"I would say that the most destructive aspect of the Fleischer suit did not pertain to Fleischer, but to the feud that erupted between Groth and Ellison as a result of the legal action. The two of them formed a mutual antipathy during the suit, and…"
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Any Opinions on the COMICS JOURNAL Magazine?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gene Phillips Jul 1. 33 Replies 0 Likes
Though I wrote for the zine somewhat, I'm not fishing for recognition. But I'm curious if the various brouhahas that involved the magazine ever impacted on your comics reading in any way.Continue
FAVORITE VILLAIN CROSSOVER STORIES
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeff of Earth-J Oct 19, 2020. 15 Replies 0 Likes
I was going to say "villain teamup" stories, but some stories may bring in two villains and have them fight one another (and maybe the hero) for the whole story.Some of the best include:Debut story…Continue
Clark Kent, Down on the Farm?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gene Phillips Jul 12, 2020. 10 Replies 0 Likes
A friend of mine has been slowly foraging through the early SUPERBOYS thanks to the online site READ COMICS ONLINE, and I thought I would share his insights here, though he's only up to 1956.Many…Continue
ONE HUNDRED BEST JUSTICE LEAGUE STORIES
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gene Phillips Nov 1, 2019. 15 Replies 0 Likes
I found this DC "greatest hits" on markdown for $3, so even though I knew I wouldn't agree with its choices, I bought it.…Continue
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"I don't think Fleisher ever contended that Ellison's comments caused him to lose the Spectre job. The suit said Ellison "destroyed his business reputation." One of Fleisher's grievances was that Ellison said DC canceled the…"
"An interesting point in the defamation suit was that Fleisher's income went up, not down, following Ellison's statements.
Wikipedia reminds me that editor Joe Orlando plotted the Fleisher Spectre stories with him and that it followed…"
"I had seen Harlan at cons. He would get wound up by the crowd. Loved him and his work, but wouldn't have wanted to be on his bad side. "
"Harlan Ellison is one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century. He had a great fondness for comic books. He was also opinionated, combative and, how do I put this delicately, had a tendency to believe his own clippings a tad much."
"Trying to stay on the right side of the line here ...
Every impression I have of Harlan Ellison, from any description I've read of him, makes me think
AAAHH! I can't do it!
Suffice to say, even if Ellison meant what he said as…"
""Here's an article that covers the court case"
Thanks, Kelvin. I think the crux of the matter lies in the first paragraph: "Ellison said the series was 'bugfuck'; you had to be crazy like Robert E. Howard or H.P.…"
"(I'd say more, but it would put me in breach of our rule not to say disparaging things about others, including comics creators.)"
"Here's an article that covers the court case: "The Insanity Offence: The Fleisher/Ellison/Comics Journal Libel Case""
"What was it about the Ellison interview that Fleischer objected to? What did Ellison say?"
"The one time I heard Ellison speak (at a Comicfest in Philly; maybe the same one where Peter David debated Todd McFarlane), he talked a bit about the Fleischer lawsuit, saying he meant what he said to be complimentary. I probably believed him more…"
Fred W. Hill replied to Gene Phillips's discussion Any Opinions on the COMICS JOURNAL Magazine?"I'd only ever read about Fleischer's Spectre stories, mainly in TCJ but also online, but from what I've seen, the Spectre had a perverse sense of "poetic justice" under Fleischer, revenge fantasies gone wild with a being of…"
"Fred W. Hill said:
......with G.R. becoming an ever more demonic and horrifying dispenser of his own brand of justice. Johnny Blaze loosing control of his fiery alter ego made the comic more fascinating IMO.
I don't think I was still…"
Fred W. Hill replied to Gene Phillips's discussion Any Opinions on the COMICS JOURNAL Magazine?"I do recall reading that unfavorable review although I hadn't previously heard of any connection between that and the lawsuit, but that theory certainly seems plausible. I admit that although some of the opinions expressed in TCJ could be…"
Gene Phillips replied to Gene Phillips's discussion Any Opinions on the COMICS JOURNAL Magazine?"Re: Fleischer-- there's a theory going around that he was really cheesed off because the Journal gave a bad review to his prose fiction book, shortly after Fleischer had given the magazine a big long interview. But since Fleischer passed some…"
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