tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post6520936614505854914..comments2024-03-14T08:38:28.518-04:00Comments on J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT: CRAZY BEGINNINGSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-67310175963106426312016-03-15T18:45:07.521-04:002016-03-15T18:45:07.521-04:00That's pretty funny, Douglas.That's pretty funny, Douglas.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-88903177887932834332016-03-15T15:19:40.195-04:002016-03-15T15:19:40.195-04:00I want the Bat Buddies to be Michael Keaton and Va...I want the Bat Buddies to be Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer (I laughed out loud when I typed this.)Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-28061770420998573712016-03-15T12:26:33.578-04:002016-03-15T12:26:33.578-04:00Why don't we wait to see how Affleck does as B...Why don't we wait to see how Affleck does as Batman before you cast him in this. Good or bad, if it doesn't feel like a DKR Batman its a waste. <br /><br />But, why give away to an inferior medium? At last it isn't a movie though.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-17056562459673188952016-03-15T08:54:24.724-04:002016-03-15T08:54:24.724-04:00I want this to be a weekly sitcom: Adam West and ...I want this to be a weekly sitcom: Adam West and Ben Affleck in BAT BUDDIES!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-40346683771181465902016-03-15T06:26:00.192-04:002016-03-15T06:26:00.192-04:00How well can he emulate Frank Miller's art for...How well can he emulate Frank Miller's art for the DKR stuff.<br /><br />I just want to see the issues of DKR Batman facing the Caesar Romero Joker as he is challenged to a surfing contest, or refusing to solve one of the Riddlers elaborate riddles.<br /><br />Or Or the West Batman trying the right replant to use on the mutant gang leader.<br /><br />Chalk it all up as another never-to-be seen classic. <br /><br />Strange DC wants to seemingly be super gritty, and Marvel super quirky. Both are really, REALLY annoying when pushed too far. Doc Strange should not quip. Why all the one side ore the other stuff with no middle ground or compromise, what is this politics.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-51352512903465643102016-03-14T15:38:38.173-04:002016-03-14T15:38:38.173-04:00Bat Light and Bat Dark as roommates? Wonderful id...Bat Light and Bat Dark as roommates? Wonderful idea, Jack! And it must be drawn by Kevin Maguire!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-48073896523568903132016-03-14T15:30:40.486-04:002016-03-14T15:30:40.486-04:00Look Dematteis, you forget the fact that I'm b...Look Dematteis, you forget the fact that I'm backing this... so based on some of their current output they'll shun it... but that SHOULD mean its a guaranteed green light.<br /><br />Just remember, I have given you the keys to off continuity comic writing.<br /><br />Of course if Superman: Silver gets rolling and is a success, I'm sure Marvel would be more than happy to hear a pitch.<br /><br />I suppose we'll have to put a pin in all these frankly great ideas until the opportunity arrives at one company or another.<br /><br />5th idea, a cosmic incidents combine the Gotham's of the the Batman '66 TV show and Dark Knight Returns. The two Batman have to live together, fight crime, and face the challenges of everyday life. Obviously hilarity ensues.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-44023694234319588452016-03-14T11:15:10.628-04:002016-03-14T11:15:10.628-04:00The show is good. The book is terrific.The show is good. The book is terrific.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-60670819023339439472016-03-14T11:07:31.906-04:002016-03-14T11:07:31.906-04:00You did recommend that to me. I see that HULU has ...You did recommend that to me. I see that HULU has made a mini series of the book. I may have to check this out. Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-22698521727140407402016-03-14T10:58:54.412-04:002016-03-14T10:58:54.412-04:00I read a ton of King in the 70's and 80's,...I read a ton of King in the 70's and 80's, then drifted away. A few years back I picked up 11.22.63 and totally LOVED it. Fantastic book, highly recommended. J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-81123379051806359242016-03-14T10:52:19.665-04:002016-03-14T10:52:19.665-04:00No idea. I haven't read a King book since From...No idea. I haven't read a King book since From A Buick 8, which I thought would be a Christine derivative, but turned into something fascinating. I think if he did update the comic book reference in every edition they should be up to JLI references by now. :)Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-58086063775833021922016-03-14T10:08:01.347-04:002016-03-14T10:08:01.347-04:00I wonder if he's continued to update the refer...I wonder if he's continued to update the reference in every edition...?J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-45326740843614088792016-03-14T10:04:50.133-04:002016-03-14T10:04:50.133-04:00I'm not doing any work for Marvel these days, ...I'm not doing any work for Marvel these days, but if that changes (and, the way this business works, it could change tomorrow), it might be worth a pitch. J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-85499514366787580102016-03-14T08:42:23.885-04:002016-03-14T08:42:23.885-04:00I think one of the most alarming things I ever rea...I think one of the most alarming things I ever read was from Stephen King who said that in his novel, The Stand, it made reference to the comic book Howard The Duck. King stated that in later editions he changed it to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to make it more relevant to the time period. I was amazed that he would bother and a little dumbfounded that this kind of thing happened. Dude, the novel is done. Stop changing things! Who do you think you are? George Lucas?Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-28848428263716072442016-03-13T18:09:54.174-04:002016-03-13T18:09:54.174-04:00The good news is, for Superman: Silver, is that if...The good news is, for Superman: Silver, is that if the new Rebirth flops they'll be in need of books and the nostalgia thing may be a good selling point.<br /><br />If it does well, they will probably want to expand and be open to less conventional ideas.<br /><br />As for Marvel... you need to come up with a pitch while there is still room in the schedule.<br /><br /><br />Look, you just tell me where to send it, and I put a signed letter from me saying that I approve of the idea(s). That should get those wheels moving right quickly.