Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #5

By: J-Man

J-Man — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:41:25 +0000

Kirbydotter, Gardner Fox sucked, OK? He harkens back to an era when the Justice League was just a bunch of cardboard cutouts. Still more interesting than the supposedly “human” Marvel characters, but pretty damn boring. The Silver Age was bad.

And John Byrne is an ass. He’s an ass as a public persona, and he’s an ass the way he treats comic book characters.

As awesome as a lot of the rest of those names are, I have to say that Morrison tops most of them.

By: The Kirbydotter

The Kirbydotter — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:22:05 +0000

Yup, You took a wrong turn here buddy!
Like most of the posters, after reading ”Itâ€™s the one youâ€™ve all been waiting for”, I was waiting for Steve Ditko.

I could have named so many people before Grant Morrison.
Julius Schwartz.
Carmine Infantino.
Gardner Fox.
John Broome.
Joe Kubert.
Alex Toth.
Gil Kane.
John Romita Sr.
John Byrne.
Neal Adams.
James Robinson.
And so many other.

I liked Grant,s Doom Patrol and AnimalMan. But I have yet to read something else that really made the artform better since then.

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:54:50 +0000

Steed and Mrs Peel is fun, but nothing groundbreaking. Great art from Ian Gibson though. Mind you I’m not a whorrison. His work runs a bit hot and cold for me.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:44:05 +0000

Just curious, did ya ever read Morrison’s “Steed and Mrs. Peel?” I wondering if it’s worth tracking down?

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:31:41 +0000

“Grant loves comics more than anyone in the world, I bet.”

Having seem him speak on the subject of comics, I can attest to this. He wants so badly for comics to be the best they can be, and he has (perhaps too much) faith in us as a community to make that happen.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:12:33 +0000

My comment, although being SARCASTIC, was that I hope Sturdy Steve isnâ€™t dropped down TOO far on the list.

It’s not ranked. The numbering is for fun. If you think I sat down and came up with a list of 365 awesome things about comics from best to worst, well, I certainly didn’t.

Ditko will show up eventually, but I want to spice things up for a bit. It’s not all people, it’s not all characters, etc. It’s whatever’s awesome about comics.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:17:17 +0000

Although, P-Tor, it’s not a top down list, so Ditko could be 365th and it wouldn’t really matter.

By: Ye Olde Iowa

Ye Olde Iowa — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:12:14 +0000

Adam Jones is right…I too was waiting for Galactus…and Skrulls…and talking gorillas. Those are three things that make reading comics great for me.

By: SanctumSanctorumComix

SanctumSanctorumComix — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:05:47 +0000

Jack Fear (# 5)…
Y’know, there ARE some pix of Ditko floating around.

I personally have 2 or 3 on file (the internet is good).

My comment, although being SARCASTIC, was that I hope Sturdy Steve isn’t dropped down TOO far on the list.
He WAS quite instrumental for building the comic book industry (hands in a great many awesome characters), and still IS a viable and powerful creator to this day.

AND, as a bonus, he’s a bit crazy too.
(Not really. Just adamant about his beliefs. Which, whether you agree with them or not, is a testament to the man.)
SO if “teh crazy” can give guys like Stan Lee & Morrison & Moore an edge, Ditko should be right up there.

~P~
P-TOR

By: Bry Kotyk

Bry Kotyk — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:56:13 +0000

Sign me right the hell up for Morrisonâ€™s Whorrisons!

Seriously, there should be official membership cards and t-shirts and everything.

By: Jack Fear

Jack Fear — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:17:30 +0000

And how would you know…?

By: SanctumSanctorumComix

SanctumSanctorumComix — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:14:54 +0000

‘sfunny… he doesn’t LOOK like Steve Ditko.

~P~
P-TOR

By: david brothers

david brothers — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:23:08 +0000

Where do I sign up to be one of Morrison's Whorrisons? I definitely want in! I've even got a recording of a speech he gave at a DisInfocon, which you can find on Google Video here. Fascinating stuff.

By: DubipR

DubipR — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:59:10 +0000

Sexiest Man in Comics!

Aside from the hotness that is Grant, he is probably the best writer in comics. Not only doing daring and mind expanding concepts, he just makes the medium that much more fun.

By: Adam Jones

Adam Jones — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:41:36 +0000

And here I thought Galactus was the one I was waiting for…