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I got a weird thought in my head the other night that I wonder what a John Bryne Gambit would look like. It turned out that Bryne had rendered him in a panel once after all, in one of those early 90's X-Men relaunch issues that had 10 different artists doing random things. Not certain of his particular regard for Jim Lee, specifically, but am certainly aware that Bryne isn't particularly fond of most of the Image guys, nor likely particularly fond of their work,which somehow makes the idea of him drawing those types of characters more interesting and amusing to me.
I'd be interested to see his takes on certain things, especially if they're things not remotely associated with him, like maybe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Scud: The Disposable Assassin. If anyone has anything along these lines to share, maybe in the way of commissions or something, I'd be highly interested. Thanks.
((This thread is likely redundant, and possibly annoying to John Bryne if he happens to read this, worse yet, which may be cause to banish me. So, in that event, I just want to tell you Thank You, John Bryne. For all your contributions to the comic book medium, all your awesome artwork, covers, splash pages, and clever title cards. Thank You for all your X-Men work, Thank You for Wolverine. I know he became the "Fonz" of the group, and his fandom could be considered generic or unsophisticated, but he's absolutely one of my favorite characters, and that is absolutely very largely attributed to you. You deserve creator credit for that character. That is a John Bryne character, as far as I'm concerned. He wasn't ISH until you got a hold of him. You defined him, fleshed him out, imbued him with pieces of shared Canadian heritage -- Mt. Logan, etc. -- and your attitude. I draw a lot of parallels between him and you, specifically, from stories and accounts of your many conflicts and disputes behind the bullpen. Loner-type, doesn't tend to play well with others, no-sugar-coat, abrasive, etc. All of which is awesome. Oh, and the Brown & Tan was definitely his best suit by far, and Jim Lee never should've retired it for his old bumblebee duds. Lastly, Thank You for Elsewhen. Pretty convinced I prefer your X-Men writing/direction to Claremont's. Not to take anything away from him. We need him there. His identity is all through the seminal material, and he did a lot of great stuff. He also did a lot of stuff I can't stand, and often really weighed a page down with meandering pretentious-ness, and had a really weird hang-up with demons and the occult. Your solo run reads like a breeze, tends to stick to more straightforward science fiction, and is just more fun. It was a real treat to read brand new vintage X-Men. That's it.))
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