Today I did a little more Cassandra Cain research and found this
on MTV's Splash Page!:
@sonnova Someone stole my bike. All Cassandra Cain fans will be questioned.
-Adam Beechen, Writer ("Robin," "Hench")
Yes! We deserved that. It made me laugh. The wisecrack, not the theft. I sincerely hope Adam Beechen gets his bike back. I'm assuming it's a bicycle and not a motorcycle, but god knows I have no basis for that assumption. When I lived in Japan, bicycle theft was endemic. While I was lucky enough only to have the seat stolen off one of the many bikes I owned there-- all of which I gave away because I'm a generous soul-- many of my friends fell victim to this particular crime. Some more than once. One woman lost two bikes on two consecutive days, the second of which was a gift from one of her students replacing the first.
4 comments:
I may not like his writing, but I just can't dislike Adam Beechen as a person. He takes the fact that Cass fans really dislike him in stride and has a good sense of humor about it. He's a far cry from some creators that I've heard are real jerks to people that don't like their stories.
Also, I think you'll be pleased with Gates of Gotham #2, if you haven't picked it up yet. And check out Dustin Nguyen's alt cover for the third issue: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/06/21/dustin-nguyen%E2%80%99s-variant-cover-for-batman-gates-of-gotham-3/
My feelings exactly. My opinion of the person is diametrically opposite my opinion of his writing. Especially after reading that tweet.
Thanks for the link to that sweet cover! I love the stylized figures and the sketch-like quality. Friday is my comic shop run so I'll probably be picking that up.
Oh yeah, his writing as far as Cass is concerned. I haven't read anything else by him. It's probably okay stuff, just not my thing.
Yeah, I actually posted on another site about all the problems I've had with his Batgirl work, and he responded and debated me a bit about his reasoning when writing the stories. He was very gracious and courteous about the whole thing, even though I was basically explaining why I thought his work sucked. He's just a pleasant guy.
I haven't read much of anything else that he's written, but I know his Batman Beyond isn't very popular. He did some animation work that's good, though, so I don't know why his comics work just doesn't seem to click.
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