Spotlight on Terry Kavanagh
Terry was given an inkpot award. Steve Saffel interviewed Terry and they spoke about 90s Clone Sage story he pitched what was intended and how long it was supposed to run, why they were doing it and how it was supposed to end. He also talked about why everything changed into what it did. He also went into editing Marvel Comic Presents and the difficulty of on one hand, needing to regularly use Wolverine but also having to clear everything with the X-men editors, he spoke about the Weapon X story that Barry Windsor Smith wanted to do and how he had to fight to keep it in MCP, he also talked about a funny argument about nude wolverine drawings in Weapon X and that other artists did. He talked about how fun it was to work at Marvel Comics at the time and said Mark Gruenwald and his antics was the heart of Marvel. He spoke about him getting to edit Excalibur instead of the X-men Office and his friendship with Alan Davis. He revealed how Tom DeFalco was like as a boss. He said his first written work was Kickers Inc, a New Universe title and how he got the job. What he thought his personal high spot was writing wise. He told a funny story about working with Don McGregor and getting him to do a silent 7 page Namor story and then getting a new artist named Jim Lee to draw it. He was asked about the character Kane from the Clone storyline and what his original purpose was. He spoke about Ghost Rider also being a lead character for MCP, and he what he is doing now.
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