tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post3129820520248210298..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Marvel-ous Mondays: "And Then Came...Blockbuster!" by Edelman and MooneyThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-18974524696214174272017-05-04T09:52:20.739-04:002017-05-04T09:52:20.739-04:00Beautiful Cockrum cover. The man could sure draw...Beautiful Cockrum cover. The man could sure drawkeythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-5350726222682605042017-04-24T20:36:17.673-04:002017-04-24T20:36:17.673-04:00Yep, Edleman and Stern are top notch writers and d...Yep, Edleman and Stern are top notch writers and did a fine job filling in.<br /><br />I didn't mean to imply anything negative about Shooter's actions in hiring Edelman and Stern at all. I was just repeating the facts based on multiple sources. Nor was it a dig at Goodwin (not Goodman--that was the former publisher before Stan), either. T'was Shooter's job to get things on schedule, but he's not in the credits--Goodwin is. I thought about saying "on behalf" of Goodwin, but from what I've read in many places (most famously from Sean Howe's book), Shooter was "assistant editor," if you will,starting with Marv Wolfman's turn as EiC. That's s'posed to be how he got the name "Trouble" Shooter. I look at that as a very good thing.The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-79424756787197559642017-04-24T18:08:19.431-04:002017-04-24T18:08:19.431-04:00Hiya,
Forgot to mention that I think we ought to ...Hiya,<br /><br />Forgot to mention that I think we ought to give Scott Edelman and Roger Stern their due. With very little warning and prep time they were both able to deliver the goods.<br /><br />By the by, I really wish you had reconsidered that line about Shooter acting as the Editor-in-Chief while Goodman still held the title. Goodman was in charge and either of the regular writing duo could have approached him with any objections that they might have had. There's no evidence that Shooter's actions were taken without Goodman's acquiescence and it's hard to believe that someone with the business acumen as Shooter would have taken such actions without approval from his boss.<br /><br />Seeya,<br /><br />pfgaviganpfgaviganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446007678336988354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-4443158023309543852017-04-24T06:07:20.884-04:002017-04-24T06:07:20.884-04:00Hiya,
By a very strange coincidence, I was readin...Hiya,<br /><br />By a very strange coincidence, I was reading R. S. Martin's account of this at his website. He made it very clear that said delay originated with the regular writers and while one understood the necessity for the fill-ins to maintain the regularity of the schedule and avoided late fees from the printer, the other was offended and thought that the book should have been suspended from the publishing schedule until such time as they were able to clear enough from their calendar and return to script it. <br /><br />Words fail me.<br /><br />Seeya,<br /><br />pfgaviganpfgaviganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446007678336988354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-85144013896442701942017-04-24T03:46:00.515-04:002017-04-24T03:46:00.515-04:00It was a significant sign of the times that fill-i...It was a significant sign of the times that fill-in stories were needed on a series which had barely just begun. The series was already bimonthly to begin with. That they could get Mooney, the regular artist to draw the story lets you know where the delays were coming from. I'm a big booster of talent, but like any consumer I want my entertainment delivered in the advertised fashion and in a timely way. Being a Marvel fan (or trying to be) was tough at this time and that might explain why for a few years I let DC take the lead in my affections. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.com