Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #157

By: Brad Curran

Brad Curran — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:18:24 +0000

Because of stuff like Pahkmani the Devourer. Ha!

By: Brad Curran

Brad Curran — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:14:03 +0000

Ha! I just re-read issue 2 the other day. I knew this series had something to do with Gerber and Kirby's legal troubles with Marvel, but I still somehow didn't get the fact that Godcorp was supposed to be representing them, or that the spineless bearded guy was supposed to be Byrne. A lot of the satrie in Gerber's comics goes over my head, but I still love his work.

By: J To The AAP

J To The AAP — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:35:58 +0000

Pity that the trade is being delayed, hope it'll still show up sometime this year.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:12:11 +0000

Hahah. Surely, "Lab Rats" would have killed him.

By: RAB

RAB — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:17:27 +0000

Actually, John Byrne called HIMSELF a cog. In Comics Scene #2 from March 1982, an article where he takes a clear position against Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby -- as well as the likes of Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Frank Miller, and later Alan Moore -- Byrne said: "I am a cog in the machine which is Marvel Comics and I rejoice in that." So that's what the character in Destroyer Duck is about. Byrne attempts to clarify what he meant by that here: "For every (imaginary) hit like HOWARD THE DUCK there was an OMEGA THE UNKNOWN. Should the creators get the goodies, but not have to take the financial hit when their work tanked?" Interesting theory. I wouldn't mind it so much if Byrne had to pay Marvel and DC for some of his bombs...

By: layne

layne — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:44:28 +0000

While I always have and always will love The King, the anger and bitterness of this story makes Kirby's art feel downright grotesque and ugly. Mind you, the anger and bitterness are justified, but it's honestly unnerving for me to read to read DD, which is probably what Gerber, Kirby, and Co. wanted on some level.

Tangent: Were the identities of the slimy pros featured in the Mark Evanier-penned "True Tales of Comics" (Or whatever they were called) back-ups that ran in a few issues of DD ever revealed?

By: sean

sean — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:35:29 +0000

"Amazon has it for Pre-Order."

Unfortunately, if you scroll down on that page, there's a forum post with a link:

http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1348

Which says the collection has been either cancelled or delayed.

By: The Kirbydotter

The Kirbydotter — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:58:48 +0000

I agree: you MUST get USAGI YOJIMBO in this week's series!
He's been on my pull list since day one! He recently celebrated his 100th issues at Dark Horse. In a business where anthropomorphic characters seem a thing of the past, the ronin rabbit is still going strong!

By: SanctumSanctorumComix

SanctumSanctorumComix — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:31:16 +0000

Oh...COGBURN, the Spineless Wonder...

John Byrne being "byrned" in effigy.

I remember in old E-MAN comics, Byrne being "Companyman" and described as a COG in the Marvel corporate wheel.

Damn...

Well, be that as it may, when I met the man (many, many years ago) at a Con (my first) he was nothing but the nicest, most professional, and encouraging artists I've ever received a critique from.

He may have become a crazed megalomaniac since then.
I dunno.
I've no personal experience with him in that regard, so, I really can't say.

~P~
P-TOR

By: SanctumSanctorumComix

SanctumSanctorumComix — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:25:01 +0000

I am the bringer of good tidings... of awesomeness.

DESTROYER DUCK HAS INDEED BEEN COLLECTED.

Buy it from your LCS in JULY (it was listed in the MAY Previews).

Amazon has it for Pre-Order.

I know I'll be doing so.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-6357566-7412049?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=destroyer+duck&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

~P~
P-TOR

By: minestrone

minestrone — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:01:27 +0000

Are all of those covers cover-homages? I recognize the third one from the original Wolverine miniseries.

By: Richard J. Marcej

Richard J. Marcej — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:57:47 +0000

And the Ducks win the cup!

By: ks

ks — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:49:34 +0000

I feel stupid for mentioning this, but surely Usagi Yojimbo is on this list, right? Also, when will you do a Steve Gerber day?

By: Anthony Strand

Anthony Strand — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:30:38 +0000

I gotta read this.

Also, you forgot Phooey in your list of ducks.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:21:03 +0000

Duck week???... Mighty Ducks????
Coincidence.. I think not!

By: mightygodking

mightygodking — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:53:30 +0000

In case nobody's mentioned it yet, there better be some goddamn Zoo Crew in this anthropomorphic celebration or I will have to cut a bitch.