Why did JB resurrect the original Human Torch in his AVENGERS WEST COAST run?
Why did you decide to bring back the Original Human Torch? JB: The most obvious answer to this question, of course, is “Why not?” I “met” the original Torch in the FF ANNUAL Stan and Jack used to bring him back into the Marvel Universe (completing the “set” begun with Namor and Cap). I was fascinated by the idea that Johnny Storm was the second Human Torch — the richness that kind of revelation added to the MU was, for me, immeasurable. Of course, by the time I could do anything with the Torch, he was effectively “gone”. having been transformed by Ultron into the Vision (an idea I really disliked — shoehorning a new character into the history — and credibility — of an old). Then one day I happened to be chatting with Peter Sanderson and he made a passing reference to the Torch’s funeral. “There was a funeral??” I asked, mind boggling. “Yes,” said Peter, and he proceeded to tell me where and when. (Peter is the kind of guy who can answer just about any question in vast detail.
Why did you decide to bring back the Original Human Torch? JB: The most obvious answer to this question, of course, is “Why not?” I “met” the original Torch in the FF ANNUAL Stan and Jack used to bring him back into the Marvel Universe (completing the “set” begun with Namor and Cap). I was fascinated by the idea that Johnny Storm was the second Human Torch — the richness that kind of revelation added to the MU was, for me, immeasurable. Of course, by the time I could do anything with the Torch, he was effectively “gone”. having been transformed by Ultron into the Vision (an idea I really disliked — shoehorning a new character into the history — and credibility — of an old). Then one day I happened to be chatting with Peter Sanderson and he made a passing reference to the Torch’s funeral. “There was a funeral??” I asked, mind boggling. “Yes,” said Peter, and he proceeded to tell me where and when. (Peter is the kind of guy who can answer just about any question in vast detail. Ask h
