tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post7942980285314218057..comments2024-03-24T07:53:37.246-04:00Comments on J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT: HAIL TO THE KING!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-61225162200680305942015-09-13T06:36:14.291-04:002015-09-13T06:36:14.291-04:00Thanks for the info, Jack!Thanks for the info, Jack!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-69980830548832683742015-09-10T17:38:55.717-04:002015-09-10T17:38:55.717-04:00If I remember correctly, in JLU she got a bit of t...If I remember correctly, in JLU she got a bit of the focus because they didn't expect to get a season after the Cadmus one, and they wanted to bring her together with all of the rest in a final battle for the show. That meant cleaning up a lot and redeeming her in the Justice League's eyes. Then of course there is the fact that every writer likes writing a good redemptiontale, which probavbly weighed in a little.<br /><br />In the normal Justice League one it was to build up for the betrayal so you could feel something when it happened.<br /><br />Though, I may be mistaken, it has been a while since a watched those DVDs let alone the special features.<br /><br />Then of course, she was the least iconic of the 7 on the show, so DC probably gave more room to play.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-86361070853960031562015-09-10T11:22:28.671-04:002015-09-10T11:22:28.671-04:00I honestly don't know, Douglas. I assume some...I honestly don't know, Douglas. I assume someone at the top of the JL food chain is a Hawkgirl fan. J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-36769594486679516922015-09-10T11:01:49.846-04:002015-09-10T11:01:49.846-04:00Because we have veered off into Justice League car...Because we have veered off into Justice League cartoon territory, I have a question; Who had a thing for Hawkgirl in the creation of these series? She was in a lot of those episodes and became a focus for a time.Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-56163020194194060642015-09-08T09:48:53.929-04:002015-09-08T09:48:53.929-04:00Not long at all.Not long at all.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-23557461860291880632015-09-08T05:30:04.787-04:002015-09-08T05:30:04.787-04:00I think part of the fun of having something you ca...I think part of the fun of having something you care about adapted is guessing what the end result may be. A million and one thoughts rushed through my head when first I heard that Spider-man would have a movie. While it was nothing like what I imagined I still enjoyed the film, and imagined some cool never-weres.<br /><br />Of course that was before I stated I was done with comic movies, so... interpret that as you will. But what I predicted being wrong had nothing to do with that choice.<br /><br />Stan's book... A graphic novel would probably urge me to pick it up sooner than later. I won;'t have to wait too long to know though.<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-71210451645660507182015-09-07T18:26:36.760-04:002015-09-07T18:26:36.760-04:00Well, Swinton has played men before, so you never ...Well, Swinton has played men before, so you never know! I don't like to judge movies before they come out, or make guesses about what the filmmakers are thinking. I do know that the director is a huge Doc Strange fan and seems to be very knowledgeable about the character's history, so I'll keep my fingers crossed for what I hope will be my favorite Marvel movie so far.<br /><br />As for the Stan book: I guess we'll know soon enough!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-22952874264160236092015-09-07T17:55:34.492-04:002015-09-07T17:55:34.492-04:00The Ancient One was also a dude. My guess is that...The Ancient One was also a dude. My guess is that if they wanted someone to look ancient they just would have hired an older actress. My guess is that they will combine The Ancient One with Clea to some degree and there will be no trip to Tibet. My guess is that is will be more like an adult Harry Potter.<br /><br />Even if they hadn't gotten rid of all the comic creators that were advising on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after everything I've seen with Doc Strange in comics in recent history nothing really surprises me. The 21st century has not been kind to the Master of the Mysctic Arts over all. I wonder if maybe Doc is just past the point where any but us rtrue fans have any real interest in him.<br /><br /><br />I saw the word "graphic Novel" used in description of the memoir, though I don't know how accurate it was. I can't remember where I read it, and non-comic knowing folk sometimes do through the word around a bit.<br /><br />JAckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-57078082779933212842015-09-07T12:39:24.065-04:002015-09-07T12:39:24.065-04:00I'm sure Swinton will be made ancient enough. ...I'm sure Swinton will be made ancient enough. That said, I would have rather seen an Asian actor play the part since the AO is, y'know, Asian!<br /><br />I looked up the Stan book and it was hard to tell if it was a gn or just a densely-illustrated memoir. But he's already written an autobiograpyy, so maybe it is a gn.