tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post2759947796528640917..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: Bronze Age Spotlight: DeathlokJim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-85042287332392639542009-03-01T21:19:00.000-05:002009-03-01T21:19:00.000-05:00@RAB - Thank you! Killmallard - Man, that brings b...@RAB - Thank you! Killmallard - Man, that brings back memories! (All good!) Never knew that about the Luther Manning backstory - where did you see that?Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-91275776081241691072009-03-01T00:22:00.000-05:002009-03-01T00:22:00.000-05:00Excellent piece, Jim! I'd second everything you s...Excellent piece, Jim! I'd second everything you say here. I didn't see much of McDuffie's revamp; I remember hearing about it and thinking this was clearly one of those cases where a character was so idiosyncratic he ought to be considered off-limits to anyone but the original creators -- as much to preserve the long-term value of the character as to show respect for those creators. But of course, Marvel never went in for that sort of thing, did they? At the very least, Deathlok never belonged in the MU. That was just weird.<BR/><BR/>One point: I don't know if it's covered in the Back Issue interview (I'm missing that particular issue; now I'll have to get it!) but there was much more to Luther Manning's backstory Buckler never had a chance to disclose -- one thing in particular would have changed the context of a lot that we did see. Ah well...<BR/><BR/>(And another thing, only because I'll probably never have another opportunity to mention this, is that after doing a Don McGregor parody in <I>Howard the Duck</I> #2 with "Killmallard," Steve Gerber briefly considered following it up with a parody of this character to be called either "Ducklok" or "Deathquak"...)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-43403280754447402792009-02-28T11:29:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:29:00.000-05:00Thank you Trey! I don't know if it's quite as illu...Thank you Trey! I don't know if it's quite as illuminating as your columns have been, but I had fun writing it! :)Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-44937040347072016332009-02-27T11:39:00.000-05:002009-02-27T11:39:00.000-05:00Good column, Jim. Deathlok has always been one of ...Good column, Jim. Deathlok has always been one of my favorite Bronze Age characters as well...in fact I'm a little miffed you beat me to the punch of writing an article about him. I guess that's editor's perogative ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com