Dr. Strange, MoKF, ToD, HtD, etc, - so I totally understand the feeling.
BTW, I think it's a bit unfair to hold against anyone something he said or wrote 30 or 40 years ago when he was barely an adult, even if he's open enough to acknowledge that it still applies in some way.
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 25, 2014 0:42:41 GMT -5
Your comment about duper getting banned was already deleted. What'd you say? "dupersuper was permabanned. I am gonna miss his posts."
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 25, 2014 3:38:27 GMT -5
Busiek's reaction amuses me. It reminds me of the Beatles fans that left the fold just as the Beatles were getting REALLY good with Rubber Soul. It does put all the modern doom and gloom and eternal bitchiness into perspective, doesn't it?
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 25, 2014 15:24:20 GMT -5
"dupersuper was permabanned. I am gonna miss his posts." I voted for dupersuper in the cover contest over there. I haven't logged in yet to see if my vote was deleted.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jun 25, 2014 15:37:57 GMT -5
Has Kurt Busiek ever written the X-men himself? I don't know; but even if I love his writing on Conan, his idea to bring Jean Grey back from the dead (the idea that Marvel eventually used) is what killed the X-Men for me. (I can't actually blame him for that, since he wasn't in charge of the book; I don't think he was even writing comics at the time).
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Post by Action Ace on Jun 25, 2014 15:42:58 GMT -5
"dupersuper was permabanned. I am gonna miss his posts." I voted for dupersuper in the cover contest over there. I haven't logged in yet to see if my vote was deleted. And I know exactly which cover he would have entered in this week's contest.
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 25, 2014 19:19:03 GMT -5
"dupersuper was permabanned. I am gonna miss his posts." Well...one can certainly see how that'd be controversial and inflammatory...
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 25, 2014 19:20:23 GMT -5
"dupersuper was permabanned. I am gonna miss his posts." I voted for dupersuper in the cover contest over there. I haven't logged in yet to see if my vote was deleted. If it's not and I win, I shall be unable to fulfill my obligations as victor...
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 25, 2014 19:20:43 GMT -5
I voted for dupersuper in the cover contest over there. I haven't logged in yet to see if my vote was deleted. And I know exactly which cover he would have entered in this week's contest. Why, what was this weeks contest?
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 25, 2014 19:42:21 GMT -5
you didn't win, but my vote wasn't deleted and the theme this week is Jewels.
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 25, 2014 23:16:24 GMT -5
you didn't win, but my vote wasn't deleted and the theme this week is Jewels. Is this what you thought I'd post: ?
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Post by Action Ace on Jun 26, 2014 20:53:03 GMT -5
you didn't win, but my vote wasn't deleted and the theme this week is Jewels. Is this what you thought I'd post: ? I was the one that predicted that you'd post a certain cover for this week's CBR cover contest. I thought for sure it would be this one.
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 26, 2014 21:26:53 GMT -5
Ah, nice one. What can I say? When I hear jewels in comics I think Gemworld.
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 26, 2014 21:27:49 GMT -5
I am getting some weird errors when I try posting...
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