#Christopher Priest

[gollancz]

Christopher Priest (probably most famous for The Prestige) was a phenomenal man, writing high brow SF with passion and exacting standards. His covers were beautiful and his writing extraordinary. He was fierce and brilliant and groundbreaking.

I've been assigned to go through some archive boxes in our basement, and after a brief soujourn in the WRONG basement (apparently we go down to -3!)

I have now found our archive boxes and now this is where I live

[vertigoartgore]

The Black Panther meets the Pink Panther (2003). Art by Sal Velluto (the main interior artist of Christopher Priest's run on Black Panther).

[onlylonelylatino]

Plastic Man and the Justice League by Yanick Paquette

[cantsayidont]

Honestly, my biggest objection to Hal Jordan becoming a supervillain in "Emerald Twilight" in the '90s was that it was accompanied by another of DC's periodic foolish attempts to eliminate the Green Lantern Corps and its attendant mythology in favor of a single solitary Green Lantern. They'd done that before, more or less, in 1988, when they blew up the Power Battery and de-powered most of the Corps except Hal so that he could become the flagship character of the terrible, short-lived ACTION COMICS WEEKLY anthology.

This didn't take for long — Guy Gardner and G'Nort (!) were exempted from the de-powering because of their popularity in JUSTICE LEAGUE, and Christopher Priest subsequently wrangled a pass for John Stewart (whom DC put through the wringer for no good reason). After ACTION COMICS WEEKLY collapsed, it wasn't that long before DC reversed course and restored the whole Corps.

With "Emerald Twilight," they went further, even de-powering Guy and John in a pointless effort to promote Kyle Rayner, and they stuck with it for longer — although even then, Judd "I Only Have a Career Because I Was on TV With a Poz Guy That One Time" Winick eventually found an excuse to give John Stewart his ring back. By 2002, they had again restored the Corps, which to me was much more significant than whether or not they brought back Hal.

The unavoidable fact is that the main thing, if not the ONLY thing, that makes the modern Green Lantern interesting is that it's a job rather than just a secret identity. Neither Hal Jordan nor Kyle Rayner nor any of the other flagship Green Lanterns have ever been terribly compelling individually. The coolest thing about Hal Jordan, by far, is that his first work friend was a humanoid parrot from another star system …

… and his other work colleagues include sentient geodes, rutabaga, and grasshoppers:

I mean …

[nerds-yearbook]

The one shot Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super Heroes was published with a cover date of March 1990. The Collection contained the original story "Batman: The Man Who Falls" and reprints of the stories "Superman: The Haunting" (The Man of Steel 6), "Green Lantern: The Secret Origin of the Green Lantern" (Secret Origins 36 vol 2), "Martian Manhunter: Martian Manhunter" (Secret Origins 35 vol 2) "The Flash: Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt" (Secret Origins annual 2 vol 2), and "Justice League of America: All Together Now" (Secret Origins 32 vol 2). ("The Man Who Falls" "The Haunting" "The Secret Origin of the Green Lantern" "Martian Manhunter" "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt" "All Together Now" Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super Heroes, DC Comic Event)

[kryptonbabe]

Superman: Lost TPB (2024) inside cover Written by Christopher Priest and Carlo Pagulayan, art by Carlo Pagulayan

[have-you-read-this-comic]

[transistoradio]

Christopher Priest, “Indoctrinaire” (New English Library, 1971), with cover art by Bruce Pennington.

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[avengerscompound]

Wanda Maximoff & Steve Rogers CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON (2004) #7

[celadons-penultimate]

💁🏿‍♂️ The dialogue at the end...yeah, Batman and Bronze Tiger have had sex at least once. Sorry, I don't make the rules.🤷🏿‍♂️

[gollancz]

We're truly sorry to hear about the passing of Christopher Priest. He has been part of Gollancz for many years, and each novel was something new, different and boundary defying. Bethan was with him at Cymera festival last year when he made a rousing speech about science fiction as a battle cry, and a way to change the world for the better. He will be deeply missed, and our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time.

[vertigoartgore]

2000's Black Panther Vol.3 #26 cover by Sal Velluto, Bob Almond & Tom Smith.

Both of them are members of the same Avengers team these days.

[crownhate]

recent hauls and crimes against fashion

[cryptocollectibles]

Marvel Knights 1 & Wave 2 Sketchbooks (1998-1999) by Wizard Magazine and Marvel Comics

Drawn by various.

[saltwaterandstars]

JOMP BPC - 19th June - Wings

One of the many books on my tbr shelf. This post is queued and by the time it's posted on 19th June, I'll be away on holiday. I'm planning to taking Airside with me, in part because I think travel and planes play a part in the story.