tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post5479206279492141224..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: If You Blinked You Missed..."Omega the Unknown" by Gerber, Skrenes, and MooneyThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-61528845018171261712016-09-24T08:42:37.686-04:002016-09-24T08:42:37.686-04:00Omega never really caught fire. I had a hard time...Omega never really caught fire. I had a hard time figuring out what Gerber was trying to do with the series. Still, this came out during the period where Marvel was trying out so many different concepts, almost in defiance of any commercial considerations. I miss those days. You might want to run all 10 Omega covers as a theme some day. The last issue with its Cockrum/Marcos artwork was a beaut.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-47355069847877654042016-09-19T21:54:02.570-04:002016-09-19T21:54:02.570-04:00Fabulous first issue Groove! Yeah, I have those De...Fabulous first issue Groove! Yeah, I have those Defenders issues where the omega storyline concluded, tragically for young James-Michael as I recall. Great stuff Groove!<br /><br />- Mike from Trinidad & Tobago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-16629028432044672432016-09-19T18:00:38.427-04:002016-09-19T18:00:38.427-04:00God, I loved Omega The Unknown, or as I should cal...God, I loved Omega The Unknown, or as I should call it: ' The Adventures Of James-Michael Starling with a sort-of superhero thrown in so Steve Gerber can get away with it '. So much to say about this series I'll have to do a piece on it meself, but basically, yeh, yet further proof how far ahead of everybody else Steve was.pete doreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004574271734256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-83239879329842573162016-09-19T11:11:14.025-04:002016-09-19T11:11:14.025-04:00Thanks for highlighting this, Groove. Omega was in...Thanks for highlighting this, Groove. Omega was indeed a fascinating little experiment - granted, it was flawed and uneven, but never not intriguing. And like you said, it's truly unfortunate that Gerber never had the opportunity to finish the story the way he (and, I assume, Skrenes) wanted. I agree with general fandom's dim view of the wrap-up in Defenders written by Grant (and I really did not like Lethem's reboot or whatever that was).Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.com