Darkowl Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) I recently finished this 1985 mini series written by Bill Mantlo. I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised by how fun this read was. It was wacky, original, and entertaining. They say Mantlo was one of the best writers of this era, and I can totally see why. Weird to think that I probably never would have read this, or would even know who Rocket was if it wasn't for GOTG. What an underrated character/mini series. As a side note, it's good to see recent pictures of Mantlo smiling at the (depressing) rest home he lives in. Edited April 11, 2019 by Darkowl mec3437, ADAMANTIUM, comic_memories and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bird Posted April 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2019 He was in a bad way for a long time but apparently (according to his brother) the money he received from GotG has enabled him to get more and better care and that has really improved the quality of his life. While his story is ultimately very tragic it has taken a very positive spin and while Traumatic Brain Injury is devastating the improvements his life has experienced in the last few years are a blessing for him and his family. comic_memories, ADAMANTIUM, Xenosmilus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Wow that sucks. Stupid question but I wonder if he gets any residuals from Marvel/Disney with the success from GOTG? Probably not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkowl Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Xenosmilus said: Wow that sucks. Stupid question but I wonder if he gets any residuals from Marvel/Disney with the success from GOTG? Probably not... I wondered that too, but I doubt it since I'm pretty sure he doesn't own any of the rights. I could be wrong though. Edited April 11, 2019 by Darkowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Darkowl said: I wondered that too, but I doubt it since I'm pretty sure he doesn't own any of the rights. It would be a great PR show for them if they (Disney and maybe even Cooper) did something nice for the guy. Did he create RR? Edited April 11, 2019 by Xenosmilus Darkowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkowl Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Xenosmilus said: It would be a great PR show for them if they (Disney and maybe even Cooper) did something nice for the guy. Did he create RR? It really would be! Yes! He and Keith Giffen created Rocket, and his creation was heavily inspired from the Beatles song Rocky Raccoon. mysterymachine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Darkowl said: It really would be! Yes! He and Keith Giffen created Rocket, and his creation was heavily inspired from the Beatles song Rocky Raccoon. You know any boardies on here know how to get their attention LOL? Like the guy who was dying and Disney let him watch Avengers Endgame early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkowl Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, Xenosmilus said: You know any boardies on here know how to get their attention LOL? Like the guy who was dying and Disney let him watch Avengers Endgame early! I know one boardie who is in the industry, but I don't know if he's in the right position to really do anything. A couple of guys from Marvel did make it possible for Mantlo to watch a screening of GOTG. https://www.geeksofdoom.com/2014/08/04/marvel-screens-guardians-of-the-galaxy-for-ailing-rocket-raccoon-creator-bill-mantlo Xenosmilus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picon3 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 For those not familiar with the Mantlo story, here's a link: https://www.billmantlo.com/ Paul~ Darkowl and Jayman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 18 hours ago, Xenosmilus said: Wow that sucks. Stupid question but I wonder if he gets any residuals from Marvel/Disney with the success from GOTG? Probably not... Residuals I don't know, but as I alluded to in the post above yours they paid him enough to improve his life considerably. article on him being paid Xenosmilus and mysterymachine 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCheli Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I suspect that a lot of his work is coming back into print because of the GOTG movie, so he's getting something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkowl Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 4/11/2019 at 2:24 PM, RCheli said: I suspect that a lot of his work is coming back into print because of the GOTG movie, so he's getting something. I hope so! He certainly deserves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgtichy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Wow, what a tragic story. Had no idea about that. I enjoyed Rocket Raccoon back in the day. AND, I liked the Mike Mignola artwork, too. Edited January 5, 2021 by rgtichy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) On 4/11/2019 at 12:49 PM, picon3 said: For those not familiar with the Mantlo story, here's a link: https://www.billmantlo.com/ Paul~ this link no longer works or is keeping me out at least. edit: The other link leads to this about his story though. https://www.cbr.com/my-name-is-bill-mantlo-i-want-to-go-home/ Edited January 5, 2021 by 01TheDude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgtichy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I agree. But the one on bird's comment works to read about Mantlo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, rgtichy said: I agree. But the one on bird's comment works to read about Mantlo. I was also pointing out that the billmantlo web page seems like it is no longer available. That can sometimes indicate something else also going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I was not aware of this either. really sad. it is why I make my youngest always wear a helmet and i do as well. My teen flat out refuses and it is very worrisome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Very sad about Mantlo but I'm glad he's doing better. Still one of my favorite writers of the era. Very prolific and just fun to read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
