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John Byrne
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…Morrison…has said recently that he thinks him doing X-Men was a mistake, and that he didn't enjoy writing it because his style wasn't really suited to it.•• How many issues did he write, anyway?
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Steve De Young
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Re: Alex Ross, the weird thing to me is that even with the 'realistic' costumes, I find that most of his characters actually look pretty good, and often have a sense of grandeur...except Batman. His Batman always looks like a pudgy goof. Here's an example:
Look at Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. I'm particularly impressed with Ross' Aquaman. He gives him a stature where you can see why he's in a room with Superman. You can tell he isn't embarassed of Arthur.
But now look at Batman...what the hell? Why can't Ross draw Batman?
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Paulo Pereira
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40, I believe.
Edited by Paulo Pereira on 29 June 2009 at 9:34am
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John Byrne
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Alex Ross, the weird thing to me is that even with the 'realistic' costumes, I find that most of his characters actually look pretty good, and often have a sense of grandeur...except Batman.•• Eye of the beholder, of course, but I see no grandeur in Ross' work any more. I see people in homemade costumes copping 'tude.
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Joe Hollon
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According to comicbookdb.com he wrote NEW X-MEN from #114 to 154, so about 40 issues.
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Yeah, Batman looks ridiculous. But I can't say I like that Flash either. Can't really say I'm in love with any of them; they all look pompous.
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John Byrne
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40 issues of a book he didn't enjoy writing. The poor devil!!
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40 issues of a book he didn't enjoy writing. The poor devil!!
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Morrison has also admitted to taking high-paying jobs on mainstream characters to pay the bills while he works on the creator-owned stuff that he really wants to do.
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John Byrne
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Seems like only yesterday I was being excoriated by some fans for working "only for the money" (not even remotely true), but Morrison comes right out and says that's why he does superheroes, and remains a fan fave?When did comic fans start hating the form and themselves so much?
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I see no grandeur in Ross' work any more.
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Well, I have a soft spot for Aquaman, too. I like the character a lot, but most of the people who draw him these days I can tell are embarassed of the character. Obviously you're not guilty of that, JB, at least from the times I've seen you draw him, but it goes around a lot. Ross' draws himas a guy on par with the rest of the JLA.
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Waiting for the keg at Xavier's!
When did motion lines, thought balloons, and exposition become anathema to the form? Those are 3 things that comics can do that other mediums cannot reproduce in a convincing/workable manner.
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I really dislike the folds on GL and Flash's collars and the furrows on Batman's brow.
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