Defenders TPBs: WTF?
Cardinal 1
by the terrible team who'd depicted the Justice League at its worst -- has
been released as a TPB. The 18-part Defenders/Order saga, however, has not.
What I'd like to know is how the people at Marvel made these decisions,
and what they were smoking at the time. The 5-parter was, at best, a waste
of paper and ink, while the 18-parter was a satisfying read on several
levels. Where did Marvel get the notion that the former was worthy of being
released in TPB form, and the latter wasn't?
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granted, all else follows. (George Orwell, "1984")
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Nathan P. Mahney
"Cardinal 1" <card...@erols.com> wrote in message
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> I noticed that the most recent Defenders mini -- the five-parter
created
> by the terrible team who'd depicted the Justice League at its worst -- has
> been released as a TPB. The 18-part Defenders/Order saga, however, has
not.
>
> What I'd like to know is how the people at Marvel made these
decisions,
> and what they were smoking at the time. The 5-parter was, at best, a
waste
> of paper and ink, while the 18-parter was a satisfying read on several
> levels. Where did Marvel get the notion that the former was worthy of
being
> released in TPB form, and the latter wasn't?
>
Standard policy - Marvel pretty much re-releases all of their new stuff in
TPB form. The recent Defenders mini was recent enough to fall into this
category, but the Defenders/Order series was not (and probably doesn't have
the sales record or current fan interest to merit it.)
- Nathan P. Mahney -
http://www.thecomicnerd.com
Magnus, Robot Fighter.
wrote:
> I noticed that the most recent Defenders mini -- the five-parter created
>by the terrible team who'd depicted the Justice League at its worst --
Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton did a Defenders mini?
kennet...@sbcglobal.net
> created by the terrible team who'd depicted the Justice League at its
> worst -- has been released as a TPB. The 18-part Defenders/Order saga,
> however, has not.
>
> What I'd like to know is how the people at Marvel made these decisions,
> and what they were smoking at the time. The 5-parter was, at best, a
> waste of paper and ink, while the 18-parter was a satisfying read on
> several levels. Where did Marvel get the notion that the former was
> worthy of being released in TPB form, and the latter wasn't?
>
Erik Larsen artwork and didn't sell well.
turk
> created by the terrible team who'd depicted the Justice League at its
> worst -- has been released as a TPB. The 18-part Defenders/Order saga,
> however, has not.
>
> What I'd like to know is how the people at Marvel made these decisions,
> and what they were smoking at the time. The 5-parter was, at best, a
> waste of paper and ink, while the 18-parter was a satisfying read on
> several levels. Where did Marvel get the notion that the former was
> worthy of being released in TPB form, and the latter wasn't?
Ah, go buy a sense of humor. The writing by DeMatties and Giffen was
hilarious and the art by Maguire was excellent as well. The Defenders books
took place outside continuity, anyways, so ignore it if you don't know how
to laugh. Hell, I'd say Batman punching out Guy Gardner in their JLA run
was one of the funniest moments in comics.
turk
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John Duncan Yoyo
Yeah the only Defenders I can remember recently is by one by one of
the best teams on JLA in twenty years.
Marvel really needs to lighten up the universe quickly. Giffen and
DeMatteis are the ones to do it. Civil War 2 Electric Boogaloo-The
Big Reset.
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Cardinal 1
18-parter; it contained, among other things, one of the funniest moments in
comics history:
Namor is pissed because of his situation; Hulk tries to comfort him with
some words of (surprising) wisdom while setting his hand on Sub's shoulder,
but he responds with, "I am the lord of Atlantis... touch me not." Hulk
then gets this wicked grin on his face and touches Namor with one finger
while saying, "Touch." Namor then decks the Hulk and the two of them duke
it out.
Few things in a superhero comic can make me laugh out loud, but this did
it in a big way.
As for the 5-parter, I wouldn't call it "hilarious," unless the word's
meaning has been changed to "duller than oatmeal."
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Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is
granted, all else follows. (George Orwell, "1984")
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