Which writer would you like to see write for VEI?

[kjjohanson]

Or Kurt Busiek on anything. I'm loving the new Astro City series.

My guess is this was a serious comment, but it is too good to pass up...

Bull$#!t

My non-serious comment was going to be "Kurt Busiek on Ninjak"; I was seriously looking forward to that Acclaim title when it came out because of Busiek's Astro City series from the '90s but I think the Acclaim books were too marketing-driven. Would love to see him take another shot at something Valiant.

[Tim]

Darque Passages by Justin Jordan. He didn't make me feel for Jack much, but boy did he tell awesome stories about the Darque's!

+1

+2

[leonmallett]

Darque Passages by Justin Jordan. He didn't make me feel for Jack much, but boy did he tell awesome stories about the Darque's!

Now THAT would be a series pitch seemingly ideal for a 3-5 issues mini series format.

[MarkRoseHFX]

Darque Passages by Justin Jordan. He didn't make me feel for Jack much, but boy did he tell awesome stories about the Darque's!

Now THAT would be a series pitch seemingly ideal for a 3-5 issues mini series format.

Justin Jordan writing more Master Darque stories is a big hell yes from me too

[lorddunlow]

Darque Passages by Justin Jordan. He didn't make me feel for Jack much, but boy did he tell awesome stories about the Darque's!

Now THAT would be a series pitch seemingly ideal for a 3-5 issues mini series format.

Justin Jordan writing more Master Darque stories is a big hell yes from me too

+1

[betterthanezra]

I would honestly love to have Terry Moore write a monthly Dr. Mirage book after reading Rachael Rising he handles the creepy Very well.

-Brian

[jmatt]

Or Kurt Busiek on anything. I'm loving the new Astro City series.

My guess is this was a serious comment, but it is too good to pass up...

Bull$#!t

My non-serious comment was going to be "Kurt Busiek on Ninjak"; I was seriously looking forward to that Acclaim title when it came out because of Busiek's Astro City series from the '90s ...

You're on a roll today. I, too, was a big fan of AC and Thunderbolts and was expecting so much more from his Ninjak. But it's obvious the thing was nothing more than a setup for a video game.

[kjjohanson]

Or Kurt Busiek on anything. I'm loving the new Astro City series.

My guess is this was a serious comment, but it is too good to pass up...

Bull$#!t

My non-serious comment was going to be "Kurt Busiek on Ninjak"; I was seriously looking forward to that Acclaim title when it came out because of Busiek's Astro City series from the '90s ...

You're on a roll today. I, too, was a big fan of AC and Thunderbolts and was expecting so much more from his Ninjak. But it's obvious the thing was nothing more than a setup for a video game.

This was the most entertaining thing about Ninjak #1 (to me); I only read it once when it came out, so I remember very little about it, except that in one scene he goes to the Acclaim offices, where someone refers him to the office of Allen Rausch. Allen Rausch is a real person who worked for Acclaim's video game division. I know this because he's one of my sister's best friends from high school. (I know him as well; we all used to go to cons together when we were young.) They put his name in the comic because they accidentally left it out of the credits of one of the games that he had worked on.

[jmatt]

Or Kurt Busiek on anything. I'm loving the new Astro City series.

My guess is this was a serious comment, but it is too good to pass up...

Bull$#!t

My non-serious comment was going to be "Kurt Busiek on Ninjak"; I was seriously looking forward to that Acclaim title when it came out because of Busiek's Astro City series from the '90s ...

You're on a roll today. I, too, was a big fan of AC and Thunderbolts and was expecting so much more from his Ninjak. But it's obvious the thing was nothing more than a setup for a video game.

This was the most entertaining thing about Ninjak #1 (to me); I only read it once when it came out, so I remember very little about it, except that in one scene he goes to the Acclaim offices, where someone refers him to the office of Allen Rausch. Allen Rausch is a real person who worked for Acclaim's video game division. I know this because he's one of my sister's best friends from high school. (I know him as well; we all used to go to cons together when we were young.) They put his name in the comic because they accidentally left it out of the credits of one of the games that he had worked on.

All I remember about is was the term "stumblebum", not sure why that stuck with me; I think he morphed into a villain. Maybe because I don't actually know people in the comic business, unlike you, you lucky *SQUEE*.

[ilzuccone]

Rick Remender and Paul Jenkins are two of the best at telling a compelling story from beginning to end.

