Animal Man (Animal Man #26, by Grant Morrison and Chas Truog)
Dave Sim isn't the only creator to feel a little bad about the mistreatment his creations suffer. By the end of Morrison's 26-issue run on Animal Man, the hero had seen his powers scrambled, his origin retconned before his eyes, and his entire family killed. In the final issue, Animal Man meets his maker, and their conversation is a sad, funny, and all-around brilliant meditation on the relation between character and author, creator and creation, God and man. Is it a gimmick? Sure. But it's also 24 of the best pages in comics history.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Meeting God in the Comics
Neat post on meeting God in the comics. Jack Kirby makes more than one appearance. This one blew my mind when I read it. [Link]
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