Abandoned Love
Abandoned Love: How Morrison Cleared the Deck for His JLA
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around, we look at how Grant Morrison cleared the previous Justice League America out of the way for his JLA…
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Abandoned Love: What Do You Do When a Team Member Is Suddenly Not Available?
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around, we look at the sad fate of the Justice League Task Force member Mystek…
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Abandoned Love: Steel Used to Be Able to Teleport?
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around, we look at how Steel once had the ability to teleport…
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Abandoned Love: How Geoff Johns Fixed Cyborg
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around, we look at how Cyborg was brought back to being, well, you know, Cyborg after being “missing” for a decade…
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Abandoned Love: Pretty Short-Lived Tribute to Your Dead Ex-Wife…
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around, we look at how Hank Pym decided to go back to being called Giant-Man instead of continuing to honor his dead ex-wife’s codename by going by the Wasp…
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Abandoned Love: So is Sandman a Good Guy or a Bad Guy or What?
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around, based on a suggestion by reader Gareth J., we take a look at Sandman’s journey from villain to hero to, well, villain again…
Abandoned Love: Is Captain America Super Strong or What?
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around, based on a suggestion by Omar Karindu, we’ll take a look at the odd way that Captain America’s short-lived super-strength was handled during the 1970s.
Abandoned Love: How The Nuclear Men Became the Nuclear Man
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This time around we’ll take a look at the abrupt change in direction DC went in with Fury of Firestorm last year.
Abandoned Love: Ms. Marvel’s Mind-Controlling Boyfriend
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
I just featured this story in a recent Meta-Messages, but I really think for the sake of completeness it really belongs being featured here, as well, as it definitely IS the case of a writer abandoning the work of a previous writer, as Chris Claremont very vocally abandoned the storyline of David Michelinie and Jim Shooter’s Avengers #200.
Abandoned Love: The Titanic Tale of Teen Tony Stark, AKA Iron Teen
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This week, we take a look at how Marvel resolved the whole “Iron Man is a bad guy and has been replaced by a teen version of himself from the past” storyline from the mid-1990s.
Abandoned Love: The Scorched Earth of the New 52 Green Arrow
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This week, we take a look at how Jeff Lemire’s dramatic first issue of the New 52 Green Arrow, as he uses a bit of a scorched earth approach to abandon the previous set-up for the series.
Abandoned Love: Whatever Happened to Peter and Mary Jane’s Baby?
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This week, we take a look at how Marvel resolved Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson having a baby.
Abandoned Love: How Do We Get Wonder Woman Back From Being a Mod?
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This week, we take a look at how Robert Kanigher brought the era of Mod Wonder Woman to an end! It is one of the rougher ends to an era that you’ll see.
Abandoned Love: Booster Gold’s New Threads
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This week, we take a look at how Booster Gold went on a journey that took over a decade to end up where he began in the first place.
Abandoned Love: Jonah Hex Is Stuck in the Future!
Every week, we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer while still acknowledging that the abandoned story DID still happen. Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of Abandoned Love. Feel free to e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
This week works as sort of a tie-in with this week’s Line it is Drawn, whose theme was post-apocalypse. Today, based on a suggestion from reader Richard B., we take a look at how Michael Fleisher reconciled the post-apocalyptic Hex series with Jonah Hex’s regular stories.
