It seems to me that letters pages in the big two publishers is going the way of the dodo. Not enough hours in the day, not enough personnel to get it done, whatever. I miss them. When I was a young reader, I loved reading the letters column. It prolonged enjoyment of the book, and added to the communal feeling of comics fandom. Plus you’d get hints about stuff that was coming up, and there was just a coolness factor of getting direct responses from the editors. Perhaps that’s taken for granted in this computer day and age of pros interacting with fans on the net, but hey, not *every* kid in America is on line.
I just think it’s unfortunate that the lettercol tradition is on life support. And, as I usually and stupidly do when I think something is unfortunate, I try to do something about it.
Beginning with issue #15, there will once again be a letters page in “Captain Marvel.” How do I know this? Because I volunteered to assemble and write it, and editor “Dandy” Andy Schmidt agreed to give me the page (and no, it’s not going to be taken out of the story page count. Losing one page to the summary was quite enough, thanks.)
Issue #15 seems to be a good time to launch it. It’s got the Neal Adams cover, it’s actually the 50th issue of Marv’s title, and it kicks off a four parter that features a most unexpected intervention to deal with Captain Marvel’s insanity.
Now, of course, we need letters. So consider this an open call for them.
In case you’re wondering, we’re not going to be doing the “Interrupt every other sentence with bold face responses” approach from earlier columns. We’re going to do it the old fashioned way: You talk. I listen. I respond at the end if it needs a response.
Here’s the prerequisites: Keep them under 200 words. Sign your name to it (if you can’t be bothered to stand behind your opinions, I’m not interested in printing them.) Provide an address: Snail mail preferred, e-mail if you must. Why? Because, again, in the old days, I liked seeing where there were other fans. There’s something cool about hearing from fans in different regions. E-mail homogenizes everything. I’m old fashioned, and want the Captain Marvel lettercol to evoke the old days. Addresses are not mandatory, but such letters will be given preference. Names are a must. I’m not running letters from “Flyingpig413” or some such.
If your letter is selected, and I have a mailing address for you, I’ll make sure you get a signed copy of the issue your letter appears in.
Right now I’m looking for letters that are either of a general nature, or about the most recent issue (issue #12). They should be posted right here, on this thread. Every month, when the new issue comes out, I’ll start a thread in my blog. Please do not respond to this thread unless it’s with something intended for publication in “Captain Marvel.”
If people want to send snail mail letters, they can send them to me at PO Box 239, Bayport, NY 11705. DO NOT SEND LETTERS INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS. My e-mail box is crowded enough.
So there it is. Viva the lettercol.
PAD
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I think it’s cool that PAD is doing this. Bravo.
I second that. Besides, wouldn’t it be nice to see the occasional reader commentary that was reasonably literate and (gasp!) maybe even positive?
Although, I have to admit, I am mightily amused by the [i]X-Statix[/i] letter column, which still features quite a few letters from people whining about how much they miss the old [i]X-Force[/i]…
Paul
Ðámņ. It.
I keep forgetting I can’t use HTML coding on this site…
Peter David,
I have to admit Captain Marvel #12 was fantastic! What an exciting ending to a great story arc.
Revenge seemed to be on everyone’s mind in this issue and Captain Marvel showed some method to his madness. Rick Jones learned a valuable lesson in that getting revenge isn’t always as sweet as you’d think.
Sure, Rick learned a good lesson, but Captain Marvel needs to learn one of his own. He can’t play with people’s lives, like he did in this issue, anymore.
All in all a great issue and I look forward to what you have instore for us!
So, until DC makes you exclusive, make mine Marvel!
James Tichy
102 Spruce St. Apt. 1
Fountain, Mn
55935
……END LETTER……
Well, PAD, feel free to cut out the “until DC makes you exclusive” line if you must. Otherwise, I hope you find my letter usefull.
This is a great idea, PAD. Too bad it happened after I had to drop Captain Marvel.
