Comments on: The life of Steve Gerber http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:23:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: buzz http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2825695 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:51:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2825695 No, toby. No, toby.

]]> by: Lee Hester http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2822970 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:30:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2822970 Steve Gerber was the Alan Moore of the 1970s. Steve Gerber was the Alan Moore of the 1970s.

]]> by: Matt Maxwell http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2821177 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:09:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2821177 I don't know who's writing it, but I'd thank 'em if I did. I don’t know who’s writing it, but I’d thank ‘em if I did.

]]> by: Scratchie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2821116 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:48:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2821116 His run on Defenders is as good as anything Marvel published in the 70s. That and Omega really anticipated a lot of the "real world re-imagining" of superheroes that flourished in the 80s. My first guess for the bio site would have been Mark Evanier, who's been (sporadically) maintaining Steve's blog since he died, but the style doesn't seem like his. His run on Defenders is as good as anything Marvel published in the 70s. That and Omega really anticipated a lot of the “real world re-imagining” of superheroes that flourished in the 80s.

My first guess for the bio site would have been Mark Evanier, who’s been (sporadically) maintaining Steve’s blog since he died, but the style doesn’t seem like his.

]]> by: Hannibal http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2821072 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:34:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2821072 Gerber was the first Marvel maverick genius. Everything he wrote was just a bit skewed from the norm. His time on mainstream titles like the Defenders and Captain America were 70's highlights and Howard the Duck is an unparalleled wonder as relevant as the Freak Brothers were to the sixties. His mind and storytelling are sorely missed in this day and age and the comics world is left without anyone like him. Gerber was the first Marvel maverick genius. Everything he wrote was just a bit skewed from the norm. His time on mainstream titles like the Defenders and Captain America were 70’s highlights and Howard the Duck is an unparalleled wonder as relevant as the Freak Brothers were to the sixties. His mind and storytelling are sorely missed in this day and age and the comics world is left without anyone like him.

]]> by: Scratchie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2820999 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:14:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2820999 I think the writing would be a little more snappy and a lot less recitative if it had been written by SG. Also, Gerber passed away last year. I think the writing would be a little more snappy and a lot less recitative if it had been written by SG. Also, Gerber passed away last year.

]]> by: toby http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2820967 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:07:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2820967 Hm, could the anonymous writer be Gerber himself? Hm, could the anonymous writer be Gerber himself?

]]> by: Scratchie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2820745 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:30:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-life-of-steve-gerber/#comment-2820745 Steve Gerber was one of the first authors (in any medium) to make a real impression on me (like, "I've got to read more by THIS GUY"). When I foolishly sold most of my comic books in the 80s, Gerber's work constituted the majority of what I hung onto (Howard, Omega, Guardians of the Galaxy, Defenders). Thanks for the link. It's bitterly ironic that like Howard, Omega and the Guardians, his last published work (Doctor Fate in "Countdown to Mystery") remains unfinished, but it's as good as anything he ever wrote, and is essential reading for any of his fans (or future fans). Steve Gerber was one of the first authors (in any medium) to make a real impression on me (like, “I’ve got to read more by THIS GUY”). When I foolishly sold most of my comic books in the 80s, Gerber’s work constituted the majority of what I hung onto (Howard, Omega, Guardians of the Galaxy, Defenders). Thanks for the link.

It’s bitterly ironic that like Howard, Omega and the Guardians, his last published work (Doctor Fate in “Countdown to Mystery”) remains unfinished, but it’s as good as anything he ever wrote, and is essential reading for any of his fans (or future fans).

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