What was with Kirbys dialogue for the New Gods?
Gregg – Read classical literature, like the Bible and Le Morte D’Arthur. Sound a bit stilted and over-the-top? Kirby was merely tapping into a classical/mythological vein, and in my opinion, he succeeded. These are gods and the men caught up in their wars. They shouldn’t talk like people from Hoboken, and when they do sound like “average folks” (see Gerry Conway’s run), the series loses a lot of energy and excitement. Mario – People actually talked that way back then, more or less. Jack may not have been perfect in his rendition of the slang of the young (I was 5 then, I don’t remember. 🙂 but he made an effort. Ramhog – Not just on the New Gods- almost *all* Kirby dialogue stinks. I’ve heard it refered to as a kind of “word jazz”, where often it seemed he was just doing weird things with words more than having characters communicating an idea. You get used to it.
