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From: jonb@cucard.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Wives and Byrne
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Date: Sun, 4-Sep-83 02:19:22 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  4 02:19:22 1983
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   Sorry to disagree with you, but I don't think Byrne really deserves such
effusive praise (even though I haven't looked at his work recently). I thought
his work on the X-Men was excellent, but that was mainly due to Terry Austin's
inking. I looked at some of Byrne's stuff from his stint with the FF (is he
still doing that?), and it seemed very lifeless compared with the X-Men art.
What Byrne lacks is a style, something to distinguish him from the morass of
Neal Adams androids invading the industry. Well, that's just my humble
opinion....

   Actually, the main reason I'm posting this is that I read Elfquest. Yes,
there are others of us here and there, although we're not very vocal, it
seems. Recently I posted a little piteous query ("Does anybody out there read
Elfquest, or am I the only one?"), and immediately got a fusillade of letters
in my mailbox to the effect that there are actually other EQ readers out
there somewhere. It's not surprising, considering that EQ is just about the
most successful and well-known comic off the mainstream. I've been reading
it for 3 years; I'm a full-fledged fan club member; I've got all sorts of
paraphernalia in my room (posters, stickers, etc.); and I'm generally an
Elfquest freak. I've never read Cerebus, though! What is it, anyway? I've
seen it mentioned other places in this newsgroup, so maybe I'll try to get
some issues.

   Does anybody know anything about Nelvana? That's the film company that's
going to do the EQ animated film. Are they any good, or can we expect a
hatchet-job (a la "Lord of the Rings")?

					  Jon Bornholdt (Soul-name: Joyweed)