Comics Roger Stern returning to ASM?

[Blader5489]

From CBR:

A recent podcast interviewing Steve Wacker indicated that Marvel were talking to Roger Stern about working on Spider-Man.

 

[wolvie2020]

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't he was one of the 1st to refuse to write a married Spider-Man... no?

Either way, this should be cool, as long as Stern can keep with the times

 

[Themanofbat]

That would be cool... Stern's run on ASM is the third best one next to Stan Lee & Marv Wolfman...

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

If he returns, then that would be fantastic!

 

[Web-Head408]

That would be nice to have him writing a Spidey story again. Stern's probably one of my favorite Spider-writers.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

He's been keeping his writing chops sharp over at DC, iirc, so yeah, definitely looking forward to his return.

 

[Dangerous]

That would be cool... Stern's run on ASM is the third best one next to Stan Lee & Marv Wolfman...

I say second best run.

One thing is for sure, those that refuse to even read now will at least pick up the book and check it out if he returns.

...I think...

 

[spider greg]

*Drop to my knees, hold arms up high* Thank you God!! *sob* Thank you!!!!

(assuming it happens of course)

 

[shinlyle]

Okay....if Roger Stern and JRJR are the team on Amazing Spider-man, then I'll be picking it up. I don't care if it's a flashback issue regarding the Clone Saga.

 

[Blader5489]

Okay....if Roger Stern and JRJR are the team on Amazing Spider-man, then I'll be picking it up. I don't care if it's a flashback issue regarding the Clone Saga.

You know JRJR will be drawing for ASM starting this summer, right?

 

[shinlyle]

You know JRJR will be drawing for ASM starting this summer, right?

Yeah, but I've got my JRJR fix with "Kick-Ass"...and the combination of him and JRJR is what I find irresistable. Hen it will be JUST like the 80's...and more in a good way.

 

[Dangerous]

'Cept JRJR's art was cooler back then because it looked like Romita Sr's.

 

[SpideyForPrez]

What stories of his might I be familiar with?

 

[Blader5489]

What stories of his might I be familiar with?

The (good) Hobgoblin saga, for one.

 

[Themanofbat]

What stories of his might I be familiar with?

Considered to be one of the better Spider-Man stories ever told, Roger Stern penned "Nothing can stop the Juggernaut" from ASM #229 & 230 as well as the famous "The kid who collected Spider-Man", which was the back up in ASM #248.

He also wrote and created the original Hobgoblin storyline.

 

[iloveclones]

Was he still on it when Ron Frenz was penciling, I forget? (One of my favorite spidey-artists)

 

[Themanofbat]

Was he still on it when Ron Frenz was penciling, I forget? (One of my favorite spidey-artists)

Ron Frenz' first ASM book was #251, which was also DeFalco's first sory... but it (and #252) were plotted out by Stern.

 

[iloveclones]

As I was Wikipedia-ing the above, I found out a little factoid that I didn't know before:

I knew that Ron Frenz was from Pittsburgh, but I didn't know that Jim Shooter was also. Apparently, this little fact was enough to get John Byrne to turn the 'burgh into a steaming Pitt of mutant goo. One of my all-time favorite moments in comics history: watching my home town get wiped off the map. Good Times.

 

[Themanofbat]

As I was Wikipedia-ing the above, I found out a little factoid that I didn't know before:

I knew that Ron Frenz was from Pittsburgh, but I didn't know that Jim Shooter was also. Apparently, this little fact was enough to get John Byrne to turn the 'burgh into a steaming Pitt of mutant goo. One of my all-time favorite moments in comics history: watching my home town get wiped off the map. Good Times.

Hahaha.... awesome...

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[Spec Spider-Man]

That would be cool!

 

[Finlandman]

Oh yes! Sterns the Best Spider-man writer ever! Yes, he is IMO better than Stan Lee. Lee's stories were corny and kiddy, but Stern is only ony who has made true all-ages Spider-man, And thats the way I like it.

ps: His best story IMHO is ASM 249-251

EDIT: Now that I've re-read some of the Stan's stories, I want to say that Lee's stories were NOT kiddy or corny. They're just simply fun!
But Stern's still best spidey-writer evah!

 

[mre]

Are you sure those are the right issues?

 

[Dangerous]

Oh yes! Sterns the Best Spider-man writer ever! Yes, he is IMO better than Stan Lee. Lee's stories were corny and kiddy, but Stern is only ony who has made true all-ages Spider-man, And thats the way I like it,

ps: His best story IMHO is ASM 149-151

Lee's stories dealt with drug use and death, they were anything but kiddy.

The 1960's slang employed in the Lee/Ditko/Romita issues now seems dated, but that does not make them corny or childish.

 

[Finlandman]

Are you sure those are the right issues?

Oh, sorry. Fixed it.

 

[Finlandman]

Lee's stories dealt with drug use and death, they were anything but kiddy.

The 1960's slang employed in the Lee/Ditko/Romita issues now seems dated, but that does not make them corny or childish.

You're probably right on there. When I read Stan Lee's stories, I was in teen-hyper-dark stage and I liked to read only Year-one styled stories. Now when you reminded me about those Lee-stories, I think that maybe I should re-read them.

(Sorry if this message doesn't make any sense, I'm still learning)