Well, I could argue that there hasn't been an original idea in comics for about twenty years now and that everything after 1980 or so is just acceptable fan fiction, but that would just lead to this thread devolving into an argument on that.
What I will say is that I have read books written by Winick that I enjoyed. I liked his run on GREEN LANTERN. I even liked his BATMAN run. The problem is that he does tend to ram homosexual characters down our throats and his team books suffer from the Kevin Smith syndrome of everyone having the same "voice". Now there is nothing wrong with introducing characters into a book that are of a particular religion, sexual persuasion or ethnic background, but when it becomes your "move" then it becomes a distraction. Frankly Peter David had the same problem in the nineties but his writing skills were enough that you noticed it and moved on. With Winick it is OBVIOUS that this is the most interesting thing about the character and I think his writing suffers because of it. On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Judd actually did a nice job summing some of it up for me in the article... > "Winick joked that he's the most reviled writer in comics who rams his > agenda on books and characters and makes characters gay." > > The only thing he left out is that he hasn't had an original idea in about > 10 years. Everything he's done has been copied or mimicked from someone > else. > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Winick to write "Batman" > From: Michael Bailey <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, March 02, 2009 11:59 am > To: [email protected] > > I don't know. I am prepared to duck due to Shag's impending reaction. > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Erika <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Why? Why does this guy keep getting high-profile gigs when he is a) a >> bad writer and b) widely loathed by DC readers? >> >> http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090228-wondercon09-dc-universe.html >> >> > > > -- > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > Hey, I have a podcast > > http://www.viewsfromthelongbox.com > > Hey, I have a comic book blog. > > http://www.fortressofbaileytude.com > > Hey, I'm on the Unique Geek > > http://www.theuniquegeek.com > > > > > -- This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist Hey, I have a podcast http://www.viewsfromthelongbox.com Hey, I have a comic book blog. http://www.fortressofbaileytude.com Hey, I'm on the Unique Geek http://www.theuniquegeek.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
