Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:45AM4 comments ›
Sat Feb 9, 2008 — by Rick Marshall
Remembering Archie Goodwin
Without Goodwin, there would be no Marvel?
Blog@ guest columnist Tim O'Shea notes that March 1 will be the anniversary of the passing of comics legend Archie Goodwin, and writes at length about the editor and his legacy.
While editor-in-chief of Marvel from 1976 to 1978, he was credited in the late 1970s with securing the publishing rights for Star Wars. Given how successful Marvel is these days–making movies out of their own characters and such–securing Star Wars may not seem like that big of a deal. But back in a 2000 interview with CBR, Jim Shooter said: “If we hadn’t done Star Wars … well, we would have gone out of business. Star Wars single-handedly saved Marvel… ”
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Comments (4)
Rick Taylor (9:55 AM on Sat Feb 9, 2008)
As huge an act as that was, Archie's creativity will probably be his BIGGEST legacy.
Watching the way Archie brought the best out of people made him a joy to work with.
I miss you, guy.
Tom Fitzpatrick (3:47 PM on Sat Feb 9, 2008)
Let's not forget EPIC COMICS. That also saved Marvel!!
Bless his soul!
MARK WHEATLEY (9:43 PM on Sat Feb 9, 2008)
Archie was a mystic. Somehow he inspired people. He did it to me every time we worked together - which was not often enough. Maybe it was his quiet sense of humor - or his integrity, or his creativity, or his amazing understanding of comics and how they work. Perhaps it was all that. I miss him too. I started out as a fan and ended up as a friend and that will just have to be enough.
Rick Taylor (7:17 AM on Sun Feb 10, 2008)
Beautifully stated and on-target!