John Ostrander

John Ostrander: ConvictionMy very good friend, William J....

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:01:58 GMT

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John Ostrander: Conviction My very good friend, William J. Norris, is an excellent actor, a wonderful director, an inspiring… View Post ...

John Ostrander: Conviction

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:01:40 GMT

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John Ostrander: Conviction http://www.comicmix.com/columns/2013/06/16/John-Ostrander-conviction/?fb_source=pubv1 www.comicmix.com My very good friend, William J. Norris, is an excellent actor, a wonderful director, an inspiring playwright (I wrote my first play because I really admired a play that he wrote and that led, in turn, to my writing career), … Continue reading → ...

John Ostrander: Quo Vadis the TARDISThe Beeb announced this week...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:01:16 GMT

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John Ostrander: Quo Vadis the TARDIS The Beeb announced this week that Matt Smith, the current actor playing the Doctor on Doctor Who ,… View Post ...

John Ostrander: Quo Vadis the TARDIS

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:16 GMT

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The Beeb announced this week that Matt Smith, the current actor playing the Doctor on Doctor Who , its long running (50 years!) SF series, will be leaving the show with the Christmas Special this year. For those of you living outside the Whovian time-space continuum, the Doctor is a time traveling alien who can regenerate entirely at points of mortality. Different face, different body, largely different personality, completely different actor in the role. They’ve done this eleven times so far so, in general, they have the procedure down pat. I’ve seen some interesting speculations as to who will be the next Doctor. While usually the actor cast as the Doctor is not so well known, a names of a lot of well known actors are being currently tossed around by that mysterious series of tubes running underground known as the Internet. Hugh Laurie, best known as Doctor House here in America was one name mentioned and I think he would be very highly entertaining. I’ve seen Mr. Laurie in any number of different roles and he was marvelous in all of them. I don’t think the Beeb can afford his salary but it’s still interesting to think what might happen. I read an interview where Helen Mirren had voiced a desire to the play the Doctor. Could the Doctor change into a woman? In the first episode that Neil Gaiman wrote for Doctor Who, “The Doctor’s Wife”, the Doctor mentions in passing a fellow time-lord who did regenerate into a woman so we have ...

John Ostrander: Quo Vadis the TARDIS (ComicMix)

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:16 GMT

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... tossed around by that mysterious series of tubes running underground known as the Internet. Hugh Laurie , best known as Doctor House here in America was one name mentioned and I think he would be very highly entertaining. I’ve seen Mr. Laurie in any number of different roles and he was marvelous in all of them. I don’t think the Beeb can afford his salary but it’s still... Source : ComicMix Explore : Actors and Actresses , Baseball , Baseball Players , Matt Smith , Sports ...

A Love Letter to ‘Suicide Squad’ by John Ostrander

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:26:07 GMT

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John Ostrander's classic run still holds up. It's not so much seeing Captain Boomerang taking down a super-speedster; it's the fact that Boomerang kicks him over a cliff afterward that partly encapsulates the soul of the series. ...

John Ostrander: Higher ConceptsI caught the movie musical...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:02:15 GMT

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John Ostrander: Higher Concepts I caught the movie musical version of Les Miserables recently (and I will thank my brain to stop… View Post ...

John Ostrander: Higher Concepts

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:49 GMT

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I caught the movie musical version of Les Miserables recently (and I will thank my brain to stop playing snippets of the soundtrack over and over and over again) and was struck by a line sung by the hero, Jean Valjean, late in the story: “To love another person is to see the face of God.” That line has always pierced me (I’ve seen the stage version of the show several times). I was raised Roman Catholic but I am now a Practicing Agnostic by which I mean that I don’t know that there is a god but I don’t know that there isn’t, either. Lately, I’ve come to accept the possibility of something like a god out there without subscribing to any of the versions that different religions put out as the One True Version. Even within Christianity, there’s no one vision of Jesus. There are wars over that vision; my Jesus can beat up your Jesus. Within the Moslem community, Sunni makes war on Shi’ites and vice versa. And so on. In each case, the face of god reflects the belief of the believers and the society out of which that face was carved. Is one truer than another? Not for me. Look, I like the Bible (mostly). The stories in it are the tradition with which I was raised and that means something to me. Do I accept it as the literal truth? No, any more than I accept the Norse gods or Marvel’s version of them as “truths.” Walter Simonson’s depiction of Thor as the Frog of Thunder enchanted me, but I don’t worship it. One of my proudest achieveme ...

John Ostrander: Old FriendsThere are so many books yet to read –...

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:01:40 GMT

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John Ostrander: Old Friends There are so many books yet to read – classics, mysteries, SF, fantasy, history, biography, comics… View Post ...

John Ostrander: Old Friends

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:01:35 GMT

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John Ostrander: Old Friends John Ostrander: Old Friends www.comicmix.com There are so many books yet to read – classics, mysteries, SF, fantasy, history, biography, comics and so on. All unread, so many of them of such high quality and I really want to read them. There are, however, only … Continue reading → ...

