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Post by wildfire2099 on Feb 8, 2015 23:38:37 GMT -5
I'd like to see the entire Marvel line revamped, with Paul Dini and Kurt Busiek as co-EICs and Steve Rude as Art Director. Cei-U! I summon the impossible dream! Or, perhaps, better yet, how about Astro City becoming a line, with, oh, say a Samartian book by Waid, the Confessor by Ostrander, the teen heroes by Wolfman, etc. @ Phil Maurice - Jimmy Woo was the focus of the Winter Soldier: Bitter March. I'd rather see Dini in charge of DC (or Waid, for that matter). I HOPE Waid on Superman isn't impossible... yet. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 8, 2015 23:44:06 GMT -5
Darwin Cooke in charge of the DCU. Don Newton writing and art on a Secret Agent X/Corrigan book. I've enjoyed the relatively small number of Don Newton-drawn comics I've seen but they've all been superhero books. What have you read that makes you think of him for Corrigan? His work on The Phantom showed he was fully capable of translating a comic strip character into high quality comic book work. His artwork has the realistic look that hearkened to the best of the adventure strips. I always felt he'd be a great match for Mandrake and Jungle Jim as well. But I love Corrigan. |
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Post by berkley on Feb 8, 2015 23:58:56 GMT -5
This is based on limited exposure to his work, but I can see him more easily as a Mandrake artist or the Phantom - his realism strikes me as sharing the stolidity I associate with what I recall of the artwork in those strips. But Al Williamson's brand of realism feels different to me - a bit more flash and flair. Just my personal impression, of course.
Mark Schultz is about the only current day artist I can think of who might be able to do something along those lines - but he's the contemporary artist I always think of when the 50s EC guys - Frazetta, Williamson, etc - come up..
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Post by Earth 2 Flash on Feb 9, 2015 5:50:20 GMT -5
Darwin Cooke in charge of the DCU. That is such an awesome idea. I wish it could come to pass.
I would settle for another 12 issue series about Justice League: The New Frontier. Maybe it could be his version of JLA: Year One.
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Post by fanboystranger on Feb 9, 2015 11:59:10 GMT -5
I'd like to see the entire Marvel line revamped, with Paul Dini and Kurt Busiek as co-EICs and Steve Rude as Art Director. Cei-U! I summon the impossible dream! I love the Busiek idea-- I like Dini, just not as much-- but I'd be worried with Steve Rude as Art Director. Not because of his talent, which is immense, but because he might end up driving to someone's house and murdering them over blown deadlines. I guess he's more under control these days, but he's still a major wild card. I think it's a safe bet that Steve's tenure as Art Director would not only be shorter than John Romita, Sr's, but also Michael Golden's, which wasn't very long at all.
Now, if you wanted to give Steve a book to do whatever he wanted with, I'd be all over that.
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Post by The Cheat on Feb 9, 2015 17:08:53 GMT -5
Love Busiek as a writer, but haven't seen any evidence that he'd be any good as an editor. Sure, he obviously loves the characters and respects the history of the company, but is that enough? What skills do people consider transferable between the two positions (writer & editor)?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2015 17:14:09 GMT -5
Love Busiek as a writer, but haven't seen any evidence that he'd be any good as an editor. Sure, he obviously loves the characters and respects the history of the company, but is that enough? What skills do people consider transferable between the two positions (writer & editor)? Busiek started in the sales and marketing department at Marvel working on Marvel Age, so he does have some behind the scenes experience, and has to handle some of that with his creator-owned material. Plus being the owner of a creator owned book and having to assemble the ancillary creative teams (letterers, colorists, inkers, even artists in some cases if they are employees and not co-owners, plus handling getting the books ready to go to press is essentially the hands on aspects of what an editor does at a big 2 company i.e. talent and resource management and traffic control. However, I believe due to his health issues and such Kurt wants to focus on creator owned projects not a return to either of the big 23 in any capacity, and if I recall he was offered an editorial position by one of the big two a some point and turned it down as he was not interested in holding an editorial position. -M |
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Post by Pharozonk on Feb 9, 2015 17:15:33 GMT -5
DC run by Mark Waid, Darwyn Cooke, and Paul Levitz.
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Post by dupersuper on Feb 9, 2015 18:33:39 GMT -5
I'd enjoy an out of continuity Justice League book with rotating creative teams a'la Adventures of Superman and Sensation Comics so the writers can use whichever Leaguers they want without worrying about the current roster and new 52/post-Crisis/pre-Crisis/other media distinctions. 1 story with the JLI, 1 with Super Friends characters, 1 with just that writers personal favourite characters (like a Superman, Elongated Man, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg, Black Canary, Vixen, Swamp Thing, Golden Pharaoh, John Stewart, Aztek team up just 'cuz that writer wants/likes those characters)...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 4:53:18 GMT -5
A return of black and white magazine comics from various publishers.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Feb 10, 2015 9:25:07 GMT -5
I had wanted to see a Steranko Batman cover (rather, a 5 issue mini series that would have been done referencing some of his best covers such as Cap #111 and Hulk Special #1) but I believe he did a cover on the new52 last year so I guess technically it has been done.
So now I would have to say I would most like to see Marvel take on a challenge. By that, I mean have them take one of their more lame villains or heroes from their history, hand it to some of the best n the biz and say come up with a great story and great art. Example? Razorback: Ten Four Rubber Ducky with artwork by Jim Starlin and story by Matt Fraction.
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Post by badwolf on Feb 10, 2015 10:24:32 GMT -5
A return of black and white magazine comics from various publishers. This. And a return of the Epic line (as it was originally, not like the half-baked comebacks that have happened over the years.) |
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Post by Cei-U! on Feb 10, 2015 10:48:09 GMT -5
If I'm honest, the project I'd *really* like to see that will never, ever happen is them handing the responsibility for either the DC or Marvel Universes over to me.
Cei-U!
I summon the megalomania!
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Post by fanboystranger on Feb 10, 2015 10:54:42 GMT -5
If I'm honest, the project I'd *really* like to see that will never, ever happen is them handing the responsibility for either the DC or Marvel Universes over to me. Cei-U! I summon the megalomania! I'd be 1000% okay with that! |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Feb 10, 2015 10:59:31 GMT -5
I'd enjoy an out of continuity Justice League book with rotating creative teams a'la Adventures of Superman and Sensation Comics so the writers can use whichever Leaguers they want without worrying about the current roster and new 52/post-Crisis/pre-Crisis/other media distinctions. 1 story with the JLI, 1 with Super Friends characters, 1 with just that writers personal favourite characters (like a Superman, Elongated Man, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg, Black Canary, Vixen, Swamp Thing, Golden Pharaoh, John Stewart, Aztek team up just 'cuz that writer wants/likes those characters)... That book actually exists... JLA Classified. It's pre-Flashpoint, but it pretty much does exactly that... I don't recall if they did JLI, but they definitely did a pretty cool Detroit League story. |
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