Copyright 2004 by M. Uli Kusterer Tue, 30 Dec 1969 07:58:58 GMT Comments on article blog-review-the-crow-comic at Zathras.de http://www.zathras.de/angelweb/blog-review-the-crow-comic.htm witness_dot_of_dot_teachtext_at_gmx_dot_net (M. Uli Kusterer) witness_dot_of_dot_teachtext_at_gmx_dot_net (M. Uli Kusterer) en-us http://www.zathras.de/angelweb/blog-review-the-crow-comic.htm#comment3 http://www.zathras.de/angelweb/blog-review-the-crow-comic.htm#comment3 Erik DaRaven writes:
You are correct Sir! All James O’Barr got was part of the story. The idea to make a comic book based on me was O’Barr’s idea but, the creation of the Raven (Erik Draven) is all me. If he really started the comic book back when he said he did it might have been thought throw more. The truth is the man is an @$$, he started working on the comic for the first time back in October the 31st of 1988. And you noticed it! O’Barr is not that creative for a thief and it shows in his work.
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY VIDEO ON: YouTube & MySpace (The real Erik Draven from the CROW)
http://www.zathras.de/angelweb/blog-review-the-crow-comic.htm#comment2 http://www.zathras.de/angelweb/blog-review-the-crow-comic.htm#comment2 Uli Kusterer writes:
@CD: Yes, that's what I was trying to bring across in my second-to-last paragraph: It was intended as a catharctic experience for the author, and it feels that way. However, if you hear O'Barr speak about it, you find out that this sadly didn't work out for him.

The main intent of this review is that I wanted to make people considering whether The Crow is something for them realize that it is not like the movies, not a dark and desperate, but in the end still uplifting story. It is a desperate drawing of the author's soulscape, plus wish-fulfilment as a vent for his aggression in this situation. It brings that across perfectly, but it is not a dramatic story in the more popular sense.
http://www.zathras.de/angelweb/blog-review-the-crow-comic.htm#comment1 http://www.zathras.de/angelweb/blog-review-the-crow-comic.htm#comment1 The story wasn't told to be an amazing piece of art. It was James O'Barr's way of coping with the death of his girlfriend. The Crow is his survivor's remorse and rage and being powerless to change things. It's not a superhero comic, it's anguish given form.