Comments on: The Spirit Book One http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:58:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Parker: The Hunter » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/comment-page-1/#comment-105066 Parker: The Hunter » Comics Worth Reading Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:16:16 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/#comment-105066 [...] unusual project, but one uniquely suited to the talents involved. Darwyn Cooke (The New Frontier, The Spirit) is adapting Richard Stark’s Parker novels into comic form; The Hunter is the first of four [...]

[...] unusual project, but one uniquely suited to the talents involved. Darwyn Cooke (The New Frontier, The Spirit) is adapting Richard Stark’s Parker novels into comic form; The Hunter is the first of four [...]

]]> By: The Middleman » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/comment-page-1/#comment-96665 The Middleman » Comics Worth Reading Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:48:42 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/#comment-96665 [...] creature a “hentai tentacle monster.” When they talk comics, they name-drop Fell and The Spirit. A plot point turns on something the Joker said. Wendy quotes Planet of the Apes, and the visual [...]

[...] creature a “hentai tentacle monster.” When they talk comics, they name-drop Fell and The Spirit. A plot point turns on something the Joker said. Wendy quotes Planet of the Apes, and the visual [...]

]]> By: Chuck http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/comment-page-1/#comment-80370 Chuck Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:32:02 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/#comment-80370 They haven't put the Spirit in their shared world, and hopefully they never will. I feel the same about Shazam and Plas, too. Shared worlds have their own cool, but they're overdone nowadays. They haven’t put the Spirit in their shared world, and hopefully they never will. I feel the same about Shazam and Plas, too. Shared worlds have their own cool, but they’re overdone nowadays.

]]> By: John http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/comment-page-1/#comment-80360 John Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:35:54 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/#comment-80360 I have to agree with Joshua even as I agree with your assessment, Johanna. I read the first couple issues and thought it was all very well-realized, I can't think of one bad word to say about it. The thing is, I have a reaction to it that I've had other remakes of brilliant things - what's the point? Why is this necessary? I have yet to answer that, I confess. I suppose it was neat for Cooke to be able to work on these characters and that bit of personal satisfaction is valid as a justification, I guess. I don't really see the point in updating The Spirit - the character is about as relevant to that action as Sam Spade or The Thin Man, all types of their time - or putting him in a shared universe - in fact, not being in one is part of the charm. The same charm, I might add, that has been lost with Plastic Man and Shazam. On the other hand, I suppose this was inevitable and I should just be thankful that the originals haven't been sullied by instead placing the character in the hands of an over-rated hack like Frank Miller. Oh, wait . . . I have to agree with Joshua even as I agree with your assessment, Johanna. I read the first couple issues and thought it was all very well-realized, I can’t think of one bad word to say about it. The thing is, I have a reaction to it that I’ve had other remakes of brilliant things – what’s the point? Why is this necessary? I have yet to answer that, I confess. I suppose it was neat for Cooke to be able to work on these characters and that bit of personal satisfaction is valid as a justification, I guess.

I don’t really see the point in updating The Spirit – the character is about as relevant to that action as Sam Spade or The Thin Man, all types of their time – or putting him in a shared universe – in fact, not being in one is part of the charm. The same charm, I might add, that has been lost with Plastic Man and Shazam.

On the other hand, I suppose this was inevitable and I should just be thankful that the originals haven’t been sullied by instead placing the character in the hands of an over-rated hack like Frank Miller.

Oh, wait . . .

]]> By: Joshua http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/comment-page-1/#comment-80330 Joshua Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:29:39 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/#comment-80330 Seems to me Eisner's artistic legacy would be better served by artists doing and owning their own original work. Seems to me Eisner’s artistic legacy would be better served by artists doing and owning their own original work.

]]> By: Chuck http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/comment-page-1/#comment-80325 Chuck Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:06:04 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/13/the-spirit-book-one-recommended/#comment-80325 I've loved this book since issue #1. There have been some stunning issues. I’ve loved this book since issue #1. There have been some stunning issues.

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