Got laid off. (Thanks, SFB Bush.) Comic books, no matter how we feel, are still not one of the necessities of life.
Sigh.
Unemployment in this area is OVER 10% and that doesn’t include the people who’ve given up looking or those who’ve settled for part-time work.
Hope to be back reading CM soon, PAD.
Sheesh, I could’ve USED a freebie. Autographed or not.
Great news! Show them how a letter page should be done, maybe DC will smarten up and bring their’s back.
Message board posts are fleeting, and comics don’t have one singular place to “meet” to voice their opinions and recieve news and hints from the creators themselves. Letter pages provide that “official” voice.
I also find letter pages to be one of the best parts about reading back issues. It’s great hearing what the fans thought about stories back when they were new.
To the demented mind behind the dementia,
The recent storyline of Cap going bitty bonkers has proven to be a surprisingly thoughtful examination of what a god is. However, it’s just missing one thing… the funny. I bought this title from day one because it made me laugh with stuff like “Owah Taigoo Siam”, which I freely admit I didn’t catch until Marv did. I miss the old give and take routine Rick and Marv had. Their exchanges were just priceless (okay, $2.25, but you know what I mean…). Now, it’s creepy. I know you revamped the series a touch to attract new readers, and I’m hanging in there… I just hope Marv comes to his senses soon.
Aaron Thall
56 E. College Ave.
Westerville, OH 43081
Dear Mr. David,
I started reading Capt. Marvel when Eon turned Silvertop into Blondie, as Rick Jones would have put it.
Decades later, you’ve taken the best of that incarnaton — and added improvements.
Marv’s “deterioration” — because I can’t tell if he’s really nuts or just pretending so he can slough off responsibility — means that he and Rick _have_ to be a partnership. Rick’s experience and perspectives, Marv’s power and information via cosmic awareness.
Rick’s perspectives are plural because he’s both moral and pragmatic. Poor Marv never had much of a chance to develop his perspective (as opposed to his attitude) before he set off the cosmic awareness avalanche.
But I still think Rick deserves the name “Capt. Marvel” more than Genis, Mar-Vell or anyone else does. Rick triggered the creations of the Hulk and the Avengers long before he was able to call a super-powered Kree out of another dimension. Calling a summoner of Marvels “Capt. Marvel” isn’t too much of a stretch.
Mitch Maltenfort
1700 Ben Franklin Parkway, 2217
Philadelphia, PA 19103
I am certain there are financial implications to dedicating a page to letters (lost advertising) but doesn’t this also seem to diminish the role of the “editors”? Seems like they should be monitoring fan interest… “packaging” the mindshare of books. Or are they more simply talent coordinators? (I realize that many writers eventually don’t need editors…)
Do the modern editors have more involvement, or less, than the halcyon days of letters pages and the soapbox? I would expect some writers/creators are just given the keys to the characters and are handled with kid gloves.
PAD,
This issue held one of the biggest shocks I had seen in quite awhile.
I had been wondering where this storyline of Coven was going. Well I found out in a big way.
It is good to know no matter how insane Marv gets he still thinks of Rick as his friend. That’s a leason I think Rick needed.
Until next issue
Richard Kirby
348 Dogwood Lane
Danville, VA 24540
Paul1963: Yes, you can use HTML coding on this site. Your problem is that you’re using [brackets] instead of <less than and greater than> signs, which is what real HTML uses, not the pseudo-HTML that so many comment boards use.
What’s Snail Mail?
Dear PAD,
I am really enjoying your run on Captain Marvel and making Marv go insane was a very very interesting twist. Even when he chose to save the woman that would bring peace to the universe in #6 he still went insane. That was truly interesting. I guess if someone really does know everything the only way that he can deal with it is by going insane. Which is what I am guessing you are trying to show.
