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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 8, 2021 7:54:46 GMT -5
I can't find any news items on this but upon reading the most recent issue of Conan (#25) Priest is instead credited as James Owsley once again. Does anyone know if he's done so elsewhere recently, and better yet, why?
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 8, 2021 9:18:14 GMT -5
I haven't seen anything, but maybe because that's the name he used when he was involved with Conan in the past?
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Post by Dizzy D on Sept 8, 2021 9:54:43 GMT -5
He's still credited as Priest on his upcoming books at Dynamite. Scan of Conan #25 has him as Priest Formerly Known As Jim Owlsey, so probably just as a reminder of the name he used on Conan (the reprints at Dark Horse have him credited as Owlsey for instance).
Is the story in question a reprint, by chance?
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 8, 2021 10:58:26 GMT -5
He's still credited as Priest on his upcoming books at Dynamite. Scan of Conan #25 has him as Priest Formerly Known As Jim Owlsey, so probably just as a reminder of the name he used on Conan (the reprints at Dark Horse have him credited as Owlsey for instance).
Is the story in question a reprint, by chance?
It's a new story from Conan #25, though billed on the cover as a continuation of the old Marvel numbering, I think you might hit the nail on the head that it's yet another call back to the original run on Marvel's Conan to use his old name. I wonder if that was his choosing or editorial though. |
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Post by berkley on Sept 9, 2021 1:50:37 GMT -5
He should never have taken the name of well known British SF writer Christopher Priest. I presume he did it out of ignorance, but he should have dropped it as soon as he was made aware that it was the name of an established author, no matter how obscure he might have mistakenly thought that person's work to be.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 9, 2021 5:47:15 GMT -5
I've always thought that was a bit odd... but hey, there's only so many names in the world to go 'round.
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 13, 2021 16:14:32 GMT -5
He should never have taken the name of well known British SF writer Christopher Priest. I presume he did it out of ignorance, but he should have dropped it as soon as he was made aware that it was the name of an established author, no matter how obscure he might have mistakenly thought that person's work to be. How could anyone think Christopher Priest was "obscure"? |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 13, 2021 16:41:58 GMT -5
He should never have taken the name of well known British SF writer Christopher Priest. I presume he did it out of ignorance, but he should have dropped it as soon as he was made aware that it was the name of an established author, no matter how obscure he might have mistakenly thought that person's work to be. How could anyone think Christopher Priest was "obscure"? I had never heard of him until the Nolan film came out and I'm a pretty well read sci-fi guy. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 13, 2021 16:56:24 GMT -5
How could anyone think Christopher Priest was "obscure"? I had never heard of him until the Nolan film came out and I'm a pretty well read sci-fi guy. Loved his stuff since I found Indoctrinaire in my local library when I was in my teens. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 13, 2021 16:59:42 GMT -5
How could anyone think Christopher Priest was "obscure"? I had never heard of him until the Nolan film came out and I'm a pretty well read sci-fi guy. I had heard of him, but Christopher Priest was not well-known in the U.S. outside the deepest SF circles. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 13, 2021 17:28:32 GMT -5
I had never heard of him until the Nolan film came out and I'm a pretty well read sci-fi guy. I had heard of him, but Christopher Priest was not well-known in the U.S. outside the deepest SF circles. Still seems a bit too coincidental to me. It's not a common name. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 18:11:11 GMT -5
I had never heard of him until the Nolan film came out and I'm a pretty well read sci-fi guy. I had heard of him, but Christopher Priest was not well-known in the U.S. outside the deepest SF circles. I knew him from not only his comics writing, as well as his heavy involvement in the launching of Milestone at DC. but also I had his album since stumbled on it in early 80's - and i was nerdy enough to recognize it as the Marvel Comics building address on the cover (and it was a quarter). (if you're not aware, Priest/Owsley had another name he went by: "Hollis Stone") Some fine funk:
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 13, 2021 18:15:19 GMT -5
I had heard of him, but Christopher Priest was not well-known in the U.S. outside the deepest SF circles. I knew him from not only his comics writing, as well as his heavy involvement in the launching of Milestone at DC. but also I had his album since stumbled on it in early 80's - and i was nerdy enough to recognize it as the Marvel Comics building address on the cover (and it was a quarter). (if you're not aware, Priest/Owsley had another name he went by: "Hollis Stone") Some fine funk:
I think you're getting confused. We're talking about Christopher Priest, not Christopher Priest. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 18:31:00 GMT -5
oh, I know. . but any chance to share Priest's funk is always good.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 13, 2021 18:35:54 GMT -5
I had heard of him, but Christopher Priest was not well-known in the U.S. outside the deepest SF circles. I knew him from not only his comics writing, as well as his heavy involvement in the launching of Milestone at DC. but also I had his album since stumbled on it in early 80's - and i was nerdy enough to recognize it as the Marvel Comics building address on the cover (and it was a quarter). (if you're not aware, Priest/Owsley had another name he went by: "Hollis Stone") Some fine funk:
Wait up....this is totally new to me...Priest is a musician too? |
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