tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post7791416956373307345..comments2024-03-06T01:12:50.627-08:00Comments on Dick Hyacinth's One-stop Hyphen Shop: My favorite Adam Warlock supporting cast memberDick Hyacinth's Ghosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-42281443603127264682007-03-07T16:19:00.000-08:002007-03-07T16:19:00.000-08:00xfxI've wondered myself often what Bolan's role wo...xfxI've wondered myself often what Bolan's role would be these days...he was kinda positioning himself for a comeback of sorts when he died, embracing the Punks and having his TV show.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to think he'd have had his peaks and valleys musically, perhaps even acheiving the same status as his friend Bowie has now, a patron of sorts. Then again, he might have ended up like Ian Hunter, plugging away in near-anonymity. Then again, he may have just said to hell with it in the mid-eighties. Who knows.<BR/><BR/>And for my money, <I>Electric Warrior</I> and <I>The Slider</I> hold up very well today. I have a soft spot for the first, self-titled LP and <I>Tanx</I> as well...Johnny Bacardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051009739174204952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-45046326374949263622007-03-06T22:16:00.000-08:002007-03-06T22:16:00.000-08:00Hint: he bears a striking resemblance to Clifford ...Hint: he bears a striking resemblance to Clifford Meth.Dick Hyacinth's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-47041974762001326932007-03-06T19:08:00.000-08:002007-03-06T19:08:00.000-08:00okay, i give up. who was your favorite adam warlo...okay, i give up. who was your favorite adam warlock supporting character?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-40423636821918815582007-03-05T20:12:00.000-08:002007-03-05T20:12:00.000-08:00Those are a couple of the ways the analogy breaks ...Those are a couple of the ways the analogy breaks down. I was about to mention that Bolan wasn't as influential on the mainstream as Kirby, but then I remembered that Bolan was extremely influential and popular in his native UK. Which is another parallel actually--those of us immersed in the American comics tradition see Kirby as absolutely central, but his influence wanes the further (farther?) one gets from the epicenter of Marvel comics in the 60s. <BR/><BR/>But yeah, Bolan's peak was about four or five years, with flashes of brilliance before and after. Kirby peaked in the 60s, but he reinvented himself several times during his career. Bolan's career is much more defined by his peak years. I do wonder what we would be saying about Bolan if he hadn't died so young, though.<BR/><BR/>All the same, speaking just for myself, <I>Electric Warrior</I> and <I>The Slider</I> evoke similar feelings as Kirby's Fourth World.Dick Hyacinth's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-57128894609427204882007-03-05T19:13:00.000-08:002007-03-05T19:13:00.000-08:00Bolan and Kirby certainly had imagination to burn,...Bolan and Kirby certainly had imagination to burn, but Bolan let his wane thanks to drugs and excess, and Kirby stayed focused throughout his life. Bolan' ego was a million times greater than Kirby's seemed to be.<BR/><BR/>Just two cents worth from a fan of both gentlemen...Johnny Bacardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051009739174204952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-59855900386149265412007-03-05T12:27:00.000-08:002007-03-05T12:27:00.000-08:00I see what you're saying, but I still don't see an...I see what you're saying, but I still don't see any of those as the kinds of books which will appeal to the kind of person who reads Clive Cussler or Tom Clancy--they all have this off-kilter, smirking sensibility, if that makes any sense. (I've never read <I>Losers</I>; it might be much more of a departure from the historical Vertigo style. You might also put Garth Ennis' war comics in this category as well.)<BR/><BR/>Clearly Vertigo has been a winner for DC, especially in the long run. I'm just not sure if it's attracted any non-comics readers since the days of <I>Sandman</I>. I think there's money to be made in a brand which specializes more in the types of things Chuck Dixon would write, or even a straight-genre exercise like <I>Criminal</I> (or at least what <I>Criminal</I> appears to be after the first four issues). In other words, comics that would appeal to people who have no interest in Gaiman, Morrison, or Moore.Dick Hyacinth's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-57534826712948230132007-03-05T12:10:00.000-08:002007-03-05T12:10:00.000-08:00One could argue that Vertigo is the closest thing ...One could argue that Vertigo is the closest thing comics has to a "mainstream" publishing imprint, with a <A HREF="http://dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?cat=VERTIGO" REL="nofollow">backlist</A> that has a little something for almost every taste and a <A HREF="http://dccomics.com/comics/?&s=32" REL="nofollow">frontlist</A> that makes an effort to do so.<BR/><BR/>The Losers was the first Vertigo series I ever followed regularly, straight-up action and definitely appealing the "casual male reader". I'd say 100 Bullets, Bite Club, DMZ and Loveless all fall into that category, too. Fables has mass appeal, as do OGNs like Pride of Baghdad and The Quitter.<BR/><BR/>If anything, I think Vertigo's biggest problem is its marketing and DC's inability to properly identify the brand as being about more than Sandman.Guy LeCharles Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113334407249093149noreply@blogger.com