CBR: Ellison Gets In "The Spirit"

[CBR News]

With a brand-new tale starring Denny Colt and drawn by Kyle Baker to his credit, the legendary Harlan Ellison remembers his connection to The Spirit, his friendship with Will Eisner and the Spirit movie that never was.


Full article here.

[Ebon]

Man, I remember 'Sorcerer'. It was in the rotation on HBO way back when they were getting started because it was (probably) cheap. I have a terrible memory and I'd see 'Sorcerer' in the listings and think 'Wow, a fantasy film I've somehow missed?! How could this b- oh dammit wait, it's that movie about the damn trucks. Whatever'.

[Thad]

Haven't read it yet (it's on my dining room table) but looking forward to it.

You know, I think Eisner would have approved of the Google logo made into a Pac-Man maze...

[RolandJP]

I missed a Harlan comic. Man, I suck.

I will be picking it up on the rebound. I havent been this excited to read a short story since his Dream Corridor series was collected into volumes.



" I've always said success is reaching in adult terms – and that's a key phrase – the things you wanted as a kid."

Classic Harlan. Success in life summed up in one sentence! That Genius S.O.B...he has no right to having so much talent.

[hb695]

I'm game!

"...but there is one Eisner. All others are imitations of Eisner or homages to Eisner or thefts of Eisner or bad parodies of Eisner. I have no dog in that hunt."

Bad parody = Frank Miller's dreadful movie

[Niel, Agent Of SHIELD]

I'll have to check that out.

[T Hedge Coke]

Bad parody = Frank Miller's dreadful movie

I'm the only person who genuinely enjoyed the hell out of that movie, aren't I?

It broke some rules of the comic for the sake of the realities of filmmaking, but c'mon, that was fun, swoony, crisp stuff going on there! Plus, it's (a) better than earlier takes, (b) thankfully lacking in Ebony, and (c) had some visuals that demanded attention.

[Comic2read]

As he's a fan of Will Eisner, would Harlan consider writing a Sheena, Queen of the Jungle comic?

I contributed to a website on literally everything Sheena but it's being updated right now. Rare photos and videoclips. www.terrororstralis.com/sheena.htm

[Kolymar]

Harlan should write more comics. Hell, how is it he hasn't written more given his well-known affinity for the medium and his past efforts in the same? It's a pity he's not exactly in his prime. How old is he? 75?

[Kumar]

I'm actually more interested in the Kyle Baker art on this than Ellison writing...


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[Evan Waters]

Ellison, for all his foibles, is totally right about SORCERER.

[Bhob]

Yes... Harlan is right. Sorcerer is Friedkin's best film. Some apparently did not like the way he began with subtitles and with separate stories to explain how each man wound up in the prison. Also, the Tangerine Dream soundtrack had an overture before the curtains opened which might have irritated some.

Bhob @ Potrzebie