tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post1354515214647200173..comments2024-03-24T07:53:37.246-04:00Comments on J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE...?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-58912748892497372402018-09-24T15:02:02.564-04:002018-09-24T15:02:02.564-04:00Thanks (again) for the kind words. A writer is so...Thanks (again) for the kind words. A writer is sometimes the worst judge of his own work and you've helped me to look back on that series more kindly!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-79104550936337504052018-09-24T14:58:34.613-04:002018-09-24T14:58:34.613-04:00As I told JMD (JMDM? not sure what initials you us...As I told JMD (JMDM? not sure what initials you use) privately recently, I came to the Iceman series completely ignorant of its contents just last month, in the middle of a project reviewing all the various X-Men side series of the mid 1980s. (Beauty and the Beast, Fallen Angels, X-Men vs Fantastic Four, Magik, Wolverine, etc.)<br /><br />I was completely unprepared and delighted. Do all the story elements everything in Iceman make sense and pay off? No. Is the fight between the wimpiest X-Man and an elder of the universe unlikely? Yes. But I was quite impressed that what could have been "Iceman runs around fighting villains and prejudice on Long Island" instead turned into a meditation on the tense relationships between parents and their young adult children, with a "Back to the Future" element that anticipated the Zemeckis film. It was clearly a thematic warm-up for Moonshadow,as Bobby Drake contemplates how parents can seem like capricious gods, impossible to please without surrendering completely.<br /><br />So while it may not have grasped all for which it reached, I'm glad it's out there, and still in reprint trades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-60848798590744347642015-08-31T09:04:38.553-04:002015-08-31T09:04:38.553-04:00We are, too, Rafa! Thanks!We are, too, Rafa! Thanks!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-13527090133222258802015-08-30T23:08:47.997-04:002015-08-30T23:08:47.997-04:00I'm really enjoying the twists and turns I'...I'm really enjoying the twists and turns I've seen so far. <br />I'm just there for the ride, seeing the non-clones of Ralph and Sue was just the icing on top. I find it interesting that after being non-cloned (I forgot the word for the process in the book) they decided to take a different path. That panel, kind of allow us fans to speculate that a number of heroes and supporting characters have been non-cloned. If they have done it with Guy, Ralph and Sue, it's easy to suspect that other people like Aquaman, Hawkman, Captain Atom, Power Girl, Catwoman or Zatanna are also around. And here is a funny thought: this time you guys get to include any character you want as part of the league. I'm really hoping for a long, long series!Rafa Rivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966910376474609150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-86953952295132106992015-08-30T12:39:12.478-04:002015-08-30T12:39:12.478-04:00We have no plans (at the moment) to follow up with...We have no plans (at the moment) to follow up with Ralph and Sue. That doesn't mean we won't do it some time in the future.<br /><br />So glad you've been enjoying the book. We've got some MAJOR twists and turns ahead that will really shake things up in the 3001 universe. The Big Changes kick in with #6. Don't say I didn't warn you!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-63352105732656868962015-08-29T23:55:42.627-04:002015-08-29T23:55:42.627-04:00I agree, each number it gets better.
From the cov...I agree, each number it gets better. <br />From the cover of the last one I was wondering if Supergirl would fit with an already crowded team, now I want more of it. And to add something new to the pile, the JL3001 have to deal with Starro as some sort of member. <br />I really love when you guys do buddy talk. The conversation between Bruce and Clark was great. <br />And you probably predicted I was totally going to ask but, are those two Ralph and Sue non-clones behind Bruce and Clark?? Why would Cadmus non-clone Sue! Is the Bar & Grill going to be the Cheers of Takron-Galtos for the JL and the Super Buddies? This has been a great year for Dibny fans with what Gail and you guys have done.<br />I totally missed the reintroduction of Barry. I thought he was compromised with the Teri's material.Rafa Rivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966910376474609150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-65846208523861384442015-08-29T09:06:49.405-04:002015-08-29T09:06:49.405-04:00It never felt like a city at stake. It felt like a...It never felt like a city at stake. It felt like about four or five people to me. Of course the 12th episode made me so angry I didn't finish the series so, maybe in the last episode? It never felt apocalyptic to me and certainly not to the degree that the films do. Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-79237695626275278882015-08-28T09:09:23.794-04:002015-08-28T09:09:23.794-04:00I only saw the early episodes of DD, Jack, so I do...I only saw the early episodes of DD, Jack, so I don't know where the story went.<br /><br />Spelling Kosmic with a "K" is a very 60's/70's thing to do. (For instance: Janis Joplin's album I GOT DEM OL' KOSMIC BLUES AGAIN, MAMA). And of course referencing Kosmic Kirby. Speaking of which...<br /><br />Today is Jack K's birthday. Which, for comics fans at least, should be a national holiday.