Hatrack River Writers Workshop: Iron Man and OSC

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Posted by JOHN (Member # 1343) on :

I know this technically isn't the place for this, but this is the only OSC forum I'm on, and I thought those here would want to know as well.

It appears the OSC will be writing a six issue Iron Man mini series (yes, that's right a comic book) coming out some time next year.

Here's the link to the full story as sparse as the details are at this point!

http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23341

JOHN!

Posted by Lord Darkstorm (Member # 1610) on :

Never been a big commic book fan. That might be worth checking out.

Posted by Keeley (Member # 2088) on :

I have never read Iron Man. I may take a look, but only after I get a sense of what the character's about, as shown by previous authors.

After all, I wouldn't want OSC's politics to ruin my experience. </sarcasm>

Some people.

The best comment on that linked thread was (big paraphrase here) that if a reader thought OSC's politics would keep him from writing a gripping story, that reader is an idiot.

[edited to thank JOHN for announcing this. Thank you. ]

[This message has been edited by Keeley (edited December 14, 2004).]

Posted by JOHN (Member # 1343) on :

Not to get into too much of a “geek fest” here, but this is really a win-win situation for new readers.

Iron Man was created in the early 1960’s and his series has be going on since then (in one incarnation or another). Even though this is a mini-series which are usually pretty self-contaitned, there’s literally years of continuity that could turn off potential new readers.

BUT this isn’t the regular continuity Iron Man; this is ULTIMATE Iron Man. The Ultimate line of comics has only be going for a few years, and it’s a streamlining and modernization of classic Marvel heroes. (it also serves to make the characters more appealing and accesible to movie producers, and once these movies are produced, the the Ultimate line tends to be a little closer to the movie version. On that note Iron Man: The Movie us reportedly in pre-production)

Ultimate Iron Man doesn’t have his own book, but has appeared in he Ultimates(ie Ultimate Avengers). (You can buy the whole first sereies here: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=UG0lK5aAiw&isbn=0785110828&itm=12)

This will be the characters first solo title.

Posted by HuntGod (Member # 2259) on :

I will be looking forward to this.

If you have not been interested in comics in the past you might want to give them another look. The market has matured substantially over the last 20 years.

Some writers to look out for; Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.

Titles that moved the industry forward...

Frank Millers "The Dark Knight Returns"
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons "The Watchmen"
Mark Waid and Alex Ross's "Kingdom Come"

Can't wait to see OSC's slant on Iron Man.