Re: The Sparrow

On Tue, 13 May 2008 23:01:56 -0700, Kurt Busiek <kurt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> And all of these movies were compared to your work?
>
>Nope.
>
>But the WILD CARDS series has often been compared to my work, and I 
>haven't read those, either.  By chance at first, by deliberate choice 
>later on.  Did they win any awards?
>
>I guess I'm missing the connection that I'm obligated to see or read 
>things -- even award-winning things -- that I'm asked by people if I 
>was influenced by, when the answer is no.

You should be obligated to read WILD CARDS -- the books are great. I get
the comparison to your work, but it's basically as you say "superheroes
doing other things". WILD CARDS has much more of an alternate history
vibe. Anyone with an interest in alt-hist and superheroes should at least 
check them out.

And there's not even all *that* much rape in them. Maybe in books nine 
through eleven. None in the last one, I think. Oh, and I didn't really 
like the second book overall but some of the characters were cool.



-- 
chuk