Now for the recent Coven storyline I must say that at first I found it very disappointing because I was getting sick of Marv’s condition of insanity. I was hoping that it would be resolved soon. However that last issue made that storyline for me. Everything fit together and made sense to me. It was a nice lesson for Rick and us Readers. You where trying to show us why Marv wants to destroy the universe and it made perfect sense.
Now for the future. I am looking forward to seeing what happens next and Neil Adams cover looks AMAZING. I have hope that when you resolve Marv’s insanity it is going to be really really great. Something tells me that the only way that he is going to get rid of his insanity is his Cosmic Awareness is going to either go away or be reduced in power. That or the original Marv is going to come kick his son’s @$$ and make him sane again.
Anyways until the Hulk realizes that he isn’t the strongest one make mine Marvel
Jason Wingert
P.O. Box 239
Edenwold, Saskatchewan, Canada
S0G 1K0
I just realized two mistakes I made with my letter. One I spelt Neal Adams name wrong. (sorry Neal) and it is over 200 words. Plz edit for length. Sorry about that PAD.
Aw man, this is discrimination!
Oh well, back to my usual job on commenting about big line-ups below me in the street.
Best,
The Flying Pig
That’s great. So far the only titles I read with a letters page are Crossgen and Dark Horse.
‘Snail Mail’ is normal real life mail, with stamps and such. So now you know. –Dee
Peter, would you be willing to accept town and state only, plus email, as an address? I don’t mind giving an idea of where I’m at, and a way of contacting me, but I don’t want to give out my exact location, and I suspect others may feel the same.
I love people who declare things “dead” like letter columns are dead or animated movies are dead.
what they mean is boring or poorly done letter columns are done (or should be) read the letter column in POWERS or WAY OF THE RAT to see how much fun letter columns can be when done correctly.
(off topic, but see Lilo and Stitch to see how an animated movie can be done correctly).
PAD got one of the best senses for humor in comics and im sure his column will reflect that.
Now if we could only get you assigned to a DC Universe title and have the same thing occur.
Which reminds me, I owe a few small press titles a few letters.
Hurricane Heeran
PAD,
I’ve been with the new Captain Marvel since the end of AVENGERS FOREVER and I can honestly say, this latest version is just about as good as its ever been. And I mean that in a good way.
Sure, I miss the back and forth banter Rick, Marlo and Genis used to have in the first iteration of this series. However, this new direction has been, perhaps, a bit more interesting for several reasons. It’s nice to see a writer stretching in different directions and you’re doing that here. Also, life just ain’t sweetness and light all the time and this verison of CM does show us that dark side.
The resolution of the Coven storyline was interesting in that it included a scene I’ve wanted to see since I read my second comic book. Rick is told if he kills Coven he’ll be no better than Coven. Usually the hero backs down. Not my boy Rick.
Well done. I look forward to the resolution of the Crazy Marv arc and another new direction.
Best,
Rick Jones
2722 Travelers Ct.
Charlotte NC 28226
Dear Peter.
Cap. Marvel (father) never was my favorite character. I admit: Adam Warlock was my great love: tragic, strong and blond.
One day, a friend puts the new Cap. Marvel in my hands and … Wow! Love at the first read.
I wasn’t buying comics for a long time, but I made one exception for my Captain, and I don’t regret.
I’m Brazilian, and here we’re now reading Captain Marvel 09 (December/2000).
So I can’t talk about anything more “fresh”.
I read something, in your website, about Cap. going crazy… sounds interesting.
I read, too, that you are bring back alive the lettercol. So, I decided to write.
Here, in Brazil, Captain Marvel shares space with FF (strange, but true) : ), and we have lettercol, too.
Let me tell you: your work has many fans.
Well, now I wrote a lot for someone who don’t speak English
Please, keep your work as is: intelligent and funny. And, please, forgive me my poor English.
