tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post7903137618758935179..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Random Reads: "The Wizard of Lemuria!" by Carter, Effinger, Isabella, Mayerik, and CollettaThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-90972515204332704992012-04-26T15:05:11.256-04:002012-04-26T15:05:11.256-04:00I didn't have anything to do with the plot. I...I didn't have anything to do with the plot. I just scripted most of the pages. I think Roy might have done the first three. As to why I hated Thongor, I had to read the novel to script these pages and thought the writing was so bad that I only read enough of the novel to do my job. I have never finished it. I saw Thongor as a third-rate Conan knockoff. My pain continued because fellow proofreaders Marv Wolfman and Don McGregor used to insist that I proofread the subsequent issues since I "knew" the character. Oh, the pain!Tony Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-58212392303855827992012-04-23T20:11:03.278-04:002012-04-23T20:11:03.278-04:00So did you have any hand in the plot, or did you h...So did you have any hand in the plot, or did you handle the scripting chores only? And please spill--why'd ya hate Thongor? Was it the character or the s&s genre in particular?The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-86837827058766245062012-04-23T18:57:02.412-04:002012-04-23T18:57:02.412-04:00Arrgh! One of my least favorite jobs ever, done on...Arrgh! One of my least favorite jobs ever, done only as a favor to Roy Thomas. I hated Thongor...and I think it shows in the scripting.Tony Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-63897126362317453922012-04-23T10:08:16.323-04:002012-04-23T10:08:16.323-04:00I purchased the complete run of Thongor/Creatures ...I purchased the complete run of Thongor/Creatures on the Loose a few months ago,sitting in a $1 bin.Every once in awhile, I get in a "barbarian" reading mood. Used to read Lin Carter's Thongor in paperback form back in the late 60's- early 70's !Rich Gignacnoreply@blogger.com