"Lo, There Shall Come...A Manhunter!!"
Milo
George wonders: "supercomics has inspired what first-rate writer[s]
to create a similarly substantial body[ies] of criticism/critical
journalism?"
Clearly, then, Milo is unfamiliar with the works of one Mr. John Jones,
writer of the esteemed and erudite "
Martian
Vision" essays. Jones (brilliantly taking his pen name from
an obscure 1950s character believed by some to be
the first "true" Silver
Age superhero) writes at length on such refined and rarefied topics
as "
Superhuman
Sensuality," "
Metahuman
Metaphysics," and "
Asexual Androids."
He has also written exhaustive critical retrospectives examining
specific creators'
bodies of works.
Finally, Jones has even provided his readers with transcripts detailing
his
correspondence
with fellow students of the supercomic form.
If Milo is aware of Mr. Jones' writings but believes Jones does not fit
the bill, then whom would Milo accept as a "first-rate writer" with a
"substantial body of [supercomic] criticism"? Or perhaps Milo
believes that Jones' occasional forays into
other topics
dilutes Jones' classification as a pure supercomic critic. Or
could Milo and Jones have had a falling-out, inspiring a grudge similar
to
the
one Jones holds toward writer Kurt Busiek? Whatever the case,
it is my hope that after reading some of the afore-linked articles,
others will acknowledge the unsung genius of John Jones (
AKA,
"Doc Nebula") even if Milo George will not.
