Read the X-Men Marvel pocketbooks in the leadup to Christmas. The Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum/John Byrne stuff.
Looking at the plot twists, emotional angst, relationship entanglements and groundbreaking storylines such as the Dark Phoenix epic and Days of Future Past it became really clear that Joss Whedon really learned a hell of a lot from Chris Claremont.
And he put it to good use in Buffy. Not quite convinced by his work on Astonishing X-Men but he might still win me over.
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British Fantasy Award-winning Author. "Stuart Young not only writes stories, he gives them life." -- TIM LEBBON
"Stuart Young deftly weaves a chilling, atmospheric tale, packed with sharp, biting prose, haunting imagery, and healthy doses of paranoia and wry humor. Emotional, brilliant and scary as hell." - BRIAN KEENE
"No one can accuse Stuart Young of avoiding the big issues - with insight and verve, he tackles head-on the existence of God, the mystery of human consciousness and the transformative effects of psychedelic drugs. Recommended." - MARK CHADBOURN
"No one can accuse Stuart Young of avoiding the big issues - with insight and verve, he tackles head-on the existence of God, the mystery of human consciousness and the transformative effects of psychedelic drugs. Recommended." - MARK CHADBOURN
"Wow, what an impressive story ... ambitious, in fact downright audacious" T.E.D. KLEIN
"This is horror fiction as it should be: real, confrontational, yet simple, honest and intimate." GARY MCMAHON
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- Author of three short story collections -- Spare Parts, Shards of Dreams, and The Mask Behind the Face. Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella.
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Picked up a copy of the trade paperback of "Empire" by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson a couple of days ago and read it over the weekend - damn fine standalone book. One of those reads that, like "Watchmen", makes you wish for a sequel to find out where it goes from here, but makes you thankful there isn't one as it just wouldn't live up to the original.
If you haven't read it, I thoroughly recommend it.
Cheers, Gary. I've seen Empire about and wondered whether it was any good. Waid's stories can be a bit hit and miss but when he does hit the mark I think he's great.
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