C is for Commentary: Remembering Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan.
Westfield’s Josh Crawley on the passing of creator, Dwayne McDuffie.
Beauology 101: You Always Remember Your First, part 1
by Beau Smith
Most of you have read the title to this week’s column and I know what you’re thinking. I’ve no doubt sparked some, what must be, pleasant memories for you. That or you’re wishing for a time machine and a chance for a re-do.
As I’ve mentioned here in Beauology 101 class before, I have a lot of stuff here at The Flying Fist Ranch. Some of you (and my wife) may call it by its true name, clutter. I call it treasure. Needless to say, when I can, I try and go through the containers, boxes and files and decide what really needs to be kept for the archives, and what needs to be given away or sold. The other evening I found a box with two very special items in it. One was Amazing Heroes #23. (May 15, 1983)
Fifth Degree: McDuffie’s New Fantastic Four and O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim!
by Josh Crawley
Before I get into things this week, I want to mention my friend Zack Kruse’s webcomic Mystery Solved. There’s an old guy with a twirly moustache and a pipe. There’s a new installment every Thursday! And there’re fairies!
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Over the weekend I grabbed a handful of graphic novels to read at home after work. The first of those was Gravity: Big City Super Hero by Sean McKeever & Mike Norton. I liked the book, but in all honesty, there wasn’t enough for me. I wanted more of the fresh-out-of-high school kid from Wisconsin! (Sheboygan, to be exact. It’s pretty up there.) Not that McKeever & Norton are to blame. Sales didn’t warrant any more than the five issues published.
Imagine my surprise when i start reading the next book in my stack, Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four by Dwayne McDuffie & Paul Pelletier, and Gravity shows up!