Still the best at what he does — and sometimes, what he does is pretty.
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The X-Men are Colossus, Wolverine, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, and Storm. Period.
I realize there are eight billion other mutant characters, 17 different X-teams, and 500 overlapping alternate realities, and each character has died, come back to life, been cloned, lost their powers, died again, and had babies. I don’t care. Toss all that other stuff in the trash heap, give me that perfect original X-Men, and let’s call it a glorious day! [Edited to add: All right, Kitty Pryde gets a place of honor, along with Lockheed.]
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And black-and-white:
Our all-time favorite pulp hero! As kids, we used to listen to cassette tapes of the old Shadow radio drama voiced by Orson Welles. They were decades old but still had a mesmerizing effect. And the Shadow comics by Michael William Kaluta and Howard Chaykin were big inspirations to us. (Pity about the 1994 film.)
Say it together, now: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows…” [insert creepy laughter]
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And now, perhaps more fittingly, the black-and-white:
Every now and again, Kyle and I imagine what we’d like to do if Marvel or DC ever called on us to make a book for them. One idea is a graphic novel pitting Daredevil against Bullseye in the ultimate cat-and-mouse showdown*. No getting around it — if you loved comics in the ’80s, then Frank Miller’s Daredevil vs. Bullseye storyline is burned in your brain for eternity!
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And now, the black-and-white:
* Yes, avid comic readers, I am aware that people have been copying and retelling Frank Miller’s storyline in the pages of Daredevil ever since. But I stubbornly maintain there’s a fresher approach to their rivalry that hasn’t been tried yet — and we’d love to give it a shot.
Captain America’s less-well-known British counterpart, Union Jack was in one of our favorite comic storylines when we were young: Captain America #253-254. If memory serves, the story involved a vampire called Baron Blood, the death of the original Union Jack, the arrival of his replacement, and some fantastic John Byrne art. Also, Cap beheaded the vampire with his shield. Awesome!
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Now, the black-and-white:
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