~And then there was that one time Deathlok's son brought him in for Show & Tell, and Deathlok was heckled by a fat kid- so he murdered him!:
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(Gotta love that Denys Cowan art!)
-I could take so many quotes from this and use them in response to most YouTube commenters...
HOLY SHIT! WHAT?!?
Okay, okay- it turns out it was all just a dream.
Hey- I didn't troll you! -The late, great Dwayne McDuffie did!!!
Damn, where's that Metamorpho "trollface" when you need it?
...oh, here it is.
Damn, where's that Metamorpho "trollface" when you need it?
On a serious note: There is more to this short back-up story from the Deathlok Annual #1 then I've shown you here. And yeah, as you can see- some could say it's a little preachy, a bit heavy-handed maybe... but every word of it is truth, and the ideas put forth by it are righteous still. How one might feel about the shock-value to get it's point across aside- this was a very good, moralistic message for children reading in 1992 (or any year for that matter) to be exposed to. Sure, it might be easy to look at this now, as an adult, and write it off as
pretentious, or worse; unnecessary. But I remember reading this when I was 12 years old and finding it to be
mind-blowing and eye-opening! And that was the point of it. THAT is what Dwayne McDuffie did best.
He will always be missed.
He will always be missed.
yeah i could see how this bit of writing would blow away someone in their early teens. and damn some how the Deathlock reference in SHEILD just went over my head. that wasn't a bad episode actually i thought. Dwayne McDuffie did a lot of work on Justice League Unlimited that was a good series. by the way i just grabbed from a discount box Silver Surfer 79 drawn by your boy Ron Lim. that guy is good he utilizes much of the same principles in drawing that Sal Buscema does. very dynamic, with lot's of energy and flair in the panels featuring action. it's almost like you want to hold the comic further away from your face for fear of getting punched or hit by some energy beam comic from the issue. like with Sal, Lim's style is pretty much everything that ditko is not as far as my personal preferences in comic art. oh yeah and speaking of stuff i'm not crazy about i saw Arrow last night. i left my thoughts on that at the other blog . . .
ReplyDeleteYeah- that was, by far, my favorite episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but probably only because it could have been an episode of Firefly with almost no re-tooling. And after seeing J. August Richards actually get a sweet-looking metal leg- I'm actually looking forward to seeing how much more "Deathlok-looking" they will make him. He's got the right pattern of facial scaring for the face-plate. And it only took them slightly over 1/2 a season to have a comic-book character using their codename in a Marvel show! WoW!
DeleteHe sure did, and it sure was- not to mention he did Damage Control, Icon & Rocket, Static and Milestone Comics, Static Shock, and my personal favorite- his adaptation of All-Star Superman. And let us not forget his hilarious parody pitch: 'Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers' telling Marvel to knock that fucking shit off! He was the man.
Ooo- that's the issue with Morg Vs. Terrax if memory serves... or at least the set-up to it? Fuck yeah, Ron Lim is the ill! Like Sal often does- Lim likes to have people get knocked the fuck back from off their feet in fight-scenes: Back arched, face to camera, flying towards the reader. Good stuff. Ron Lim draws my absolute favorite version of Silver Surfer. It's his buzz-saw shine marks that really make it for me.
i read that Silver Surfer issue while i was on the can it was kinda of a short read i easily finished it before i was done with my business. so it was something of a continuation of the Operation Galactic Storm story line which was an awesome cosmic story that was my first intro to Quasar. but like i said before the art was solid.
Deleteas for Smallville i didn't love it but when it first came out it was the first of it's kind at the time and certainly different then what else was out there on TV for geeks like us. there certainly were plenty of mediocre episodes that caused my interest in the show to wane off and on. but i think some where around late in the 3rd season the writing really just seemed to dither too it's like they couldn't focus on the right things and in general it was feeling too bubble gum and soda pop for my taste. to me, Arrow just feels like more of the same if you never liked Smallville or like me just got tired of it i'm not really sure what it is that Arrow offers that's much different.
More information than I needed, man. I don't want to equate The Silver Surfer with a bathroom-break! Operation Galactic Storm was a good one, though.
DeleteI liked Lois & Clark better than fuckin' Smallville! It took that whole "no tights/no flights" thing way too seriously... It would be like if Arrow was "No bows- ever... and at the end of the 10th season he'll FINALLY shoot an arrow." Plus it seemed like every other scene took place in the hospital. It was all just so uninterestingly bland.
Also- just compare the first 2 Seasons of Smallville to Arrow: Much closer, and less ridiculous, adaptations of the supporting-characters and villains from the comics. MUCH better actors. Stephen Amell > Tom Welling, Smoak & Diggle > Chloe & Pete, and Laurel Lance is infinity less annoying than Lana Lang was... Although I hate them both.
Also it's just much more tightly written, and has way better action scenes... it's just an interesting show. It's far from perfect. And I get annoyed at little things here and there. -But it's better than any other superhero show on TV right now. Or in the past how many years? Remember the train-wreck that was Birds of Prey? Or how about the snooze-fest that was Blade: The Series? UGH! Yeah Arrow has a little bit of that lame CW-ness in it at times- especially in early season 1 episodes, but it's nothing like Smallville was. Smallville should win an award for inconsistent writing.
if there wasn't anything about Smallville you ever liked at any point i won't argue that. especially in regards to the inconsistent writing. it's just that from what i've seen of Arrow so far it's no better. i might be a bit more into it if Arrow had come out before Smallville did but who knows all i know right now when ever i see Arrow i get this been there done that feeling. CW shows are to TV what boy bands are to the music industry. yeah i never got into Birds of Prey either. on the other hand i didn't like Blade much at first but the writing really picked up toward the end for me but obviously i was in the minority cause it got cancelled anyways. off to work now i'll catch you later.
