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Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 10:21am | IP Logged | 1
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I was going thru my comics looking for something else and happened on Marvel's first miniseries, the CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS. Since it had been a number of years since I read it, I pulled it out and did just that. Were you ever approached about being involved with it in any way?
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John Byrne
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 10:40am | IP Logged | 2
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Nope. Happily.
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Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 11:57am | IP Logged | 3
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Yeah. It wasn't great.
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Brian Floyd Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 11:58am | IP Logged | 4
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How many of the heroes introduced during that crap are even still around?
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Eric Ladd Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 August 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 4506
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 12:56pm | IP Logged | 5
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The only thing I think was good about that short mini series was the art. As a kid I was intrigued by the concept. As I got older I appreciated the art because the story fell short and seemed too much like testing the waters for Secret Wars.
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Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 2:16pm | IP Logged | 6
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Not to mention the fact the writers couldn't even keep straight who was on whose team and totally fucked up the scoring for it.
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Eric Sofer Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 31 January 2014 Location: United States Posts: 4789
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 4:08pm | IP Logged | 7
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And they were so desperate to introduce new characters like a steamroller. It seems as if they went to Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, and Steven Grant and said, "Got any international characters? USE 'EM! And create a few more so we can get another hit like Spider-Man!"
And as Brian M. noted, the story was so badly written that they couldn't even keep track of who won and who lost. And the stupid idea of pitting friends against each other like Ben Grimm and T'Challa... Ridiculous.
Oh, and not to forget - this is one of five or six times that Daredevil first met Iron First. Brilliant, editors.
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Adam Schulman Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | 8
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That series was a precursor of bad things to come. It was sort of the first Event Series. I don't necessarily mind Event Series, especially if they're self-contained (as COC was), but they've become de rigueur in order for the Big Two to rake in more dollars.
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Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 6:10pm | IP Logged | 9
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To be fair, Wolverine was against the Panther, but yes, he and Ben were on the same team. He even told Logan to dial it down a notch because he and the Panther are buds.
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Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 6:10pm | IP Logged | 10
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And you’re totally right about Iron Fist/Daredevil.
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Bob Simko Byrne Robotics Security
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Joined: 16 April 2004 Posts: 5982
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 8:29pm | IP Logged | 11
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New and exciting at the time...but I was also maybe 10? Fun stuff for 10 year old me...I'm sure I'd feel differently now, which is OK.
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Mike Norris Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 October 2019 at 10:23pm | IP Logged | 12
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All I recall are some international characters that were bordering on stereotypes.
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