tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post2519561901079778094..comments2024-03-24T07:53:37.246-04:00Comments on J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT: SHAMBALLINGUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-82849808920163119462021-04-29T17:19:24.894-04:002021-04-29T17:19:24.894-04:00Thanks for clearing that up, Jack!Thanks for clearing that up, Jack!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-29101696387665453982021-04-29T17:03:05.126-04:002021-04-29T17:03:05.126-04:00I don't know. What is more likely Dematteis t...I don't know. What is more likely Dematteis that you are writing a Justice League comic.... or that some one hacked into your account, wrote the post and then used some kind of mind ray to make you THINK you are writing the comic and made the post?<br /><br />I think we both know the answer Dematteis.<br /><br />Exactly. <br /><br />Don't worry, you don't have to a[ologize, you are teh victim here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-40101991326934540912021-04-29T08:20:29.623-04:002021-04-29T08:20:29.623-04:00As you can see, I did an official announcement els...As you can see, I did an official announcement elsewhere on this page...so the rumors must be true!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-83122864245031783762021-04-29T08:03:14.653-04:002021-04-29T08:03:14.653-04:00Not my department Dematteis, so I could not verify...Not my department Dematteis, so I could not verify. Though, it is hard to imagine a universe where DC would ever ask you to write JUstice League.<br /><br />Filthy lies I am sure. I would contact a lawyer if I were you. Pure slander.<br /><br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-61818570826355620022021-04-28T08:00:20.964-04:002021-04-28T08:00:20.964-04:00I heard rumors about that series, Jack. Are they ...I heard rumors about that series, Jack. Are they true?<br /><br />(I should do a proper blog post about it, shouldn't I?)J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-19269022545919587402021-04-28T06:38:41.830-04:002021-04-28T06:38:41.830-04:00I bet you wish you hadn't run that nice werewo...I bet you wish you hadn't run that nice werewolf family out of your neighborhood in Brooklyn as a child now, don't you?<br /><br />I don't want to freak you out here Dematteis, but did you know that you have some kind of Justice League comic book coming out in July?<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-53478703451809519632021-04-27T07:42:11.426-04:002021-04-27T07:42:11.426-04:00That was pretty sweet (Herman's advice, not th...That was pretty sweet (Herman's advice, not that awful rendition of "I Want To Hold Your Hand")!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-7823540225499891232021-04-27T02:30:30.974-04:002021-04-27T02:30:30.974-04:00Too bad, it would have been fitting, since Superma...Too bad, it would have been fitting, since Superman and the Munster are pretty much the same story. People with something unique about them, living among more typical folks, and the charm comes from the fact that they don't see themselves as different in any major way.<br /><br /><br />Not surprising. A lot of people folks make a point about Superman's immigrant roots (though, I would argue his personality would more be a stereotypical first generation American), and sort of like Bewitched started to become coded gay, the Munsters were ALWAYS coded as immigrants. Hell, they were immigrants.<br /><br />Which is of course why they became popular, many people could identify with that, given how many first generation Americans there were at the time, so they could see a part of their parents and own upbringing.<br /><br />Where as the Addams family are more like Batman, just kind eccentric in a way that their wealth allows them to explore.<br /><br />I love the Creature Commandos, but it is a chae that you couldn't think of a family of hard working immigrants, there American born son who was not too different, and assimilated niece, and their trials and adventures.<br /><br />Was it because they had another band singing a Beatles song, and you couldn't have that?<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iFpomw5sDo (sorry I could only find the Spanish version)<br /><br />Don't let that corrupt Herman''s sound advice...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwW9Ek3fbk<br /><br />I think we all learned who the real monster is. Peer pressure. Its peer pressure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jack<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-10898800662367974242021-04-26T09:41:20.931-04:002021-04-26T09:41:20.931-04:00I get that question at least twice a day, Jack! B...I get that question at least twice a day, Jack! But seriously...<br /><br />Creature Commandos came about because I was a newbie writer trying to sell as many stories as possible to the DC anthologies. One of the books I was selling to was WEIRD WAR TALES and I thought, "Hmmmm. Weird? War? Classic monsters fighting World War II!" Herman Munster never entered the equation.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-84910895318235068382021-04-26T06:59:52.474-04:002021-04-26T06:59:52.474-04:00I'm sure you get this question all the time, b...I'm sure you get this question all the time, but, was the creation of the Creature Commandos in any way inspired by the episode of the Munsters where it is revealed Herman served in the US> military in WWII?<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-63540463201602984672021-04-24T09:40:03.987-04:002021-04-24T09:40:03.987-04:00If I could go back in time to correct that fault, ...If I could go back in time to correct that fault, Jack, I would. ;)J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-60577947282027741802021-04-24T02:59:02.847-04:002021-04-24T02:59:02.847-04:00I really enjoy Into Shmballa, and have since I rea...I really enjoy Into Shmballa, and have since I read it as a teenager, BUT... I really think the lack of Yiddish hurts the story.<br /><br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com