COMICS: "The Others" Return In First Look At John Ostrander's AQUAMAN #20

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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As the Scavenger compiles more Atlantean weaponry and artifacts, Aquaman enlists the aid of The Others to help find one missing relic in the Southwestern United States before his enemies can get to it. The issue also introduces a new member of the Others! AQUAMAN #20 Written by John Ostrander Pencils by MANUEL GARCIA Cover by PAUL PELLETIER ...

Preview 6 Pages from John Ostrander's AQUAMAN #20

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:46 GMT

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The Others gains a new member in this six-page preview of writer John Ostrander's AQUAMAN #20. ...

John Ostrander: Improving On The LegendsThere’s a constant...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:01:45 GMT

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John Ostrander: Improving On The Legends There’s a constant desire these days, it appears, to try to improve on existing works. That’s not a… View Post ...

John Ostrander: Improving On The Legends

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:01:40 GMT

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John Ostrander: Improving On The Legends John Ostrander: Improving On The Legends www.comicmix.com There’s a constant desire these days, it appears, to try to improve on existing works. That’s not a bad idea except when it is a bad idea. A good character, a good concept, that’s been around for a while needs … Continue reading → ...

John Ostrander: Comics Writing Lessons from Shakespeare (ComicMix)

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:06 GMT

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When asked my influences, I invariably add William Shakespeare which may seem a bit pompous. Shakespeare? Really? (Aside: this column is not going to deal with the whole “Who Really Was Shakespeare?” debate. If you want to believe someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare’s play, you go ahead. It’s not germane and, frankly, I’ve read as much on the subject as I care to and so far as I’m... Source : ComicMix Explore : Actors and Actresses , CARE , Entertainment , Which? ...

John Ostrander: Comics Writing Lessons from Shakespeare

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:06 GMT

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When asked my influences, I invariably add William Shakespeare which may seem a bit pompous. Shakespeare? Really? (Aside: this column is not going to deal with the whole “Who Really Was Shakespeare?” debate. If you want to believe someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare’s play, you go ahead. It’s not germane and, frankly, I’ve read as much on the subject as I care to and so far as I’m concerned, Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare’s plays. End of discussion.) Please note I am not comparing myself to Shakespeare; simply that I’ve learned some things about writing from him. Such as: Theme is tied to plot . There are famous speeches and soliloquies in Shakespeare, where the character stops to speak his or her mind, none more famous than the “to Be Or Not Be” speech in Hamlet . The action, however, doesn’t just come to a stop while the player addresses the audience. They always advance the action of the moment, of the play. The action during the “To Be Or Not To Be” soliloquy is found in Hamlet trying to decide if he is going to kill himself because of the grief of his father’s death. It is appropriate for him to ask this question. To translate this to comics or movies – does the explosion advance the plot or is it there just to blow things up? All action sequences, all fight scenes, can be used to advance plot or explore character. Explore all sides of the question . What did Shakespeare think on any given question? It’s hard to ...

Episode 39 – Ales Kot & John Ostrander Talk Suicide Squad!

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:11:06 GMT

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In a very special episode of the Pop Culture Hound podcast, I’m joined by the legendary John Ostrander and upcoming writer Ales Kot to discuss their work on Suicide Squad . We look at the pressure on writers today, age-ism in comics, what it takes to make a good story, and how to expand the comic market. Plus we feature what is most likely the funniest conversation we’ve had on the podcast to date (you’ll know when you get there!) … It’s a jam-packed episode, full of juicy goodness, so sit back and settle in. To get in touch, send feedback or submit projects for consideration, please email reviews@popculturehound.com . And if you missed last week’s episode (or any others) you can find them right here or subscribe via iTunes . Chris Thompson Twitter: @popculturehound Orbital Comics’ website: www.orbitalcomics.com Ales Kot’s Twitter: @ales_kot Ales Kot’s Tumblr: aleskot.tumblr.com And if you want to read John Ostrander’s columns that I keep referring to, then you can find them here: www.comicmix.com/author/John-Ostrander ...

Writer John Ostrander spoke with CBR News about his one-shot issue of "Aquaman"...

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT

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Writer John Ostrander spoke with CBR News about his one-shot issue of "Aquaman" featuring The Others, introducing a new character to the team and more. http://on.cbr.cc/13i6yMd ...

John Ostrander: Red Hood & Outlaws or Suicide Squad

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:19:47 GMT

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If you could get John Ostrander to write either Suicide Squad or Red Hood & the Outlaws which one would you want him to write ? ...

John Ostrander: Making Apples Into OrangesWell, this weekend...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:02:06 GMT

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John Ostrander: Making Apples Into Oranges Well, this weekend Iron Man 3 opens here in the States after having conquered the world. (BTW, when… View Post ...