{"id":7330,"date":"2012-10-23T01:42:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T05:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=7330"},"modified":"2021-03-06T15:02:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T19:02:41","slug":"bring-back-mike-zeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=7330","title":{"rendered":"Bring Back Mike Zeck!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2012\/z102312zeck_punisher.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong>Recently <a href=\"http:\/\/robot6.comicbookresources.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CBR.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a> posted <a href=\"http:\/\/robot6.comicbookresources.com\/2012\/10\/six-by-6-six-creators-who-could-make-a-big-impact-with-a-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Six by 6: Six Creators Who Could Make a Big Impact with a Comeback<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 <strong>Number one<\/strong> on the list, was my buddy, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mike Zeck<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?s=zeck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I think Mike<\/strong><\/span><\/a> would have a <strong>big impact<\/strong> if he came back to draw <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">any<\/span><\/strong> <strong>graphic novel<\/strong> or <strong>mini-series<\/strong>.\u00a0 (Might I suggest a cold war, <strong>Nick Fury<\/strong> tale?)\u00a0 However, if you want something that would have a guaranteed <strong>HUGE<\/strong> impact, then get <strong>Mike<\/strong> back to do a <strong>prestige graphic novel<\/strong> featuring <strong>Captain America<\/strong> or <strong>The Punisher<\/strong>.\u00a0 Invite <strong>John Beatty<\/strong> to ink <strong>Mike&#8217;s<\/strong> pencils and <strong>Marvel<\/strong> could catch lightning in a bottle.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Perhaps if a top name writer created a story that&#8217;s a homage to the <em><strong>&#8220;Wild Bunch,&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em><strong>Mike<\/strong> would get the itch to come back.\u00a0 I doubt it, but it doesn&#8217;t hurt to dream.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">By the way, eagle-eyed readers can spot <a href=\"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=1194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mike&#8217;s in-joke about Sylvester Stallone being my favorite actor<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently CBR.com posted Six by 6: Six Creators Who Could Make a Big Impact with a Comeback.\u00a0 Number one 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