Thursday, September 24, 2026

My ! Advice

 

If you ever get the chance to read a story by
Elliot S! Maggin...


...don't.


2 comments:

Bryan L said...

He's definitely in my Top 5 of "how did s/he get that job?"

Anonymous said...

Oof. Bronze Age DC was just painful all around. The worst part is, Maggin was one of the better Superman writers: he was warned that Superman was really hard to write for, but Maggin took to him pretty well. Just make him a decent guy and don't overcomplicate things.

It's not a popular take, but I blame DC's editors, trying to emulate Marvel while still mired in their 1950s mindset. They honestly could not tell good writing from bad.

- HJF1