Comments on: Some Thoughts on Doctor Fate – Part 1

By: Kyle Standifer

Kyle Standifer — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:36:37 +0000

Hey yall,

check out my Dr Fate Respect Thread;

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/445327_1-doctor-fate-respect-thread-revamped

By: Scott Hutchins

Scott Hutchins — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:56:57 +0000

By the way, I'm reading Joe Simon's Prez, and there were moments where I couldn't help wondering if you had read it. What a weird comic...if it weren't so superficially done it could have been groundbreaking.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:54:22 +0000

I liked your Immortal Doctor Fate when I read it, though I don’t remember it well. I’m going to reread it before I start reading the new series. The first 3 one-shots are on a stack to be read, not even out of the bag (I found a job).

By: pinderpanda

pinderpanda — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:50:35 +0000

I really enjoyed the Zauriel one-shot. And, before DC vetoed it, Morrison actually created Zauriel with the intention of making him the new Hawkman…so there’s something very appropriate about the comparison.

By: Greg Fischer

Greg Fischer — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:09:43 +0000

This sounds pretty cool. I’ve loved your writing for awhile now, and I can’t wait to see what you do with the new Dr. Fate. Disappointed Paul won’t be doing the art, but I’m a big fan of Justininao, so that works for me.

By: Jack Holt (Bgztl)

Jack Holt (Bgztl) — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:16:00 +0000

Woops. Somehow it didn't post.

I hope magic still has some tricks up its sleeve, some quirks that keep the good Doctor on his toes.

I like the idea of Doc using a system of magic, but somehow I hate the idea of magic itself being limited. Fairy queens, will o' wisps, and the music of the spheres all have their place to me.

By: Jack Holt (Bgztl)

Jack Holt (Bgztl) — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:13:35 +0000

>>What I hope to do over time is construct an entirely new and original system of magic for this series. In earlier versions of Fate, his powers and weaknesses were never clearly defined. He seemed able to hocus-pocus-dippity-do himself out of almost any situation with some handy-dandy-cotton-candy theretofore unmentioned spell that just happened to fit the occasion. That’s going to change. As this new series develops, Fate will acquire an arsenal of specific spells and charms that will behave the same way each time they’re used. No more nondescript rays from the hands! It’s my intent that Fate’s spells be as distinguishable from one another as x-ray vision is from a batarang.

By: Steve Gerber

Steve Gerber — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:41:47 +0000

Mario: "I have to confess that the Zauriel one-shot didn’t work for me, once he left that classroom. Biblical language aside, it could have been a Hawkman story."

In a weird way, that almost doesn't bother me -- I've wanted to write Hawkman, too, for a long time -- but I know what you mean. I'll discuss it in the comments on the Zauriel post.

Mario: "But I LOVED the classroom bit."

Thanks. So did I.

By: Charles Bryan

Charles Bryan — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:12:47 +0000

You’ve always wanted to write Doctor Fate? I don’t know why I’m surprised by that, but I can’t wait to read the story behind the story.

And as far as my “sacrilege” comment goes, maybe I should have used a different term, but I have many fond memories of the duck. Let ‘em zombify (if that’s a word) most of the rest of the line — as if it weren’t redundant — but leave Howard alone!

By: Mario Di Giacomo

Mario Di Giacomo — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:12:42 +0000

I have to confess that the Zauriel one-shot didn't work for me, once he left that classroom. Biblical language aside, it could have been a Hawkman story.

But I LOVED the classroom bit.