tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post8149547124980220360..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: This Elf Is PackingComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-44562369293029139192021-07-11T20:30:52.523-04:002021-07-11T20:30:52.523-04:00Ah, I had the feeling you'd probably already b...Ah, I had the feeling you'd probably already been there CF, and would hit me with a link (;<br />Not to sound ungrateful - I do appreciate you taking the time - but your post was mainly based on that Defenders two-parter wrapping up the Omega story, which didn't have much to do with Gerber's original series.<br /><br />Ah well, onward and upward, and thanks anyway. As ever, I'm sure whatever you do choose to write about will be worth checking out.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-10892136814264273962021-07-11T18:26:06.104-04:002021-07-11T18:26:06.104-04:00The link I provided will have to suffice for an Om...The link I provided will have to suffice for an Omega post, sean--I don't think I'll be delving into the character any more than I've done there. (But never say never, I always say. ;) )<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-86150041642336274792021-07-11T09:44:40.949-04:002021-07-11T09:44:40.949-04:00Dunno about that Dave, but it does looks a bit lik...Dunno about that Dave, but it does looks a bit like Roy Thomas getting shot by the Elf in that first page here. <br />Although its obviously a pop at John Denver (well done Steve and Sal).<br /><br />Comicsfan, Howard the Duck has dated poorly, but Omega the Unknown is really good. Or at least the first few issues are. For my taste, Gerber was Marvel's best writer in the 70s, but he lacked focus so the quality of his work was inconsistent).<br />Omega would be an interesting subject for a future post... although others may disagree (;<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-13920464583021445252021-07-10T11:53:06.735-04:002021-07-10T11:53:06.735-04:00Anyone else think that the Elf looks a little like...Anyone else think that the Elf looks a little like Sal Buscema himself?Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562199843047738071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-85729665280481876372021-07-08T22:10:02.939-04:002021-07-08T22:10:02.939-04:00I guess the whimsy of it appeals to me. I'm a ...I guess the whimsy of it appeals to me. I'm a fan of Gerber. I always figured he was building up to something and didn't get around to it, because for whatever reason, he abruptly left the title. <br />But it's quite possible he wasn't building up to anything, as you suggest, C.F., so maybe it was a metaphor, as he said. <br />A metaphor for the weirdness and abrupt finality of life, maybe.<br />I did think it was funny and symbolic that David Kraft had the original Elf run over by a moving truck. I think he was saying "we're cleaning house, around here. I'm not gonna carry Gerber's baggage around!" The Elf met his own senseless, abrupt end. Karma, man.<br />Kraft could be pretty whimsical himself, sometimes.<br />I disregard that dumb Tribunal arc explanation and I'm not crazy about him coming back to waste the Ringmaster in the '90's.<br />Gerber shoulda left the Elf on the grill of that moving truck, speeding smoothly into oblivion.<br />Now THERE'S a metaphor.<br /><br />M.P.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-84469550586003341842021-07-08T18:33:27.712-04:002021-07-08T18:33:27.712-04:00I managed to weather The Defenders, Murray, and I ...I managed to weather <i>The Defenders</i>, Murray, and I liked Gerber's <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2017/05/earth-shall-overcome.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i></a> stories well enough, but I steered clear of <i>Howard The Duck</i> and <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2012/10/not-all-my-power-can-save-me.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Omega The Unknown</i></a>, neither of which were my cup of tea (though the former was reportedly well received by readers).<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-31612670477018276432021-07-08T14:51:35.751-04:002021-07-08T14:51:35.751-04:00I always thought Razorback ran over the killer E;f...I always thought Razorback ran over the killer E;f with his big red rig the Big Pig! Killer Elf now known as Roadkill Helper!!Mike Mikulovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426364090992151914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-34638240054729174462021-07-08T11:14:50.497-04:002021-07-08T11:14:50.497-04:00The Elf with a Gun (and the Defenders' stories...The Elf with a Gun (and the Defenders' stories of the same time period) really soured me on the name "Steve Gerber". Any comic with him as the writer sparked a hard inner-debate if I should waste my money. A few titles were left on the rack because of him.<br /><br />As the years went by, Gerber either matured or went to an effective rehab clinic, because his writing became more coherent and palatable.<br /><br />A comic book page that choked with narrative text boxes means we're in for a ridiculously convoluted retcon. The Tribunal's lengthy explanation wasn't nearly as satisfying as that last panel with the truckBig Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com