You begged, you pleaded, you demanded - but here it is anyway, despite your wishes. The second part of my proposed DEATH WISH script for the adventure strip appearing in EAGLE comic back around 1986 or so. One of the reasons I decided to try turning out a tale or two at the time was the fact that I had just recently bought myself a portable typewriter - mainly for the purpose of producing personal correspondence - but it was lying neglected so I thought I'd put it to use.
This script was the result, and having gathered dust in a drawer for decades, I thought the time had finally come to show just what comics readers were spared all those many years ago. Okay, so it was hardly original, but I believe the humorous elements I injected into the tale gave it something different to the stories it was derived from.
Anyway, you be the judge. Could I have been the next STAN LEE (which would've been apt, as I was nicking his plot), or was any ability clearly overshadowed by my vaulting ambition? Say what you think in the comments section - but be kind, eh?
Didn't really know anything about Death Wish, till I read your script. His um--motivation, would seem a cause of contention for the Mother's Union crowd, from what I've gathered. Interesting concept but sustaining him over long run would seem a tricky task.
ReplyDeleteDon't really know anything about the Mother's Union, DSE, but his motivation in the series was to accept the most dangerous tasks from people (for a huge fee), as long as there was a good chance he wouldn't survive them - hence the 'Death Wish' title. He first appeared in Speed in 1980, then Tiger (when the two titles merged), then Eagle (another merger), so the character had a good long run, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteDid he soften up during his run, he seems to have picked up a bint here, which would hint that he didn't remain as totally hardcore as his premise suggests?
ReplyDeleteDunno, DSE, I'm only familiar with the strip from my time on it. Susie may have been in it since day one for all I know. Remember that my script is an 'interval' and doesn't quite follow the formula for the series. There's no real action in it, but I thought it made a nice change of pace.
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