TCJohnson
12-06-2007, 10:58 PM
Holy crap! Dan Slott and Christos Gage are writing a book together!
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=138571
This fills me with geekery glee!
Dan Slott is one of the best idea men in comics with maybe the exception of Grant Morrison. He has this method of using his vast knowledge of continuity to come up with new, original ideas and these great plot twists that make sense considering the character's histories. They are not as high concept ideas as Morrison, but still great.
Christos Gage, really, has never amazed me with his plots twists or original ideas. What he is a master at is characterization, an aspect that Slott doesn't always shine with. Slott will ocasionally write a character out of character to fit the plot. Not Gage, however. He does his reasearch and all the characters he writes are always in character, and are always fascinating. He takes 3rd tier characters and makes him his own, rekindling what makes them interesting to the audience. Like Slott, he really knows his continuity.
They even compliment each other with action scenes. When Slott does write action, it is usually very past paced and has a roller coaster feel to it. Gage, on the other hand, writes high impact chess matches. All the moves the participants make sense, everything is logical. Green Arrow makes his move, Deadshot counters perfectly and then makes his move...not as intense as some other action scenes but fun to watch play out.
Whichever editor put these two together, it is a stroke of genius! It has me really excited about the upcoming Avengers: The Initiative.
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=138571
This fills me with geekery glee!
Dan Slott is one of the best idea men in comics with maybe the exception of Grant Morrison. He has this method of using his vast knowledge of continuity to come up with new, original ideas and these great plot twists that make sense considering the character's histories. They are not as high concept ideas as Morrison, but still great.
Christos Gage, really, has never amazed me with his plots twists or original ideas. What he is a master at is characterization, an aspect that Slott doesn't always shine with. Slott will ocasionally write a character out of character to fit the plot. Not Gage, however. He does his reasearch and all the characters he writes are always in character, and are always fascinating. He takes 3rd tier characters and makes him his own, rekindling what makes them interesting to the audience. Like Slott, he really knows his continuity.
They even compliment each other with action scenes. When Slott does write action, it is usually very past paced and has a roller coaster feel to it. Gage, on the other hand, writes high impact chess matches. All the moves the participants make sense, everything is logical. Green Arrow makes his move, Deadshot counters perfectly and then makes his move...not as intense as some other action scenes but fun to watch play out.
Whichever editor put these two together, it is a stroke of genius! It has me really excited about the upcoming Avengers: The Initiative.