Your Brazilian fan,
Ana Lucia Fernandes Lieuthier
Marquesa de Santos Street, 815, Praia Grande/SP – Brazil
Peter, would you be willing to accept town and state only, plus email, as an address? I don’t mind giving an idea of where I’m at, and a way of contacting me, but I don’t want to give out my exact location, and I suspect others may feel the same.
If you want town and state only, then send it snail mail and ask to have your street address withheld.
PAD
Hi, PAD.
I just wanted to say that I was drifting away from writing until I read your Hulk novelization. It reminded me of everything I liked in literature — specifically, it reminded me that fantasy can be as effective as anything. I remember thinking that if the movie was like that, it was in the bag. I haven’t seen it, but from what I gather, it wasn’t. Kudos.
About Genis… Call me crazy, but I have the feeling that Genis isn’t. I mean, his father had cosmic awareness and it didn’t affect him that way. What’s the difference between Mar and Genis anyway except that Genis is much younger? So young, in fact, that he needed artificial memories of a childhood to match his artificially aged body.
So, no, Genis isn’t crazy, though he might think he is. But he is a child in a super entity’s body. As long as he lacked true Cosmic Awareness, he had to rely on those memories.
I admit, I miss the humor and fun from the previous volume, but I am also interested in seeing how you wrap this up.
John David Ward
1100 E Orangeburg Ave, Apt 3
Modesto, CA
95350
Dear PAD:
Credit where credit is due Dept: You’ve done two things with Captain Marvel (and Incredible Hulk) that this older reader never thought possible.
1) You made me like Rick Jones. In the ’60s I found his pseudo-cool cat dialogue annoying and in the ’70s he was worse. But he’s actually been the star of both series, and I find I really look forward to his observations.
2) You made me like the old green-and-white Captain Marvel outfit from 1968. Maybe credit there goes to Alex Ross, but it’s, eh, groovy.
Can I still say “groovy”? O, what a goose I am.
Andrew Smith
2449 Lovitt Dr.
Memphis, TN 38119
Thanks for bringing back the letter columns. I’ve had two letters printed in the past and its a pretty good feeling when you see your name printed.
Well now, you’re lucky, Peter! Maybe, with any luck, you can talk even DC’s editors into enabling you to manage some lettercols there yourself in whatever book you’re writing there, whether it be Fallen Angel or another book. Give it a try there too, I say. 🙂
PAD
When’s the deadline? Resident in the UK, and need to know that my letter will get to you in time! (I know, I know, I could put something here, but it’s a Letters Page after all!)
Cheers,
Psi-Man (oops – wrong PAD material)
Dear PAD and company,
Only one word can sum up my thoughts on Coven: WHAT THE HÊLL??? Oh wait, that’s three words, never mind.
There definitely seems to be some method to Genis’s madness, but I just can’t quite figure out what’s going on in that star covered head of his. You guys have got me guessing, and I am anxiously awaiting the resolution here.
Coven has been the best arc of the relaunched Captain Marvel series. I have to admit, I still miss Marlo, Lorraine, and the constant PAD in-jokes, but after the Coven storyline, I realize this series still has a lot to offer this long time Captain Mar-Vell fan. Coven left me with a lot of questions, and I can’t wait to see where the answers take us next.
Thanks guys, and keep up the great work!
Michael Maillaro
31 Ash Terrace
Parlin, NJ 08859
e-mail: mm@ntuaft.com
PS: Just finished One Knight Only, and it was brilliant. Can’t wait to find a copy of Tong Lashing. (which is incorrectly listed in Borders’ computers as Tongue Lashing…and instead of PAD’s bio, they list Greg Iles bio in the description…WTF??)
Dear Peter,
Just finished reading CM#12, and I realized that the 3 most popular titles you’ve written (HULK, SUPERGIRL and now CAPT. MARVEL) have similar themes:
1) The main character is 2 (or more) personalities sharing 1 body, with some form of shape-changing involved between alter-egos.
