Comments on: Top 100 Comic Book Battles: 95-91

By: mrn

mrn — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:04:02 +0000

That was a great read, on Priest's site, but while it recounted how Tom Defalco and Ron Frenz left, I'm still curious about Stern/Romita Jr. left in the middle of the story.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:55:55 +0000

Cej, check out Christopher Priest "why I never discuss Spider-Man" article on his site:

http://digital-priest.com/comics/adventures/spidey.htm

Not only is it a decent account, (and keep in mind, its filtered through the perceptions of one of the players- something Priest is very careful to specify) its a truly entertaining read about how Marvel worked in those days (and how it didn't).

By: Cej

Cej — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:55:47 +0000

Does anyone know the story behind why Stern and Romita Jr. left Amz. Spider-Man right in the middle of a storyline, not to mention a fairly successful run on the title? I had heard there was editorial meddling, and the editors clearly had no idea who Hobgoblin was (it's a real pity that such a great character was destroyed so completely). I tried to ask JR Jr at a con once. He was amazingly nice, but he didn't really answer the question.

By: GarBut

GarBut — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:01:08 +0000

"Wolverine: The World's First AND Greatest Canadian Hero."

As a Canadian, I've always loved that sell.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:48:37 +0000

Lone Wolf & Cub only covers 4 years, but the first volume says the Yagyu clan disappears in 25 years, not 4. And at the end, Retsudo is the last of the Yagyu.

They foreshadowed the story's ending rather nicely with the seemingly nonsensical sequence where Ito trains him by allowing Diagoro to hit him with a stick and try to catch Ito by surprise. After a while, Ito preemptively knocks him down by throwing a piece of firewood without even looking at him, and Diagoro has to keep from falling apart and renew the attack. Ito knew how the battle would end. Wonderful.

Didn't Koike say he's about to release a sequel featuring Diagoro?

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:18:42 +0000

I wish I'd remembered to vote, because the New Frontier and Spider-Man fights would have likely been my top two.

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:37:54 +0000

I misremembered an epilogue with Daigoro as a monk writing about his father- that was the ending to LW&C tribute Road to Perdition. I like to think that Daigoro renounced violence, and lived out his life raising falcons (he loved falcons in an earlier story).

I'm pretty sure the sequel doesn't follow that particular plotline.

By: sgt rawk

sgt rawk — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:16:41 +0000

There is no evidence and the ending of LW&C is deliberately open-ended. I like to think it's up to the reader to decide - did Retsudo die, Daigoro following shortly after? Did Retsudo live, train Daigoro, make him the head of the Yagyu clan? Did Daigoro then disband the clan that killed his father? Did Retsudo strangle Daigoro himself, after he was stabbed? At one point or another, all of these things or none of these things is true. When you decide for yourself, then your truth is revealed. That's the beauty of this series (AND THIS BATTLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FARTHER UP THE LIST ), like Watchmen, it continues on beyond the last page.

I've heard of a sequel, never seen it. (Loved Samurai Executioner, enjoyed the Assassin one, both by the same creators) There was a Dark Horse sci-fi update-thingie that I avoided. Any word on said sequel, o manga knowing ones?

By: The Mutt

The Mutt — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:54:55 +0000

Silver Surfer #4 was in my top ten, almost for the cover alone.

By: Oliver Selby

Oliver Selby — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:45:21 +0000

Well, Diagoro stabbed him IN THE HEART which is normally fatal plus the epic final line "grandson of my heart" is there for a reason.

Plus, Silver Surfer issue 4 is probably the most iconic cover Marvel ever made.

By: Jbird

Jbird — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:45:53 +0000

It is impossible that we'll see Wolverine vs. Hulk in Jackman's new vehicle, but wouldn't that be sweet?

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:18:08 +0000

Umm, I hate to point out, there's no evidence that Retsudo actually died by Diagoro's hand.
Yes, Diagoro stabbed him, but placing where he stabbed him, Retsudo could have survived. Adopted Diagoro as his grandson and then raised him.

This may or may not be explained in the sequel.