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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 3, 2021 19:03:23 GMT -5
And yet Gaiman did not feel the need to to pause during Sandman to tell us how we were reading the greatest comic book story of all time. Seems you can also deliver without boasting. I prefer that approach. It was a different age. |
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Post by foxley on Jan 3, 2021 19:07:11 GMT -5
And yet Gaiman did not feel the need to to pause during Sandman to tell us how we were reading the greatest comic book story of all time. Seems you can also deliver without boasting. I prefer that approach. It was a different age. So if Stan had written exactly the same stories, but without the captions constantly telling you why the Matador was the greatest supervillain ever created, you would not regard him as a great writer? |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 3, 2021 19:48:35 GMT -5
So if Stan had written exactly the same stories, but without the captions constantly telling you why the Matador was the greatest supervillain ever created, you would not regard him as a great writer? Giamian and Moore grew up loving Stan Lee. |
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Post by foxley on Jan 3, 2021 19:54:46 GMT -5
So if Stan had written exactly the same stories, but without the captions constantly telling you why the Matador was the greatest supervillain ever created, you would not regard him as a great writer? Giamian and Moore grew up loving Stan Lee. They are entitled to their taste as I am entitled to mine. However, I notice that they did not feel compelled to emulate his braggadocio, so presumably they do not consider it an essential component of successful storytelling. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2021 13:54:37 GMT -5
I don't know what Gaiman or Moore have to do with Lee's style, as they were writing to very different audiences. Nobody is claiming that Lee's style is the only way to tell a good story, just that it's an integral part of the appeal for some of us.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 4, 2021 14:01:50 GMT -5
That P. T. Barnum. What was he thinking? He could have sold the show on the merits instead of puffing it as the Greatest Show on Earth.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 4, 2021 15:13:06 GMT -5
That P. T. Barnum. What was he thinking? He could have sold the show on the merits instead of puffing it as the Greatest Show on Earth. This way to the egress... |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 4, 2021 15:23:01 GMT -5
That P. T. Barnum. What was he thinking? He could have sold the show on the merits instead of puffing it as the Greatest Show on Earth. This way to the egress... Not to be confused with the Great Egret.  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 4, 2021 16:21:04 GMT -5
This way to the egress... Not to be confused with the Great Egret. When he comes back, it's a great regret. Drops mic. Lights down. Exit to applause. |
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Post by foxley on Jan 4, 2021 16:32:17 GMT -5
I don't know what Gaiman or Moore have to do with Lee's style, as they were writing to very different audiences. Nobody is claiming that Lee's style is the only way to tell a good story, just that it's an integral part of the appeal for some of us. Neither do I. I merely mentioned one of the reasons Lee's writing does not appeal to me (there are others), and people felt the need to tell me why I was wrong and why I have to love Lee's endless boasting. But I'm always up for an argument.
And if you're going to bring Barum into it, then, yes, he was a fantastic showman. but he was also a huge humbug and most of his claims simply weren't true. Make of that what you will.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2021 16:43:17 GMT -5
Nobody is telling anybody they're wrong or who they have to like. We're all just sharing our opinions on writers and water fowl.
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Post by Farrar on Jan 4, 2021 16:46:01 GMT -5
All:
Please post any further commentary/opinions about Lee's personality, etc. in more appropriate threads, such as the all-purpose "There I Said It about Comics" thread... or create a new thread. Remember this is a thread that's centered on a specific event. Thanks everyone.
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