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  2. If I Ran Marvel, part one: The Imprints

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    As of late the MK imprint has come off like the PG-13 version of the R-plus-rated MAX line, and I feel its original intention has been lost.

    100% agreed.

    Funny you should mention The Invaders, 'cause, before I settled on Winter Soldier, I had planned on adding The Invaders to my list. Cap would have been the star, and his modern title would have been cancelled. But right when I began to type the title out, I thought of Bucky... and then Winter Soldier. Everything fell into place from there.

    Love the idea of the Invaders. I thought more of placing importance on the soldiers and Bucky. Cap's always the star.

    Another period-MK book I had in mind was one set in the mid to late 19th century, possibly starring a mutant team controlled by Nathaniel Essex. Even though Essex is hardly a saint, he and his Marauders would fight Apocalypse and groups like the Hellfire Club. I scrapped the idea because I didn't want two X-books under the MK banner.

    I'm out of X-touch. Nathaniel Essex?

    Anything with the Hellfire Club and Apocalypse as regular villains would have my $2.99.

    For this to be a MAX book, the team would probably have to change. It's doubtful Marvel would allow Hulk (with very close ties to The Avengers) and Namor (Sue Storm's love interest) to appear in a MAX comic.

    Yeah...I really only said MAX because of the horror aspect. It could be a MU book. I love Darkhold and its implications. My dream project.

  4. If I Ran Marvel, part one: The Imprints

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    Loved it. Why didn't you get the job? Because it makes too much sense, that's why.

    I agreed with just about damn near everything you put down (especially the MK line part, that's a burst of brilliance).

    You did miss a few things. Consider these my pitches Mr. Editor:

    For Marvel Knights-

    Desmond Reddick and Michael Lark on The Invaders

    Monthly

    It's 1938 and the world is on the brink of war. The Invaders, already active throughout eastern Europe and Africa, are doing their best to fight fascism when the war breaks out. Them and their elite crew of Green Berets, Blackwatch and Canadian Special Forces soldiers are in the midst of things when the world erupts into war. They're in over their heads until Captain America and Bucky join the fight. See the beginnings of this team and follow them in real time through 1945. See it through the eyes of their fellow soldiers. Who will live and who will die? The world will at least be a better place.

    For MAX-

    Desmond Reddick and ? on Defenders: Darkhold

    12 issue limited

    Dr. Strange used to hold the ancient Atlantean spell book Darkhold hidden away in the recesses of his Sanctum Sanctorum. Now it's gone. The vampires it created millenia ago are now back; re-animated, angry and more powerful than ever. Watch as evil unfoils over the entire universe. Dr. Strange must strike up an uneasy alliance with former teammates Namor, Hulk, Nighthawk, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Moondragon and Son of Satan to battle the evil. But, a portal opening in space and Marvel's demons issuing forth, Silver Surfer battles to keep them back. Why do they want the Darkhold? and what will Dracula do with it?

  5. Reel Dread: A Little Bit of Sentimentality (or The Waiting is the Knardest Part)

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    Until I read this column, Des, I honestly thought I was the only person who remembered Monster Squad. Great to know there are others out there. It's also cool how this (then) modern movie brought you and your grandfather together.

    Cheers Yoda!

    you are not alone. There is a guerilla movement to get this film on DVD. There is no reason that Goonies, Lost Boys and Silver Bullet are on DVD and this gem isn't.

  9. A question on morality

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    The way I see it, prices are set by the seller. They set whatever they think they can get for a certain item. It is their responsibility in the same way that it would be my responsibility to pay for something that has a price higher than I'm willing to pay.

    The only other reason I would offer to pay a higher price is if it is for charity and that's only if I had cash to spare (which I rarely do).

  10. Something Old, Something New: Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange: The Oath

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    The Oath is seriously awesome. Wait for the trade if you must, but definitely get it at some point.

    My major gripe with the FF, as a whole, is that the book isn't sci-fi enough. While the family dynamic is great, they should be in space for extended periods, and time traveling in both directions. The exploration of undersea, alien, parallel and microscopic worlds should be paramount. Considering they were (re)born in space, why doesn’t the book take place there?

    Exactly! Which is why UFF is so right. Ellis was on the right track with exporing more scifi aspects. Screw Exiles! FF should be exploring the multiverse. I would pitch FF leaving Earth almost entirely. Alternate dimensions, intergalactic revolutionary wars, Galactus, Skrulls! That's what the FF is.

    Remember when the Baxter Building was a place they dropped by once in a while? Now they never seem to leave.

