Comments on: A Month of Writing Stars - Paul Tobin

By: STWALLSKULL » INTERESTING LINKS: January 19th, 2009

STWALLSKULL » INTERESTING LINKS: January 19th, 2009 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:12:15 +0000

[...] A Month of Writing Stars - Paul Tobin [...]

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:33:01 +0000

I mean, do I really need to tell people about how cool Jeff Parker is?

Erm, yes, please!

Although the name rings a distant bell, I have no idea who he is and what he's done...

By: Travis Pelkie

Travis Pelkie — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:50:42 +0000

Oh, he's writing Models Inc? I thought that sounded kinda amusing, and if Tobin's writing it it will probably be decent. Gonna wait for the trade then.

By: scout1279

scout1279 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:29:05 +0000

Great to see Paul Tobin getting some love. I become more of a fan of his with everything I read, and I too look forward to him doing more stuff at Marvel beyond just the all ages stuff. I'm really looking forward to Models, Inc.

By: Travis Pelkie

Travis Pelkie — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:00:01 +0000

I liked the couple issues of Banana Sunday that I got, but I got them mostly because of Colleen Coover's art, which I liked on Small Favors for (ahem) other reasons. But the book is funny. I'm sure I've read other stuff of Tobin's, as I do read the digests of Marvel Adventures, but I'm not sure what stuff of his I've read.

By: Ian A.

Ian A. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:02:45 +0000

Another strong choice.

This month is full of winners.

By: Chris McAree

Chris McAree — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:12:09 +0000

Tobin and Parker's books include some of the titles I most look forward to each month when my comics arrive!

I think Jeff Parker should definitely get a feature during your month of "Writing Stars," though. There's a big difference between someone being as cool as Jeff Parker is, and actually being widely known/read.

By: Da Fug

Da Fug — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:41:45 +0000

Re Jeff Parker: I think a guy like Jeff Parker could easily fly under someone's radar name-wise. Not only does he have a relatively common sounding name (though there's probably a lot of people with the name of Frank Miller or Alan Moore out in the world, too) but he's done a lot of all ages stuff that some people, myself included, generally steer clear of. And some of the titles he's worked on have more name recognition than he does. I've read some of the Big Books and I've heard of Agents of Atlas on this blog but I didn't really know what stuff Jeff Parker did until I wiki'ed him. But perhaps that's just me.