tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978834198689217453.post7460376722491307439..comments2023-05-10T06:32:56.403-04:00Comments on Gutter Talk: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The Coming of the New Mutants and the Beginning of the End of the Bronze AgeRay "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978834198689217453.post-73083071171929533032012-09-22T12:10:42.362-04:002012-09-22T12:10:42.362-04:00As capable a draftsman as Bob McLeod was, the only...As capable a draftsman as Bob McLeod was, the only New Mutants comics run I ever read was the string of issues drawn by Bill Sienkiewicz (issues 18-31), which I collected exclusively for the artwork. As you say, Ray, New Mutants was not a bad series, but was exceedingly standard.Jonathon Riddlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978834198689217453.post-50469814607972226572012-09-13T22:05:17.579-04:002012-09-13T22:05:17.579-04:00Bob McLeod says the story was begun as New Mutants...Bob McLeod says the story was begun as New Mutants #1 before it was decided by Marvel to turn it into a Graphic Novel. The unfortunate result was Bob being suddenly behind on the artwork, which eventually led to his early departure.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523932676697168819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978834198689217453.post-57194818666538796042012-09-10T20:46:27.220-04:002012-09-10T20:46:27.220-04:00Thanks for the review, Ray. This is not one of th...Thanks for the review, Ray. This is not one of the Marvel Graphic Novels that I ever owned (or have read for that matter). You are spot on as to whether or not some of those GN's contained stories that deserved the large format/Baxter paper treatment. Many of them were no different than what ran in the Annuals of the day -- and the 1980's in general saw a decline in overall quality before DC pumped new life into the medium in 1985-on.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.com