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From: parks@kpno.UUCP
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Subject: Wives and Byrne
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Date: Tue, 16-Aug-83 20:26:56 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 16 20:26:56 1983
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Pardon me, but I'm new at this.

It seems to me that Ralph Digby (Dongbi? Dagoba?) also has a
non-super wife (he's DC's Elongated Man).  Of course, there are
dozens of folks who have 'normal' girl-friends. 

In general, I think John Byrne is ---->|    |<---- that close to
God.  Well, perhaps I exaggerate a trifle.  There have certainly
been better single stories, and better multi-issue stories, but
Byrne's continuing quality has resulted in an excellence and
consistency which has been unmatched since the early days of the
new X-Persons.  I am much more impressed by a series which is
always good than by a single superb issue in a year's worth of
muck.  

What, pray tell, are Warrior 10 and Grendel?  Would, I say, would
you be so obliging as to give us/me a capsule revue of these?
With the high price of comics nowadays, it's a real decision to
add something new to the list. 

Speaking of alternate sources, have you (collective, plural) seen
"D'arc Tangent" ?  It's by Phil Foglio (of The Dragon, Swank, and
occasionally Starblaze books), and Freff (of who knows where.  Or
for that matter, who knows what.  What is a Freff, anyway?)  It
is a marvelous story (installment 1), and the black-and-white
artwork is clean and professional.  Unfortunately, it's only
published every 4 months or so, and I have no idea when issue #2
is due out.  The story is one of those that have been plotted
years in advance, and issue one contains a variety of prequels,
hints, and clues.  Pick it up.

Does anyone out there in net-land read Elfquest??  I have loads
of things I would ask about EQ and Cerebus (the kid in the bunny
suit) (excuse me, I have a fetish for parenthesis) but there is
no point in discussing these if no-one reads the magazines.

                                    Well, here's hoping that this
                                      gets transmitted,

                                      Jay Parks
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