ATTN:JMS Rising Stars #3
Trek Barnes
In RS #3, a comment was made that Flagg had to change his name over the
copyright. Was this for real, (As I know there used to be another Flagg in
another company's line up.)
Steve Brinich
I suspect that #3 was written before #1 was on the stands, so I suspect
that it's a tip-of-the-hat and a touch of realism rather than a
reflection of any actual problem vis-a-vis _American Flagg_.
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Jms at B5
>copyright. Was this for real, (As I know there used to be another Flagg in
>another company's line up.)
To a certain extent. After the PR for Rising Stars got going, Howard Chaykin
noticed the Flagg name, and he did (and does) have the rights to Flagg. I'd
thought it was only American Flagg! that he had the rights to, and it wouldn't
be an issue, but apparently it's otherwise.
It wasn't a big deal, really...I saw Howard one night at dinner (we're not
close friends, but we are friendly acquaintances, and I've always been a big
fan of his work), and we chatted about it, and I suggested the solution that's
in the book, he laughed, thought it was a great and funny idea, and that was
the end of it.
jms
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Dwight Williams
And he ain't the only owner of a character named Flagg, as I recall.
M*A*S*H's inept Intel Colonel. "G.I. Hasbro"'s dead General from the
days when Marvel did their comic...
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Lee Hutchinson
says...
> Let us not forget Flagg was also the name of Evil Incarnate in Stephen
> King's "The Stand."
Yes, although it wasn't his REAL name. :)
(His real name, if I'm remembering his "wedding night" conversation with
Nadine correctly, was Richard. And that probably wasn't his TRUE
name...)
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Jms at B5 wrote:
> It wasn't a big deal, really...I saw Howard one night at dinner (we're not
> close friends, but we are friendly acquaintances, and I've always been a big
> fan of his work), and we chatted about it, and I suggested the solution that's
> in the book, he laughed, thought it was a great and funny idea, and that was
> the end of it.
>
> jms
That's great...I've loved AMERICAN FLAGG! for years, but for whatever reason (
though it probably has to do with the lack of readily available trade paperback
collections ) it seems to have been largely forgotten in the comics community. A
real shame, because I believe the second story, "Southern Comfort", even picked up
a deserved "Best Short Story" Hugo nod in the early '80's. And I still say that
Chaykin drew better-looking women in FLAGG! than Jim Balent, Michael Turner, and
J. Scott Campbell put together.
Reverend Jake
Will Linden
>Let us not forget Flagg was also the name of Evil Incarnate in Stephen
>King's "The Stand."
And "The Eye of the Dragon". Does that mean Chaykin is going to sue
Stephen King?
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Lee Hutchinson wrote:
>
> In article <384A0D3E...@earthlink.net>, plmcel...@earthlink.net
> says...
> > Let us not forget Flagg was also the name of Evil Incarnate in Stephen
> > King's "The Stand."
>
> Yes, although it wasn't his REAL name. :)
>
> (His real name, if I'm remembering his "wedding night" conversation with
> Nadine correctly, was Richard. And that probably wasn't his TRUE
> name...)
>
> --
Well, considering Flagg shows up in the Gunmen series, and in Eyes of
the Dragon (also set in MidWorld) it seems Flagg was the real name,
Richard was just the name on that Earth.
Mind you, creatures of great power just don't go around telling everyone
their TRUE name anyway. Even Lorien saw the power that gave from
yourself to others.
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