Where is Joe Madureira?
Terry Lee Doetzel
working now for some smaller comic company or DC?
Stephen Henderson
He was, slowly, doing his creator-owned series Battlechasers for
Wildstorm (and then for image IIRC) but he's recently become part of a
new video-games development company called Tri-lunar. More information
at:
http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=13&t=000624
HTH
Stephen
Paul O'Brien
<tld...@mail.usask.ca> writes
>I was just wondering where Joe is after he did X-men #350. Is he
>working now for some smaller comic company or DC?
In theory, he does a creator-owned book called Battlechasers for
Image.
In practice, he does next to bugger all. At least in the field of
comics.
Paul O'Brien
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"Terry Lee Doetzel" <tld...@mail.usask.ca> wrote in message
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> I was just wondering where Joe is after he did X-men #350. Is he
> working now for some smaller comic company or DC?
For those who don't want to read a bunch of messages on a message board...
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Joe Mad BC #10 Update:
BATTLE CHASERS #10 Update!
I'd like to apologize for the lack of information regarding BC#10. I've
recently been given the extraordinary opportunity of starting up a game
development company with a very talented group of people ( check out
www.trilunar.com for more info! ) . As many of you know, this has been a
dream of mine for some time. At first it seemed like I might be able to
handle all my new responsibilities while still working on BC, but it's just
not possible. Sure, I could probably still get 2 or 3 issues out a year, but
this is not how I want to handle the series.
So, after much inward reflection and deliberation, I have decided to cancel
this issue and put the series on hold. I would rather not speculate as to
when we will see Battle Chasers resurface, except to say that it WILL
happen, but not until I can commit myself to it fully. A lot of folks at
TriLunar love Battle Chasers too, and want to see the book continue, so
believe me when I say that as soon as I can manage it I will!
Why not just release issue #10? Unfortunately, #10 introduces a few
important elements to the story that are not resolved for several more
issues. While issue #9 is not the most ideal point in the story for a break,
it's the best one until around issue #12 or so. Basically, releasing issue
#10 would force me to do two more issues, and it's not something I can
realistically handle at this time ( without more tremendous delays).
I'd like to apologize to all the fans who have waited patiently for this,
and other issues since the series began. I'd also like to thank Jim
Valentino and Image for being so understanding in this matter. It sounds
like PR fluff, but let me tell you, these guys have been extremely helpful
and supportive since day one.
This is a major, major life change for me. I'm entering a whole new field. I
'm moving across the country. I'm facing new challenges every single day. It
's scary, but it's even more exciting. It's an excitement that's been
lacking for some time. Not due to Battle Chasers, but comics in general. In
fact, I think BC is actually what's helped me hold on as long as I have. I
still love the book, I still love the characters, and I look forward to
someday finishing this great story. Look for many updates in the weeks to
come, and thank you for your continued support!
-Joe Madureira
-------------------------------
Okay. "Sure, I could probably still get 2 or 3 issues a year, but this is
not how I want to handle the series." Considering that that is even better
than the shipping schedule that Battle Chasers has been going for as of
late...
While I'm all for chasing your dreams, as a dedicated reader who has been
following Joe Mad's artistic career since Deadpool, I'm really disappointed
by this, especially since this is yet another symptom of a sick comic book
industry. With many artists leaving the industry, it's mostly due to more
lucrative deals in other industries. Fine. But to the point that their pet
projects are abandonned, along with their readers?
Personally, I wish that Jim Valentino would have put his foot down on the
matter, especially since the solicitation for #10 was already out (and has
been for a really long time). While Image was created as a haven for
artists who wanted more creative freedom, the downside was artists with a
serious lack of guidance and discipline.
We're likely going to be seeing more and more of this in the future,
although hopefully not this bad.
Peace,
Vince Yim
Desslock
"Paul O'Brien" <pa...@esoterica.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <3C4888BA...@mail.usask.ca>, Terry Lee Doetzel
> <tld...@mail.usask.ca> writes
> >I was just wondering where Joe is after he did X-men #350. Is he
> >working now for some smaller comic company or DC?
>
> In theory, he does a creator-owned book called Battlechasers for
> Image.
>
> In practice, he does next to bugger all. At least in the field of
> comics.
That's right. He's joined a new computer gaming company, started up by a
bunch of people from Interplay (the publisher of games such as Baldur's
Gate, and developer of games such as the Fallout series).