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-46191380243538970502015-09-06T06:46:25.574-04:002015-09-06T06:46:25.574-04:00It's actually in Graphic Novel form, if I am r...It's actually in Graphic Novel form, if I am remembering correctly.<br /><br />Also, as fir the Doc Strange film, and the recent announcement of who is playing the Ancient One... am I the only one who thinks that 50 isn't that ancient? Just a question from one Dr. Strange fan to another.<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-64098735104265832862015-09-05T18:32:20.728-04:002015-09-05T18:32:20.728-04:00Did you ever read the unproduced JUSTICE LEAGUE UN...Did you ever read the unproduced JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED outline I posted here a few years back, Jack? It dealt with J'onn's Oreo addiction and its effects on Martian physiology. It was a lot of fun and, if you didn't read it, I think you'd enjoy it.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-89031234950416534792015-09-05T18:30:43.412-04:002015-09-05T18:30:43.412-04:00Didn't know about Stan's new memoir. I wi...Didn't know about Stan's new memoir. I will definitely check that out!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-45614594912476414012015-09-05T16:22:38.868-04:002015-09-05T16:22:38.868-04:00I think the reincarnated J'onn should be diabe...I think the reincarnated J'onn should be diabetic or allergic to chocolate in his new body. That could be fun to see.<br /><br />J'onn and Mr. Miracle are the only ones from the old days missing, they need to come back, otherwise it will feel so... unclean. Or I'll just think they should be there, I don't know.<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-25453713775508079322015-09-05T11:31:39.788-04:002015-09-05T11:31:39.788-04:00Oreos will live eternally, Douglas. No plans for ...Oreos will live eternally, Douglas. No plans for J'onn to appear in JL 3001, but that doesn't mean he won't. He remains one of my all-time favorite DC characters and I'd love to write him again.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-23207111086028902972015-09-05T08:41:37.976-04:002015-09-05T08:41:37.976-04:00JL3000 action figures would be sweet! So, when is ...JL3000 action figures would be sweet! So, when is Martian Manhunter going to show up in JL3001? And, more importantly, do Oreos still exist? Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-88115331278296112622015-09-04T12:46:36.024-04:002015-09-04T12:46:36.024-04:00If you demand it, David, then...well, honestly, I ...If you demand it, David, then...well, honestly, I have no control over that. But I sure would love to see it!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-78886091549455583482015-09-04T12:43:15.435-04:002015-09-04T12:43:15.435-04:00While I enjoyed Super Friends as a kid, I was neve...While I enjoyed Super Friends as a kid, I was never really sold on Justice League until the Timm/Dini cartoon. It got off to a slow start, but things really kicked into gear with the season two premiere, which featured Darkseid and the New Gods. <br /><br />Now that I think about it, Timm and Dini could make one heckuva JL3000 cartoon...<br /><br />Also, I demand JL3000 action figures!!!!<br /><br />--DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-11811222544452830262015-09-03T20:08:07.453-04:002015-09-03T20:08:07.453-04:00No, that isn't called compassion. Understandi...No, that isn't called compassion. Understanding it and seeing where they are coming from is called compassion. Gravitating towards someone's rationalizations and allowing it to color your vision of events when you claim to be stating facts is at best being biased and at worst being a propagandist, usually falling more in line in the middle as a naive sap.<br /><br />Jack Kirby's side of the story is just that, his side of the story, not THE story. When you claim to be giving an honest portrayal and you cherry-pick ans sift through facts you aren''t doing your job. Facts are facts. To describe how someone came to a point is one thing, but to not even give a hint that they may be wrong in any circumstance, to state that there was no faults or even possible gaps in logic or emotional poisoning, that is wrong. <br /><br />Despite how this may sound, I am not criticizing mark Evanier. I have no doubt that everything he wrote he did out of love, and he probably wrote what he saw as factual enough. That doesn't mean that he didn't have blinders on. There are people I should never write a biography about because of my blinders. And once again, didn't read the book, no idea what is in it. this is merely a statement of ethics, not a critique. <br /><br />Just remember this when what you claim is that something is a fact objectivity matters. If something is an opinion you have to say it. You can't give more slack to something just because it matters to you. If someone who never met Jack Kirby can say objectively that he did some jerk things, he was a tarnished angel. It doesn't mean he wasn't a good man. Rationalizations have more merit in understanding a man, not in saying what was.<br /><br /><br />I may look into Stan Lee Universe. He has a new memoir or some such coming in November. Just a heads up<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-7806822088534347622015-09-03T19:37:57.394-04:002015-09-03T19:37:57.394-04:00"...they tend to gravitate to things and take..."