Albert
07-02-2006, 11:47 PM
My apologies if something like this has been done before.
If you could pick any author in history, alive or dead, and have them do a two year run on a Marvel title, whom would you like to see? What could they bring to the table and how would the books be different?
A few came to my mind:
Dashiel Hammet's Punisher Its a natural fit. Hammet started off as a Pinkerton in San Francisco, before TB sidelined him from detective work. He took up writing to keep food on the table, and brought that real world experience to his short stories and serialized novels (Like The Maltese Falcon, among many, many others). Frank is a pulp character, and needs someone who can create good, colorful, realistic adversaries... memorable adversaries that are remembered for more than their gimmicks.
Michael Moorcock's Man-Thing Overtly phallic title, yes, but Moorcock has a knack for blending macabre and surreal elemnts into a compelling narrative. Giving him access to the Nexus of All Realities and the shambling pillar of muck that used to be Ted Sallis seems a recipe for good storytelling.
William Gibson's Iron Man The grandfather of cyberpunk could do no wrong when it comes to this character. AIs, virtual interfaces, gritty but intelligent characterization.. I'd love to see what he could do with this title.
If you could pick any author in history, alive or dead, and have them do a two year run on a Marvel title, whom would you like to see? What could they bring to the table and how would the books be different?
A few came to my mind:
Dashiel Hammet's Punisher Its a natural fit. Hammet started off as a Pinkerton in San Francisco, before TB sidelined him from detective work. He took up writing to keep food on the table, and brought that real world experience to his short stories and serialized novels (Like The Maltese Falcon, among many, many others). Frank is a pulp character, and needs someone who can create good, colorful, realistic adversaries... memorable adversaries that are remembered for more than their gimmicks.
Michael Moorcock's Man-Thing Overtly phallic title, yes, but Moorcock has a knack for blending macabre and surreal elemnts into a compelling narrative. Giving him access to the Nexus of All Realities and the shambling pillar of muck that used to be Ted Sallis seems a recipe for good storytelling.
William Gibson's Iron Man The grandfather of cyberpunk could do no wrong when it comes to this character. AIs, virtual interfaces, gritty but intelligent characterization.. I'd love to see what he could do with this title.