[net.comics] Bill W., and John Byrne X-Factor rumor

scott@hou2g.UUCP (Mr. Berry) (02/17/86)

Just noticed something peculiar the other day, and thought
you Elementals fans would be interested.  I picked up an
AD&D module recently that I had played about 2 years
ago ("White Plume Mountain"--S3, I think) and noticed that
some of the interior art, as well as the back cover, is by
Bill Willingham.  Will wonders never cease...(hope not!)

Also, I heard from my (off-net) brother an interesting thing
Jackson Guice had said in the latest Comics Interview.  Apparantly,
Guice claimed Bob Layton had several issues of X-Factor plotted out
with an entirely different storyline (NO Jean Grey), when John
Byrne (of all people) approached Shooter with the idea of bringing
back Jean/Marvel Girl.  I find this sorta hard to believe of Byrne,
unless what he meant was to introduce a *new* Marvel Girl, and ol'
Jimmy boy butchered the idea in typical fashion.  Can anyone confirm 
this?

		=========================================
"Even though he's COMOTOSE, he must have activated his ability to
 project a mucous extradimensional substance into this reality."
		Scott J. Berry		ihnp4!hou2g!scott

zarifes@bnrmtv.UUCP (Kenneth Zarifes) (02/20/86)

> 
> you Elementals fans would be interested.  I picked up an
> AD&D module recently that I had played about 2 years
> ago ("White Plume Mountain"--S3, I think) and noticed that
> some of the interior art, as well as the back cover, is by
> Bill Willingham.  Will wonders never cease...(hope not!)
> 
   You'll not only see Bill Willingham's art on many other TSR modules,
but in the DM's Guide, Monster Manual, Player's Handbook, etc.
   The main artists for TSR were Bill W., Erol Otus and Daniel "DAT" Trampier
(who happened to design Avalon Hill's TITAN - a great game!).

-- 

{hplabs,amdahl,3comvax}!bnrmtv!zarifes          --Ken Zarifes