Carey and Elektra

Mike Carey, whom we've posted about once or twice, is taking an unusual twist from his DC exclusivity and the metamythological Lucifer to write Ultimate Elektra (a 5-part miniseries) for Marvel Comics, and the linked article hints of an ongoing series.

Elektra was written as such a compelling character while in the gifted hands of Frank Miller, but has been trivialized into a meaningless "female ninja showing a lot of skin" by lesser writers. I have a lot of respect for Carey and his work on Lucifer - he took the seeds of a character planted by a master like Gaiman and did the unthinkable... he made the character better. Here's to hoping that lightning strikes twice and he can do the same with Miller's creation.

Posted by Dan on May 24, 2004 at 11:46 AM | TrackBack