2) The main character refuses (or doesn’t get) the help he or she needs and “falls from grace.” (i.e. Merged Hulk not seeing Doc Samson enough, personality fractures yet again; Supergirl giving in to Carnivore; “falls”; Marv not getting the proper training from Moondragon for his cosmic awareness, goes nuts)
3) Main character’s names have 5 letters each (B-R-U-C-E, L-I-N-D-A; G-E-N-I-S)
4) At least 1 supporting character is bald (The Leader; Cutter Sharp; Moondragon)
Except for #3 and 4, did you intentionally write the stories of these characters to follow these themes, or was it just a coincidence?
WILBEN SANTOS
82 Agno Extension,
Quezon City
PHILIPPINES 1113
Greetings,
This is a quick note just to thank you for the great job your doing on CM, and please keep it coming. Without a doubt CM is Marvel’s best title right now, and all the credit goes to you…
Now for a few small requests: First, lets see whats happening with Marlo and Moondragon. Thats been on the backburner far too long. Second, how about some guest appearances from some of my other favorite cosmic heroes. That is Quasar, Nova (Richard Rider), Warlock, and if you could Silver Surfer.
Thats all, just a bit of praise, and a bit of begging. Once again keep up the great work, and thanks for your time.
F. Richard Tifft
1232 SW Curry St.
Port saint Lucie, FL
34983
Well Peter:
I have to be the first one to admit I was not all that thrilled to see Genis driven insane, but being a huge fan of your work I decided I would hang around and see what happened. I mean you gave me a great twist with the Smart Hulk (i.e. when he got too angry he would turn into the RAMPAGING BANNER) so hopefully there is something coming down the pipe in this title.
Sidebar: I must admit I do miss Marlo in the title. I hope that you do bring her back sometime in the near future. I met you once at Saint Marks Comics in the village…when you were writing the Hulk…and I asked you why you gave Jim Wilson AIDS to which you replied “Hey I didnt give him AIDS” that being said I will not bother to ask why you made Marlo a lesbian. I just wanted you to know that I still laugh everytime I think about my asking that question and your deadpan answer. Keep up the great work, and I hope that Captain Marvel ends up sane some time in the near future. And please no Deus Ex Machina cures for Genis.
Regards:
Warren S. Jones III
920 Thieriot Avenue
Suite 10G
Bronx, NY 10473
Dear Captain Marvel,
Genis, I have to say something right off the bat here. Ever since, you know, you went insane, I’ve really enjoyed reading about your exploits. Your pal Peter David certainly enjoys telling us Marvelites just what you’re up to each month – I can tell because of the detail and excitement he puts into each page. I mean, let’s be honest here, Marv. You’ve always been a bit cooky, with your lack of experience on Earth. And the banter between you and your buddy (atomically bonded buddy, I might add), Rick Jones, has never been more fun to read than now. It must get real annoying having him mind-zap you whenever he gets cranky.
Anyways, I hope you keep on judging the galaxy, because here in the USA, our judges are even more insane than you. Have you seen who they made president?
Until Rick Jones becomes bonded to Bucky Barnes, Make Mine Captain Marvel!
Dear Captain Marvel,
Genis, I have to say something right off the bat here. Ever since, you know, you went insane, I’ve really enjoyed reading about your exploits. Your pal Peter David certainly enjoys telling us Marvelites just what you’re up to each month – I can tell because of the detail and excitement he puts into each page. I mean, let’s be honest here, Marv. You’ve always been a bit cooky, with your lack of experience on Earth. And the banter between you and your buddy (atomically bonded buddy, I might add), Rick Jones, has never been more fun to read than now. It must get real annoying having him mind-zap you whenever he gets cranky.
Anyways, I hope you keep on judging the galaxy, because here in the USA, our judges are even more insane than you. Have you seen who they made president?
Until Rick Jones becomes bonded to Bucky Barnes, Make Mine Captain Marvel!
