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John Byrne
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Went into the City for this today. Mostly pleasant to hear people speak fondly about such a major talent and Nice Guy -- tho there was an overwhelming feeling some had dusted off their Jack Kirby tributes and merely replaced the name. Can there really be more than one guy who "contributed more than any other" and was "the greatest talent" this industry has ever produced? Michael Chabon, on tape, managed to compliment Will by insulting everyone else who has ever worked in the industry. Thanks so much, Mike! A friend I was sitting with kept track, and noted that one of the more verbose speakers used "I" eight times before mentioning Eisner by name.Got to chat briefly with Frank Miller and Mike Mignola. Their people are going to call my people, and we will do lunch. Chatted ever so briefly with Joe Kubert and Jerry Robinson. Trish Mulvihill was there, but we managed only a few words.
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Mike Purdy
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At this lunch, are the people(yours & theirs) going to be discussing a Next Men movie or project of some sort? I hope so, I hope so!
Mike
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Mike O'Brien
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Or! Maybe JB doing some Hellboy or BPRD stuff? I mean, I'd rather see more JBNM, but considering how the flood gates now seem to be open in regards to letting others work with the Hellboy world - I've been dying to see JB in there!
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Wilson Mui
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Honestly, if I had a choice, I would prefer to see you draw more comics
than to work on a movie. Now I get four hours of entertainment a
month versus two hours a year if you did a movie.
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Joe Zhang
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Mike Purdy wrote:
At this lunch, are the people(yours &
theirs) going to be discussing a Next Men movie or project of some
sort? I hope so, I hope so!
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I was thinking just that too , Mike !
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Richard Siegel
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One of the best speakers: James Warren. Really hit a few nails on their swollen heads.
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Melissa Ashton
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John Byrne wrote:
| Trish Mulvihill was there, but we managed only a few words. |
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Trish is good people. At least, I imagine she is, because she has such a great birthday...
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Mike O'Brien
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Trish *IS* good people!
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James Revilla
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Must be hard to talk about a loss like this. I mean someone who not just added but defined an industry. I have always thought that people are reminded the shoulders they stand on when someone like this dies, and are forced to realize how much isn't "orginal and new" and actually just someone else polished off and passed off as fresh.
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Steve Lyons
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Since you mentioned it, JB, what did Michael Chabon say that rubbed you the wrong way?
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Flavio Sapha
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The body of work Eisner left behind is staggering.
On top of all his wholly original characters, concepts, stories, graphic
novels, etc., he went and did masterful adaptations of classics such as
Moby Dick and Don Quijote in comics form.
Had the man had another twenty years, who knows what might have
come?
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Jonathan Stover
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Nice piece here from an attendee:
http://innocentbystander.typepad.com/innocent_bystander/2005 /04/the_will_eisner.html
Cheers, Jon
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