tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post5736025910020650620..comments2024-03-14T08:38:28.518-04:00Comments on J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT: SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MENUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-81867283266647360532016-10-07T09:37:54.259-04:002016-10-07T09:37:54.259-04:00Great story, Jack. Thanks for sharing.
Your thou...Great story, Jack. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Your thought that Spidey was a burglar sparked a memory in me, too. A glimpse at an early Spider-Man comic: the Ditko art seemed so weird, so creepy, to my DC-accustomed eyes that it was almost disturbing. This character couldn't possibly be a hero, could he?<br /><br />Yes, he could. But it took a few years before I figured that out!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-92951481462136472016-10-07T06:13:10.759-04:002016-10-07T06:13:10.759-04:00A flash of red and blue soaring in the air on a we...A flash of red and blue soaring in the air on a web high above the common mortals. A burglar, that was what I thought Spider-Man was. A burglar. No idea why, but that is what I thought.<br /><br />Flash forward a year a two. I don't know if any one on this site has an older brother, but it's... awful. It is completely and utterly awful.<br /><br />However, it is a kind of awful that takes time to set in. Before that, they are your outlet to the world. Your a kid, they have been out there (at least further than you) and they are at least closer to your age then everyone else you see daily. There interests become yours.<br /><br />It was the first grade that brings these thoughts together. My brother was now interested in something Spider-Man, I won't say what since it will date me, but it wasn't a comic book.<br /><br />He would babble on to me as he enjoyed it, mostly because there was no one else to talk to in our home that wouldn't tell him to shut up.<br /><br />As he paddled on I became interested. I mean an 11/12 year old was interested, what 1st grader wouldn't be fascinated?<br /><br />I started to watch a cartoon starring the spider-man, that I stumbled onto on TV. Now suddenly I couldn't stop talking about him. I was pretending to be him.<br /><br />Before long my mother and brother came home with 2 copies of the same comic, one for my brother and one for me. I assume my mother pushed my brother to get it after he had one of his own... probably by offering to pay for both.<br /><br />From there every comic under the sun opened up to me. All at the local drug store.<br /><br />more to come?<br /><br />He I finally did this.<br /><br /><br />Jack<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-33561098333794555922016-09-14T11:14:59.870-04:002016-09-14T11:14:59.870-04:00I bow to none in my admiration for Roger Stern, Ce...I bow to none in my admiration for Roger Stern, Cecil. His work on Spidey and Captain America provided a foundation that I was able to build on. I think he's the unsung hero of 1980's Marvel.<br /><br />Hope you're enjoying THE LAST STORY. I'm very proud of this series.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-81979381267078762862016-09-14T05:19:56.266-04:002016-09-14T05:19:56.266-04:00Great job, Jim :-D
I'm glad your online exper...Great job, Jim :-D<br /><br />I'm glad your online experiences have been so positive! Such an amount of positivity seems to be an outlier, but it may have a lot to do with how you conduct yourself, your patience and empathy.<br />I would love to have heard anything about how you and Roger Stern worked with one another's interpretations; I thought both of you did a fine job digging into the older generation of Spidey's 80's cast. Spider-Man crackled with vitality; his world seemed so coherent in those years.<br />If you did not get a lot of negative feedback during the Clone Years, that may reflect how flat-out good your stories were. Your take on Pete and M.J. was especially poignant, as my own lifelong relationship began about that time, and reading comics was a bonding experience we shared.<br /><br />I know I've opened the door to at least three or four little jokes, which bothers me not a whit- if I can handle being friends with Dave Kraft, I can take it (and dish it out) :-D I was so proud, during my day job interviewing for V3 Magazine, to talk about talking with you as I picked up my copy of Augusta Wind: The Last Story at What If? Comics & Collectables (what a fortunate A & E assignment).Ceasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852602817305513997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-28481823326262244192016-09-02T08:25:43.274-04:002016-09-02T08:25:43.274-04:00Ah yes, The Spectacular Spider-man and I, it all s...Ah yes, The Spectacular Spider-man and I, it all started in the First grade, then again, it was a bit before that. It started with Spider-man as a super powered thief and a complete lack of interest and even dislike for that as the protagonist on my part. <br /><br />Yes, Who knew. Now on to the origin...<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-79587368737216207302016-09-01T11:48:00.777-04:002016-09-01T11:48:00.777-04:00That poor Little Leaguer!
--DavidThat poor Little Leaguer! <br /><br />--DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-4349667520563848922016-08-31T14:28:26.110-04:002016-08-31T14:28:26.110-04:00We all mkae tpyos, Jack.We all mkae tpyos, Jack.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-88750617451935049322016-08-31T14:16:21.205-04:002016-08-31T14:16:21.205-04:00whoops. That should have been "as for Pete.&...whoops. That should have been "as for Pete." Sincere apologies.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-37373169883260239432016-08-30T17:23:24.867-04:002016-08-30T17:23:24.867-04:00No it was just the Connecticut thing.
Ass for Pet...No it was just the Connecticut thing.<br /><br />Ass for Pete and I, it all began...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-16970075257057696422016-08-29T15:46:18.942-04:002016-08-29T15:46:18.942-04:00Yes, I know all about STEPFORD WIVES; I just didn&...Yes, I know all about STEPFORD WIVES; I just didn't understand what it had to do with the panel. (Beyond a Connecticut connection.)<br /><br />And, yes, anyone who wants to pipe up about their earliest Spider-Man memories is more than welcome!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-27922338529928521582016-08-29T15:21:14.430-04:002016-08-29T15:21:14.430-04:00You've never heard of the Stepford Wives? the...You've never heard of the Stepford Wives? the movie and remake... well, technically it ws a book first (by the same author of the Boys from Brazil and Rosemary's baby, I believe)<br /><br />It was a tale, somewhat dolly written by a man, that manifested the fears of women at the time, as the feminist movement clashed with more traditional post-war views.<br /><br />Its okay.<br /><br />Or is it about the Peter Parker thing? I just wanted to know if we wee encouraged to talk about our beginning interest in Spidey, or if it was a con only thing.<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-72194346000074181662016-08-29T09:21:36.125-04:002016-08-29T09:21:36.125-04:00Actually, I talked about you for a good 15-20 minu...Actually, I talked about you for a good 15-20 minutes. They must have cut that part out. : )J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-71903676702152153132016-08-29T09:16:17.852-04:002016-08-29T09:16:17.852-04:00To be honest, Jack: I don't know what you'...To be honest, Jack: I don't know what you're talking about here!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-79240068930881642582016-08-29T04:37:56.060-04:002016-08-29T04:37:56.060-04:00Did you notice a common theme in your early days o...Did you notice a common theme in your early days of Spider-Man? It was all at drug stores and 7-11s. That is what needs to come back, accessibility.<br /><br />And I think you and Slott may have just caused a problem for Marvel. They dropped 2 pages and its still the same price? noticed something off, but I thought it was just decompression. I don't think anyone did a page count. <br /><br />I can't believe you didn't mention me, they practically fed you an opportunity at the end.<br /><br />JAckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-65226592388997928482016-08-28T17:34:35.676-04:002016-08-28T17:34:35.676-04:00So... does this mean those at creation point get t...So... does this mean those at creation point get to mention our history with Peter Parker? Or was that just a so-cool-I-was-at-a-con-in-Connecticut thing?<br /><br />Speaking of which, did you become a Stepford comic creator there?<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com