I think that if you're an editor, and you do what's right, you
occasionally have to say 'no' to people. To the good people, the
professionals, that's fine. But the people who are 'hacks,' they
won't like that."" As an American comic book writer, editor, and
businessman, Jim Shooter (b. 1951) remains among the most important
figures in the history of the medium. Starting in 1966 at the age
of fourteen, Shooter, as the young protege of verbally abusive DC
editor Mort Weisinger, helped introduce themes and character
development more commonly associated with DC competitor Marvel
Comics. Shooter created several characters for the Legion of
Super-Heroes, introduced Superman's villain the Parasite, and
jointly devised the first race between the Flash and Superman. When
he later ascended to editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, the company,
indeed the medium as a whole, was moribund. Yet by the time Shooter
left the company a mere decade later, the industry had again
achieved considerable commercial viability, with Marvel dominating
the market. Shooter enjoyed many successes during his tenure, such
as Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run on the Uncanny X-Men,
Byrne's work on the Fantastic Four, Frank Miller's Daredevil
stories, Walt Simonson's crafting of Norse mythology in Thor, and
Roger Stern's runs on Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, as well
as his own successes writing Secret Wars and Secret Wars II. After
a rift at Marvel, Shooter then helped lead Valiant Comics into one
of the most iconic comic book companies of the 1990s, before moving
to start-up companies Defiant and Broadway Comics. Interviews
collected in this book span Shooter's career. Included here is a
1969 interview that shows a restless teenager; the 1973 interview
that returned Shooter to comics; a discussion from 1980 during his
pinnacle at Marvel; and two conversations from his time at Valiant
and Defiant Comics. At the close, an extensive, original interview
encompasses Shooter's full career.
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