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RalphCrown Short Hair from Next Door to Nowhere Since: Oct, 2010
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#1: Nov 17th 2011 at 7:08:09 AM

Please read this article. Bill Mantlo was a class act at Marvel in the 70s and 80s. He got a law degree. Then he got hit by a car.

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C0mraid from Here and there Since: Aug, 2010
#2: Nov 17th 2011 at 9:10:24 AM

Wow. His situation is even more tragic I'd prieviously gathered. Damn.

A lot of Mantlo's stuff hasn't been collected, his work on Hulk in paticularl is something you'd expect to be more easily available. I think the majority of it is too early for royalties but it would be nice if Marvel could release some of his work and give some of the profit to his family. Not that I'd expect it to happen.

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DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Nov 18th 2011 at 8:34:10 PM

A lot of Mantlo's stuff hasn't been collected, his work on Hulk in paticularl is something you'd expect to be more easily available. I think the majority of it is too early for royalties but it would be nice if Marvel could release some of his work and give some of the profit to his family. Not that I'd expect it to happen.
Well, Marvel's donated to the Hero Initiative (a charity for comic creators in need) before. Personally, I think Marvel should collect his work on Hulk (a collection many want to see), and donate a percentage of the profits to Mantlo through the Initiative.

edited 18th Nov '11 8:39:26 PM by DrFurball

Sijo from Puerto Rico Since: Jan, 2001
#4: Nov 19th 2011 at 4:59:55 AM

Mantlo was one of those creators who quietly expands the shared universe he works on in amazing ways but hardly ever gets the recognition he deserved. He invented the entire Science Fantasy mythology for both Rom Space Knight and Micronauts, making them far better reading experiences than any obscure toy-tie had any right to be.

edited 19th Nov '11 3:20:17 PM by Sijo

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