Would you buy a METAL MEN title written by DAVID CRONENBERG?

[Hokeyboy]

I was a little weird last night, but I thought this would be a natural fit.

The writer/director of such classics as SCANNERS, VIDEODROME, THE FLY, NAKED LUNCH, DEAD RINGERS, EXISTENZ, CRASH (the good one), and A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE.

His themes usually explore the symbiotic relationship between man and machinery, flesh and steel, the real and the artificial, etc. to extraordinary results. I think his perceptions and talents would lend itself extremely well to a new Metal Men book.

And no I don't want Doc Magnus with a vaginal slit in his stomach either, but I could see James Woods in the role.

Thoughts?

[JAGII]

Although I was one of the people being more vocally grouchy about the Ed Benes/Mary Marvel cover that prompted your comment and idea (at least, the complaints about the cover appeared to prompt the idea), I would be pretty receptive to a Cronenberg/Metal Men.

The Metal Men idea seems ripe for bizarre stories exploring, as you point out, the space between man/machine, spiritual/sensual. My one concern would be the humor; I'm still pretty much a novice on Cronenberg, but would he leave the humor in Metal Men? That would be the deal breaker for me.

[render man]

I'd buy any comic written by David Cronenberg. If he ever did write a comic, I really doubt it would be any "in universe" comic. I couldnt see Cronenberg caring about any kind of continuity or anything like that.

[vbartilucci]

Metal Men, yes, blindfolded. Now that the Stink of the Carlin mini has been expunged, they're back to being one of my favorite team.

Cronenberg? No.

Cronenberg's recurring theme is about The Flesh (AKA humanity) and its connection to technology, and the Metal Men is about technology striving towards humanity.

They sound similar but are in fact exactly opposite.

If you were going to bring in an outside writer (which I'd rather not see...) I'd go for Bill Gibson or KW Jeter (a sick bastard - Dr. Adder is a book I will not let my wife read)

I was REALLY looking forward to the Evan Dorkin/ Mike Allred mini that got killed when Mike decided to novelize the Book of Mormon. The MM have always had a heaping serving of Camp Fun to them, and those two coulda knocked it out of the park.

Personally, I'd like to see Meltzer's take on it. He kind of already did the plot with Tornado's Path, but his brief cameo by Tina was killer ("How did you make him fall in love with you?")

If it gets done, I'd like to see Morrow in it - they made him much more interesting in 52, and the connection between Magnus and him was brilliant.

Ironically, I'd rather NOT see Morrison do it. His stuff is spectacular (Been a fan since Doom Patrol and his take on (Steed and Peel's) The Avengers) but he leans more to the mystical, and MM are technology, through and through. I'd rather not learn that their responsometers are some magic soul-recycler thingy.

Nope, a slightly crazy Magnus, a love-addled Tina, a real family feel to the team, and a few crazy robot enemies, and I'm happy.

[SouthtownKid]

I want to see Plastic Man written by David Lynch.

p.s. You killed me with that "AfterMASH" thing.

[BatWolverine]

Damn, I was sure this was another ProudTexan (poll) thread. :o

[Caramuru]

I'm not a Cronenberg fan, to put it mildly, so no.

[diana_fan]

I'd buy this in a heartbeat. Heck, I'd buy ANY comic Cronenberg wrote.

And yeah, Cronenberg's "Crash"? Awesome film.

[Evan Waters]

I'm with the "I'd buy anything with Cronenberg as writer" crowd.

[Nobody]

I too was looking forward to the Allred/Dorkin Metal Men series, and would also buy any comic Cronenberg wrote. I don't think the MM and Crony are a good match, though, but I'd still buy it.

[cap infinity]

I would by any well-written Metal Men series, no matter who the writer was.

[JimHughs4]

I'd buy it, but I'd be ready to drop it quick. I'm a big Cronenberg fan, but I think Metal Men needs some humor to it.

[Regulator]

The Metal Men are my favorite lower tier DC characters. I'd buy a Metal Men book written by almost anyone.

[Moonbeam]

To hell with just a comic.

Metal Men is perfect for a movie adaptation.

- Vaneta

[BatWolverine]

To hell with just a comic.

Metal Men is perfect for a movie adaptation.

- Vaneta
Only if there is some Platinum-Magnus sparring...and I do mean every kind of. ;) :D

[diana_fan]

Only if there is some Platinum-Magnus sparring...and I do mean every kind of. ;) :D

Yeah, Platinum is hot. But would that even be ... pleasant? :eek:

I think my first introduction to the Metal Men was in Justice League of America #1. I mean, I had heard of them before, but that was the first time I ever saw one in a story that I remembered.

And in the matter of a few pages, I already was completely sucked in emotionally. Metlzer does that to me all the time.

Bastard.

[BatWolverine]

And in the matter of a few pages, I already was completely sucked in emotionally. Metlzer does that to me all the time.
Yeah, to me too...only for me by the time the arc end I felt it...sucked emotionally (all by itself). :( :o :p

[Juisarian]

I'd buy any comic written by David Cronenberg. If he ever did write a comic, I really doubt it would be any "in universe" comic. I couldnt see Cronenberg caring about any kind of continuity or anything like that.

I'm with render man

[sexyjesus]

Anything Cronenberg I would read.

[sexyjesus]

To hell with just a comic.

Metal Men is perfect for a movie adaptation.

- Vaneta
There is a Metal Men movie in the works. A lady working on it said they want it to be the superhero version of Men in Black, tone wise that is.

[sexyjesus]

I'd buy it, but I'd be ready to drop it quick. I'm a big Cronenberg fan, but I think Metal Men needs some humor to it.
Cronenberg can do humor, its just so dark that people mistake it for drama.