View Full Version : Sherman Alexie To Write 2 books for Marvel
I don't expect anyone to be as excited about this as I am but according to Rich Johnston in Lying In The Gutters:
Sherman Alexie, author of "Smoke Signals," "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" and "Flight," who also wrote the introduction to Jason Lutes' "Jar Of Fools," has two projects at Marvel. One is a mini-series starring the Native American mutant inventor Forge, the other is a mature readers Daredevil MAX series.
This should be at least interesting. Alexie is really good and you should check out at least the movie version of Smoke Signals if you get a chance.
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 03:16 PM
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven was a really good book. this should be interesting
he's quite talented. I'm interested to see how well it translates.
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 03:23 PM
yeah i'm sure to pick it up, but it does continue the whole "lets get people who don't write comics to write our comics" i wonder if that really increases sales?
kwok_talk
04-24-2007, 03:24 PM
Daredevil MAX? Is that necessary? I guess it would fit with the gritty feel of the book, but I feel like the flagship title is just fine by itself.
yeah i'm sure to pick it up, but it does continue the whole "lets get people who don't write comics to write our comics" i wonder if that really increases sales?
two words: Dark Tower
mister-s
04-24-2007, 03:31 PM
I bet he'll be great on a MAX Daredevil.
Everyone should read Smoke Signals. Everyone.
Daredevil MAX? Is that necessary? I guess it would fit with the gritty feel of the book, but I feel like the flagship title is just fine by itself.
it should at least be interesting. I'm happy to see him do anything for Marvel. the fact that it will be DD is just gravy for me
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 03:35 PM
two words: Dark Tower
that was written by comics pros right? i know it's based off of king's work but he didn't write it?
he oversaw it and also robin furth worked closely with pad on it
but strictly speaking you're right
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 03:40 PM
he oversaw it and also robin furth worked closely with pad on it
but strictly speaking you're right
yeah so i understand taking a book or movie and making a comic out of it.
the question is do all the non comic writers doing books add readers? cause they don't really seem to be adding good writing
kevin smith's Green Arrow
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 03:42 PM
that chick on wonderwoman
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 03:42 PM
virgin comics
virgin comics
in general? nice
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 03:51 PM
charlie huston
tamara whatever the hell her name is that's writing white tiger
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 04:00 PM
so we can agree that there are some talented "non comic" writers working in the field but there are alot of horrid ones as well. so really what is the draw?
that he may be a good one
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 04:07 PM
that he may be a good one
i'm sure(hope) he will be,but i was asking what the draw is overall?
leprechauns
leprechauns make people buy this shit
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 04:14 PM
.....those damn irish
mikegraham6
04-24-2007, 04:19 PM
I don't expect anyone to be as excited about this as I am but according to Rich Johnston in Lying In The Gutters:
This should be at least interesting. Alexie is really good and you should check out at least the movie version of Smoke Signals if you get a chance.
I have no idea who this guy is but i really, really want to read a MAX daredevil and a forge mini could be interesting as well
here's his wiki entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Alexie)
comhcinc
04-24-2007, 04:40 PM
fred is right. he is a great read.
jo-relrollins
04-24-2007, 06:59 PM
Never was a huge Forge fan. But maybe he'll change my mind.
mikegraham6
04-24-2007, 07:06 PM
Never was a huge Forge fan. But maybe he'll change my mind.
i always thought he had an extremely interesting power that was used more as a plot device than for any kind of storytelling. i think he has the potential for some extremely interesting stories and if this guy is a as talented as Fred and comhcinc say then it could be a really cool sci-fi story (although i see it going more in the mystical direction used in the Fall of the Mutants storyline).
diabhol
04-25-2007, 06:07 PM
This should be at least interesting. Alexie is really good and you should check out at least the movie version of Smoke Signals if you get a chance.
I am all over a Forge miniseries; he's been awesome ever since The Fall of the Mutants and his Morlock arc in Uncanny X-Men before the Muir Island Saga was just awesome.
As for a Daredevil MAX series...I dunno. I might pick it up, since I love Daredevil, but I'm kinda weird about out-of-continuity stuff.
--Marshall