Comments on: Morrison’s demon days http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:01:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: albie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2175309 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:54:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2175309 What would happen if you tried to conjure...YOURSELF! Would you astrally project into the pentagram? What would happen if you tried to conjure…YOURSELF!

Would you astrally project into the pentagram?

]]> by: Rob Webb http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2173917 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:04:03 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2173917 There was a picture of the superman chap so we know he was real. There was a picture of the superman chap so we know he was real.

]]> by: Cary Coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2150744 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:20:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2150744 I remember Grant once referred to Superman as a asshole in Doom Patrol #50 . I've never fully forgiven him for that. ~ Coat I remember Grant once referred to Superman as a asshole in Doom Patrol #50 .

I’ve never fully forgiven him for that.

~

Coat

]]> by: Jake Saint http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2149768 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:02:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2149768 Hopefully the Machine Elves showed up to deal with Morrison's Singularity Demon. Hopefully the Machine Elves showed up to deal with Morrison’s Singularity Demon.

]]> by: Richard Pachter http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148972 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:53:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148972 I'm sure that Grant would say that the demon was "an actual chap" and maybe Lennon, too. But we already know that Morrison is a fictional character, so there ya go. I’m sure that Grant would say that the demon was “an actual chap” and maybe Lennon, too.

But we already know that Morrison is a fictional character, so there ya go.

]]> by: Matthew Craig http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148676 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:39:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148676 Superman, though, was an actual chap in a well-made suit, who spoke to Morrison as if he really were The Man of Steel. Or possibly "was." That's not so much invoking a spirit as indulging a looney. Or possibly "loonie." I tried that Lennon thing, but he was busy throwing cups at Noel Gallagher. So Musical Youth turned up, instead. Some of them weren't even dead. THEY'RE STILL LIVING WITH ME. //\Oo/\\ Superman, though, was an actual chap in a well-made suit, who spoke to Morrison as if he really were The Man of Steel.

Or possibly “was.”

That’s not so much invoking a spirit as indulging a looney.

Or possibly “loonie.”

I tried that Lennon thing, but he was busy throwing cups at Noel Gallagher. So Musical Youth turned up, instead. Some of them weren’t even dead.

THEY’RE STILL LIVING WITH ME.

//\Oo/\\

]]> by: Richard Pachter http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148614 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:26:12 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148614 He also had a chat with Superman. Or said he did. Think it was in San Diego. Possibly at Dick's. Wonder if he could conjure up Zenith and find out when those books are gonna get out of the warehouse. That would be useful. He also had a chat with Superman. Or said he did. Think it was in San Diego. Possibly at Dick’s.

Wonder if he could conjure up Zenith and find out when those books are gonna get out of the warehouse. That would be useful.

]]> by: gene phillips http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148273 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:40:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148273 Re: Davison's "coherent, engaging stories": The new tales may not be engaging, but has Grant really EVER offered "coherence?" I always thought his trend away from coherence was part of his appeal for his fans. Re: Davison’s “coherent, engaging stories”:

The new tales may not be engaging, but has Grant really EVER offered “coherence?” I always thought his trend away from coherence was part of his appeal for his fans.

]]> by: hcduvall http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148093 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:39:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2148093 Read it. It's a cute thought, though it strikes as just another in the vein of "I want to feel connected to everything". Still a kook to me, and not that unusual actually. But hey, well articulated for this sort of thing. Read it. It’s a cute thought, though it strikes as just another in the vein of “I want to feel connected to everything”. Still a kook to me, and not that unusual actually. But hey, well articulated for this sort of thing.

]]> by: Fanboy Menace http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2147967 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:05:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2147967 If nothing else the man thinks in very unusual and interesting ways. Go read the interview before snapping off a "Grant's a kook" remark and I guarantee you'll at least have looked at the world a little differently by the time your done. If nothing else the man thinks in very unusual and interesting ways. Go read the interview before snapping off a “Grant’s a kook” remark and I guarantee you’ll at least have looked at the world a little differently by the time your done.

]]> by: Brian Davison http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2147901 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:42:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2147901 Are you sure that wasn't just the peyote, Grant? I'd be more impressed if you could somehow "magic" FINAL CRISIS and "Batman: R.I.P." into coherent, engaging stories. Are you sure that wasn’t just the peyote, Grant?

I’d be more impressed if you could somehow “magic” FINAL CRISIS and “Batman: R.I.P.” into coherent, engaging stories.