DeleteBut that's what I'm saying, though- Arrow is TONS better. But I understand about the whole CW-show thing... it's pretty weak sauce. Arrow is fighting their influence- but I still wish it was on another network. I watched Birds of Prey purely for Harley Quinn (Mia Sara- I'm a big Legend fan...)
DeleteI have this issue! It's always cool when a book you have gets spotlighted somewhere. Seriously Deathlok is one of those characters I religiously hunt and when I first read this, I almost couldn't believe he was going to show and tell, but it was awesome. So many comics were getting on soapboxes here but done right like Dwayne did, it never really seemed that way.
ReplyDeleteHis run on Fantastic Four I think people wrote off because he added 'Storm and Black Panther' to the team, but it was sweet! Silver Surfer vs Storm alone was a worth it. I'll always remember him as well for being on the DC fan-boards and telling us what editorial troubles he was having on Justice League. While it made the mess of storylines around the Milestone characters guest starring and Suicide Squad appearing, it was 7 months of solid insight (not bitching - actual constructive criticism) until he was busted and fired (moderated much), but I've never looked at team books the same again.
Deff much missed.
It is, isn't it? Like- "hey! I have that!" -And then you just feel cool.
DeleteThis is my favorite version of Deathlok: Michael Collins. The original is cool, then there is that future-version that was hanging with Wolverine and Doop? Or something like that? -I did not read much of that story but it seems like it was pretty neat. And then there's, like, four other Deathloks I don't really give a fuck about...
I have never read McDuffie's Fantastic Four. I was actually unaware of it... I need to find this! Yeah- it's sad that they gave him so much trouble during his career... I mean- I know lot's of creators have trouble with editorial, but it often seemed like they were out to get him for some reason. Probably because he was so outspoken.
The FF issues are easy to spot mate - just look for the Michael Turner covers. That means they have an Invisible Woman with a biscuit wide waist.
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DeleteAlright- I'll keep a lookout... His art IS wicked easy to spot.
Me either Dan, Justice League was the best jumbled up mess of a read I've ever had. The loss of the Maestro from Justice League, then from the comics genre altogether was rough.
ReplyDeleteI don't even really like Deathlock but this issue is going to get bought asap (gotta have it) The conversation from this book is still relevant today and can be applied to so many different life situations. Amazing post man.
K.O. mu3#@fkg T.
Well, just be warned- and I'm sure Dan can confirm; the main story in this book (not by either of these two) is pretty shite. It's some very poorly told time-travel nonsense... I mean, it's not the worst thing ever but... if you just want it for this backup story- don't go paying too much.
DeleteAnd feel free to curse here! -Fuckin' censorship free zone and shit!
I whole-hartedly agree with ya King. Damn McDuffie was on point. JLU was that much better for having him been there to work on it. I'll always be pissed that DC screwed him over big time during his JL run. I guess they, as some of us, were wanting his run to be like JLU. It couldn't be because it was a totally different animal. Still massive editorial interference killed that run all to hell. They got a dead man's blood on their hands, and it's not the first time, won't be the last.
ReplyDeleteOnce again King, you've likewise givin another book to go hunting for in the quarter bins. Totally worth it for the cool story you highlighted today. Fucking A!
Rock on, man! That's what it's all about... sharing the love of comics. Although, the next scheduled post is very light on the love. It will be the first time on this blog I'll be talking about something I DON'T like. But I think I found a way to do it that's not just standard "internet-rage".
DeleteBut yes- McDuffie's Justice League of America was awesome! -Especially bringing in the Milestone characters. I was so into that.
And, you know: Just the fact that Marvel even let him do something like this- so vocabulary-heavy, and kind of edgy- and then put it in the comic... in 1992! -Kind of blows my mind as well.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not talking down to any kids reading. If anything- most would have to look shit up to even understand what some of it meant!
Nothing wrong with that. Hell Stan Lee felt the same way. "What's the worst that could happen?" He'd say. "They go look up what it means and learn a new word."
ReplyDeleteVery much intrigued as to what subject you'll be hating on next.
Oh, and if you ever want to contribute a guest post or what not @ The House, go for it;)
Oh, for real? That would be sweet- thanks! Let me see what I can come up with... Any guide-lines?
DeleteNo, no, no- nothing wrong with it... I just don't think that was Marvel's attitude in '92. I kind of think that Dwayne McDuffie snuck this one in under the radar...
Stan is SO The Man!
Yeah, no guidelines. Write/blog about what you want. I don't care. No time limit on the offer either. Just let me know when you got something.
ReplyDeleteMcDuffie really and truly did sneak that in, but then I think he's done that in a lot of his work. Christopher Priest/Jim Owsley is another writer like that.
Coolcoolcool! -I'll let you know when I get it done... I got me an idea- just gotta carve out a slice of time between that, drawing, playing Rise of The Imperfects, and- you know... life. -Don't talk to me about life...
DeleteI just shoveled a foot deep of snow off my very long driveway...
I did not know the name off-hand- but I Googled it: Christopher Priest wrote The Ray- I love that series!
speaking of Deathlock this is one of the very first comics i ever had http://mailittoteamup.blogspot.com/2013/05/marvel-two-n-one-54.html
ReplyDeleteNice. Old-school Deathlok, son!
DeleteNever read that one before... and now I have! -Thanks.
Bought this very issue Saturday. Found it in the 10 cent bin. Not a bad full read, but the dream scenario with the show and tell is worth the 10 cents. Early hideous cover by Joe Quesada I see, Damn did his stuff look better by the next year, on Sword of Azrael. I'll post pics of all the stuff I got, plus first action figure purchase of the new year: Superior Spider-Man. Not bad.
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