Talk:Sauron (comics)

Tolkein (TM)
It should be noted that Sauron admitted on panel that he named himself after the Tolkien Sauron-in an odd disregard for trademarks.
 * Would that really be considered a "disregard" for the trademark? Dr Archeville 19:36, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You guys seem very confused about trademarks. Trademark has no bearing whatsoever on anything in a comic book's interior. Only text appearing on the comic book's cover and marketing materials is subject to trademark laws; this is why DC Comics publishes adventures of a man called Captain Marvel without the name "Captain Marvel" appearing anywhere on the covers.
 * Also, I'm pretty sure that Tolkein and his estate never trademarked the name "Sauron". If they had, it wouldn't have held up a minute in court, since Tolkein never used the name as a trademark.--NukeofEarl (talk) 15:34, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * "Tolkien", not "Tolkein".--Manfariel (talk) 18:03, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

Appearances in other media
He made two major appearances in the animated series, if you don't count the cliffhanger in which he is introduced. These are: 'Reunion' and 'Savage Land, Strange Heart' (both are two-parters). I don't think those appearances make him a major foe if you view the series as a whole. Sabretooth, Sinister, and Magneto were major foes. Sauron was an occasional guest villain. Heck, as long as he's Lykos, he isn't even dangerous. 62.194.121.100 12:40, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Tanya
Wasn't Tanya killed by Sauron moments before he joined up with the Brotherhood?

Lots42 23:09, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:56, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Vampire or werewolf
The "creation and conception" section claims that Sauron was created to elude the Comics Code on werewolves. This has me confused, because there's an article published in Wizard which quotes Roy Thomas as saying that they wanted to create a vampire character, and made Sauron a pterodactyl because it was the closest thing to a bat they could think of. Unfortunately, I can't check the source used to cite the werewolf thing, since the Sunday Times website requires registration to view articles. I think we should note this contradiction about Sauron's origin in the article, but to do that we need to say where The Sunday Times got their information from. Does anybody here have access to the article who can provide clarification on that point?--NukeofEarl (talk) 15:53, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh, this is aggravating (and yet enlightening): Comic Book Legends Revealed (at Comic Book Resources) says that the original Times article was in error, and cites Neal Adams, etc to back up its assertion. DS (talk) 16:20, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Cool, thanks for digging up that reference! Since this seems to clear up the issue, I'll go ahead and replace what's in that section now with my own findings plus the reference you've provided.--NukeofEarl (talk) 14:56, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
 * "Vampires, werewolves, ghouls and zombies could not be portrayed." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority --Manfariel (talk) 18:31, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

Wrong etymology
reminiscent of the word saurus, Latin for lizard. The -saurus ending is a Latinization of the Greek word sauros (lizard). The Latin word is lacerta [la'keɾ.ta]. "From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”)." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-saurus--Manfariel (talk) 18:13, 15 July 2018 (UTC)