In 1977 Dial Press of New York published Robert Mayer’s first novel, Superfolks. It was, amongst other things, a story of a middle-aged man coming to terms with his life, an enormous collection of 1970s pop-culture references, some now lost to the mists of time, and a satire on certain aspects of the comic superhero, but would probably be largely unheard of these days if it wasn’t for the fact that it is regularly mentioned for its supposed influence on a young Alan Moore and his work, particularly on Watchmen, Marvelman, and his Superman story, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Alan Moore and Superfolks:
Part 1: The Case for the Prosecution,
Part 2: The Case for the Defence,
Part 3: The Strange Case of Grant Morrison and Alan Moore.
posted by Artw
on Nov 18, 2012 -
37 comments
It's queen Elizabeth II's official birthday today and she celebrated by making Grant Morrison, writer of
St Swithins Day, in which the protagonist sets out to kill Maggie Thatcher, as well as
The New Adventures of Hitler, depicting Hitlers adventures in Liverpool being serenaded by Morrisey,
a member of the Order of the British Empire.
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posted by MartinWisse
on Jun 16, 2012 -
104 comments
Their universe-wide reboot only weeks away, DC Comics has released
52 new logos for their books; they've been met with some praise and
much griping.
But what makes a good superhero logo? Maybe the design history of
Daredevil (parts
2,
3,
4),
The Hulk (parts
2,
3,
4),
The Atom, (parts
2,
3),
World's Finest (parts
2,
3,
4,
5,
), The Legion of Superheroes (parts
2,
3,
4,
5,
Batman (
previously) or
Superman can shed a clue.
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posted by Toby Dammit X
on Aug 25, 2011 -
30 comments
Superstar Scottish comics writer
Grant Morrison is about to tear the DC Universe apart again with
Final Crisis, the latest in a series of apocalypses and world ending events he's inflicted
on various comics worlds over the years. But there was a time before fame when he wrote the tie-in comic for
ZOIDS, the robot dinosaur children's toy. So what did he do? Ushered in the apocalypse, in the form of
THE BLACK ZOID.
posted by Artw
on Apr 17, 2008 -
74 comments
