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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2023 18:32:17 GMT -5
I still think his writing is more of a problem than his art. I always preferred the writer over the artist. Along with a few others, Byrne’s stories are the ones I’ve revisited the most, e.g. Action Comics #584 and Superman #9.
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 9, 2023 20:22:04 GMT -5
His X-Men Elsewhen fan fiction from a few years back was great, he can still do nice work for sure (I like it better than any X-title on the market today and for some time at that). If the market embraced some retro titles and folks were willing to work with him, his relevance to me would be simply bringing his classic game back to what he's always done best. www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55094&PN=3&totPosts=35Is that done? Where do I read the whole work? And I’ve never understood how that works. Byrne, or anyone for the matter, doing a marvel or dc work when they are no longer with the company. I assume that written into their contracts. It's fanfiction. So long as he doesn't profit off it, Marvel looks the other way.
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Post by james on Apr 9, 2023 20:36:03 GMT -5
For me I can separate the artist/creator from their work. But I agree Byrne's art style has fallen out of favor with modern comics. Sadly you’re right. But todays art is really bad IMHO .
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Post by berkley on Apr 9, 2023 23:09:44 GMT -5
I'll always be a fan of his artwork from the 1970s and maybe a year or two into the '80s, X-Men and Iron Fist in particular as the ones I know best. After that I lost track of his work and what I've seen of it online doesn't attract me, though I know a lot of people like his FF and other things from the '80s. I don't know his work as a writer at all, but again, haven't been favourably impressed by what I've heard or read about it online.
I do think he should never have been let loose on Kirby's New Gods, give his stance on creators' rights in general and on Kirby's dispute with Marvel in particular.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2023 7:59:01 GMT -5
I think Byrne doing Elseworld or anything else not in current continuity would be a boon for either company His Superman and Batman Generations is such good reading, I'd love for him to take on something similar again.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2023 7:59:50 GMT -5
Generations is another one I like to revisit.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2023 8:03:53 GMT -5
His X-Men Elsewhen fan fiction from a few years back was great, he can still do nice work for sure (I like it better than any X-title on the market today and for some time at that). If the market embraced some retro titles and folks were willing to work with him, his relevance to me would be simply bringing his classic game back to what he's always done best. www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55094&PN=3&totPosts=35Is that done? Where do I read the whole work? And I’ve never understood how that works. Byrne, or anyone for the matter, doing a marvel or dc work when they are no longer with the company. I assume that written into their contracts. Yeah, you can read them right off of here (links to all the issues): www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58810&PN=3&totPosts=8
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Post by tonebone on Apr 10, 2023 9:14:18 GMT -5
How would John Byrne be relevant in 2023?
Well, looking at a great deal of modern comics creators, I would say first step is get a Twitter account, and post constantly about non-comics, mostly political, issues, pissing off at least half of your potential audience. Treat comics creation as what you do when you're not tweeting.
Then, in your free time, create mediocre comics that only serve as back-door Netflix or Amazon pitches.
Next step, relevance!
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Post by badwolf on Apr 10, 2023 10:44:33 GMT -5
How would John Byrne be relevant in 2023? Well, looking at a great deal of modern comics creators, I would say first step is get a Twitter account, and post constantly about non-comics, mostly political, issues, pissing off at least half of your potential audience. Treat comics creation as what you do when you're not tweeting. Then, in your free time, create mediocre comics that only serve as back-door Netflix or Amazon pitches. Next step, relevance! Perfect!
This thread is very odd. Why does he have to be "relevant"? His work is still great. He's in his 70s, what more does he need to do? I'd rather read even his least work than most of what comes out today.
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Post by badwolf on Apr 10, 2023 10:45:05 GMT -5
I'll always be a fan of his artwork from the 1970s and maybe a year or two into the '80s, X-Men and Iron Fist in particular as the ones I know best. After that I lost track of his work and what I've seen of it online doesn't attract me, though I know a lot of people like his FF and other things from the '80s. I don't know his work as a writer at all, but again, haven't been favourably impressed by what I've heard or read about it online. FF is brilliant, you're really missing out if you don't give it a try.
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Post by tonebone on Apr 12, 2023 9:28:30 GMT -5
I'll always be a fan of his artwork from the 1970s and maybe a year or two into the '80s, X-Men and Iron Fist in particular as the ones I know best. After that I lost track of his work and what I've seen of it online doesn't attract me, though I know a lot of people like his FF and other things from the '80s. I don't know his work as a writer at all, but again, haven't been favourably impressed by what I've heard or read about it online. FF is brilliant, you're really missing out if you don't give it a try. Agreed... His FF is one of the greatest things to come out of Marvel in the 80's which is saying a lot. It's one of those magical moments where the creator's style matches up perfectly with what you always WISHED the comic would be.
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