khuxford
04-10-2007, 08:29 AM
BLAST FROM THE PAST FILE
[Yellow Light]On the killing of Steve Rogers, Peter Parker and more in the seventies - Doug Moench on Jim Shooter's plans...
"In other words, he was going to call off Steve Rogers, but not Captain America. And then a new guy, quote, like an investment banker, close quote, would be the new Captain America. He was going to kill off Peter Parker and someone else would be Spider-Man. I said, "This is lunacy. Stan Lee would never let this happen. This is insane." But he was doing it! He got on the phone with me and said, "Look, this is happening and it's starting with you." I said, "What do you mean?" He said, "Next issue of 'Master of Kung Fu,' I want Shang-Chi dead, and when I mean dead, I want to see his blood. I want no way that Shang-Chi would ever be able to come back." I said, "Now why would you do that? If you don't like 'Master of Kung Fu,' kill the book, don't kill the character, because these things have a way of changing over time and in five years you might want to revive the character of the book, etc." "No, I don't want to kill the book, I want to kill the character. Kill Shang-Chi and make a new master of kung-fu, like a ninja." I said, "Mr. Shooter, perhaps you're not aware. Ninjas are Japanese, kung-fu is Chinese."
Ninjitsu and kung fu are forms of martial arts. They have no nationality. There'd be no reason that a guy couldn't be cross-trained in several disciplines. While it would be nearly impossible, I'd imagine, for someone in real life to truly master multiple art forms, we're talking about comic books where Batman is basically supposed to be the master of everything. :D
Mind you, I mostly agree with Moench on his standing up to Shooter's requests...but that's a flimsy defense. :)
[Yellow Light]On the killing of Steve Rogers, Peter Parker and more in the seventies - Doug Moench on Jim Shooter's plans...
"In other words, he was going to call off Steve Rogers, but not Captain America. And then a new guy, quote, like an investment banker, close quote, would be the new Captain America. He was going to kill off Peter Parker and someone else would be Spider-Man. I said, "This is lunacy. Stan Lee would never let this happen. This is insane." But he was doing it! He got on the phone with me and said, "Look, this is happening and it's starting with you." I said, "What do you mean?" He said, "Next issue of 'Master of Kung Fu,' I want Shang-Chi dead, and when I mean dead, I want to see his blood. I want no way that Shang-Chi would ever be able to come back." I said, "Now why would you do that? If you don't like 'Master of Kung Fu,' kill the book, don't kill the character, because these things have a way of changing over time and in five years you might want to revive the character of the book, etc." "No, I don't want to kill the book, I want to kill the character. Kill Shang-Chi and make a new master of kung-fu, like a ninja." I said, "Mr. Shooter, perhaps you're not aware. Ninjas are Japanese, kung-fu is Chinese."
Ninjitsu and kung fu are forms of martial arts. They have no nationality. There'd be no reason that a guy couldn't be cross-trained in several disciplines. While it would be nearly impossible, I'd imagine, for someone in real life to truly master multiple art forms, we're talking about comic books where Batman is basically supposed to be the master of everything. :D
Mind you, I mostly agree with Moench on his standing up to Shooter's requests...but that's a flimsy defense. :)