Desslock
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"Desslock" <dess...@THISCOMESOUTsympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
> "Paul O'Brien" <pa...@esoterica.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:LuseUPA6...@esoterica.demon.co.uk...
> > In article <3C4888BA...@mail.usask.ca>, Terry Lee Doetzel
> > <tld...@mail.usask.ca> writes
> > >I was just wondering where Joe is after he did X-men #350. Is he
> > >working now for some smaller comic company or DC?
> >
> > In theory, he does a creator-owned book called Battlechasers for
> > Image.
> >
> > In practice, he does next to bugger all. At least in the field of
> > comics.
>
> That's right. He's joined a new computer gaming company, started up by a
> bunch of people from Interplay (the publisher of games such as Baldur's
> Gate, and developer of games such as the Fallout series).
Or maybe he's just hanging out with Art Adams.
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>
> "Desslock" <dess...@THISCOMESOUTsympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:a2agv...@enews3.newsguy.com...
>>
>> "Paul O'Brien" <pa...@esoterica.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:LuseUPA6...@esoterica.demon.co.uk...
>> > In article <3C4888BA...@mail.usask.ca>, Terry Lee Doetzel
> > > <tld...@mail.usask.ca> writes
> > > >I was just wondering where Joe is after he did X-men #350. Is he
> > > >working now for some smaller comic company or DC?
>> >
>> > In theory, he does a creator-owned book called Battlechasers for
>> > Image.
>> >
>> > In practice, he does next to bugger all. At least in the field of
>> > comics.
>>
>> That's right. He's joined a new computer gaming company, started up by a
>> bunch of people from Interplay (the publisher of games such as Baldur's
>> Gate, and developer of games such as the Fallout series).
>
> Or maybe he's just hanging out with Art Adams.
Well, more power to him (or them). I'm just glad Mad isn't drawing the xmen any
more. I still can't believe that BOB dumped JRjr for him. I didn't like any of
his redesigns and toward the end of his run his manga-wanna-be style was very,
very annoying.
--Patrick in pgh
Marc-Oliver Frisch
> Well, more power to him (or them). I'm just glad Mad isn't drawing the xmen any
> more. I still can't believe that BOB dumped JRjr for him.
I don't think Romita was dumped, as I seem to remember him saying that he didn't like the X-Men much at
the time, mostly because the stories didn't have any direction and there was a crossover every other
month. (Of course, SPIDER-MAN, which is where Romita ended up, was in constant crossover mode as well at
the time, but it's no secret that the character is one of his favorites.)
Also, where business is concerned, giving the book to Madureira isn't exactly what I'd call a bad
decision, in retrospective.
-- M.O.
Paul O'Brien
<Der...@t-online.de> writes
>
>I don't think Romita was dumped, as I seem to remember him saying that he didn't
>like the X-Men much at
>the time, mostly because the stories didn't have any direction and there was a
>crossover every other
>month.
I vaguely recall Romita giving interviews at the time, the gist of
which was that he had gone off to do another assignment because he had
been told that the X-office would hold his space for him once he was
finished. And they didn't.
Might be misremembering, it's been quite a while.
CleV
>pm...@vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote:
Love JRJr (still remember his Phoenix from UXM #202-203!). Madureira
is not too shabby either, apart from the noses and the feet ... and
his redesigns of the Avengers during the Crossing were fabulous!
Marc-Oliver Frisch
Paul O'Brien wrote:
> In article <3C4DC1C6...@t-online.de>, Marc-Oliver Frisch
> <Der...@t-online.de> writes
> >
> >I don't think Romita was dumped, as I seem to remember him saying that he didn't
> >like the X-Men much at
> >the time, mostly because the stories didn't have any direction and there was a
> >crossover every other
> >month.
>
> I vaguely recall Romita giving interviews at the time, the gist of
> which was that he had gone off to do another assignment because he had
> been told that the X-office would hold his space for him once he was
> finished. And they didn't.
>
> Might be misremembering, it's been quite a while.
>
I don't know... In any case, his comments about the book's lack of direction are from
the WIZARD X-Men Special which came out in 1993. In another interview, I also seem to
recall him saying that he didn't like working with Claremont much during his initial
stint on UNCANNY.
And, I'm not sure, but what you remember may have something to do with Romita and
Miller's DAREDEVIL: THE MAN OF FEAR limited series, which came out around that time
and probably was the reason for UNCANNY X-MEN #303-305 mostly being drawn by fill-in
artists.
-- M.O.