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Post by Dragan on Apr 30, 2008 20:51:57 GMT
Hello! I'm Dragan, an Italian fan from the site Librogame's Land and this is my first post here! I had the pleasure to interview Joe Dever for our magazine, and asked him a question about Lone Wolf, Cal Phoenix and the chicks. The answer was:
The setting gave me an opportunity to introduce a traditional kind of love interest to the story, something that is not a part of the Lone Wolf series. I never felt that it was Lone Wolf’s destiny to find a female partner (or a male one for that matter). I always felt that Lone Wolf should be what his name implies. With Freeway Warrior, there was a sub-text that Cal (Mark) and Kate were a traditional heterosexual couple that would go on to marry and have kids. Their offsping would represent the start of the first post-apocalypse generation. From a writing point of view, the introduction of a love interest is something that I had wanted to experiment with for some time in the solo adventure style. It was quite a challenge, but the story and the setting were appropriate for it. I had a lot of mail praising the way I’d handled it (and not just from female readers),and saying how much it added to the depth and believability of the main character.
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Post by blaise on May 1, 2008 17:07:13 GMT
So it's the final answer that everyone must have been expecting. Lone Wolf was too busy to get a girl.
Poor guy... that must mean that Lone Wolf is now a 40 years old virgin (he's 49 in book 28 if IIRC, not counting the slow-aging from Grand Mastership). The idea that I suggested before, about Lone Wolf marrying King Ulnar's daughter Imelda in book 32 so that he can eventually take the throne becomes even more relevant. Give the guy a chance...
Thanks for the information Dragan, that's very interesting... Did he speak anymore of Lone Wolf in that interview?
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Post by Dragan on May 2, 2008 11:20:51 GMT
Just a bit, it was an interview about Freeway Warriors!
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Post by Omega M. on May 2, 2008 15:27:46 GMT
Anyways, why the assumption that Lone Wolf is straight? I always thought there was something more to his relationship with Banedon than just quest buddies; from that first romantic roll in the forest amongst the giak corpses to LW being whisked off Bannybunnies magical skyship to bad-ass LW's big, brave rescue in 14. Note how every other adventure barr 14 involves a quest upon which the fate of the entire planet potentially rests-this whole book is all just to rescue one person! Note also that Cadak doesn't capture Rimoah or D'Val or the king or Gwynian the Sage or any other little helper (all much softer targets given Banedon's growing power) no he goes for Banedon because he knows he's Wolfie's lover & LoneWolf will gladly march into certain death to save him. Actually, in the "Story So Far" of Book 14, Lord Rimoah says, "I fear that the Nadziranim seek to extract from him [Banedon] the secrets of Left-handed magic, so that they may be able to marry it to their own foul sorcery. Such an outcome would give them extraordinary power. It could herald the rebirth of the Darklands." So Banedon's imprisonment is also potentially world-threatening. |
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Post by ravenconspiracy on May 13, 2008 3:05:39 GMT
I discovered Lonewolf when I was eight, and to me, that explains everything about Lonewolf and the lack of girls.
When I was eight, the presence of girls and romance in my enterainment was an unwanted nuisance that clogged an otherwise action-packed plot. The heavyweight thoughts of being a boyfriend/husban/father were unknown and what little I knew about sex made me uncomfortable.
I could however completely identify with Lonewolf's single-minded dedication to what's right, his heroic journey, and most of all, the feeling of being shockingly plunged into a bigger, dangerous world.
Also, as a kid, the vast majority of your friends (if you're a boy) will be other boys; boys who you think are cool and are into the stuff you are. It's during this time that boys begin to compete and cooperate with eachother, it's the foundation of male social dynamics. In this way Lonewolf is just like an eight-year-old, all of his "friends" are badasses who's relationship to Lonewolf is based solely on thier joint task and thier unique skills or powers useful to that task.
Lonewolf is the perfect pre-puberty boy's hero, the target audience of the Lonewolf series. He's honest, adventurous, violent, skillful, he has cool friends and allies, and he's always the heroic underdog; everything I wished I was.
I've grown up since then, started noticing girls, blah blah blah years later I'm getting married soon and understand all the ups and downs of serious romance. Lonewolf transports me to a simpler time when I filled my days with dinosaurs, dungeons and dragons, space posters, fantasy novels, and video games... not just when my girlfriend is busy.
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Post by Taryn on May 13, 2008 7:18:18 GMT
When I was a kid, most of my friends were girls.