<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-48982551502484102992016-03-12T10:17:20.034-05:002016-03-12T10:17:20.034-05:00Okay, then, I'm off to work, sir! Right now, ...Okay, then, I'm off to work, sir! Right now, sir!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-90287486100101644532016-03-12T07:03:58.332-05:002016-03-12T07:03:58.332-05:00It isn't just retellings, it is all forms of m...It isn't just retellings, it is all forms of media all the time.<br /><br />Almost everything is reference based and of the here and now to an alarming degree. <br /><br />I remember an episode of All in the Family where Mike complains that he hasn't even seen jaws yet, and of course Amazing Fantasy #15 I believed mentioned the Jack Parr Show.<br /><br />These things can be overlooked or assumed that they were made up if you don't get the reference. The story, point, or even joke can still land. Conversely, many, many jokes on television now are dependent on getting a reference for it to work at all, or even make sense in some cases.<br /><br />I have not read Spidey #1 (though I have heard that Gwen Stacy attends High School with Peter, which baffles me), but I have read the new Captain America series, which constantly has references to Titter, texting, and even shows those picture things people put in them. Sorry, I don't have a cell phone, let alone a smart phone, so I am in the dark a bit here.<br /><br />The point is the over saturation of such things at best shows laziness from a writer long with shortsightedness given comics and TV shows don't always come out as soon as you write them. in the worst case it is insulting.<br /><br />The assumption that you have to be that ion the moment and popular culture savvy to be liked is not a very positive view. It also takes away space for potential better things that could be there.<br /><br />Its the youngest folk wjho should really take offense.<br /><br />I am reminded of an episode of the Simpsons where Ned Flanders teaches Bible study, and throws in modern lingo to Agnes dismay, but Jimbo Jones says, "as a young person a need to hear a computer word every few minutes or i lose interest," and as he does Flanders yells, "Mouse pad, skype... SKYPE!" and gets him back.<br /><br />Of course I also find it annoying when a period piece pushes the period angle too hard. Like Mad Men, there were times I just wanted to yell, "Okay its the 60s, I get it. Could you get back to the story!" And those can be even worse, because they can fall into stereotypes of what that era was.<br /><br />The point is these comics won't get made if you goof around too much here, when you should be working on pitches for Marvel and DC. I'm sure the point is in their somewhere.<br /><br /><br />Jack<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-39553155990319266792016-03-11T08:05:52.220-05:002016-03-11T08:05:52.220-05:00That reminds me of, years back, when the early Lee...That reminds me of, years back, when the early Lee-Ditko Spider-Man stories were being reprinted in a monthly format and someone decided to change the pop cultural references of the original stories and insert more topical ones to make the stories seem more contemporary. All it did was make the reading experience jarring.<br /><br />That said, I haven't read SPIDEY, so I certainly can't pass judgement on it.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-8065660391893804482016-03-11T07:13:05.625-05:002016-03-11T07:13:05.625-05:00There's a new book called SPIDEY that deals wi...There's a new book called SPIDEY that deals with the beginningss of Peter Parker being Spider-Man. I thought it would be awesome. Then, with the first issue there was Twitter and smartphones. ??? It felt jarring and out of place. It would have benefited from the no defined decade approach. I'm really not sure what they were doing there, but I do know that I never bought a second issue. Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-27807990398994563622016-03-10T15:41:09.077-05:002016-03-10T15:41:09.077-05:00And the times...they are a changing.And the times...they are a changing.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-53888443510760131392016-03-10T15:38:25.294-05:002016-03-10T15:38:25.294-05:00This year is the 75th anniversary of Captain Ameri...This year is the 75th anniversary of Captain America... Perfect time for the Cap and Bernie book. Seize this moment Dematteis. The stars... they are aligning.<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-9252749044951353272016-03-10T15:15:30.533-05:002016-03-10T15:15:30.533-05:00Then I guess the only question is, shouldn't y...Then I guess the only question is, shouldn't you be pitching?<br /><br />I kicked the ideas around the comic shop yesterday... folks were respective.<br /><br />chip-shop-ship, Dematteis.<br /><br /><br />It seems like everything is in place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jack<br /><br />P.S. to answer your Nazi villain question, as soon as you make a connection to a real life event the time period becomes established in people's minds whether that was intentional or notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-65094731114752512662016-03-10T12:01:52.904-05:002016-03-10T12:01:52.904-05:00The Superman and Batman animated series would be g...The Superman and Batman animated series would be great templates. They have that "no defined decade" feeling I was talking about. <br /><br />And, hey, if the decade's not defined, who says you can't slip in a few Nazi villains?J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-9790571194758559962016-03-09T15:35:31.931-05:002016-03-09T15:35:31.931-05:00I wasn't implying you ever say it was the 50s,...I wasn't implying you ever say it was the 50s, rather that it was used as a bas line guide for style and existing technology.<br /><br />I jut think it would clash and be somewhat distracting to have the internet and modern lingo at the same time. <br /><br />Think batman or obviously Superman the animated series, they never said it was the 40s or 50s, but it was clearly influenced by it.I would even say scale it back though because those had mention to cyberspace and the like.<br /><br />You know, a baseline idea.<br /><br />Of course if you did set it in the 50s you have the added benefit of being able to use still relatively young or at least middle aged Nazi scientists who escaped as villains... and everyone likes seeing superheroes smash Nazis.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-18781854067879333152016-03-09T10:50:48.945-05:002016-03-09T10:50:48.945-05:00I do like the no defined decade idea. That would b...I do like the no defined decade idea. That would be pretty cool.Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com