tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post3108413492449563512..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: 1987 Martian Manhunter Watercolor by Mark BadgerDiabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-42853785696131977792010-09-06T21:58:37.583-05:002010-09-06T21:58:37.583-05:00Badger got the mini-series because he had already ...Badger got the mini-series because he had already worked with DeMatteis on <i>The Gargoyle</i> at Marvel and <i>Greenberg the Vampire</i> under the Epic banner. However, he was massively out of his depth on <i>Martian Manhunter</i>, even his frequent collaborator Gerard Jones acknowledged that in <i>The Comic Book Heroes</i>, and I don't recall his ever re-teaming with DeMatteis again.<br /><br />I like Mandrake in general, but I never warmed to his take on J'Onn J'Onzz, and negative association with Ostrander's scripts make me rather averse to seeing it. I got a kick out his drawing the OYL version in <i>52</i>, though. Much more his speed.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-40926754819873193072010-09-06T21:05:49.989-05:002010-09-06T21:05:49.989-05:00I respect Badger a lot more now that I know he cam...I respect Badger a lot more now that I know he came up with the natural Martian look. I'm guessing that's why they put him on the miniseries.<br /><br />Yeah...but I don't like Mandrake that much, either! :P<br /><br />Watercolored comics is something I'd like to see more of. Like Dustin Nguyen, for example.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-24483650830947217062010-09-06T16:21:12.127-05:002010-09-06T16:21:12.127-05:00That's a nice piece. Moody and very cool.That's a nice piece. Moody and very cool.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-11464890447172784432010-09-06T13:32:55.413-05:002010-09-06T13:32:55.413-05:00I really like this. It has a grit to it. I could ...I really like this. It has a grit to it. I could see this fitting in a "MARVELS" style series.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-20063819129651815492010-09-06T02:51:06.216-05:002010-09-06T02:51:06.216-05:00Tom Mandrake, Jamal Igle, Adam Hughes and more hav...Tom Mandrake, Jamal Igle, Adam Hughes and more have gotten to redraw relevant hunks of the mini-series in flashback/reboot, so your wish is essentially granted. It's not like you really needed to see a living Saul Erdel with a crewcut or the umpteenth burning Martian Manhunter drawn elsewhere, right?<br /><br />Mark Badger did indeed conceptualize the "Natural" Martian, although his basic framework was almost immediately pulled in various directions. It seems like Tim Gula and Adam Hughes heavily influenced later interpretations, though.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-2197981184542508222010-09-06T02:40:27.927-05:002010-09-06T02:40:27.927-05:00I'm with the majority in regards the art in th...I'm with the majority in regards the art in that series. It really turned me off, unfortunately. Too bad stories can't be re-drawn. I did like how he imagined H'ronmeer, though.<br /><br />I agree that had it been rendered like the piece above, I would've liked it a lot more.<br /><br />Was it Badger who came up with the "natural Martain" look, btw?LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.com