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Paul Greer
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Comic Book Resources is taking a poll on the most exciting news coming from day three of Comic-Con. I placed my vote for Next Men! http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=poll&id=62
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John Byrne
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I think I'm more excited about possible return of the letters pages (and AFATH) than I am the story. Of course I realize the JBF is technically the modern equivalent of those pages but there was something about reading those JB gripes on real paper with entire months for your words to stew in my brain that made the experience. •• Yeah, no plans for a lettercol or AFATH. In conjunction with this Forum, I think that would definitely qualify as overkill!
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Paul Greer
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That is a great page. I love the depth of the first panel.
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Steven Myers
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As I have mentioned on more that one occasion, reading those old six and eight page stories with an adult eye and mind, I became aware of how very, very TERSE they are. Talk about fat free! I was recently reflecting on the way narration changed from the fourties to the Marvel Age (Stan Lee). "The Human Torch melts the lock." to "Flame dances from Johnny's hand to tturn the lock into a pile of molten slag!" Of course, there's the too often seen modern splash page of the Human Torch as he flames on to melt the lock. Double splash of the lock melting 6 more pages as we discuss the ramifications of melted locks....
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 25 July 2010 at 12:26pm | IP Logged | 5
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Comic Book Resources is taking a poll on the most exciting news coming from day three of Comic-Con. I placed my vote for Next Men!http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=poll&id=62 •• I took a look at the list, thought "Avenger's cast is gonna take this" then clicked on their link to the votes so far. Yup.
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William Roberge
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JB: Funnily enough. . . When Bill Roberge was here a while back, we were poking thru the flatfiles with my old pages, and I was surprised to discover this one was still there… And I wish you would treat them with a little more care.....please:)
Edited by William Roberge on 25 July 2010 at 2:20pm
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John Byrne
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As I have mentioned on more that one occasion, reading those old six and eight page stories with an adult eye and mind, I became aware of how very, very TERSE they are. Talk about fat free!++ I was recently reflecting on the way narration changed from the fourties to the Marvel Age (Stan Lee). "The Human Torch melts the lock." to "Flame dances from Johnny's hand to tturn the lock into a pile of molten slag!" Of course, there's the too often seen modern splash page of the Human Torch as he flames on to melt the lock. Double splash of the lock melting 6 more pages as we discuss the ramifications of melted locks.... •• It is possible to argue that the "birth" of "modern" comicbook storytelling was a MISTAKE. It happened when Gene Colan drew three pages of Captain America WALKING DOWN THE STREET -- and Stan decided to accept them, and script them as an internal monolog. Ever since then, writers have been inclined to go for the same effect.
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Tim O Neill
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Over on the "Favorite Things" thread, I noted that JB's work got me back into comics during college. It was this - it was "Next Men" that got me reading as a grown up. Well, I thought I was a grown up back then. now I see college students and they looks like babies.
But it was an important moment in regaining an art form I had all but abandoned. I would have missed a lot of great JB work and a lot of great titles from other writers and artists over the last twenty years had it not been for the impact of "Next Men".
I'm just so excited to see this and can't thank you enough, JB!!
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Wallace Sellars
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Now that JBNM is making its return, all that's left is for me to convince JB to
draw me into an issue...
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Robert White
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This is very good news.
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William McCormick
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Just got back from a really great weekend with the family to be greeted with this news. I honestly never thought I would see the day. Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!
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Joie Simmons
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Will you be lettering this right on the board? Or at least drawing/designing the word balloons in ink (then putting the letters on in the computer?)
And how about the coloring?
This really is good news.
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