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 Post subject: X-MEN: ODD MEN OUT ONE-SHOT
PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:52 pm 
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Written by ROGER STERN & MICHAEL HIGGINS
Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM
Cover by ERIC NGUYEN
Featuring two never-before-seen stories illustrated by the late, legendary Dave Cockrum. First up, relive the history of the
X-Men, as recounted by Professor X and his old friend, former FBI Agent Fred Duncan. Then, the New Mutants • Rictor, Boom Boom, Cannonball, Rusty, Skids, Sunspot and Wolvesbane • face off against the Mad Thinker.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:53 pm 
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What's the story behind this little gem? Why have these stories never seen print until now?


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:07 pm 
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Frank L. Sisko wrote:
What's the story behind this little gem? Why have these stories never seen print until now?


More Secrets Behind the Comics Department:

'Way, 'way back in the early '90s, Brother John Byrne found himself scripting two X-Men comics, over stories plotted and penciled by Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio. As we often did in those days, JB and I were talking over the phone -- and he mentioned that the books were running later and later, as pages dribbled in from his artists. He suggested that I offer my services as a fill-in writer to the X-editors. I was skeptical that there would be any interest in me at Marvel, this being slightly over four years since they'd fired me. But JB kept after me. So, I made a call, and was surprised when they commissioned me to write a story...and delighted when the plot was given to Dave Cockrum. (Though, if I'd know that Dave was going to draw it, I would have plotted a bunch of scenes of Nightcrawler and swordplay.)

Anyway, I scripted Dave's pencils, turned the story in, and was paid. And after that, I never heard another word from the X-office.

That was sixteen years ago.

And now you know...the rest...of the story!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:26 am 
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Wow. There really must be drawers filled with unpublished stories just waiting to be put into print. I am going to live the rest of my life believing that. :ohyes:

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:03 am 
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Unreleased Cockrum should be a death penalty offence.

Double death penalty if its scripted by Stern.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:13 am 
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Looking forward to this... I love untold tales that finally get to see the light of day.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:40 pm 
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I am so totally in.

Thanks for the lowdown, Roger.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:07 am 
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16 years!? WoW! I'll get this! Dave Cockrum is sorely missed.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:50 am 
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Marcus wrote:
16 years!? WoW! I'll get this! Dave Cockrum is sorely missed.


He is indeed.

This is apparently the cover art for the issue...

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Not bad, but I wish Dave were around to draw one.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:07 am 
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Reminds me of the story, possibly real possibly not, that Martin Goodman one day opened a closet and found a ton of unused art and stories that Stan either never used or rejected or had as back up-and Goodman promptly laid off all of the staff, save Stan, since there was so much unused inventory that had been paid for.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:38 am 
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A new interview with Yours Truly about this story has just been posted on Newsarama. Just click here: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080619-SternXMen.html

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:54 pm 
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There's an article up on Comic Book Resources, showing five interior pages (in color, no less!).

Just click here: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17157

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:30 pm 
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Thanks for the link, Rog. It looks great!


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 Post subject: X-MEN: ODD MEN OUT ONE-SHOT
PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:19 am 
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Yeah, thanks. The pages are great and the tributes to Dave Cockrum were touching.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:57 am 
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When is this coming out again?

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