Talk:Michael Moorcock
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"A spoof obituary of Colvin later appeared in New Worlds." Can anyone provide a reference to the issue number and date? Anjouli 05:36, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Howard Chaykin did an authorized Eternal Warrior graphic novel in the 1980s.
Walter Simonson has collaborated with Michael in the past and the pair have an Elric book due soon. - Sparky 22:11, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Elric and Túrin Turambar
"Ironically enough one of his characters Elric of Melnibone also shares certain characteristics with Tolkien's Turin Turamabar."
I'm going to have to remove this line from the article. It's irrelevant and in no way undermines any of Moorcock's arguments against Tolkien, especially since Túrin Turambar and his cursed sword don't appear in any significant form until The Silmarillion (1977), years after Elric had been created (Stormbringer was published in 1962). I don't believe it was a rip off, however. The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson features a remarkably similar story, and predates Elric (and, naturally, The Silmarillion) by several years. MM himself admitted The Broken Sword was an inspiration for Elric, along with Monsieur Zenith and the tortured characters of gothic literature. On the other hand, Tolkien based his story on Kalevala's Kullervo, and it's possible that Poul Anderson did too, since both authors were Celtic/Norse/Finnish mythology buffs. --Goblin 07:42, Sep 12, 2004 (UTC)
Epic Pooh misquote
"Epic Pooh" was specifically MM's dismissal of Richard Adams's Shardik (ursine messiah) and not Tolkien. Reread "Wizardry and Wild Romance"...