Originally published October 3, 1997, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1246
My my my, has John Byrne gotten himself in dutch with the fans.
In recent computer postings, John has announced his plans for using the Demon Etrigan, and these plans entail ignoring or undoing much of what such top-flight writers as Alan Moore and Garth Ennis did in developing the character. Byrne’s intentions are to rewind the Demon back to his original incarnation as first developed by Jack Kirby. This, of course, is entirely his right. He’s also made it clear that no one is allowed to make use of the Demon while he is the caretaker of the character.
And oooohh, is there yelling. And oooohh, is there screaming. John Byrne is dissing Garth Ennis. John Byrne is Evil. How dare John Byrne get to have total control of a character and no other writers can use him?
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