"Vineland" and "Neuromancer"

[Timothy C. May]

Andrew Dinn wrote:

> I have not read `Neuromancer' but I have read the Elektra comic series
> which introduced wide-screen ninjette into US comic-books circa
> 1984-5. Following Timothy May's lead I could claim that Pynchon was
> "influenced" by `Elektra' rather than/instead of Gibson. If this kind of

Yes, you could claim this, but it wouldn't necessarily be a very
strong claim.

Read "Neuromancer" and then weigh the influences, also taking into
account the effects "Blade Runner" had on "Neuromancer" and that "NM"
had on the comic books that followed both.

> "influenza" is to prove anything more than a rash of previous symptoms
> each as temporary as the next then you need to cite something less
> tangential as a cause.

Take it or leave it, no maas.

--Tim May


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