]]> by: Joe Williams http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2147711 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:54:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2147711 I don't remember where the interview was (TCJ?) but I remember Morrison recounting how he conjured the spirit of John Lennon to write a passage in the Invisibles, I think it was- mostly it involved associating things with Lennon such as the number 9 and Sandalwood incense while listening to his music under the influence. I don’t remember where the interview was (TCJ?) but I remember Morrison recounting how he conjured the spirit of John Lennon to write a passage in the Invisibles, I think it was- mostly it involved associating things with Lennon such as the number 9 and Sandalwood incense while listening to his music under the influence.

]]> by: Sphinx Magoo http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2145605 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:59:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2145605 Wow. I wish he'd take his experiences and document them so a lay person like me could read them. I could read about Morrison's experiences for a good long time. In conversation and interview he's very stream of thought so havign it as a structured story would be a tremendous read. Alan Moore's been talking about doing his own book on magic and I'm really looking forward to that. Wow. I wish he’d take his experiences and document them so a lay person like me could read them. I could read about Morrison’s experiences for a good long time. In conversation and interview he’s very stream of thought so havign it as a structured story would be a tremendous read. Alan Moore’s been talking about doing his own book on magic and I’m really looking forward to that.

]]> by: rev'D http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2145312 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:07:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2145312 I prefer the interview where Morrison bragged about pulling a Moore by invoking Metron-- an experience which would appear to have been both the backbone of both the mystical initiation experienced in 'Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle' and the ivory-white redesign of Metron currently starring in 'Final Crisis': http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1644 The attribution of magic to weird firings w/in the CNS isn't particularly original to Morrison... It's most famously known in Crowley & Jung and was ref'd quite heavily throughout Moore's 'Promethea'. All of which makes me wonder: if the Mozzer can invoke Metron (scientific curiosity with a psychedelic ticket to ride), what's to stop one of us from trying to call up Morrison's fictional analogue of Austin Osman Spare, Mad Tom? Aside from common sense and a penchant for sleeping in less than squalid surroundings... I prefer the interview where Morrison bragged about pulling a Moore by invoking Metron– an experience which would appear to have been both the backbone of both the mystical initiation experienced in ‘Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle’ and the ivory-white redesign of Metron currently starring in ‘Final Crisis’:

http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1644

The attribution of magic to weird firings w/in the CNS isn’t particularly original to Morrison… It’s most famously known in Crowley & Jung and was ref’d quite heavily throughout Moore’s ‘Promethea’.

All of which makes me wonder: if the Mozzer can invoke Metron (scientific curiosity with a psychedelic ticket to ride), what’s to stop one of us from trying to call up Morrison’s fictional analogue of Austin Osman Spare, Mad Tom? Aside from common sense and a penchant for sleeping in less than squalid surroundings…

]]> by: This week « boiled egg http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2145046 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:07:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2145046 [...] And Heidi has an excerpt of one of the best and most entertaining interviews to ever run in PWCW over at the Beat.  Or, read A. David Lewis’s interview with Grant Morrison in it’s entirety here. [...] […] And Heidi has an excerpt of one of the best and most entertaining interviews to ever run in PWCW over at the Beat.  Or, read A. David Lewis’s interview with Grant Morrison in it’s entirety here. […]

]]> by: Dan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144808 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:06:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144808 Less heroin and more a psychedelic I would think... Less heroin and more a psychedelic I would think…

]]> by: HABE http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144645 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:35:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144645 By "spell" he probably means heroin. By “spell” he probably means heroin.

]]> by: Caleb http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144526 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:10:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144526 Having heard/read of other instances where Grant seems to believe in supernatural beings/occurances, it's interesting to see him here attribute it to a process of the nervous system. Having heard/read of other instances where Grant seems to believe in supernatural beings/occurances, it’s interesting to see him here attribute it to a process of the nervous system.

]]> by: Mark Parsons http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144373 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:18:57 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144373 Inside Dick Cheney? Inside Dick Cheney?

]]> by: William Gatevackes http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144317 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:04:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144317 Where is this Demon now? Where is this Demon now?

]]> by: STWALLSKULL » INTERESTING LINKS: August 12th, 2008 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144302 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:54:03 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/12/morrisons-demon-days/#comment-2144302 [...] Morrison’s demon days from THE BEAT [...] […] Morrison’s demon days from THE BEAT […]

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