Byrne on Moore & Brits

[Darryl]

Now, I've tried to be polite, and not give off negative vibes, but I couldn't resist posting the following..... (probably be deleted within seconds)


Mr Byrne,

I have been reading your messageboard for a few weeks now, and I would like to ask a question.

 

I know that you tend to work exclusivley for the American comics market, and indeed, I have rediscoverd your work on the xmen through the 'essential' TPB reprints, but I do recall you  working on the DC version of Judge Dredd in the 1990's.

With this in mind, can you tell me how you approached such a iconic character, given that the core concept was such a stong concept to begin with? Also, are there any other classic or iconic british comic characters (such as Archie, The Steel Claw etc..) that you would have liked ot have worked upon?

 

Thanks for your time!

[Floyd-the-k]

54 Jones is right about Emery. He IS cursed with saying far too much. I just ignore him.
  Must tear self away.....

[Floyd-the-k]

I've just been banned!  My name is now subtitled 'worked really hard to get banned'. Oddly enough my last post was thanking a guy for the graciousness of  his 'JB isn't such a bad guy when you meet him' post.
 Now I'll never get to reply to JB's post about how accepting he is of differing viewpoints

[Matt Timson]

Floyde, Darryl (and indeed, everyone else)- do you think that you could post links to where all this stuff is happening, please?  I've just about broken my brain 'browsing' the forum looking for it!

Cheers.

[Bad Andy]

Well he's completely ignored the dredd bit!

A couple of decades back, now, an editor I'd been working with called me up to say he'd been in Forbidden Planet, in the Village, and looking thru some hardcover albums had come across a sci-fi strip he thought would be "perfect for Byrne!"

It was DAN DARE.

I grew up on DARE, and would have loved to take a sail thru that "universe" -- at least before it got all grim and gritty. HEROS THE SPARTAN was another favorite. The more recent stuff, tho --- there I'm not so familiar.

[Matt Timson]

Link?

[Bad Andy]

Oh all right

Link: http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13152&PN=2&totPosts=1" target="_blank">Nothing to see here

[Floyd-the-k]

54 Jones, there's no one post where I'm told I'm banned....it could have been this one
http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13024&PN=1&TPN=4

or it could have been this one

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13024&PN=1&TPN=8

who knows? I didn't even get any of those 'watch it, you're very close to the door' warnings he's so fond of

[Quirkafleeg]

I think it's because you argued that in a rational universe using the words 'thought balloon' was less offesive than racial swearing.

[Rob Spalding]

I may have done it now.
Brought up paedophilia as a "learned" sexuality in the Gay Superheroes thread, only for someone to inform me that paedophilia is not about being attracted to children, it's about destroying innocence.

I'd best get on to the dictionary people.

[Dudley]

Not being bothered to look at the John "bit of a knob" Byrne forum, what did you mean by "learned sexuality?

[Rob Spalding]

They are talking about homosexuality as either genetic soley, learned behaviour only or a combination of the two.
I asked how something like paedophilia where (according to something I read some time ago) the majority of paedophiles were abused as children, but the majority of children abused did not turn out to be paedophiles.

The first response was the one I mentioned.  Byrne said after that "That is a terrible side effect. It is about being attracted to children. And also it's about geography, which sometimes creeps me out"

Brunt asked about the Geography thing, no answer yet.

[Dudley]

Ah, a fun debate.  Surely the answer on the gay question is "nobody knows the answer, therefore whatever answer I give merely displays my personal prejudices"?

[DavidXBrunt]

I think Byrne has killfiled me.

Like my local book group I just can't walk away. Today I've learnt what he thinks of people who liked Superman Returns and all about The Chiefs 'special stamp'.

[Matt Timson]

"JB,

Do I notice that you changed the part in your hair? (insert punchline here)

In the above photos you part your hair on the left and in the more recent photos the part in on the right."



Jumping Judas- what the fuck are some of these cretins on?!?