Quantum & Woody

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:14 pm

I've just started reading a load of Acclaim stuff (those comics came back Draco, their in great condition. All individually bagged as well) and Quantum & Woody is excellent. Really amusing stuff. Soo I thought I'd look up what else Priest (the writer) had got upto and there was quite alot. Can anyone advise any of his other stuff?

Also when I looked he hadn't seemed to work since 2005. Seems quite odd for a pretty successful writer, anyone know what hes up to these days?

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:21 pm

I keep hearing that his run on Black Panther is very good. I have the first trade, but haven't read through it all yet.

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:22 pm

I believe he's a minister now and on a comics "sabbatical".

I'd recommend his VH-2 Solar mini (but read Ellis's & Kreuger's one-shots 1st, if you can).

His Black Panther was absolutely amazing. Some of the best-written, most-intricate "mainstream" comics I've ever seen. Well worth tracking 'em down.

Leatus IV · Post by **Leatus IV** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:26 pm

Did he wright the "Good eats" story arc?? That was actually a good Black Panther story....

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:27 pm

Leatus IV wrote:Did he wright the "Good eats" story arc?? That was actually a good Black Panther story....

Is that in this most-current run? Then, nope.

rodneyrodis · Post by **rodneyrodis** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:36 am

I love Quantum and Woody. I hope VEI reprints this stuff and releases new issues. Last I heard of Priest, he was backing VIP before the lawsuit settled.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:07 pm

rodneyrodis wrote:I love Quantum and Woody. I hope VEI reprints this stuff and releases new issues. Last I heard of Priest, he was backing VIP before the lawsuit settled.

It's been a while since I read that interview with him so my recollection could be off, but I don't recall any indication that he was even aware at that time that there was a conflict between VEI and VIP. Is it possible that he wasn't even aware of the full situation, assumed that VIP did have the rights, and was just stating a willingness to work with them as opposed to actively supporting VIP over VEI?

Quantum & Woody was, without a doubt, the best thing ever published under the Acclaim banner. Hopefully, they can find a way to bring it back.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:09 pm

Every Q&W books I have read I have enjoyed.

Very clever writing.

VEI will have to bring them back somehow. Way to good of a book to not bring back.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:47 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:I keep hearing that his run on Black Panther is very good. I have the first trade, but haven't read through it all yet.

The entire run is brilliant

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:48 pm

BloodOfHeroes wrote:I believe he's a minister now and on a comics "sabbatical".

I'd recommend his *Acclaim (1997 series)* Solar mini (but read Ellis's & Kreuger's one-shots 1st, if you can).

His Black Panther was absolutely amazing. Some of the best-written, most-intricate "mainstream" comics I've ever seen. Well worth tracking 'em down.

Couldnt agree more dude.

Ian google him and dip in old son.

I think pretty much anything he has done IMO is worth paying out for.

I have him in my top ten writers.

As a pair, him and priest are top boys.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:50 pm

Brent wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:I keep hearing that his run on Black Panther is very good. I have the first trade, but haven't read through it all yet.

The entire run is brilliant

And also not available in trade paperbacks

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:50 pm

Elveen wrote:Every Q&W books I have read I have enjoyed.

Very clever writing.

VEI will have to bring them back somehow. Way to good of a book to not bring back.

I imagine they will find a use for most of the Acclaim characters. I don't think they spent all of that money at the auction just to sit on the rights.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:52 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:
Brent wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:I keep hearing that his run on Black Panther is very good. I have the first trade, but haven't read through it all yet.

The entire run is brilliant
And also not available in trade paperbacks

The run can be found cheap on ebay tho

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:23 pm

Brent wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Brent wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:I keep hearing that his run on Black Panther is very good. I have the first trade, but haven't read through it all yet.

The entire run is brilliant
And also not available in trade paperbacks
The run can be found cheap on ebay tho

Yeah, but for most things, I prefer it in trades. This included.

I am really REALLY trying to get rid of all floppies in my life other than collection/investment books.

I hope they eventually re-trade the entire run, not just the first 12 issues, who's trades are now out of print.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:35 pm

Death to Marvel's TPB program! DEATH, I say!!!

-slym

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:37 pm

Seriously though, I'd love to see DNV (okay, okay, VEI) reprint the Q&W books, as I've never read one but most everyone who did read it seems to have enjoyed it.

-slym

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:46 pm

slym2none wrote:Death to Marvel's TPB program! DEATH, I say!!!

-slym

I choose life.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:11 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Elveen wrote:Every Q&W books I have read I have enjoyed.

Very clever writing.

VEI will have to bring them back somehow. Way to good of a book to not bring back.
I imagine they will find a use for most of the Acclaim characters. I don't think they spent all of that money at the auction just to sit on the rights.

I wonder how they will do it?

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:23 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:
slym2none wrote:Death to Marvel's TPB program! DEATH, I say!!!

-slym
I choose life.

Oh yeah - because, let me tell ya... I LOVED reading one issue's worth of comic, spread out into three separate comics, just so it fits into the 3- and 6-issue story arc format..... I will say, this was one of the reasons I quit buying new comics two years back, and to see that it's still the standard does nothing to sway me into coming back.

-slym

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:25 pm

Elveen wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
Elveen wrote:Every Q&W books I have read I have enjoyed.

Very clever writing.

VEI will have to bring them back somehow. Way to good of a book to not bring back.
I imagine they will find a use for most of the Acclaim characters. I don't think they spent all of that money at the auction just to sit on the rights.

I wonder how they will do it?

Easy! They'll just use the Goat's power to make everything hunky-dory by inviting the Legion Of Super-Heroes to a big party!!!

-slym

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:05 pm

slym2none wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
slym2none wrote:Death to Marvel's TPB program! DEATH, I say!!!

-slym
I choose life.
Oh yeah - because, let me tell ya... I LOVED reading one issue's worth of comic, spread out into three separate comics, just so it fits into the 3- and 6-issue story arc format..... I will say, this was one of the reasons I quit buying new comics two years back, and to see that it's still the standard does nothing to sway me into coming back.

-slym

So your problem is with the story telling conventions, not the format..?

muzzsucker · Post by **muzzsucker** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:41 pm

Supposedly Fabian hired priest and bright to create a new book with the same tone as their run on Power Man and Iron Fist, so if you like Q&W that might be worth checking out.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:02 pm

muzzsucker wrote:Supposedly Fabian hired priest and bright to create a new book with the same tone as their run on Power Man and Iron Fist, so if you like Q&W that might be worth checking out.

Was he going by Jim Owsley when he did the Power Man and Iron Fist run?

rodneyrodis · Post by **rodneyrodis** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:25 pm

Brother J wrote:
muzzsucker wrote:Supposedly Fabian hired priest and bright to create a new book with the same tone as their run on Power Man and Iron Fist, so if you like Q&W that might be worth checking out.
Was he going by Jim Owsley when he did the Power Man and Iron Fist run?

yes he was

I was hoping for a marvel MAX power man and iron fist written by priest when joe q. took over as EIC