Gerry Conway Interview: Spider-Man, Superman, Cinder and Ashe, Firestorm, The Punisher, and More

Описание: One of the most important superhero writers, Gerry Conway, talks to us about working on some of the most iconic characters and some of the greatest artists!

00:00 When was Spider-Man at his best?
00:50 Working on Superman with Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, including the Superman vs. Wonder Woman Treasury Edition
15:49 The Night Gwen Stacy Died, and what would have happened if he took over straight from Steve Ditko instead of John Romita
23:50 Did he get any heat from killing Norman Osborn?
25:35 How many times in his career has he correctly predicted success? And the unexpected success of Firestorm
32:06 How does he react to seeing his work adapted to screen?
36:09 How old should Spider-Man be?
43:36 How great and underrated was Ross Andru?
52:40 Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man
58:22 How would young Gerry Conway react to the representation in comics today?
1:13:30 What would he have changed about the creation of Power Girl?
1:18:20 Politics in comics
1:24:23 Why does he think the Punisher has such an impact on today's culture?
1:28:43 Cinder and Ashe with Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, and the distinctions between lowbrow, highbrow, and middlebrow fiction
1:39:47 Why did he tease but not follow through on a romance between Firestorm and Power Girl?
1:40:33 How would comics history have changed if George Perez had chosen Justice League of America (with Gerry Conway) over The New Teen Titans (with Marv Wolfman)?
1:42:10 How would comics history have changed if the 1983 JLA/Avengers had pushed through?
1:43:40 With Spider-Man: No Way Home coming out, why is the pairing of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange so attractive to writers?
1:45:10 Who is his favorite character from JLA Detroit?
1:45:49 Cooler costume: Punisher or Firestorm?
1:47:05 What was it like working on Fire and Ice (Ralph Bakshi movie based on Frank Frazetta concepts)?
1:50:24 If he'd known what was going to happen, would he have written the first Clone Saga?
1:51:17 Bookending his Spider-Man runs with door-closing moments
1:53:20 What is the quintessential Gerry Conway book?

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