tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post1209009894839804530..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Enter, and Exit--Madame MacEvil!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-41167932934734627642013-11-10T18:52:07.351-05:002013-11-10T18:52:07.351-05:00MacEvil or McEvil may seem at first glance to just...MacEvil or McEvil may seem at first glance to just being an editing decision but as those in the know know the MacEvils of the clan MacEvil were a bunch of hicks yokels hill folks cattle thieves notorious sheep pluggers. Where as the McEvils had long ago moved not only into town but the big cities. Genteel refined with breeding and dignity. Though not adverse to the occasional sheep dalliance they were just as likely to dinner and a show before the deed and for some a cuddle afters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-15910036511078949192013-05-18T09:03:27.373-04:002013-05-18T09:03:27.373-04:00Thanks, Karen. There's not a hint of anything...Thanks, Karen. There's not a hint of anything in the story's credits to attribute MacEvil to Starlin, so he well may have just taken a virtually dead character whose follow-up had fizzled and given her a character makeover. The IM story was scripted by Mike Friedrich; there is, however, a "Story Idea & Helping Hand from: Bill Everett" notation, which may or may not have bearing on the character of MacEvil. (I'm assuming the "helping hand" part of that has to do with "Everett-izing" Namor's features.)Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-1255104825725440742013-05-17T10:59:29.403-04:002013-05-17T10:59:29.403-04:00Ah! Now I know the story behind Madame MacEvil! I&...Ah! Now I know the story behind Madame MacEvil! I'd always intended to grab this issue some day, but now I feel like it's not essential, I get the gist of it. I had wondered how she changed from MacEvil (so terrible) to Moondragon -so now it seems that perhaps Starlin did not have a hand in her creation but merely appropriated her? I'll have to find out more about this. Thanks for the very interesting review.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-83096689337685248712013-05-16T14:41:26.616-04:002013-05-16T14:41:26.616-04:00Interesting stuff. I had always assumed Starlin cr...Interesting stuff. I had always assumed Starlin created Madame MacEvil and then revamped her, but Wikopedia says different, not that Wikopedia is always right. I guess maybe Starlin just picked up an obscure character nobody was doing anything with and ran with it, which was and is pretty common in comics. If so, good for him, because Moondragon is a fantastic character who seemed quite ahead of her time.<br />Always cool to see Iron Man and Namor mix it up; it seemed like those guys always intensely disliked each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com