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-5997747553265532432015-08-28T09:04:34.704-04:002015-08-28T09:04:34.704-04:00Just because something wasn't on the list, Ric...Just because something wasn't on the list, Rick, doesn't mean I didn't enjoy working on it or consider it good work. PHANTOM STRANGER was probably my favorite series out of all my recent DC work. I could have kept writing it for a few more years (at least) and was very sorry to see it end.<br /><br />Glad you're enjoying JL 3001.<br /><br />And, no, I haven't read AIRBOY. Sounds good.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-78838972594182367002015-08-28T06:54:17.620-04:002015-08-28T06:54:17.620-04:00Sorry your Phantom Stranger series didn't make...Sorry your Phantom Stranger series didn't make your list, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I had a sense that you, as the writer, were being constrained from ways that you wanted the series to go by overarching themes. As for turkeys, honestly, Trinity of Sin was not too hot. <br /><br />I do like your new JL 3001 series, by the way. I wasn't taken by the earlier issues in JL 3000, but the last of the JL 3000 issues, and the new stuff is a lot more fun. <br /><br />I don't know if you have been reading Airboy, particularly issue no. 1, but it's the darkest, most brutally funny thing I have seen since the days of the underground comics. <br /><br />Rick<br /><br />RickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-85338128182035615722015-08-28T03:34:39.451-04:002015-08-28T03:34:39.451-04:00I'm sure there is a reason for it, but why did...I'm sure there is a reason for it, but why did you Spell Kosmic Komics with a "K"?<br /><br />I think of KLH as a more of psychological thriller.<br /><br />Also,I to a degree reject the idea of Daredevil being intimate. Sure there were more character building moments, but the plot was about a city at stake. I appreciated it being closer to a thriller, but there was still a sense of large scale apocalypse looming for New York. That was probably largely due to the interlinked nature of the story from episode to episode.<br /><br /><br />JAckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-77289567519211825112015-08-26T12:27:45.411-04:002015-08-26T12:27:45.411-04:00Agreed, Douglas: TV makes for more intimate stori...Agreed, Douglas: TV makes for more intimate stories. Big budget movies seem to cry out for "end of the world" chaos, even if the end of the world can get tiresome after a while. <br /><br />And, yes, facial hair for Doctor Strange. (I'm sure he'll have it at some point in the movie!)J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-16577518414033222702015-08-26T11:55:51.512-04:002015-08-26T11:55:51.512-04:00Marvel's Netflix series are a smaller scale. S...Marvel's Netflix series are a smaller scale. Sure, I did not like Daredevil, but it was more intimate in scope. It referenced the blockbuster films to make it feel like old school Marvel where everything interconnects with everything else. I also vote for the facial hair on Doc Strange. It would look...strange without it.Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-90511853238217841752015-08-26T08:14:53.222-04:002015-08-26T08:14:53.222-04:00KLH was a very intimate story, with stakes only fo...KLH was a very intimate story, with stakes only for the main players. The world wasn't going to end, the city wasn't going to blow up, it was all about Spidey, MJ, Kraven and Vermin...and that's it. As much as I like Going Big—I LOVE Kosmic Komics—I think it's clear that my preference is for Going In: intimate stories of the psyche and soul. Doesn't mean there isn't lots of action and movement and super heroic fun, but the core of the story is deeply personal.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-14326930785128157962015-08-26T05:19:27.992-04:002015-08-26T05:19:27.992-04:00I wonder if the lack of smaller stories in the fil...I wonder if the lack of smaller stories in the films is related to the rise of events at Marvel and DC. Sort of an attempt to replicate the bigness of the films. Since Superhero movies seem resigned to be big budget action movies, the idea is that the source has to match it.<br /><br />Think about it from 1997 -2004 there were not a lot of truly BIG big events. Around the time the movies start making some bucks and we see it isn't outliers, events are back in a big way.<br /><br />Strange. If you look past the comics that we are "supposed to like" most peoples favorites tend to be more personal stores that focus in on the characters. Isn't that why Legends of the Dark Knight was such a hit?<br /><br />Of course if you really look at those stories we are all supposed to like, Kraven's Last Hunt is not particularly big ouside of Peter PArker and MJs life in terms of Damage, Daredevil: Born Again is pretty low-key, as is Batman Year One. Even Starlin t in his epics tend to zero in on the character in the middle of the big event Warlock may have fought a giant evil empire... but it was very much a personal story. Comic readers love character.<br /><br />Jack.<br /><br />P.S. I don't care how good of an actor Cumberbatch is, if his Doc Strange doesn't have facial hair, then I'm sorry, but I'm out.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-48000813866797053122015-08-25T11:21:16.229-04:002015-08-25T11:21:16.229-04:00Nope, you're not alone.Nope, you're not alone.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-39493483644170281002015-08-25T07:14:53.879-04:002015-08-25T07:14:53.879-04:00Maybe she did so well because her name sounds kind...Maybe she did so well because her name sounds kind of like a Silver Age DC comic character. She had returned to voice characters from the DCU over and over though.<br /><br />Am I the only one that would like to see more superhero movies on a smaller and personal scale like this one? Or more comics like that these days or that matter.