If you haven't yet check out Jenkin's "Deathmatch" this guy knows how to build a believable world.

[Dr Noel]

Does it have to be a working comic writer? I'd love to see John Scalzi on an Armorines series. (Any other Scalzi fans on the board?)

Old Man's War is fantastic! Scalzi would make the Armorines awesome. Not like the whiny ninnies they were in VH1.

[Heath]

I loved Redshirts, but hated Old Man's War (which I read on the strength of Redshirts). Particularly the dialogue.

[Dr Noel]

I loved Redshirts, but hated Old Man's War (which I read on the strength of Redshirts). Particularly the dialogue.

hmmm...I'm not sure why you have a wrong opinion about the book.

[lorddunlow]

I loved Redshirts, but hated Old Man's War (which I read on the strength of Redshirts). Particularly the dialogue.

hmmm...I'm not sure why you have a wrong opinion about the book.

[The Dirt Gang]

A bit of a curve ball here but I'd like to see filmmaker Shane Carruth take on a Valiant title. He's done 2 small films Primer and Upstream Color. I've also read some about another unmade film called A Topiary.

I don't know if he has an interest in comics but he's put out 2 of the best sci-fi films in years and the concepts in A Topiary were fascinating. I think he was also listed as a consultant on Looper.

I would love to see what he could do in a comic where there isn't a limit to his budget.

[lorddunlow]

I'm all for that. I'll have to check out Upstream Color. Didn't realize it was the same guy.

I LOVED Primer. That movie blew my mind. So well written.

Have you seen this:

[The Dirt Gang]

lorddunlow - I've not seen that. Thanks for posting it. I'll warn you that Upstream Color is a much different kind of film. I thought it was great. His uses of sound was amazing. Sounds such a key part of cinema but rarely is it used in inventive ways.

[Phoenix8008]

I'm all for that. I'll have to check out Upstream Color. Didn't realize it was the same guy.

I LOVED Primer. That movie blew my mind. So well written.

Have you seen this:

That's INSANE!

I gotta go find this movie and watch it now!

[Chiclo]

Upstream Color was awfully thinky for how late at night I had watched it. The visual and audio textures of the movie were engrossing, however.

[jmatt]

Does it have to be a working comic writer? I'd love to see John Scalzi on an Armorines series. (Any other Scalzi fans on the board?)

I read the first one. That'd work.

Wow, somebody mapped Primer? What a great movie, even if I couldn't understand everything after three viewings.

[dholden007]

Not a fan of the New VEI but I would give it another shot with new creative teams.

Shadowman- Bob Hall
Rai-David Michelinie
Hard Corps-Chuck Dixon
Eternal Warrior-John Ostrander
XO-James Robinson
Bloodshot-Charlie Huston
Ninjak-Ed Brubaker
Quantum & Woody-Peter David
Archer & Armstrong- Jim Shooter

Yeah, I miss the old Valiant.

[Spylocke]

Wow, somebody mapped Primer? What a great movie, even if I couldn't understand everything after three viewings.

You don't know how relieved I am to read that. I thought I must be fantastically dumb for not getting everything after two viewings. Three viewings should get a person college credit and figuring it out should get someone a genius grant.

[The Dirt Gang]

Wow, somebody mapped Primer? What a great movie, even if I couldn't understand everything after three viewings.

You don't know how relieved I am to read that. I thought I must be fantastically dumb for not getting everything after two viewings. Three viewings should get a person college credit and figuring it out should get someone a genius grant.

You think Primer was confusing, try watching his second film Upstream Color. I recommend it but I can't tell you what it was about.

[ilzuccone]

Wow, somebody mapped Primer? What a great movie, even if I couldn't understand everything after three viewings.

You don't know how relieved I am to read that. I thought I must be fantastically dumb for not getting everything after two viewings. Three viewings should get a person college credit and figuring it out should get someone a genius grant.

You think Primer was confusing, try watching his second film Upstream Color. I recommend it but I can't tell you what it was about.

ha ok you guys got me. i'll be looking for these movies.

[dornwolf]

Greg Rucka on Eternal Warrior would be better..It needs a better writer

Take it another step. Greg Ruka on Geomancer. One thing I've always noticed that people never bring up, the dude writes strong female characters. Far better than any else in the field who is male at least.