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Post by Wolfus on May 14, 2008 13:25:03 GMT
Yes, we had classmate who played most with girls too... Now he is 25 and he plays most with "boys"  |
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Post by Wolfus on May 14, 2008 13:28:51 GMT
I try to turn title question: Do girls like Lone Wolf? In world of LW like their hero and also in our world like character from books. As I see, there are not many girls/women here at forum and personaly I don't know any she-fan of LW...
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Post by Taryn on May 14, 2008 14:11:50 GMT
I wonder if I'm the only one who's feminine but not sexually attracted to men...well, I'm essentially a lesbian in a man's body.
I talked to a female LW fan online and told her about Project Aon, but I don't think she registered.
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Post by blaise on May 14, 2008 17:03:44 GMT
I introduced Lone Wolf to my girlfriend and she likes it. We're actually going through the New Order serie together, I read, she takes the decisions (I know, our couple needs to get a life). She had started to read from book 1 by herself but she recently stopped after she died under the mast between Holmgard and Port Bax in book 2. Twice...
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Post by ellipse on May 16, 2008 2:48:22 GMT
I try to turn title question: Do girls like Lone Wolf? In world of LW like their hero and also in our world like character from books. As I see, there are not many girls/women here at forum and personaly I don't know any she-fan of LW... (I'm a lurker that finally decided to get an account) I remember seeing the cover art for this book a LONG time ago, but I wasn't interested in guys at that time in my life. Therefore, I can't give my opinion on that matter. LW seems like a nice guy, but he seems a bit too naive for me, and is far too young for my mother's tastes (she likes this series as much as I do). I'd much rather have him as a friend. |
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Post by nigthhunter on May 19, 2008 17:50:13 GMT
Well, LoneWolf is very popular in the Magnamund. Is the guy that have destroy the DarkLords. He can get all the girls or boys he want. LOL!!! I'm not jealous of him. I'm straight but LoneWolf is the only one guy I would like to do.  |
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Post by Rusty Radiator on May 21, 2008 13:30:57 GMT
Anyways, why the assumption that Lone Wolf is straight? I always thought there was something more to his relationship with Banedon than just quest buddies; from that first romantic roll in the forest amongst the giak corpses to LW being whisked off Bannybunnies magical skyship to bad-ass LW's big, brave rescue in 14. Note how every other adventure barr 14 involves a quest upon which the fate of the entire planet potentially rests-this whole book is all just to rescue one person! Note also that Cadak doesn't capture Rimoah or D'Val or the king or Gwynian the Sage or any other little helper (all much softer targets given Banedon's growing power) no he goes for Banedon because he knows he's Wolfie's lover & LoneWolf will gladly march into certain death to save him. Actually, in the "Story So Far" of Book 14, Lord Rimoah says, "I fear that the Nadziranim seek to extract from him [Banedon] the secrets of Left-handed magic, so that they may be able to marry it to their own foul sorcery. Such an outcome would give them extraordinary power. It could herald the rebirth of the Darklands." So Banedon's imprisonment is also potentially world-threatening. He'd never have Talked. Actually, I think banedon got himself captured Deliberately, just so he got to see Lone Wolf Flexing his Muscles & Saving him! |
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Post by nadziran on May 24, 2008 3:32:25 GMT
That might seem to be a funny joke about Banedon
-'getting himself captured Deliberately'- BUT
when I was a Teenager , after once I saw Xena : Warrior Princess .....that changed my whole understanding about how 'others' might feel about 'others' of the same gender.
So , my point is , as I child I had no idea/thoughts about those things but learning from other TV or books into Teen life made me automaticaly think and wonder >
YES eventualy it looked a bit queer , that Banedon DOES at sometimes come across as gay.
Banedon even in pictures seems like a bit of a 'pretty boy'.
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Lone Wolf DOES like/love women BUT
Lone Wolf is : a LONE , WOLF
His name basicaly says it all, even I think if a relationship started :
He is always somehow destined to be a LONE WOLF
Maybe fate .... or maybe that he is the type of guy that does not want extra responsibility.... perhaps being TOGETHER with a lover and NOT a LONE WOLF makes him feel unusual.
( For example in REAL LIFE , my wifes Father ran away when she was 13 from their family in Japan, he is nick-named LONE WOLF in Japanese - even other languages and cultures such as Japan know what LONE WOLF means or can imagine it quickly )
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