tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post4769093265967779882..comments2024-03-25T22:28:29.238-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: THE CORPSE ON THE SIDEWALKTony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-52610485450330488942013-01-30T22:10:36.502-05:002013-01-30T22:10:36.502-05:00No disrespect to DeCarlo, but Samm was always my n...No disrespect to DeCarlo, but Samm was always my number one Archie artist, just on the strength of his '70s-era Jugheads. I was really happy to see these collections come out.<br /><br />(For the record, DeCarlo is totally #2 in my books!)Chris Gumprichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356161744000819692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-31782157016511925802013-01-29T07:27:53.137-05:002013-01-29T07:27:53.137-05:00That Ken Shannon story was recently collected in t...That Ken Shannon story was recently collected in the Zombies hardcover by Craig Yoe/IDW. I enjoyed that Ken Shannon story the most in that book and would gladly buy a collected edition of Ken Shannon.Kris Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459412655631882698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-5437054049553516222013-01-29T06:47:21.275-05:002013-01-29T06:47:21.275-05:00Take a lawless city without much of a super-hero p...<i>Take a lawless city without much of a super-hero presence, maybe in the USA, maybe in another country. Establish a computer whiz with the means and smarts to command a small army. Fill the team with second-stringers who deserve a chance to shine.</i><br /><br />You know who would be <i>awesome</i> as the main character in this? <b>Iron Fist</b>'s lawyer friend, Jeryn Hogarth, written in the style of Chris Claremont! Claremont's Hogarth was, quite frankly, lifted whole and breathing from many, many, many Robert A. Heinlein novels: The elderly sage, devoted to his own comfort, who passes on real wisdom about dealing with the real world to a naive hero. <br /><br />Heinlein's most famous version was Jubal Harshaw in <b>Stranger in a Strange Land</b>, and Claremont's wonderful Heinlein <i>hommage</i> tips his hat with identical initials. <br /><br />I can so much see the portly Claremont/Byrne Jeryn Hogarth with some computer whiz working for him, taking a few second-string heroes under his wing and guiding them -- especially toward some end goal that he's not necessarily forthcoming about, possibly political, that could give a seemingly ominous subplot, but which would work out to be a Good Thing™, increasing people's freedom and safety. Maybe some of his team being minor villains who he's working to help cross over into the light.<br /><br />I'd read that book!Jonathan Andrew Sheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533106584138186704noreply@blogger.com