I Wish John Byrne Was Drawing a Marvel Series

[Dusty.]

We all know the fued between writer/artist extraordinaire, John Byrne, and Marvel, particularly Joe Quesada. I think it's silly nonsense, and two grown men like JB and JQ shouldn't be acting like spoiled kids on the playground. They're both better than that.

Byrne at Marvel again would sell. His style is well suited for Marvel characters. I think his writing days are over, and his ego needs to accept that, but his art could have an impact again, I think. It's a classic style rooted in old school, but still modern looking. Guys like Steve Epting and Mike Deodato make a pretty good living drawing in a similar old school fashion, but mixed with modern color enhancements.

I'd only want Byrne to draw one series at a time, though, so he'd take his time and add backgrounds, and try to adapt some newer techniques. His speed would be a blessing. He'd be great on anything Avengers, Iron-Man, Captain America (like a 6 issue WWII mini), Fantastic Four, Hulk, or Wolverine. Wolverine is something I'd love to see him and Claremont get a shot at. Give me some of that over Daniel Way and Steve Dillon.

Would anybody else love to see the prodigal son return home?

[MAK15]

Hear Hear!
yeah, i ilke Byrne, and think that seeing some of his work would be nice again.
maybe in a Legion of monsters story, or possibly some Omega Flight (since he created the Alpha Flight) anything else yall think he'd be good at?

[StoneGold]

Maybe Byrne circa 1990, but not now. His work has gone waaaaaaayyyyyyy downhill. He used to be one of my favorites, but the emphasis is on the words used to be. Although if you took them out, the sentence wouldn't make any sense. Huh.


In any case, the only thing Byrne seems to draw well these days are commissioned pieces of work from his glory days. His sequential stuff has a tendency to stink.

[MAK15]

Maybe Byrne circa 1990, but not now. His work has gone waaaaaaayyyyyyy downhill. He used to be one of my favorites, but the emphasis is on the words used to be. Although if you took them out, the sentence wouldn't make any sense. Huh.


In any case, the only thing Byrne seems to draw well these days are commissioned pieces of work from his glory days. His sequential stuff has a tendency to stink.

is that the reason I felt less and less compelled to read Blood of the Demon?

[StoneGold]

is that the reason I felt less and less compelled to read Blood of the Demon?

Possibly. It didn't help he was writing that also, and his writing ability has deteriorated even worse than his art skills, as far as I am concerned.

[mattbib]

I agree, while I loved Byrne's stuff 10+ years ago, what I've seen since...well, let's just say his IMO style's neither changed nor improved.

[Will.S]

Maybe Byrne circa 1990, but not now. His work has gone waaaaaaayyyyyyy downhill. He used to be one of my favorites, but the emphasis is on the words used to be. Although if you took them out, the sentence wouldn't make any sense. Huh.


In any case, the only thing Byrne seems to draw well these days are commissioned pieces of work from his glory days. His sequential stuff has a tendency to stink.

Damn agreed.

[a-spidey]

didn't like his spider-man chapter one, but there are many marvel series. Maybe there is one for him.

not spider-man ! :D

[Pro]

John Byrne was one of my inspirations when i learned to draw but recently his work has done a nosedive quality wise. It seems like he's not paying attention while drawing, making such basic errors as too many ortoo few fingers, screwing up perspective and anatomy. Pretty sad because i thoroughly admire old style John Byrne.

[Beast]

As much as I love his classic work, I'd have to say no thank you. Not to mention he'd never do it in a million years. Given the contempt he has for Marvel, and always spouting off about how Marvel died years ago. I'm sure X-Men: First Class is another fun stick in his craw. Not to mention read some of his rants at Byrne Robotics.

[streator]

Would anybody else love to see the prodigal son return home?

no, i wouldn't. i don't like his work.

[The Shadow]

Would anybody else love to see the prodigal son return home?

HELL YES!!!!!!!!

His work has vastly improved from what it was 5 years ago.

Blood of the Demon is FANTASTIC and his Superman run was great too.

I would KILL o see Byrne on an Invaders series set in World War 2 with Roger Stern, Roy Thomas (my first choice) or Ed Brubaker as writer.

[The Mirrorball Man]

The only John Byrne project I'd be interested in right now would be Next Men.

[Ogrebear]

I would not mind seeing Byrne on a non-continuity series like Claremont's GeneX (Marvels Answer to DC's Generations- a sorta what if the FF and co did start in 61 onwards) series where he could play with characters he obviously likes but outside the modern books Byrne obviously dislikes.

I would suggest some of his quality deterioration was cos he had no regular book to practice on?

[Pro]

The only John Byrne project I'd be interested in right now would be Next Men.

That was a good solid read and well drawn as well.