<br /><br />JAckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-69828419495273467862015-08-22T18:00:54.996-04:002015-08-22T18:00:54.996-04:00She sure did!She sure did!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-7639048364808338492015-08-22T17:24:55.048-04:002015-08-22T17:24:55.048-04:00The love interest from which, Dark Knight or Mask ...The love interest from which, Dark Knight or Mask of the Phantasm?<br /><br />IN Dark Knight's basis, Dark Detective and it is Silver St. Cloud, and it isn't Harvey Dent, but another politician. It is really a powerful ending. Here is a link to a review.. if you don't mind spoilers, it's by the same guy who gave the glowing review of going sane you enjoyed so much:<br /><br />http://www.pulpanddagger.com/maskedbookwyrm/bat_d.html<br /><br /><br />As for Mask of the Phantasm.... If I remember correctly it was based off of Batman Year Two, which came out in the late 80s, with a whole Hell of a lot changes. So... sort of, but not enough to give a definitive yes. It is sort of more complex in the comics if I remember correctly. One of the few better adaptions.<br /><br />Dana Delany really did a great job as Andrea Beaumont though. No wonder they tapped her to be Lois Lane.'<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-24010712531133563962015-08-22T17:13:33.430-04:002015-08-22T17:13:33.430-04:00I loved the original Englehart-Rogers Batman run (...I loved the original Englehart-Rogers Batman run (and don't forget that Walt Simonson was the first artist on the run, albeit for only an issue), but never read DARK DETECTIVE.<br /><br />Has the love interest from the movie ever been used in the comics?J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-74805258648714984242015-08-22T16:59:33.350-04:002015-08-22T16:59:33.350-04:00After the lengthy conversation about the price of ...After the lengthy conversation about the price of comics and the issues in the industry, a dumb conversation may not be the worst thing in the world.<br /><br />Now, are you praising your mustache, Milgrom;'s or Grunewald's? If it was yours your just lost another 1/4 stick of dynamite.<br /><br />I can't help but feel sorry that Mark didn't get to this era of fandom. I think he would have really enjoyed the digital response with fans. Of course, I never met him so who knows.<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed Mask of the Phantasm. It may be my favorite comic book movie and is certainly my favorite Batman one. I'm not sure comparing this to Burton is fair, since it came out of the TV show, which did have certain influence from the Burton movies... but it wasn't necessarily for this film.<br /><br />Honestly, I wish Hollywood would take a page from this. I like the small story aspect of it. I think it was actually much more mature than that media darling, Dark Knight. In the comic Dark Knight is based off of, Dark Detective (an Englehart min0series which is well worth your time if you haven't read it) the mere act of being makes it more mature than the one trying to be mature. Personally I think the way the relationship ends in phantasm (or Dark Detective, where the realize there is a greater good than their own love/happiness) is much more adult than what Dark Knight gave us. Also how the villains are portrayed in both is more adult.<br /><br />But in the end what I really like about it is the fact that the city of Gotham is not at stake. It is about 2 to 3 humans and how life has effected them. Something lost in superhero films, and even many comics these days.<br /><br /><br />Again, glad you dug it.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-11142916891425386972015-08-22T14:34:51.274-04:002015-08-22T14:34:51.274-04:00Yes, truly dumb. And it was a GREAT mustache.
B...Yes, truly dumb. And it was a GREAT mustache. <br /><br />By the way, after years of you recommending it, I finally watched MASK OF THE PHANTASM and really enjoyed it. How nice to see an emotionally vulnerable, human Batman. It was clearly influenced by the Burton movies in look and tone, but they made it their own and delivered a terrific story. J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-86308437260946636452015-08-22T14:18:06.127-04:002015-08-22T14:18:06.127-04:00I would have to re-watch the credits to be sure, b...I would have to re-watch the credits to be sure, but I remember thinking of him when those names rolled, so it was either that or anger he wasn't. I think it was the previous.<br /><br />On the back of Shamballa there is a picture of you with a beard, I have no proof you were ever down to just a mustache in the 80s, but let's say hypothetically you did and that hypothetically it WAS dynamite. The mere fact that you said it was dynamite takes at the least a M-80 away from it. You can't call your own stache dynamite, it simply isn't done.<br /><br />I like to think the Marvl offices of the 80s were filled with epic angry debates about whose stache was better Gruenwald or Milgrom. Come to think of it Starlin had a pretty dynamite mustache in the 70s. Hopefully you all learned the best staches come out of the Midwest.<br /><br />Take pride, this may be the dumbest conversation ever had at Creation Point. you must be proud.<br /><br />Jack<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-32081794139017077452015-08-21T19:10:47.009-04:002015-08-21T19:10:47.009-04:00Take my word for it, Jack: my mustache was dynami...Take my word for it, Jack: my mustache was dynamite.<br /><br />If Mark G was credited in the CAP movie, it was well-deserved.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-18218152906903948692015-08-21T19:08:59.419-04:002015-08-21T19:08:59.419-04:00That's what I've heard. High praise indee...That's what I've heard. High praise indeed!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.com