  11. Something Old, Something New: Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange: The Oath

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    Well done sir!

    I haven't read FF since Acts of Vengeance and I don't plan on starting it up. To me it's one of those titles that has just stagnated since its inception. To me, FF is the Lee/Kirby stuff and that's it. FF can also be the UFF series which I feel is being done infinitely better than the FF has in decades.

    Plus, I have never like a JMS book.

    The Dr. Strange thing is something I'm staying away from because of money but I'll throw down for the trade when it's released. I love the character and am currently formulating a pitch in which he is a supporting character.

  14. Reel Dread: Sprechen Sie Scary?

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    Yeah, it was somewhat intentional.

    At some point I'll dive into Nosferatu and it's effect on the modern vampire film. I'll definitely do a sleep-deprived essay on Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Metropolis will be coverd in my first SciFi column (not sure when that'll come around), M will certainly have it's own column as I have a huge attachment to that.

    I wanted to scratch the surface and dreg up som interest in these movies at least superficially. People! Go anmd download these. All except M are free of copyright (I think). Public domain movies kick all kinds of bum.

    Thanks for the critique. I welcome it from you and anybody else for that matter. November gets much more specific.

  16. Best horror film theme

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    -Dies Irae (used in Friday the 13th among others)

    -Manfredini's Friday the 13th Theme

    -Candyman

    -Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet performing Dracula (1931)

    -Duleing Banjos (from Delivrance)

    -Jerry Goldsmith's Poltergeist theme

    -"Tall Man on Main Street" from Phantasm

    -Night on Bald Mountain

    -Danse Macabre

    -"O Fortuna" from Orff's opera Carmina Burana

    -Funeral March of the Marionettes (Hitchcock's theme)

    -Theme to Twilight Zone

    -March of the Gallows

    -In the Hall of the Mountain King

    -Theme from "Night of the Hunter"

    -The lullaby from Rosemary's Baby (chills typing this one out...)

    That's all I can think of for now. Maybe make the Pscho Suite one choice to give some others a chance, just an idea.

    I will be doing intermittent articles on theme music in Reel Dread. Maybe the first one will coincide with this tournament.

  19. HUGE Thunderbolts news! *CW SPOILERS*

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    Not a huge fan of Deodato, but I'll be grabbing this.

    I'll echo that sentiment. But Ellis is one of my all-time favourite writers and him doing a villains book is all I need to hear. Jesus! How many Ellis books will I be buying next year?

    -newuniversal

    -nextwave

    -any and all upcoming Avatar projects

    -any other crazy hero stuff he pulls out.

  22. Who is Superman's greatest nemesis?

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    While Supes' rogues gallery is littered with intense and powerful interplantary despots and unstoppable killing machines, none of them pose the challenge Luthor does.

    Luthor is the intellectual antagonist Superman needs on every level. Superman is an alien immigrant who uses his power to help those in need (the idealist) and Luthor is the self-made man whose ruthlessness knows no bounds (the realist).

    Besides, Lex Luthor's name permeates western culture as the nemesis as much as the devil does. Ever hear someone say "He's like my Lex Luthor"? Me too. Ever hear someone say "He's like my Brainiac"? Me neither.

  23. Civil War *SPOILERS!*

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    Anyway, my response to the actual statement is this: eventually those powers are going to be used. In the very first issue of Alias Jessica defenestrated an upset customer. She was only able to do that because of her powers. Granted, she was protecting herself, but the point is that she used them. Now repeat the above scenario, but have Jessica fire a gun. Her body, like a gun which must be registered, is a weapon.

    So then every mutant that has a power should be registered, even if thier power isn't dangerous. Like someone like Beak(the chicken-like human) who dosen't have any dangerous powers? My question is though, knives can be used to kill people and you don't have to register them.

    I think the point is that guns are created for the sole purpose of killing. You can't butter your toast with a shotgun. But man, would I love to try!

    Beak shouldn't be registered, he should be put out of his misery;)

  24. Reel Dread: An Introduction

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    I merged the thread you started, Des, with the one the RSS feed started in the Mainpage Feedback section.

    Anyway, we've already spoken about this entry through e-mail, but, what the hell, I'll paraphrase myself here: this intro was to the point, outlined your intent rather nicely and has me excited for future installments. I'm also very pleased that Reel Dread will be a weekly feature. Long have I wanted to add regular content to the site, and I'm glad RD is helping to usher that vision in.

    Thanks Mr. Sims, and thanks for the uber sweet banner. I stole it and posted it in my blog to advertise for the article. Hope you on't mind. I did ask folks over there to come and join the forums too.