CBR: ALL THE KINGS' MEN: The Bishops

[CBR News]

In CBR's latest installment of ALL THE KING’S MEN, writers Dan Abnett & Andy
Lanning help us unveil the Bishops in the intergalactic chess game that is
Marvel's upcoming "War of Kings" miniseries.


Full article here.

[CaptainCanada]

Their take on Gladiator's powers is quite impressive, I must say; saying that Black Bolt "may" stand a chance against him.

[Daithi]

Their take on Gladiator's powers is quite impressive, I must say; saying that Black Bolt "may" stand a chance against him.

Rachel fought him to a stalemate which is better than Vulcan could manage. Gladiator is going to be a big player in this though so he gets the props.

[Bugaboo-X]

In CBR's latest installment of ALL THE KING’S MEN, writers Dan Abnett & Andy
Lanning help us unveil the Bishops in the intergalactic chess game that is
Marvel's upcoming "War of Kings" miniseries.


Full article here.

A serious writing style issue for your consideration:

It's been established that the shorthand "DnA" refers to Dan and Andy as a team; they both have to be on hand for the nickname, otherwise we'd address them individually as Dan or Andy.

So when you write a story in which "DnA" is directly quoted -- in the form "DnA said, 'Blah blah blah.'" -- you're attributing that spoken comment to both men at the same time. You have them speaking in one voice, jointly.

That's just silly. Very, very silly. Unless they practice their lines before the interview and have impeccable timing.

So please be more specific and either identify the men individually in quoted material or clarify that their comments were taken from written material prepared in advance.

[Scavenger]

Their take on Gladiator's powers is quite impressive, I must say; saying that Black Bolt "may" stand a chance against him.

I still say he's basically the jobber of the Marvel Universe.

Though, he does have this crowning moment of awesomeness to his credit:

[Dark Soul # 7]

A serious writing style issue for your consideration:

It's been established that the shorthand "DnA" refers to Dan and Andy as a team; they both have to be on hand for the nickname, otherwise we'd address them individually as Dan or Andy.

So when you write a story in which "DnA" is directly quoted -- in the form "DnA said, 'Blah blah blah.'" -- you're attributing that spoken comment to both men at the same time. You have them speaking in one voice, jointly.

That's just silly. Very, very silly. Unless they practice their lines before the interview and have impeccable timing.

So please be more specific and either identify the men individually in quoted material or clarify that their comments were taken from written material prepared in advance.

I think that's how most internet sites refer to Dan and Andy in articles that aren't direct interviews. So... yeah.

Fun article, War of Kings will kick ass.

[Mitteloss]

Great column. Detailed, exciting but revealing. Can't wait to read more.

Rachel fought him to a stalemate which is better than Vulcan could manage. Gladiator is going to be a big player in this though so he gets the props.

She probably would have beaten him had she not been distracted IIRC. Yeah, our favourite characters have achieved great feats before this was so big, Polaris nearly beat Vulcan to death once too.

But I'm glad Gladiator is finally reaching his full potential, he's been sidelined for too long. It's going to be interesting to see how things develop with him.

The mention about Lilandra, being loyal to the Shi'Ar people first and foremost is also very interesting.

[SayOcean]

Rachel fought him to a stalemate which is better than Vulcan could manage. Gladiator is going to be a big player in this though so he gets the props.

cannonball beat him up

[marvell2100]

While Gladiator is formidible, I think they seriously underestimate Black Bolt. We don't often get to see him cut loose so WoK will give us that chance.

[Scavenger]

While Gladiator is formidible, I think they seriously underestimate Black Bolt. We don't often get to see him cut loose so WoK will give us that chance.

But Gladiator has the power of a drunk frat boy!

[marvell2100]

But Gladiator has the power of a drunk frat boy!

Yeah but he is only as good as he thinks he is, drunk or not. Hooliganism can only carry you so far .

[Icegod]

Their take on Gladiator's powers is quite impressive, I must say; saying that Black Bolt "may" stand a chance against him.

Cannonball handed Gladiator his ass. No way Gladiator takes out Black Bolt.

[Omega Alpha]

Even Flatman could take Gladiator.

[CBR News]

A serious writing style issue for your consideration:

It's been established that the shorthand "DnA" refers to Dan and Andy as a team; they both have to be on hand for the nickname, otherwise we'd address them individually as Dan or Andy.

So when you write a story in which "DnA" is directly quoted -- in the form "DnA said, 'Blah blah blah.'" -- you're attributing that spoken comment to both men at the same time. You have them speaking in one voice, jointly.

That's just silly. Very, very silly. Unless they practice their lines before the interview and have impeccable timing.

So please be more specific and either identify the men individually in quoted material or clarify that their comments were taken from written material prepared in advance.

Of course that's how we'd do it normally, but those answers are from them jointly and they often do e-mail interviews jointly, as one voice. They pass back and forth their answers, then send them on to my reporter. When they have individual answers, we always attribute accordingly, but often times they answer as one.

[40yearoldnovafan]

Cannonball handed Gladiator his ass. No way Gladiator takes out Black Bolt.

Nova handed it to Gladiator, also. As we know, it just depends on who wrote the story, how the story was written, and editorial direction. Cannonball should not have been able to take on Gladiator. I'm not sure about Rachel either. Now Jean Grey/Phoenix - different story.

Gladiator was basically the Shiar Superman - extremely powerful. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry should not be able to stand up to him. I say this and have never been a fan of his.

Jimmy