Justin Larson
1206 N Purdom
Olathe, KS, 66061
That Peter is bringing back a letter column is fantastic!
I’m not just saying that because I’ve had 13 letters published in several titles to date. The comics APA I started 13 years ago, COMICOPIA, has several long-time letter hacks in its rolls. I still have a letter from the late great T.M. Maple, stating why he couldn’t join. Sadly, he died less than 6 months later.
DC Comics seems to have forgotten how many of today’s comic pros started as letter hacks. If it weren’t for letters pages, we may never have seen Len Wein, Paul Levitz, Marv Wolfman, Robert Greenberger, and many others. Hëll, I own all the issues of AMAZING STORIES where a young then-unknown Mark Waid began!
I’ll send a letter to Peter once I read the newest issue.
Of course, let us not forget that a large portion of Marvel comics today don’t have letters, only a handful. Avengers and Fantastic Four have them, I think, but much of the rest don’t, certainly not the Knights books. It’s strange, but somehow, I think it was on their most popular flagship books like Spidey and X-books that they dropped them, to say the least.
Dear Capt. Marvel Crew,
Peter, I guess it’s a testament to your writing skill that the latest story has prompted me to write. I was reading the latest 4 parter in a single sitting, now that #12 is out. Something I find myself doing more and more (waiting until the entire storyline is in hand before reading).
The point is, as I read Rick’s explanation of what a hero is, I kept thinking, “so when is he going to really put a stop to Genis’ nuttiness?” Especially in light of Marv giving Coven, a convicted killer, cosmic power. I felt myself getting really frustrated and impatient. “Make Capt. Marvel stop! He’s responsible for killing birds and making these poor Microverse people suffer and he’s also responsible for Coven’s torment of the Lucy Harper.” It was really getting to me! Why doesn’t Rick call in the Avengers or Reed Richards or someone who can “cure” Genis, or stop him from running amok? I actually had to put the comic down and reconsider my impulse to stop reading Captain Marvel altogether because I couldn’t take it anymore.
So, I finished reading and saw that Marv actually had a point of sorts. But still, I’m growing impatient with the whole idea of Genis as Mad God. This has been going on for a year now. If Rick feels any sort of personal responsibility for the havok Capt. Marvel has caused, you’d think he’d’ve done something about it by now, besides giving Marv (and me!) a migraine. I read your blog regularly so I see now that you are planning on addressing this. But why the wait? Are new storylines that hard to come by that you have to drag us down with Genis’ insanity for 12 issues? I know from personal experience that good ideas CAN be tough to come by, so please don’t mistake this for the attack that this letter seems to be turning into. I have to assume that you have a point, perhaps similar to the one Marv made at the end of “Coven”? Or not.
But please hear my plea. Too many so-called “heroes” have descended into amorality, and I’m unemployed, and on disability to boot. I need a lift! Show me that there’s still someone out there that won’t just give in to every base impulse, a hero that wants to do good for goodness sake. Not for money, fame or some face time with Barbara Walters. That’s a story I wouldn’t put down.
Thanks for your time. And thanks for all your hard work on and off the pages. And thanks to the rest of the creative staff, too!
Sincerely,
Adam Strom
85 Duboce Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Dear Captain Marvel/Peter David,
Having being a reader of Captain Marvel since the beginning of the previous volume I have to say it genuinely improves as it goes on. Not many writers would have had the gall to start a relaunch of a title by having the lead character go insane – and stay that way. For thrills and a nice line in dark humour it can’t be beat. Easily one of the best comics being published today. More happened in each part of Coven than in many trades of other titles…
Long may this title continue to see publication!
Ralph Burns,
1/1, 40 Apsley St,
Thornwood,
Glasgow,
SCOTLAND
Dear Mr. David,
I am starting to enjoy this series more and more. Although I still prefer Vol. 1, because of the humor and the rich supporting cast, this incarnation of the “crazy god-like alien” grows on me. With #12 you “humanized” Capt. Marvel a little bit more, you taught us (and Rick Jones) that, as crazy as CM is, he still knows what he is doing, he has a plan, and (at least some sort of) a sense of right and wrong.
