The last two series launched by Jim Shooter's new company DEFIANT were both direct spin-off of the firm's inaugural title WARRIORS OF PLASM. Which seems to me like a strange choice. At this point, was there any indication that WARRIORS OF PLASM was so popular that it could support multiple projects/ In any event, Shooter … Continue reading Brand Echh: DOGS OF WAR #1
One of the last series launched by Jim Shooter's ill-fated venture DEFIANT, CHARLEMAGNE was a title that a obvious amount of effort and expectation had clearly been spent on. The initial issue is oversized, and the launch was preceded by the publication of a CHARLEMAGNE #0 lead-in story, which was attached to an issue of … Continue reading Brand Echh: CHARLEMAGNE #1
The next title that Jim Shooter's post-Valiant start-up DEFIANT issued was perhaps the strangest series in their line--and that's saying something. You can't say that Jim wasn't trying to chart new ground here. The book was called WAR DANCER, and it was largely the creation of Shooter's longtime friend artist Alan Weiss. Weiss had been … Continue reading Brand Echh: WAR DANCER #1
The second release from Jim Shooter's new company DEFIANT was DARK DOMINION, which seemed like it might prove to be something interesting. The series was co-created by Shooter and legendary creator Steve Ditko, and it's clear that Jim was intending to build a title that would allow Ditko to flex the same kind of visual … Continue reading Brand Echh: DARK DOMINION #1
As we've talked about here briefly in our sequence on the assorted early launches from VALIANT, Editor in Chief and primary creative voice Jim Shooter found himself ousted from that company shortly after completing work on that company's UNITY crossover. Different people have given different accounts of exactly what happened and how it all went … Continue reading Brand Echh: WARRIORS OF PLASM #1
Jim Shooter is one of the most undeniably important figures in the history of comics. A child prodigy, he first broke into the business when he was only 13 years old, submitting stories to DC editor Mort Weisinger for the Legion of Super Heroes feature in ADVENTURE COMICS. Not realizing quite how young Shooter was, … Continue reading Brand Echh: The Good Guys #1
The Tom Brevoort Experience 