blogging by Andrew Wickliffe
Christopher Priest
Marvel Graphic Novel 17: Revenge of the Living Monolith (1985)
I’m not even sure where to start. About half the comic deals with the Living Pharaoh’s origin and his escape from prison. It’s a strange origin; he seems a lot like an Egyptian Peter Parker for a bunch of it (you know, if Peter weren’t a college dropout or whatever). Michelinie does everything he can, […]
MoreMarvel Team-Up 141 (May 1984)
Wow, Priest can write. I’ve liked his stuff, been impressed what he could do with Marvel superheroes, but this issue is just fantastic. Maybe because he… he writes thought balloons like they’re internal monologue and not declarative statements, not opportunities for expository shortcuts. He also should write Batman, because he borrows Batman and Jim Gordon’s […]
MorePeter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man 111 (February 1986)
As far as lame battles go, I think Puma vs. Beyonder–actually continuing it–is about as lame as you can get. Maybe it’s just Priest’s writing (The issue credits Priest, online says Peter David wrote it. Hmm. Who’s really at fault?). I usually like it, but here it’s tired. Between the blabbering thought balloons (for every […]
MorePower Man and Iron Fist 121 (January 1986)
So apparently Christopher Priest could always write. This issue of Power Man and Iron Fist makes me wish I had the rest of the series, or at least Priest’s work on it. The really strong part about the comic is how well Priest paints the ranges of characters’ motivations. When S.H.I.E.L.D. is about to blow-up […]
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