I am eagerly awaiting the next story-arc with the downfall of CM, I am sure the conclusion will be unexpected, but will it be logical and satisfactory without ruining the character? I will let you know, what I thought of the conclusion.
Hoping for many many more CM stories to come –
Armin Kaweh
Friedrich-Springorum-Str.52
40237 D
Ðámņ,that’s great! Sometimes I used to read the letters before I read the issue.
Does anybody remember the prolific letter writer “T.M Maple”? How about the letters Catherine Yronwode wrote to MOKF?
Peter:
I just saw that Joss Whedon did the letter column for the last issue of Fray, so there you go copying him again!
Just joking! Honest! I love Captain Marvel, and I’m glad you’re doing the letters page!
–your pal, Hoy
Dear Rick Jones (AKA Peter David)
Latest Story Arc Evaluation
“No-Err-OK YES MORE”
A very nice way to unbalance Rick and have him fall from his moral high ground. Presuming the perspective Genis has of the universe is beyond mortal understanding this latest issue puts his insanity into question.
I really enjoy the exploration of differing perspectives more than any other aspect of the book. After all Genis, other than being a newly formed god, is alien with differing values and atitudes that require a leap of comprehension to understand. What is madness to one person can therefore be seen as normal behaviour to another.
I will conclude by saying I love the directions in which the comic has turned and twisted.
Thanks for the ride Peter. Whats Next?
ps: about time someone started the letters page again- thankyou
Jason Newman
13 Clarke Street
East Cannington
Perth Western Australia 6107
Cool! The letters page is back. I believe it was the grandiose late 90’s when most comic folks removed the letters page for various reasons. Nice to have some retro that shows the need to communicate with those not in the great and awesome technology brain-wash…umm I mean, advancement to humanity. Yea, that is it.
Cool! The letters page is back. I believe it was the grandiose late 90’s when most comic folks removed the letters page for various reasons. Nice to have some retro that shows the need to communicate with those not in the great and awesome technology brain-wash…umm I mean, advancement to humanity. Yea, that is it.
Dear Mr. David,
I just want to commend you for the fantastic work you’ve done on the Captain Marvel title. Issue #1 of the current series was the first comic I ever picked up and I’ve been reading non-stop ever since (even if it has only been a few months). Your stories keep me throroughly entertained and wanting for me and I can’t thank you enough for that feeling. I wish continued success for you.
Sincerely,
George Lanzty
412 Locust Street
Turtle Creek, PA 15145
P.S.,
I hope that didn’t sound like a serious brown-nosing, but I truly do enjoy the book that much.
Peter, if there is ever a consistent theme with you it is to expect the unexpected. When you first started scripting in ‘Spectacular’ I was with you every word of the way. I must admit those early issues were questionable but you persevered and progressed, scrutinised and ultimately supplanted the conformities of writing for sequential art. In Captain Marvel, you have excelled yourself with both character development and plot, adding pathos and humour to the narrative with considerable ease. What I am trying to say is… you have entertained me and I thank you very much for it. Now, if you can just make Marv sane again, let him vindicate his actions while completely barmy and bring back Marlo then my life will be complete:).
Best Regards
Richard Kilgallon
2 Holbrook Grove
Marston Green
Birmingham
England
B37 7GF
Aged 37 3/4
Hi Peter,
I just want to congratulate you for winnning the U-Decide contest. I never heard an official annoucement with a clear winner decided but the fact that Captain Marvel is still being published while the other two titles are not tells me who the official winner is. Keep up the great work.
Steve Tafuni
PO Box 1965
Mango, FL 33550
PS I haven’t forgetten, the CBLDF will be getting $100 at the Las Vegas Comic-con.
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