...they tend to gravitate to things and take the person's rationalizations more into account." Isn't that called compassion? Seeing through the other person's eyes and understanding what drove them?<br /><br />Speaking of bios...have you ever read THE STAN LEE UNIVERSE? It's a collection of articles and essays, personal reminiscences, etc., spanning the entirety of Stan's career and there's some very interesting stuff in there. It was edited by Roy Thomas and my old pal Danny Fingeroth and it's well worth your time. J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-59750421231972141562015-09-03T19:00:53.559-04:002015-09-03T19:00:53.559-04:00Never write a biography on your parents. A basic ...Never write a biography on your parents. A basic rule in journalism, because no matter what kind of relationship you had with them it will never truly be honest.<br /><br />I have not read the book, I have never met Mr. Evanier, though I have enjoyed some of his work in comics, I can't comment in any real honesty about what is or is not said.<br /><br />What ui can say is that no matter how straight forward or honest someone is in most of their life when talking about someone they cared about (or hated for that matter) they tend to gravitate to things and take the person's rationalizations more into account.<br /><br />There are things that having no personal connections to Jack Kirby, I can say what he did was kind of a dick move. If there was no moment like that in the book (or any biography for that matter) someone is probably wearing rose colored glasses. <br /><br /><br />Men of Tomorrow is good stuff. One of the best parts was talking about Stan Lee's personal objections to accusations Wertham threw at then Atlas. Oddly, the Sielgel stuff is more interesting than the talk of DC's first publisher being a gangster. Probably because it was harder to really dig into that, probably buried or something. Not as much true humanity and all that.<br /><br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-6107283336551788212015-09-03T18:10:01.634-04:002015-09-03T18:10:01.634-04:00I've heard so many wonderful things about MEN ...I've heard so many wonderful things about MEN OF TOMORROW that I can't believe I haven't read it. It's going on the list.<br /><br />Mark Evanier strikes me as a very honest, and straightforward, guy. I don't think he'd gild the lily where Jack is concerned. His admiration of Kirby comes from knowing Jack intimately, not just as a creator, but as a man. But he's also pretty clear-eyed about things.<br /><br />The Kirby book that's out there, however wonderful (and it is! I've read it several times), is just the precursor to the in-depth bio he's writing now. He's been writing it for YEARS, so I hope we see it soon.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-22671478015363670722015-09-03T16:47:44.396-04:002015-09-03T16:47:44.396-04:00Stan Lee was born the same year as my paternal gra...Stan Lee was born the same year as my paternal grandfather and Jack Kirby as my maternal grand mother. Tom Defalco the exact same day as my mother'<br /><br />Truly only death brings about the real in depth tales of people's lives, so lets all hope that book is quite a bit in the future.<br /><br />I don't believe that I have read that Kirby book, of course remember Evanier ws close to Kirby, so who knows how much he is holding back on. Though od course as I said, I haven't read it.<br /><br />Other great books about comic creators are Gerard Jones' Men of Tomorrow, which is largely an overview of comics as a whole in the golden age, but is also very focused on Jerry Siegel. "Forms Stretched to Their Limits," about Jack Cole, which isn't super in depth but does go into some darker areas like his suicide and the disappointment in not having children. One interesting thing about the Cole book is that it splices in his work to show just what may have been going through his mind. Fire and Ice is an interesting look at Marvel's first superstar... Bill Everett, and the demons he faced along with the truly unique upbringing. Ten of course is the one about Steranko, who God only knows how true those stories are, but they are sure as Hell fun.<br /><br /><br />Jack<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-26764672237528888622015-09-03T13:22:15.311-04:002015-09-03T13:22:15.311-04:00Loved working on JLU. What a terrific show: that...Loved working on JLU. What a terrific show: that crew really knew what they were doing. One of the best versions of the JL ever.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-85138179659913733862015-09-03T13:20:43.971-04:002015-09-03T13:20:43.971-04:00Fair enough. I am excited for an new series. I fin...Fair enough. I am excited for an new series. I finished watching Justice League Unlimited last night. The one with Hawkgirl and Solomon Grundy broke my heart.Douglas A. Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-49560204092258969352015-09-03T13:05:07.293-04:002015-09-03T13:05:07.293-04:00Having looked at the available articles, and seein...Having looked at the available articles, and seeing that it's all pure speculation, I really can't comment on this, Douglas.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.com