Comics! Creator-Owned Heroes #8

Creator-Owned Heroes #8 

Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Scott Morse, Jerry Lando, Darwyn Cooke, Christopher Irving, & Seth Kushner

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Review
And so Creator-Owned Heroes comes to a close. Ongoing comics are completed, lots of interviews are posted, and a lot of potential and inspiration is shown.

I think it was Warren Ellis who recently said that if the book was called anything else but Creator-Owned Heroes, it might have had a shot at making it. So I let that drivel swirl around in my brain for a bit. Would there be a title that would still describe this book and possible make it sell better?

It would need something that shows it is an anthology type book or more of a magazine style title. Something akin to the Tales to Astonish title sound plausible. Stories to Inspire? Comic Book Folklore? Part of Ellis' reasoning for the statement was that the average comic book reader doesn't care about ownership of characters be it by the creator or some big conglomerate. I can see that, because I can look at the creators of Superman to see fan support of them vs. fan support of the monthly Superman book.

I imagine that coming up with a good title is hard, but when you hear one that makes sense, then it sticks. So I can see why Creator-Owned Heroes worked for everyone involved in this book.

Maybe Image Spotlight? Image Focus? Bring the idea for Image comics as the gateway for getting people in?

Image Icons? Image Anthology?

You know, this book has got me thinking. I feel the creative twinge echoing through my brain. My fingers are setting fire to the keyboard.

Wasn't that the point of this book?

Words and Pictures. A Comic Book Anthology. I think I'll go with that one.

Grades
Words: 10/10
Pictures: 10/10
General Feeling After Reading: Creative
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