Barry came to me with a completely penciled and written graphic novel. It was the about the development of the “mighty, raging fury” inside Bruce Banner, who, he revealed, was the product of an abusive home. I looked it over. I thought it was brilliant, one of the best comics stories I’d ever seen. I offered Barry a contract and an advance. He turned me down — temporarily. He proposed to finish the thing — then, if I would agree to publish it as created, no alterations whatsoever, he would sign a contract and take the money. I was willing to agree to that in writing on the spot, but he said, no, when it’s finished. Okay. Fine by me. I already knew, from what he’d shown me, that there’d be no problem. That silent yet pivotal figure is Bobby Bailey, a mentally damaged young man who's subjected to a government experiment that horrifically disfigures him. How did you decide that he wouldn't speak after the procedure? Did your conception of his character evolve over the years? Thompson, Maggie (19 August 2005). "Comics Fan Awards 1961–1970". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Clashing Cousins: Retcons made after the release of Wolverine's Origin story arc has retroactively made the Professor, real name Truett Hudson, a cousin of Logan's through Logan's mother, Elizabeth Hudson. However, neither Logan, nor the Professor were aware of this.

a b Gravett, Paul (30 April 2021). "Prometheus rebounds: An alternative path for the Incredible Hulk legend in Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith". The Times Literary Supplement. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021 . Retrieved 29 April 2021. a b Daniels, Les (1991). "Research and Development (1970–1978)". Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics. New York City: Harry N. Abrams. p.150. ISBN 9780810938212. Windsor-Smith continues to note that he felt that the issue was important enough that he was going to do what he could to make sure the story could run as a single issue of Incredible Hulk – withOUT Comic Code Approval… Early-Installment Weirdness: With the tendency of future writers to Retcon and add elements and factions to the original project, the story comes off quite differently than it would in future stories: I worked on Monsters for many years, and I rewrote and redrew it countless times. I created characters that were strongly defined whose personalities began to take over the story. I had to have faith that their wishes and desires were the key to creating a good story. The central "monster" is the least developed of the cast; he doesn't speak, for example. It's the people that surround him that drive the continuity.Since leaving Valiant, Windsor-Smith has worked for a number of companies. For Malibu's Ultraverse line he co-created Rune with Chris Ulm, including a crossover one-shot comic titled Conan vs. Rune published by Marvel Comics in 1994 after they took over Malibu. As a result he once again came up against legal ownership problems, and the Rune stories have remained un-reprinted as a result. For Image Comics he worked on the crossover storyline " Wildstorm Rising", drawing and coloring Wildstorm Rising No. 1 (May 1995), and all eleven of the covers for the interlinked series. Windsor-Smith later said that he was talked into illustrating Wildstorm Rising, and regretted participating in it, stating that in reading the story and illustrating it, he could not understand the motivations of any of the characters, even when he read earlier Wildstorm books featuring the characters. He says he altered the plot in an attempt to improve it and his enthusiasm for it, later learning that writer James Robinson was not pleased with his doing so. [31] Strapped to an Operating Table: The project does not bother to anesthetize Logan during any of the multiple operations they force him to undergo. The Professor claims his healing factor will fight off any attempt, but they don't even try. He ends up waking several times and is clearly in agony. a b "Barry Windsor-Smith". Barry Windsor-Smith: Storyteller. n.d. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Doane, Alan David (2006). "Comic Book Galaxy presents an exclusive first look at the new Thing graphic novel by Barry Windsor-Smith". Comic Book Galaxy. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012 . Retrieved 9 January 2006.

Special mention goes to him waking up during the Adamantium bonding process (i.e. having his skeleton coated in molten metal). The memory erasure/mind control seems to be a purely chemical/mechanical process. Later stories would include a telepathic mutant assisting with this step of the process. Smith designed and drew the fictitious comic strip "Mandro" for the 1981 Oliver Stone horror film The Hand. In the film, the artwork is used as that of character Jon Lansdale, a comic book illustrator played by Michael Caine. [25] Stone explains the hiring of Smith thus: A weird but ultimately boring mash-up of Captain America, the Hulk, The Shining, and domestic tragedy begins with an army recruiter in the 1960s delivering up a prospective candidate for a dubious super-soldier program. Fittingly, the ambitious Monsters uses time lapses to great effect. It opens in 1949 with brutal violence, as Bobby’s mother, Janet, defends her young son against his raging father, Tom. Fifteen years later, Bobby follows in his veteran father’s footsteps, and walks into an army recruitment office. His claim that he has no family or qualifications sees him chosen for an ominous trial. A few months later, he is dotted with wires and suspended in a stinking pool, his skin swollen with muscles and gouged with scars. His chemically enhanced body is now an army investment, but Bailey has an unexpected ally with an escape plan.

Other American Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 . Retrieved 4 February 2016. Humans Are the Real Monsters: The story may be told from the perspective of seemingly ordinary scientists who think of themselves as pioneers trying to break new ground while controlling a monster who Was Once a Man, but it's clear from the start that they are the monsters of the story, with Logan just being the poor bastard victim who happened to fit their criteria. It is of considerable importance to point out that this somewhat extraordinary story requires the use of what the comic book publishing world might consider profanity.