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The Random Comic Review returns (minus theme music) as host Derek Coward talks at length about the Random Comic Review, Iron Man 114, the Marvel Method, Keith Giffen’s artwork and some of the ads.

Tags: iron man, jack kirby, keith giffen, marvel method, Random Comic Review, stan lee

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Host Derek Coward continues his thoughts about the hardcover collection ‘Superman and The Legion of Super-Heroes’.

Tags: adam kubert, gary frank, geoff johns, keith giffen, legion of super-heroes, mike grell, steve lightle, superman

Two of the recent comic books that I bought were Mark Hazzard: Merc #1 and PowerLine #7. They both had artwork by Gray Morrow. I always liked his artwork because I tend to gravitate towards more realistic art styles. I am also a big fan of people like Alex Raymond, Alex Toth, Gil Kane, Steve Rude, Adam Hughes, Mike Deodato and Stuart Immonen’s early work. They all have a sense of the fantastic to them, but the basic figures are more realistic than someone like Kelley Jones, Keith Giffen’s later work or Humberto Ramos. (This is not an indictment of their work because I know for a fact that I could NEVER do what they do. I just however happen to prefer a different style.)

After I realized that I knew next to nothing about Gray Morrow, I decided to find out what he had been up to recently. Trying to find out whatever happened to creators who are no longer working on mainstream books on a regular basis is a crapshoot. For every Mindy Newell (who left comics to become a full time nurse) or Steve Bissette (who teaches at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont), there is a sadder story like John Totleben (who is legally blind due to a condition called retinitis pigmentosa) or Gray Morrow.

Gray Morrow was despondent over a long running illness and took his own life on November 6, 2001. According to Wikipedia, the illness was some form of palsy but it is the only place with that detail, so I am taking it with a grain of salt. To make matters worse, his website became defunct and is now one of those link/placeholder sites that scumbags put up when they want to be scumbags.

Tags: adam hughes, alex raymond, alex toth, center for cartoon studies, gil kane, gray morrow, humberto ramos, john totleben, keith giffen, kelley jones, mark hazzard: merc, mike deodato, mindy newell, powerline, retinitis pigmentosa, steve bissette, steve rude, stuart immonen, suicide

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Host Derek Coward dusts off the Number One Comic Book Show with a look at DC Comics’ Justice League Europe 1 from 1989.

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Related Links:
Peter Rios’ Cover Post
The Forgotten Heroes on Wikipedia

Tags: animal man, bart sears, forgotten heroes, jm dematteis, justice league europe, keith giffen, kevin maguire, number one comic book show, peter rios, wonder woman

It hasn’t been any secret to anyone that my favorite part of Newsarama has been the interviews by Vaneta Rogers. In an interview that she did with Jann Jones and Keith Giffen, she mentions that they are bringing back Ambush Bug. It’s also no secret that I have only read the Secret Origins issue featuring Ambush Bug, but I know that he has a large following and I hope that Keith Giffen makes a big loaf of dollar bills from the return.

However, the big news to me is the fact that Robert Loren Fleming is writing the dialog. I loved his work on Thriller, Underworld, Valor and especially Aquaman. In fact, his too short run on Aquaman (a special and a five issue miniseries) is what caused me to give the Peter David run a chance. Fleming made Aquaman interesting to me for the first time.

I will admit that I haven’t really followed his career since he left Eclipso, but I am stoked that he is coming back and hope this opens the door for him to do more work for DC. Of course, the best possible thing for me would be a new collection of the first seven issues of Thriller, followed by the ending to the story the way he wanted to tell it (No offense to Bill Dubay, but I didn’t like his stuff). Oh and a continuation to Underworld would be nice too.

Yeah I know, it won’t happen, but I can hope, can’t I?

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Tags: ambush bug, aquaman, eclipso, jann jones, keith giffen, newsarama, robert loren fleming, thriller, underworld, valor, vaneta rogers