Christopher Priest Remembers M. D. "Doc" Bright
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Christopher Priest Remembers M. D. "Doc" Bright
Christopher Priest Remembers M. D. "Doc" Bright
Doc later became my co-creator for the Acclaim Comics series Quantum & Woody (1996), characters largely inspired by our actual relationship and whose pet goat, initially a castoff single-issue gag, swelled to eclipse the titular characters in their own book. The goat got his own 1-shot comic, his own fan mail, and an officially licensed collectible "inaction" figure.
Taken from my writer's commentary for Quantum & Woody:
"Jim, that's just stupid."
That was us, that was our dynamic: "Hey, Doc, I've got this great idea…" "Jim, that's just stupid."
In most every way that mattered, we literally were Quantum & Woody. I've been asked, many times, which of us is which. The truth is, I think both Eric (Quantum) and Woody are based on Doc, on his perpetual seesaw between stoicism and sarcasm. Doc may be the funniest guy I know, well educated, well-informed, and well deserving of his own late-night talk show. He can and often does mock virtually everything, has an opinion about literally everything, and has amazing creative skill in a number of disciplines. When I met him, back in the 80's, he was a cover artist for places like Dell and Pocket Books, creating acrylic visions of outer space, starships and monsters.
Comics are like a Rorschach test, everyone has a different opinion on what they are and can be...
Re: Christopher Priest Remembers M. D. "Doc" Bright
So cool, thanks for sharing. That's interesting that Priest based both Quantum and Woody on MD's different personalities. He was a Renaissance man and an amazing talent.ManofTheAtom wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:35:10 pm Christopher Priest Remembers M. D. "Doc" Bright
Doc later became my co-creator for the Acclaim Comics series Quantum & Woody (1996), characters largely inspired by our actual relationship and whose pet goat, initially a castoff single-issue gag, swelled to eclipse the titular characters in their own book. The goat got his own 1-shot comic, his own fan mail, and an officially licensed collectible "inaction" figure.
Taken from my writer's commentary for Quantum & Woody:
"Jim, that's just stupid."
That was us, that was our dynamic: "Hey, Doc, I've got this great idea…" "Jim, that's just stupid."
In most every way that mattered, we literally were Quantum & Woody. I've been asked, many times, which of us is which. The truth is, I think both Eric (Quantum) and Woody are based on Doc, on his perpetual seesaw between stoicism and sarcasm. Doc may be the funniest guy I know, well educated, well-informed, and well deserving of his own late-night talk show. He can and often does mock virtually everything, has an opinion about literally everything, and has amazing creative skill in a number of disciplines. When I met him, back in the 80's, he was a cover artist for places like Dell and Pocket Books, creating acrylic visions of outer space, starships and monsters.
I also highly recommend the Michelinie-MD Bright-Layton Iron Man issues from the mid to late 80's. A high water mark for action-adventure comics and a precursor to Valiant and the Iron Man movies in many ways.
RIP M.D. Bright