The Third Return of Rom
(That Never Happened)
The following are edited of posts of a discussion on rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe that took place in Dec 1999/Jan 2000. They reveal some additional information about the Powell/Calafiore proposal.
From: dancsm99@aol.com (DanCSM99) Subject: Re: ROM...Spaceknight Date: 31 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <19991230230412.07592.00000201@ng-cf1.aol.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe >I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge of plans to bring back the >silver spaceknight. >There were rumors of two such plans, but they never materialized. >Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thank you... > I know of two such proposals, both apparently sheperded by Mark Bernardo, ex Marvel editor and somtimes colorist, co-editor of Blaze of Glory. The Joe Edkin/Leo Manco revival, which didn't have too many ties to the series, since Edkin and Manco were able to convert it to a separate property and shop it around, possibly as part of the DCU or a creator-owned title. It would have taken more of a cyberpunk angle. The Benny R. Powell (Warrior's Way) and Jim Calafiore revival, which was reportedly in the drawing stages, but the dismissal of Bernardo and Tim Tuohy killed the project, though I understand Ruben Diaz was working on it as well. This would ahve taken a more comical/X-Filesish tone: Rom and Brandy discover the Galadoran population was not wiped out and have been hiding underground. To convince his people that it's okay to come up, he travles to earth and sets himself up as a paranormal investigator. --Dan
From: dancsm99@aol.com (DanCSM99) Subject: Re: ROM...Spaceknight Date: 07 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <20000107164854.22515.00000005@ng-fu1.aol.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe >So this project is completely dead now due to lack of interest by >publishers? I'm not sure. Edkin and Manco may just publish it on their own. >I think you summarized too much. How does becoming a paranormal >investigator on Earth convince the Galadorians it's safe to return to >the surface of Galador??? > I'm not sure. That's how Benny explained it to me. I'm probably forgetting something. The funny part is Rom would sometimes get hired to investage stuff WE thinkis normal in the MU, like the X-Manison, but Joe Average in the MU would think is weird. And there would be a backplot with the government screwing around with Dire Wraith genetic material. --Dan