CBR: Palmiotti & Gray Shed Light On "The Ray"

[CBR News]

Writing duo Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray spoke with CBR News about December's "The Ray" miniseries, including their past with the hero and goals for brand new character Lucien Gates.


Full article here.

[allwillbemine]

Looks more interesting now. "Gun wielding isopods...", hippie parents and an upbeat character. I can't wait to dig into this!

[sethysquare]

Guys pre order this one so it'll come back as an ongoing!

[Jake Fury]

Gonna add this to my pull list.

[JohnnyHorror92182]

Liking the character design.

[bsmithy]

Note to reporter: Stan Silver, the 3rd Ray, didn't have a long life with the Freedom Fighters as it was shown that he was a villain about halfway through the first FF mini. Only about 5 issues of Stan all told.

Palmiotti and Gray wrote most of their FF tales with Ray Terrill in the role; he came back to the FF near the end of the first mini.

Look forward to this new series.

[CagedLeo730]

I guess being adopted explains a Korean American having the name Lucien(means light) Gates.

[matthew_lane]

Liking the character design.

I dont like how it appears on the cover, but the interior seems to work... It might just be that angle on the front page. Looks worth picking up though, so i'll give it a shot.

[doordoor123]

YAY! Palmiotti & Gray = gold every time

[Jaded Devil]

Really like Ray Terrill and won't support him getting shuffled out the door. Pass.

[Rakzo]

This is exactly what I was expecting from the preview, an almost sarcastic view of superheroes. I have'nt read anything from Palmiotti/Gray that was'nt solid at least, I'm optimistic on this one.

Note to reporter: Stan Silver, the 3rd Ray, didn't have a long life with the Freedom Fighters as it was shown that he was a villain about halfway through the first FF mini. Only about 5 issues of Stan all told.

Palmiotti and Gray wrote most of their FF tales with Ray Terrill in the role; he came back to the FF near the end of the first mini.

Look forward to this new series.

Note to you: Stop spoiling stories to people that have'nt read them.

[I-Ching]

I"m not 100% on the character design. On the one hand it's kinda cool but on the other hand it reminds me too much of some kind of Captain Atom/The Protector (the one in the Avengers) combo. At the very least though it's a cool, clean, streamlined design...unlike much of the New 52 designs.

Here's hoping DC can kick off some new characters with their universe.

[The Ray II]

Really like Ray Terrill and won't support him getting shuffled out the door. Pass.

I'm debating this very question myself. I'm a bit of a Ray fiend (don't judge, but I even have that promo poster on the wall they got that actor to do of The Ray a bajillion years ago!) and, even though I think Ray is more relate-able than this guy, in all fairness I can't give it crap without giving it a try. (Or, y'know, I could, but... that'd be a d-bag move)

For those of you who were curious, that little tidbit about the super powers via balloon is the origin story of the original Ray, Happy Terrill. It's a bit heavy handed (read: not at all subtle) as far as references go, but what'chu gonna do. Personally, I'm glad Palmiotti isn't writing Ray Terrill anymore. That FF ongoing? Ouch. Ray acting like he's the last word in experienced crime fighting? Double ouch.

[KevinTBrown]

This is exactly what I was expecting from the preview, an almost sarcastic view of superheroes. I have'nt read anything from Palmiotti/Gray that was'nt solid at least, I'm optimistic on this one.



Note to you: Stop spoiling stories to people that have'nt read them.

The first mini came out 5 years ago... sheesh.

[The Ray II]

The first mini came out 5 years ago... sheesh.

lmao, I think when even Wikipedia decides there's no point in a spoiler warning you're in the free and clear.