Posted: 06 April 2020 at 10:53am | IP Logged | 3
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ITEM: Mr. Byrne's writing and style have a certain flavor to them which I find delectable. Not to say he repeats himself - but that I recognize the layouts, the pacing, the switches, etc. I remember reading "Amazon" from the Amalgam series and thinking it so perfect that it was a little difficult to remind myself that it wasn't part of a series, retelling Ororo's origin - it was magic and one of the two best Amalgam books.
ITEM: I loved the appearance of the JSA. It seemed pretty obvious that Mr. Byrne wanted, at the least, to do a mini-series with the JSA - but had he done an entire series, I would have been delighted beyond words.* And Invaders/JSA was a dream beyond dreaming - which, sadly, DC and Marvel proved.
ITEM: There's something that bugs me about several posts - one of which was earlier in this topic. Someone posited that Mr. Byrne was the best creator on this book after George Perez.
I love George Perez' work. I love John Byrne's work. But I can't compare them - there's no basis. Who draws a better Superman or Captain America? Damn me if I know! Who wrote a better Wonder Woman book? I can't tell; I can't even find a way to compare.
So neither is better. They are both master comic creators. They both provide endless entertainment; I go back and read both when I get the opportunity. But maybe we could stop qualifying who's superior; there's no way to judge that I know of.
Now, there's may be one you LIKE better, and that's the nature of humanity. But if someone can tell me which is better, I'd like to know how.
That's rhetorical, not an invitation.
* That's literal. I gaped and ooh'ed and aah'ed and ohh'ed when I first read Batman/Captain America. And every time since, for that matter.
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