tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post112647819940328516..comments2024-02-25T21:57:57.876-08:00Comments on "Seven Hells!": Lest We Forget...John Ostrander (Updated)Devon Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1129087738836619662005-10-11T20:28:00.000-07:002005-10-11T20:28:00.000-07:00Ostrander did serious writing and serious creation...Ostrander did serious writing and serious creation in a medium that usually asked for neither. Miss him at DC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1128027920739853332005-09-29T14:05:00.000-07:002005-09-29T14:05:00.000-07:00I just did a bit on the formative years of Oracle ...I just did a bit on the formative years of Oracle the other week!<BR/><BR/>http://www.thegreatcurve.net/2005/08/formative-years-of-oracle.html<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Ostrander is the man.Brian Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223181857448999287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127933638499788162005-09-28T11:53:00.000-07:002005-09-28T11:53:00.000-07:00Greg -- thank you! I thought no one was going to m...Greg -- thank you! I thought no one was going to mention Grimjack, my all-time favorite comic book. Ostrander was great elsewhere -- Wasteland is another favorite -- but nothing ever touched his masterpiece, Grimjack.Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127753495075089292005-09-26T09:51:00.000-07:002005-09-26T09:51:00.000-07:00Ravan and the Jihad.Soyuz.Rasputin.Stanoivolk.Shad...Ravan and the Jihad.<BR/><BR/>Soyuz.<BR/><BR/>Rasputin.<BR/><BR/>Stanoivolk.<BR/><BR/>Shadowstorm.<BR/><BR/>The Gods of Ife.<BR/><BR/>Malefic.<BR/><BR/>The list keeps growing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127596101535056232005-09-24T14:08:00.000-07:002005-09-24T14:08:00.000-07:00I second the call for Showcase Presents Suicide Sq...I second the call for Showcase Presents Suicide Squad -- throw in the Deadshot mini-series and stuff like the Janus Directive crossover and you've probably got three volumes' worth of goodies.Matter-Eater Ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582100232490047227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127579140882896142005-09-24T09:25:00.000-07:002005-09-24T09:25:00.000-07:00Well said, Devon, well said. Ostrander's runs on ...Well said, Devon, well said. Ostrander's runs on <I>Suicide Squad</I>, <I>Manhunter</I>, <I>Spectre</I>, and <I>Firestorm</I> played a huge part in swaying me from Marvel zombie to a full-fledge DC fan.Cap'n Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697751381139006839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127535004382761832005-09-23T21:10:00.000-07:002005-09-23T21:10:00.000-07:00You're absolutely right and I've fixed the omissio...You're absolutely right and I've fixed the omission.Devon Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127517476292580902005-09-23T16:17:00.000-07:002005-09-23T16:17:00.000-07:00Ostrander was also one of the regular contibuters ...Ostrander was also one of the regular contibuters to Wasteland, DC's brilliant and inexplicably uncollected 80's anthology comic.Jeff R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00893541435938915895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127516230674554512005-09-23T15:57:00.000-07:002005-09-23T15:57:00.000-07:00Wow! Say the name "Ostrander" and one hell of a ne...Wow! Say the name "Ostrander" and one hell of a nerve gets struck.<BR/><BR/>David: Thanks for the linkage. Your Power Girl post is the blogosphere standard on superhero t*tties.<BR/><BR/>Salud!Devon Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127513804633451602005-09-23T15:16:00.000-07:002005-09-23T15:16:00.000-07:00Ostrander.Suicide Squadmassive Showcase Presents t...Ostrander.<BR/><BR/>Suicide Squad<BR/><BR/>massive Showcase Presents tpb.<BR/><BR/>I don't care who has to get hurt to make sure this happens.<BR/><BR/>And honestly, with the spotlight on Deadshot in Villain's United and Boomerang Jr in Flash, there's actually a bit more than a snowball's chance that this could happen. It probably won't, but a dream is a wish your heart makes.Jhunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729450667676575566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127510351220418682005-09-23T14:19:00.000-07:002005-09-23T14:19:00.000-07:00Don't forget GrimJack. It's back, baby! And it's...Don't forget GrimJack. It's back, baby! And it's still awesome.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481137891542684401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127509599372020922005-09-23T14:06:00.000-07:002005-09-23T14:06:00.000-07:00Suicide Squad is still an amazing read even now. ...Suicide Squad is still an amazing read even now. It's drowning in great characters from Raven to Waller to Bronze Tiger. He took one joke characters like Punch and Jewelee and made me care about them.<BR/><BR/>I also really enjoyed Ostrander's Martian Manhunter run. He did some neat things with John's alter egos that were just brilliant. John also gave us a glimpse at the Manhunter's future that reminded me of when Space Opera was fun.Shon Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575804400275943927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127509529655255712005-09-23T14:05:00.000-07:002005-09-23T14:05:00.000-07:00What's more, it still holds up. Just reread the r...What's more, it still holds up. Just reread the run a few months ago. Solid, strong writing -- character-driven yet tightly plotted. <BR/><BR/>What it was, really, was a procedural comic before there were procedural comics. There's a realisitic grit, without the leaden grimmness that so often accompanies it. Background characters like the warden or the priest step to the fore, get moments to shine, and sink back into the weave of the larger story. <BR/><BR/>Gotham Central owes more to Suicide Squad in tone and feel than it does to Batman. It's Queen and Country, if Tara happened to be possessed by an incubus from a nightmare dimension....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127506632542699152005-09-23T13:17:00.000-07:002005-09-23T13:17:00.000-07:00You are so right.Ostrander made Firestorm, The For...You are so right.<BR/><BR/>Ostrander made Firestorm, The Force of July, and Count Vertigo cool. He should get a frickin' Eisner just for that.<BR/><BR/>How is it that I don't have a link to Seven Hells! on my blog. I must fix that...David Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561127611004920764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12109838.post-1127506119380688452005-09-23T13:08:00.000-07:002005-09-23T13:08:00.000-07:00Goddamn right. Ostrander was the best. Suicide S...Goddamn right. Ostrander was the best. <I>Suicide Squad</I> was freakin' great.<BR/><BR/>All who would argue are wrong.<BR/><BR/>And shall be mocked.<BR/><BR/>His other books were great too, dammit.Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.com