Iron Man (for me) suffered from a long opening arc. I feel like too many books I was reading, I’d be 5 issues in, and it felt like I was still on the first story.
I know writers try to make it feel like shorter arcs building up to a large arc, but a lot of them don’t pull it off. So they just feel like part 1 of 20 (this is even more true at DC) so I dropped a lot of books.
Darnedest thing, but I swear I saw Neal way back in the . . . Late 70's?. . . doing a presentation at a con all about politics in comics. Never remembered much about it (me being a callow youth at the time), but seeing that photo reminded me. Also, your letter reminded me about meeting Byrne at the same con, and hearing him grouse that Claremont wrote in "bits". Some were good bits, but there never seemed to be any connection between them. Also remember him criticizing a Superman comic he saw, especially the "Supermobile" therein. Ah youth. . . .
Tom, as you know, I'm always here for you, until you stop giving me work
Thank you for the remembrance of Neal, Tom. Was always happy to see him at cons and always bought items from him. Truly a giant.
Iron Man (for me) suffered from a long opening arc. I feel like too many books I was reading, I’d be 5 issues in, and it felt like I was still on the first story.
I know writers try to make it feel like shorter arcs building up to a large arc, but a lot of them don’t pull it off. So they just feel like part 1 of 20 (this is even more true at DC) so I dropped a lot of books.
Darnedest thing, but I swear I saw Neal way back in the . . . Late 70's?. . . doing a presentation at a con all about politics in comics. Never remembered much about it (me being a callow youth at the time), but seeing that photo reminded me. Also, your letter reminded me about meeting Byrne at the same con, and hearing him grouse that Claremont wrote in "bits". Some were good bits, but there never seemed to be any connection between them. Also remember him criticizing a Superman comic he saw, especially the "Supermobile" therein. Ah youth. . . .
Lovely stuff Tom.