Comments on: Friday with David Yurkovich http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:44:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Dingsdale http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11840 Chris Dingsdale Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:31:34 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11840 Great article on one of comicdoms most underated and underacknowledged talents. High time that someone took the time to pay tribute to Bill's vast contribution to the medium. I loved Micronauts, Swords and his Howard the Duck work amongst others ( I know the last may not be a popular opinion but hey, apparently its a free world). Great job David and CBR. Everyone - check the link and donate. Make a difference!! Cheers, Chris Great article on one of comicdoms most underated and underacknowledged talents.

High time that someone took the time to pay tribute to Bill's vast contribution to the medium. I loved Micronauts, Swords and his Howard the Duck work amongst others ( I know the last may not be a popular opinion but hey, apparently its a free world).

Great job David and CBR.

Everyone - check the link and donate. Make a difference!!

Cheers, Chris

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Thanks for catching the error on Tyrone's sir name. The proofs on the site are uncorrected galleys, but I bet that one would have slipped past me.

My sincere thanks to EVERYONE who is looking forward to this project and to those who have generously supported it financially. And of course, to Greg, for suggesting this interview, which has already given this project more exposure. I know that Mike is touched by your support and enthusiasm, as am I.

Best wishes everyone-

David

]]> By: Corey http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11768 Corey Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:41:48 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11768 Great project! Looking at the site and the preview pages of the benefit book, I noticed that the text got the last name of Cloak wrong. His real name is Tyrone Johnson, not Tyrone Washington. I hope more info on Cloak & Dagger can be found in the book. They are definitely my favorite Mantlo work, and I'm really glad to hear they meant so much to him. Reading back-issues I remember thinking how curious it was that Bill left as writer, and how the stories became rather odd by the "Misadventures of Cloak & Dagger" series. Anyway, great work! http://newwarriors.wordpress.com Great project!

Looking at the site and the preview pages of the benefit book, I noticed that the text got the last name of Cloak wrong. His real name is Tyrone Johnson, not Tyrone Washington.

I hope more info on Cloak & Dagger can be found in the book. They are definitely my favorite Mantlo work, and I'm really glad to hear they meant so much to him. Reading back-issues I remember thinking how curious it was that Bill left as writer, and how the stories became rather odd by the "Misadventures of Cloak & Dagger" series.

Anyway, great work!

http://newwarriors.wordpress.com

]]> By: Bryan http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11724 Bryan Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:13:50 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11724 I totally agree with Matt Bird on Mantlo's Hulk run. Those issues will always be "definitive" of the Hulk character to me. Lots of action and enough good old fashioned Marvel soap opera to keep the series progressing. Rom was always an under-rated series. It had 72 issues and several annuals, pretty impressive for a toy line that never got off the ground. I totally agree with Matt Bird on Mantlo's Hulk run. Those issues will always be "definitive" of the Hulk character to me. Lots of action and enough good old fashioned Marvel soap opera to keep the series progressing. Rom was always an under-rated series. It had 72 issues and several annuals, pretty impressive for a toy line that never got off the ground.

]]> By: Matt Bird http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11715 Matt Bird Sat, 28 Oct 2006 05:08:41 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11715 Great to hear it. I just re-read Bill's entire legendary run on Hulk, 245-313, one of the greatest and most profound epics ever to appear in this medium. I've been re-reading a lot of my old comics and I find almost nothing holds up as well as this run. When I read the recent poll on the top 50 writers, my first thought was "Where's Bill Mantlo? This list isn't worth a damn if he's not on it." Great to hear it. I just re-read Bill's entire legendary run on Hulk, 245-313, one of the greatest and most profound epics ever to appear in this medium. I've been re-reading a lot of my old comics and I find almost nothing holds up as well as this run. When I read the recent poll on the top 50 writers, my first thought was "Where's Bill Mantlo? This list isn't worth a damn if he's not on it."

]]> By: Bill Reed http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11703 Bill Reed Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:20:58 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11703 This is terrific; Mantlo deserves the respect and admiration. This is terrific; Mantlo deserves the respect and admiration.

]]> By: Greg Geren http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11692 Greg Geren Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:53:57 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11692 One thing that impresses me about Bill Mantlo's body of work is the sheer volume of beloved minor characters that he had a hand in creating. Such as the U-Foes, Sabra, Firebird (granted almost all of her development was later under Steve Englehart), Darkstar, Carrion, the original White Tiger, and the list goes on. Greg One thing that impresses me about Bill Mantlo's body of work is the sheer volume of beloved minor characters that he had a hand in creating. Such as the U-Foes, Sabra, Firebird (granted almost all of her development was later under Steve Englehart), Darkstar, Carrion, the original White Tiger, and the list goes on.

Greg

]]> By: Ben Herman http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11636 Ben Herman Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:33:06 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11636 Rom: Spaceknight is one of my all time favorite comic books. It speaks volumes of Bill Mantlo's talents that he was able to take a book that was to be based around a silly one-off toy and managed to create an exciting, riveting series that I continue to re-read over and over to this day. I loved how the Rom series was such a deft blend of sci-fi, horror, and superheroes. Great stuff. Thanks for the heads up on this Bill Mantlo tribute project. I'll definitely be picking it up. Rom: Spaceknight is one of my all time favorite comic books. It speaks volumes of Bill Mantlo's talents that he was able to take a book that was to be based around a silly one-off toy and managed to create an exciting, riveting series that I continue to re-read over and over to this day. I loved how the Rom series was such a deft blend of sci-fi, horror, and superheroes. Great stuff.

Thanks for the heads up on this Bill Mantlo tribute project. I'll definitely be picking it up.

]]> By: Greg Burgas http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/comment-page-1/#comment-11631 Greg Burgas Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:38:41 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/27/friday-with-david-yurkovich/#comment-11631 That's a very good column, but I would like to point out that Xander Berkeley will forever be the guy who inexplicably cheats on Virginia Madsen in Candyman. What's up with that? This is why you're only allowed to post once a week, because your essays are too darned interesting. That's a very good column, but I would like to point out that Xander Berkeley will forever be the guy who inexplicably cheats on Virginia Madsen in Candyman. What's up with that?

This is why you're only allowed to post once a week, because your essays are too darned interesting.

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