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RIP Len Wein (Co-Creator of Swamp Thing, Wolverine, Storm, and more)
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Didn't Grant Morrison introduce, and then kill off, Tomorrow Woman in the same issue? (I know she eventually got better, but who knows what her status is these days.)
captainnapalm
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Definitely one of the greats. Also a huge influence on Grant Morrison. Most of the cool 80s and 90s writers got inspired by Wein's 70s stuff.
Morrison said Seven Soldiers was a tribute to Wein's work:
"Some have seen the book as an ode to the King, Jack Kirby, and in so many heartfelt ways it is, but Seven Soldiers is also my personal hymn to the poetic imagination of Len Wein, whose 70s work turned me into a teenage fanboy. A great deal of Seven Soldiers as with so much of the work Ive done for DC relates directly to, and expands upon, continuity established by Len. I owe an immense imaginative debt to Wein, who is humble, bemused and patient every time I collar him to tell how much his work meant to me. The way a hero ought to be."
Morrison said Seven Soldiers was a tribute to Wein's work:
"Some have seen the book as an ode to the King, Jack Kirby, and in so many heartfelt ways it is, but Seven Soldiers is also my personal hymn to the poetic imagination of Len Wein, whose 70s work turned me into a teenage fanboy. A great deal of Seven Soldiers as with so much of the work Ive done for DC relates directly to, and expands upon, continuity established by Len. I owe an immense imaginative debt to Wein, who is humble, bemused and patient every time I collar him to tell how much his work meant to me. The way a hero ought to be."
I don't think you can count one-off characters. Or maybe that's a pointless distinction.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Yeah, it sucks.
At least it trended on twitter for a little while, plenty of comic-book people had some nice things to say. So did Hugh Jackman.
SargerusBR
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A fucking legend R.I.P. :'(
Baron von Loathsome
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Damn, Swamp Thing is my favorite comic book character. RIP
http://io9.gizmodo.com/len-wein-helped-make-comics-universes-bigger-and-broad-1803123519
Len Wein memorial written by Evan Narcisse. I thought this one was pretty moving.
Len Wein memorial written by Evan Narcisse. I thought this one was pretty moving.
Kinda pisses me off that Marvel discusses Wein's important DC contributions (albeit one sentence) but DC's statement doesn't say anything about his contributions to Marvel.
LordOfLore
Banned
...Marvel's like 50 words and never mentions DC?
wondermega
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RIP
SNIKT
SNIKT
mindatlarge
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Swamp Thing is one of my favorite fictional characters.
RIP, fine sir.
RIP, fine sir.
"After cutting his teeth at DC Comics where he co-created Swamp Thing, Wein tried out at Marvel and following a smattering of stories for Westerns and horror books, he quickly showed his promise as a force to be reckoned with on super hero titles."
also RIP legend.
LordOfLore
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LordOfLore
Banned
From the WW premiere:
