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Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Hi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Could you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Can you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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What can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
It\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Who is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Clint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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When you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
I love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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The setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
In the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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How did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Basically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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What has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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For some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
It\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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How did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
I had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Any message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Life is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
We would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n
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We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Hi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Sure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n
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You are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Neon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Can you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
In all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n
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You are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
That\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n
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How long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Who are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
The Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n
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What can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Zuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n
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When you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
I did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n
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You have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Short answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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As you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Oh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n
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Do you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
I think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Any message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Stay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\n
Feel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span>https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
We would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
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Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n $\"athingcalledtruth1_1\"$ <\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n $\"athingcalledtruthb\"$ \n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n $\"athingcalledtruth1_2\"$ \n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n $\"athingcalledtruth1_4\"$ \n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n $\"athingcalledtruthc\"$ \n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n $\"athingcalledtruthd\"$ \n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};
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<\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};</script></div></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e19fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-epic_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="4e19fa1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="epic_archive_pagination_elementor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> Page 15 of 31 <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="14" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/">Previous</a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/'>1</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='14' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/'>14</a> 15 <a class='page_number' data-id='16' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/'>16</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='31' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/31/'>31</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="16" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/">Next</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> \n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};</script></div></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e19fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-epic_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="4e19fa1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="epic_archive_pagination_elementor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> Page 15 of 31 <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="14" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/">Previous</a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/'>1</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='14' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/'>14</a> 15 <a class='page_number' data-id='16' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/'>16</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='31' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/31/'>31</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="16" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/">Next</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> \n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207569\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato4.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>","post_title":"Young Plato Interviews","post_excerpt":"David Rane","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"young-plato-interviews","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:53:57","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:53:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207514,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_content":"We are so happy to be joined by the writer and artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. The very talented Mr Cadwell has worked on numerous comics. Some of the comics he has worked on include: Nelson<\/em>, Lovecraft Anthology 2<\/em>, Sold State Tank Girl<\/em>, Samuari Jack<\/em>, Dangeritis<\/em>, Helena Crash<\/em> and Mr. Higgins Comes Home<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Warwick, happy new year to you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHello, and Happy New Year! <\/em>Falconspeare is my third book with Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola, but before then came<\/em> Samurai Jack, Helena Crash, The Marionette Unit, Dangeritis, and Tank Girl. But aside from comics I have worked for publishers and in the animation industry. I\u2019m just a very enthusiastic drawer\/drawist.<\/em><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFalconspeare is the third book in a sort of series (at this stage they can still be read in any order) following the adventures of a group of vampire hunters of old. In this book we discover they shared their formative years with a fourth member,<\/em> James Falconspeare, and here we discover what has happened to him since the group last met many years before.<\/em><\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207518\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp1-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp1\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nHow would you describe the Falconspeare<\/em> graphic novel?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a vampire adventure of sorts. These books revel in the classic horror worlds <\/span>of Universal Studios and Hammer Horror, but have their own flavor too. They\u2019re <\/span><\/em>also inspired by Mike Mignola, who wrote the first book,<\/em> Mr. Higgins Comes Home. I <\/em><\/span>have tried to maintain a level of humor in there, too. But this is the darkest book of the three, I think.<\/span><\/em>\n\nFor our readers who are not familiar with Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan. What can you tell us about these characters?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nThese are classic vampire adventurers, like Van Helsing or Professor Abronsius. <\/span>Professor Meinhardt is an academic expert in the supernatural, and Mr. Knox is a <\/span>compassionate and careful force for good. Ms. Mary Van Sloan is a spirited fighting <\/span>force. They\u2019re all enthusiastic and brave, but also pretty lucky in a world where the <\/span>forces of evil command a strong upper hand. And in this book we find that James <\/span>Falconspeare is the honorable, law-abiding champion of the group.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207519\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp2-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhen you were creating the graphic novel, did you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did, eventually. I\u2019m an artist mainly, and very interested in narrative. My process for the last two books was to firstly work out the story in sketches and thumbnails to <\/span>determine what I wanted to do. Then I turned that into a script, which I then redrew as roughs. The two sets of roughs either side of the script aren\u2019t easy to compare., <\/span>however, as the first is spread over many sketchbooks in many sizes and qualities over the course of a few years.<\/span><\/em>\n\nYou are the writer and artist on Falconspeare<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or an artist?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAn artist I think, but that\u2019s mainly because I\u2019m more comfortable with that aspect. I love getting to grips with writing, and I really enjoy working with word and images to create stories. I like working with writers very much, but I\u2019m really enjoying being in charge of both the script and art to model the stories.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207520\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp3-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nDo you have a favourite character from Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAh! That\u2019s tricky, because I like them all. The main three we\u2019ve already met in the other books get a chance to develop or reaffirm their characters, which is nice. But getting to introduce new characters is great, and there\u2019s plenty in this. There\u2019s a brief appearance from Meinhardt, Knox, and Sloan\u2019s very grumpy butler (Mr. Tuphold). He\u2019s only in a<\/span>couple of panels, but he makes me laugh, and I think he could be a great character in future. Such an angry old character.<\/span><\/em>\n\nCould we see more of Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan in the future?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI certainly hope so, though I\u2019ve got away with a lot so far. Drawing these books is <\/span>amazing fun, and every page throws up more ideas for more stories to tell. So, I hope we get to follow their crazy adventures further.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207521\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp4-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp4\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy reading goes all over the place, often a long way behind. And in that spirit, \u201cAcheron\u201d by Mike Mignola at Dark Horse was ace! Steeple by John Allison, too. I love that series. Kyle Starks and Chris Schweitzer\u2019s<\/em> 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton (Image) was also awesome! Other than that, I\u2019m mainly rereading<\/em> The Tomb Of Dracula or<\/em> Dracula Lives.<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nTry out Falconspeare? Follow me for art if they\u2019re keen on Instagram @wocco or <\/em><\/span>on Twitter @warwickjc.<\/em> But mainly I\u2019d encourage ComicBuzz readers to get drawing\/ reading or making. Anything. It\u2019s awesome fun.<\/em><\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for taking the time to chat with us. We would like to wish him and his team the best of luck with Falconspeare.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Warwick Johnson-Cadwell","post_excerpt":"Falconspeare","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-warwick-johnson-cadwell","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:04:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:04:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207514","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207445,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_content":"With the second issue of the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series out next week from Dark Horse Comics, we are so delighted to be joined by the co-writer of the comic, Rob Williams. Rob Williams has written numerous titles. Some of the titles he has worked on include\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>,\u00a0Trinity<\/em>,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>,\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Rob, happy new year to you; it's great to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have been fans of your work ever since we read\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nThanks! Good memories!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did you get involved with the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019d just done a creepy gangsters-haunted-by-ghosts creator-owned book called Old Haunts\u00a0<\/em>via AWA Studios with Laurence Campbell. Laurence drew\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0for Mike Mignola and Dark Horse for a number of years, and had been talking to Mike and the guys about doing a Gall Dennar barbarian story. He asked if I\u2019d be interested in coming on to write the book, and I think the Hellboy team liked\u00a0Old Haunts<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat made you want to be a part of the Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0<\/em>miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWorking with Laurence is always a treat. He\u2019s brilliant, and one of my best friends. Working with Mike Mignola in the Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0world? Who wouldn\u2019t want to do that? I\u2019ve enjoyed those comics for the past couple of decades. It\u2019s a treat to be involved in that universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207448\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_1-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_1\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow would you describe the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe sword is an important weapon in the end times of the Hellboy\/B.P.R.D. story. It\u2019s a mythical blade much like Excalibur. Our series spans thousands of years and shows you four very different heroes who held the sword at various points before passing it on, allowing us to tell very Hellboy<\/em>-world tales in a Robert E. Howard-like barbarian landscape. Additionally we'll see stories set in World War I, World War II and finally the electric blues scene of Chicago in the 1950s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series takes place in the world of\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>;\u00a0is the series new reader-friendly?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: We hope so. We\u2019ve certainly tried to make that the case. We had no interest in a big exposition-fest or historical tract. If you know the major points on the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0map, you\u2019ll get a kick out of the references. But really we have four heroes here, three of whom are brand new, and we want to send them on a journey and care about what happens to them. In introducing three new players who don\u2019t know the key facts of this world, readers are really in the same position as them, fighting against an evil they don\u2019t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207449\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_2-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_2\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat is it like writing with Mike Mignola?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA treat, as I said. I\u2019ve been a fan for years. It\u2019s intimidating too, because Mike\u2019s one of the best writers we\u2019ve had in comics, and the level of people he collaborates with is extraordinarily high. But he was very welcoming and a great sounding board for Laurence and me. Mike had a plot in mind for Gall Dennar in issue #1, which we built out from. Then it was a case of a few Zoom calls discussing the world, and Mike leading us to a few places we should probably go. It was a really enjoyable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe rest of the team for\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0consists of Laurence Campbell, Quinton Winter, Clem Robins and Dave Stewart. Were they already a part of the team when you joined the series?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLaurence was onboard before me, yes. And then I think Laurence suggested colorist Quinton Winter, who lives near him. They know each other. Quinton coloured Unfollow<\/em>, a book of mine from Vertigo a few years ago, which Clem Robins also lettered. Small world. Dave Stewart had coloured Laurence's work on his B.P.R.D.<\/em> run, so he colored our covers.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you saw the art from Laurence Campbell and Quinton Winter, what did you think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: I\u2019m very aware of what Laurence can do, having worked with him so often. He\u2019s a master of mood on the page, a brilliant storyteller. We wanted issue #1 to be an epic Terrence Malick-like quest across this incredible landscape from thousands of years ago, with evil priests, woolly mammoths, immense mountain ranges, and the odd pterodactyl. Laurence and Quinton have brought all that to such vivid life here.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207450\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: Gall Dennar, having been alone on his quest for years and sitting by a fire in the mountains, tripping on some barbarian concoction, calls out to his love from thousands of years in the future and a giant wolf spirit comes to talk to him. Laurence and Quinton did a phenomenal job there. It really feels magical.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about the second issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe move the action through the Victorian London of Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder<\/em>\u00a0to the first ever zeppelin attacks on London, and then to Belgium in the First World War. A German agent called Graf Ling de Gotha is given a mission to find a cult that is undertaking strange ceremonies nearby, trying to summon something unnatural into the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207453\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_4-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_4\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can follow my work on Twitter @Robwilliams71 on Instagram on @Robwilliams1971 and on my website<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0Thanks!<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say thank you to Rob for his time and wish him and the team the best of luck with their series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};</script></div></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e19fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-epic_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="4e19fa1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="epic_archive_pagination_elementor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> Page 15 of 31 <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="14" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/">Previous</a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/'>1</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='14' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/'>14</a> 15 <a class='page_number' data-id='16' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/'>16</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='31' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/31/'>31</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="16" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/">Next</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> \n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wz3JRdmLBsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve made it this far into the interview, I sincerely from the bottom of my heart thank you for your interest. I really hope Follow the Dead tickles your fancy if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, and I hope you can check it out very soon. If you want to know what else I\u2019m doing outside of the realm of zombie flicks, my company is Wild Stag Productions. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using @wildstagmedia, or check out the official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/wildstagpoductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildstagpoductions.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a media company that specializes in making Irish genre films. I basically want to make Irish versions of all my favourite genres, including a Western which I\u2019m writing at the moment. So yeah\u2026 thank you all for your time, and I hope you join us for the next part of our journey!<\/span><\/p>\nA big thank you to Adam for sitting and chatting with us; we wish him the best of luck with his film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.followthedead.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a><\/p>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Adam William Cahill","post_excerpt":"Follow the Dead","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-adam-william-cahill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:51:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:51:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207575","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207564,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the producers and directors of\u00a0<\/span>Young Plato, a\u00a0<\/span><\/em>documentary set in post-conflict Belfast.<\/span><\/p>\nAn observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast\u2019s Ardoyne, where a marginalized, working-class community has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. This film charts the dream of Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated visionary team, illustrating how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own community. We see how philosophy can encourage them to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and challenge the narratives of their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207571\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDavid Rane - Producer<\/span><\/p>\nNeasa Ni Chianain - Director<\/span><\/p>\nDeclan McGrath -<\/span> Co-Producer\/Director\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKevin McArevey - Principal in the school<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207572\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato2-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato2\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207569\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato4.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>","post_title":"Young Plato Interviews","post_excerpt":"David Rane","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"young-plato-interviews","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:53:57","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:53:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207514,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_content":"We are so happy to be joined by the writer and artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. The very talented Mr Cadwell has worked on numerous comics. Some of the comics he has worked on include: Nelson<\/em>, Lovecraft Anthology 2<\/em>, Sold State Tank Girl<\/em>, Samuari Jack<\/em>, Dangeritis<\/em>, Helena Crash<\/em> and Mr. Higgins Comes Home<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Warwick, happy new year to you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHello, and Happy New Year! <\/em>Falconspeare is my third book with Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola, but before then came<\/em> Samurai Jack, Helena Crash, The Marionette Unit, Dangeritis, and Tank Girl. But aside from comics I have worked for publishers and in the animation industry. I\u2019m just a very enthusiastic drawer\/drawist.<\/em><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFalconspeare is the third book in a sort of series (at this stage they can still be read in any order) following the adventures of a group of vampire hunters of old. In this book we discover they shared their formative years with a fourth member,<\/em> James Falconspeare, and here we discover what has happened to him since the group last met many years before.<\/em><\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207518\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp1-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp1\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nHow would you describe the Falconspeare<\/em> graphic novel?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a vampire adventure of sorts. These books revel in the classic horror worlds <\/span>of Universal Studios and Hammer Horror, but have their own flavor too. They\u2019re <\/span><\/em>also inspired by Mike Mignola, who wrote the first book,<\/em> Mr. Higgins Comes Home. I <\/em><\/span>have tried to maintain a level of humor in there, too. But this is the darkest book of the three, I think.<\/span><\/em>\n\nFor our readers who are not familiar with Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan. What can you tell us about these characters?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nThese are classic vampire adventurers, like Van Helsing or Professor Abronsius. <\/span>Professor Meinhardt is an academic expert in the supernatural, and Mr. Knox is a <\/span>compassionate and careful force for good. Ms. Mary Van Sloan is a spirited fighting <\/span>force. They\u2019re all enthusiastic and brave, but also pretty lucky in a world where the <\/span>forces of evil command a strong upper hand. And in this book we find that James <\/span>Falconspeare is the honorable, law-abiding champion of the group.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207519\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp2-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhen you were creating the graphic novel, did you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did, eventually. I\u2019m an artist mainly, and very interested in narrative. My process for the last two books was to firstly work out the story in sketches and thumbnails to <\/span>determine what I wanted to do. Then I turned that into a script, which I then redrew as roughs. The two sets of roughs either side of the script aren\u2019t easy to compare., <\/span>however, as the first is spread over many sketchbooks in many sizes and qualities over the course of a few years.<\/span><\/em>\n\nYou are the writer and artist on Falconspeare<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or an artist?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAn artist I think, but that\u2019s mainly because I\u2019m more comfortable with that aspect. I love getting to grips with writing, and I really enjoy working with word and images to create stories. I like working with writers very much, but I\u2019m really enjoying being in charge of both the script and art to model the stories.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207520\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp3-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nDo you have a favourite character from Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAh! That\u2019s tricky, because I like them all. The main three we\u2019ve already met in the other books get a chance to develop or reaffirm their characters, which is nice. But getting to introduce new characters is great, and there\u2019s plenty in this. There\u2019s a brief appearance from Meinhardt, Knox, and Sloan\u2019s very grumpy butler (Mr. Tuphold). He\u2019s only in a<\/span>couple of panels, but he makes me laugh, and I think he could be a great character in future. Such an angry old character.<\/span><\/em>\n\nCould we see more of Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan in the future?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI certainly hope so, though I\u2019ve got away with a lot so far. Drawing these books is <\/span>amazing fun, and every page throws up more ideas for more stories to tell. So, I hope we get to follow their crazy adventures further.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207521\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp4-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp4\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy reading goes all over the place, often a long way behind. And in that spirit, \u201cAcheron\u201d by Mike Mignola at Dark Horse was ace! Steeple by John Allison, too. I love that series. Kyle Starks and Chris Schweitzer\u2019s<\/em> 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton (Image) was also awesome! Other than that, I\u2019m mainly rereading<\/em> The Tomb Of Dracula or<\/em> Dracula Lives.<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nTry out Falconspeare? Follow me for art if they\u2019re keen on Instagram @wocco or <\/em><\/span>on Twitter @warwickjc.<\/em> But mainly I\u2019d encourage ComicBuzz readers to get drawing\/ reading or making. Anything. It\u2019s awesome fun.<\/em><\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for taking the time to chat with us. We would like to wish him and his team the best of luck with Falconspeare.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Warwick Johnson-Cadwell","post_excerpt":"Falconspeare","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-warwick-johnson-cadwell","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:04:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:04:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207514","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207445,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_content":"With the second issue of the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series out next week from Dark Horse Comics, we are so delighted to be joined by the co-writer of the comic, Rob Williams. Rob Williams has written numerous titles. Some of the titles he has worked on include\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>,\u00a0Trinity<\/em>,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>,\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Rob, happy new year to you; it's great to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have been fans of your work ever since we read\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nThanks! Good memories!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did you get involved with the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019d just done a creepy gangsters-haunted-by-ghosts creator-owned book called Old Haunts\u00a0<\/em>via AWA Studios with Laurence Campbell. Laurence drew\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0for Mike Mignola and Dark Horse for a number of years, and had been talking to Mike and the guys about doing a Gall Dennar barbarian story. He asked if I\u2019d be interested in coming on to write the book, and I think the Hellboy team liked\u00a0Old Haunts<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat made you want to be a part of the Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0<\/em>miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWorking with Laurence is always a treat. He\u2019s brilliant, and one of my best friends. Working with Mike Mignola in the Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0world? Who wouldn\u2019t want to do that? I\u2019ve enjoyed those comics for the past couple of decades. It\u2019s a treat to be involved in that universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207448\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_1-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_1\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow would you describe the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe sword is an important weapon in the end times of the Hellboy\/B.P.R.D. story. It\u2019s a mythical blade much like Excalibur. Our series spans thousands of years and shows you four very different heroes who held the sword at various points before passing it on, allowing us to tell very Hellboy<\/em>-world tales in a Robert E. Howard-like barbarian landscape. Additionally we'll see stories set in World War I, World War II and finally the electric blues scene of Chicago in the 1950s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series takes place in the world of\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>;\u00a0is the series new reader-friendly?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: We hope so. We\u2019ve certainly tried to make that the case. We had no interest in a big exposition-fest or historical tract. If you know the major points on the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0map, you\u2019ll get a kick out of the references. But really we have four heroes here, three of whom are brand new, and we want to send them on a journey and care about what happens to them. In introducing three new players who don\u2019t know the key facts of this world, readers are really in the same position as them, fighting against an evil they don\u2019t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207449\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_2-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_2\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat is it like writing with Mike Mignola?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA treat, as I said. I\u2019ve been a fan for years. It\u2019s intimidating too, because Mike\u2019s one of the best writers we\u2019ve had in comics, and the level of people he collaborates with is extraordinarily high. But he was very welcoming and a great sounding board for Laurence and me. Mike had a plot in mind for Gall Dennar in issue #1, which we built out from. Then it was a case of a few Zoom calls discussing the world, and Mike leading us to a few places we should probably go. It was a really enjoyable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe rest of the team for\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0consists of Laurence Campbell, Quinton Winter, Clem Robins and Dave Stewart. Were they already a part of the team when you joined the series?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLaurence was onboard before me, yes. And then I think Laurence suggested colorist Quinton Winter, who lives near him. They know each other. Quinton coloured Unfollow<\/em>, a book of mine from Vertigo a few years ago, which Clem Robins also lettered. Small world. Dave Stewart had coloured Laurence's work on his B.P.R.D.<\/em> run, so he colored our covers.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you saw the art from Laurence Campbell and Quinton Winter, what did you think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: I\u2019m very aware of what Laurence can do, having worked with him so often. He\u2019s a master of mood on the page, a brilliant storyteller. We wanted issue #1 to be an epic Terrence Malick-like quest across this incredible landscape from thousands of years ago, with evil priests, woolly mammoths, immense mountain ranges, and the odd pterodactyl. Laurence and Quinton have brought all that to such vivid life here.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207450\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: Gall Dennar, having been alone on his quest for years and sitting by a fire in the mountains, tripping on some barbarian concoction, calls out to his love from thousands of years in the future and a giant wolf spirit comes to talk to him. Laurence and Quinton did a phenomenal job there. It really feels magical.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about the second issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe move the action through the Victorian London of Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder<\/em>\u00a0to the first ever zeppelin attacks on London, and then to Belgium in the First World War. A German agent called Graf Ling de Gotha is given a mission to find a cult that is undertaking strange ceremonies nearby, trying to summon something unnatural into the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207453\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_4-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_4\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can follow my work on Twitter @Robwilliams71 on Instagram on @Robwilliams1971 and on my website<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0Thanks!<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say thank you to Rob for his time and wish him and the team the best of luck with their series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};</script></div></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e19fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-epic_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="4e19fa1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="epic_archive_pagination_elementor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> Page 15 of 31 <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="14" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/">Previous</a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/'>1</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='14' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/'>14</a> 15 <a class='page_number' data-id='16' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/'>16</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='31' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/31/'>31</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="16" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/">Next</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> \n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTG9a78M6Gk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nHow would you describe Follow the Dead?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a dark comedy about a man in his thirties, Robbie, who can\u2019t manage to find the love he\u2019s looking for in a Tinder-centric society, and only begins to realize what he\u2019s missing when his estranged wife comes back into his life. Unluckily for him, this reunion just so happens to take place right as the town is in a frenzy, divided over the mysterious news that Dublin is experiencing a blackout, and the prevailing theory is that zombies are the cause. To add insult to injury, Robbie has to take care of his wannabe-celebrity sister Liv, who\u2019s trying to use the events to boost her social media presence, and their stoner cousins Jay and Chi, who can\u2019t agree on a single thing. The result: comedy and mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the cast of Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI had the great privilege of working with some incredible actors for this film, who were honoured with a Best Ensemble Cast nomination from the Seattle Film Festival last year. The dramatic performances from Luke Corcoran, Marybeth Herron, and Cristina Ryan are so moving, and they really carry the weight of the themes surrounding sacrifice and responsibility within the film so incredibly well. I\u2019m so proud of what they brought to the story through their rawness and vulnerability. And then there\u2019s Luke Collins and Tadhg Devery as the stoner cousins who are just so insanely hilarious, in very distinct ways; Luke with his unique physicality, and Tadhg with his incredible turn-of-phrase. We\u2019ve been honoured with numerous Comedy Feature awards internationally, with Tadhg receiving a Best Supporting Actor award from the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival too. I\u2019m really indebted to them for being so impressive in that way, and I really love that the Irish sense of humour (not to mention the accents) has really translated to foreign audiences. Truth be told, we actually filmed Follow the Dead twice. The first time, without a budget, we shot about 60% of the script, but then came back to do it all again with a bigger crew and a pittance of funding later in the year. I did that because I was blown away by the performances from the cast, which really made me believe in them and in what we were creating. So yeah\u2026 That\u2019s how much faith and love I have for these incredible artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207581\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/adamwilliamcahill-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"adamwilliamcahill\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\nYou are the writer, producer and director on Follow the Dead<\/em>. That sounds like a huge amount of work on your shoulders; how did you manage all of these hats?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWell the whole process took so much longer than it should have because of the fact that I was juggling everything. We shot Follow the Dead in August 2017, and it wasn\u2019t ready for festivals until 2020. So it was a case of taking things step by step. This was also my first feature, so I was totally unaware of how mammoth the undertaking was going to be. But that helped in a way, because I wasn\u2019t concerned with how high the mountain was; I had no idea. So I just took each step as it came, learned on the fly, and thankfully it all worked out in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the writing process; what was it like for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWriting is one of the most arduous stages of development for me. I\u2019m a perfectionist, and I\u2019m a plotter; I need to know exactly where the story is going and all of the checkpoints along the way before I can get started. So before the script stage I have pages and pages and pages of notes, outlines, charts, and all sorts, and only when I can play the whole movie out visually in my head can I then sit down and write it. The only really improvisational aspect of the scripts I write is the dialogue, which I come up with as I\u2019m typing. Except for the jokes; 90% of them are planned ahead of time too. But I have to say that Follow the Dead<\/em> was the easiest script I\u2019ve written so far, purely because I had done so much meditating about it while we were planning the short film. So I have to thank Luke Corcoran for the inspiration for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207582\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead1.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nHow did you go about finding the cast?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt was really organic. Luke was always going to play Robbie because I never diverged from that plan since the short film stage. I had worked with Marybeth Herron and Tadhg Devery on my final year student film Inertia<\/em>, and I knew they\u2019d be ideal for Liv and Chi respectively. From there, Tadhg introduced me to Cristina Ryan and Aidan O\u2019Sullivan when we were considering who would play the Garda\u00ed in the film, with the character of Kate also being Robbie\u2019s love interest, and they fit those characters like a glove. And then Luke recommended Luke Collins to play Jay, and Ian Anthony Lawless to play Zippy. They were both primarily theater actors at the time, but did an amazing job bringing that developed stage presence to the big screen. So as you can tell, it was very much a casting process based on relationships, which I think gave us that tight-knit familial connection on set that allowed us to work so well as a team to do what almost none of us had done before.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nWas it a difficult task to find the technical crew that you needed to shoot the movie?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt wasn\u2019t difficult on the production side of things. I had seen the cinematography showreel of Stephen C. Walsh on social media somewhere, and I was incredibly impressed with his work. So I reached out to him with the pitch for the feature and he got on board very quickly after that. And we\u2019re tremendously blessed that he did. He was a one man film crew; doing all the camera work, the lighting, the rigging\u2026 He was a beast, and I really felt like I had a lieutenant with me going into battle in what was unfamiliar territory for me, but not at all for him. That was comforting to say the least. Post production was a lot more difficult a stage. I edited the film myself, so that was no problem. But getting a good sound designer and music composer was an ordeal. I was pulling my hair out looking for a sound designer who could take on the challenge; There were a lot of outdoor scenes where the recorded sound was inaudible, and we also needed a lot of effects sounds for the zombies and for the action scenes. After months of searching, I met a fellow filmmaker one evening who recommended Robin Sherry Wood to me, and after that it was smooth sailing. He did an incredible job, even down to creating bottom up sound design for entire scenes, such as the very first scene of the film where Robbie is on a date in the car. None of the audio in that scene was recorded on the day. The car engine, the dialogue, the sounds of motion, absolutely everything was put in in post by Robin, and no one seems to notice a thing when watching it. That\u2019s how good he is. And then with the music\u2026 All I\u2019ll say is\u2026 Just because you can create beautiful music doesn\u2019t mean you know how to score a movie. I went through ten music composers before I found someone who understood how to craft the music around the emotional beats within the scene. That someone is Steven McKenna of DRVN Pictures, and his work speaks for itself. I said I wanted three distinct motifs, and he nailed every one of them. Every now and then I\u2019ll listen to the love theme just for the pleasure of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207583\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead2.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"424\"><\/p>\nWhat was the biggest challenge you overcame when creating Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAside from the post production issues I mentioned, I think it was just the fear of going into the unknown. Especially for the massive cast sequences. Anyone can shoot a scene of two people talking. But shooting an action sequence in the middle of a forest where a horde of zombies are chasing your protagonists and a battle erupts\u2026 That\u2019s not an ordinary day on set. I had absolutely no idea if we\u2019d pull it off. But I knew that if we did, we\u2019d have done something amazing, we\u2019ll have grown as artists from the experience, and I trusted the people I had around me to be able to help me to get the job done. The rest is history. And because of this experience, I\u2019ll never make a movie where I don\u2019t attempt to do something that feels slightly beyond my ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nAre you happy with how the movie turned out?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m blown away by it. Watching the film and seeing what we accomplished, (which I believe is a cinema-quality, funny, emotional, Irish genre film,) never fails to make me feel emotional. And add to that the successful and ongoing festival run, in which we\u2019ve currently amassed 14 wins and 4 nominations, it\u2019s actually insane to think of where we started from and where we\u2019re at with it today. It\u2019s unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207584\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead3.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead3\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nWhat has the feedback been like for Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe frustration for us at the moment is that, because of Covid, all of the festivals have been virtual so far, having to move to a digital format until things get back to normal. So although we\u2019ve won awards at practically every festival we\u2019ve screened at, we\u2019ve never seen an audience's reaction in the theater. So that\u2019s been tough, and we\u2019ve no idea how to gauge each individual aspect of the film as a result. We just know it\u2019s been extremely positive feedback on the whole. But we\u2019re looking forward to some live festivals coming up in the next few months, so\u2026 That\u2019s going to be a whole new experience for us. Excited isn\u2019t the word.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould we see more Follow the Dead<\/em> movies in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe sequel is already written. And I sat down with the cast members in November for a script reading and we were falling around laughing. So yeah, we\u2019re hoping to get that one off the ground as soon as we can. And in my head the story is a trilogy. So let\u2019s see how far we get with it. But I love these characters so much; as much as I love working with the actors, so\u2026 I\u2019m totally committed to that journey if we can make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nIf any of our readers wanted to get their eyes on Follow the Dead<\/em>, how can they do that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe best thing to do is to follow us on our social media pages. We\u2019re @followthedeadmovie on Facebook and Instagram. (You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">followthedead.com<\/a> if you want a really<\/em> deep dive into the making of the film including a Behind the Scenes documentary.) We\u2019re always posting about what\u2019s happening with the film regarding festivals, news, merchandise, stuff like that. But if you can\u2019t make it to a festival, there\u2019ll be news very soon about how you can catch the film online, exclusively on a brand new and exciting streaming service which will be launching very soon. So keep your eyes peeled for that one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wz3JRdmLBsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve made it this far into the interview, I sincerely from the bottom of my heart thank you for your interest. I really hope Follow the Dead tickles your fancy if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, and I hope you can check it out very soon. If you want to know what else I\u2019m doing outside of the realm of zombie flicks, my company is Wild Stag Productions. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using @wildstagmedia, or check out the official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/wildstagpoductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildstagpoductions.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a media company that specializes in making Irish genre films. I basically want to make Irish versions of all my favourite genres, including a Western which I\u2019m writing at the moment. So yeah\u2026 thank you all for your time, and I hope you join us for the next part of our journey!<\/span><\/p>\nA big thank you to Adam for sitting and chatting with us; we wish him the best of luck with his film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.followthedead.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a><\/p>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Adam William Cahill","post_excerpt":"Follow the Dead","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-adam-william-cahill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:51:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:51:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207575","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207564,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the producers and directors of\u00a0<\/span>Young Plato, a\u00a0<\/span><\/em>documentary set in post-conflict Belfast.<\/span><\/p>\nAn observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast\u2019s Ardoyne, where a marginalized, working-class community has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. This film charts the dream of Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated visionary team, illustrating how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own community. We see how philosophy can encourage them to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and challenge the narratives of their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207571\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDavid Rane - Producer<\/span><\/p>\nNeasa Ni Chianain - Director<\/span><\/p>\nDeclan McGrath -<\/span> Co-Producer\/Director\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKevin McArevey - Principal in the school<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207572\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato2-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato2\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207569\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato4.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>","post_title":"Young Plato Interviews","post_excerpt":"David Rane","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"young-plato-interviews","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:53:57","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:53:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207514,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_content":"We are so happy to be joined by the writer and artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. The very talented Mr Cadwell has worked on numerous comics. Some of the comics he has worked on include: Nelson<\/em>, Lovecraft Anthology 2<\/em>, Sold State Tank Girl<\/em>, Samuari Jack<\/em>, Dangeritis<\/em>, Helena Crash<\/em> and Mr. Higgins Comes Home<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Warwick, happy new year to you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHello, and Happy New Year! <\/em>Falconspeare is my third book with Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola, but before then came<\/em> Samurai Jack, Helena Crash, The Marionette Unit, Dangeritis, and Tank Girl. But aside from comics I have worked for publishers and in the animation industry. I\u2019m just a very enthusiastic drawer\/drawist.<\/em><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFalconspeare is the third book in a sort of series (at this stage they can still be read in any order) following the adventures of a group of vampire hunters of old. In this book we discover they shared their formative years with a fourth member,<\/em> James Falconspeare, and here we discover what has happened to him since the group last met many years before.<\/em><\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207518\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp1-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp1\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nHow would you describe the Falconspeare<\/em> graphic novel?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a vampire adventure of sorts. These books revel in the classic horror worlds <\/span>of Universal Studios and Hammer Horror, but have their own flavor too. They\u2019re <\/span><\/em>also inspired by Mike Mignola, who wrote the first book,<\/em> Mr. Higgins Comes Home. I <\/em><\/span>have tried to maintain a level of humor in there, too. But this is the darkest book of the three, I think.<\/span><\/em>\n\nFor our readers who are not familiar with Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan. What can you tell us about these characters?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nThese are classic vampire adventurers, like Van Helsing or Professor Abronsius. <\/span>Professor Meinhardt is an academic expert in the supernatural, and Mr. Knox is a <\/span>compassionate and careful force for good. Ms. Mary Van Sloan is a spirited fighting <\/span>force. They\u2019re all enthusiastic and brave, but also pretty lucky in a world where the <\/span>forces of evil command a strong upper hand. And in this book we find that James <\/span>Falconspeare is the honorable, law-abiding champion of the group.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207519\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp2-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhen you were creating the graphic novel, did you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did, eventually. I\u2019m an artist mainly, and very interested in narrative. My process for the last two books was to firstly work out the story in sketches and thumbnails to <\/span>determine what I wanted to do. Then I turned that into a script, which I then redrew as roughs. The two sets of roughs either side of the script aren\u2019t easy to compare., <\/span>however, as the first is spread over many sketchbooks in many sizes and qualities over the course of a few years.<\/span><\/em>\n\nYou are the writer and artist on Falconspeare<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or an artist?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAn artist I think, but that\u2019s mainly because I\u2019m more comfortable with that aspect. I love getting to grips with writing, and I really enjoy working with word and images to create stories. I like working with writers very much, but I\u2019m really enjoying being in charge of both the script and art to model the stories.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207520\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp3-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nDo you have a favourite character from Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAh! That\u2019s tricky, because I like them all. The main three we\u2019ve already met in the other books get a chance to develop or reaffirm their characters, which is nice. But getting to introduce new characters is great, and there\u2019s plenty in this. There\u2019s a brief appearance from Meinhardt, Knox, and Sloan\u2019s very grumpy butler (Mr. Tuphold). He\u2019s only in a<\/span>couple of panels, but he makes me laugh, and I think he could be a great character in future. Such an angry old character.<\/span><\/em>\n\nCould we see more of Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan in the future?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI certainly hope so, though I\u2019ve got away with a lot so far. Drawing these books is <\/span>amazing fun, and every page throws up more ideas for more stories to tell. So, I hope we get to follow their crazy adventures further.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207521\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp4-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp4\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy reading goes all over the place, often a long way behind. And in that spirit, \u201cAcheron\u201d by Mike Mignola at Dark Horse was ace! Steeple by John Allison, too. I love that series. Kyle Starks and Chris Schweitzer\u2019s<\/em> 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton (Image) was also awesome! Other than that, I\u2019m mainly rereading<\/em> The Tomb Of Dracula or<\/em> Dracula Lives.<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nTry out Falconspeare? Follow me for art if they\u2019re keen on Instagram @wocco or <\/em><\/span>on Twitter @warwickjc.<\/em> But mainly I\u2019d encourage ComicBuzz readers to get drawing\/ reading or making. Anything. It\u2019s awesome fun.<\/em><\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for taking the time to chat with us. We would like to wish him and his team the best of luck with Falconspeare.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Warwick Johnson-Cadwell","post_excerpt":"Falconspeare","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-warwick-johnson-cadwell","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:04:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:04:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207514","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207445,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_content":"With the second issue of the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series out next week from Dark Horse Comics, we are so delighted to be joined by the co-writer of the comic, Rob Williams. Rob Williams has written numerous titles. Some of the titles he has worked on include\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>,\u00a0Trinity<\/em>,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>,\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Rob, happy new year to you; it's great to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have been fans of your work ever since we read\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nThanks! Good memories!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did you get involved with the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019d just done a creepy gangsters-haunted-by-ghosts creator-owned book called Old Haunts\u00a0<\/em>via AWA Studios with Laurence Campbell. Laurence drew\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0for Mike Mignola and Dark Horse for a number of years, and had been talking to Mike and the guys about doing a Gall Dennar barbarian story. He asked if I\u2019d be interested in coming on to write the book, and I think the Hellboy team liked\u00a0Old Haunts<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat made you want to be a part of the Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0<\/em>miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWorking with Laurence is always a treat. He\u2019s brilliant, and one of my best friends. Working with Mike Mignola in the Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0world? Who wouldn\u2019t want to do that? I\u2019ve enjoyed those comics for the past couple of decades. It\u2019s a treat to be involved in that universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207448\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_1-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_1\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow would you describe the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe sword is an important weapon in the end times of the Hellboy\/B.P.R.D. story. It\u2019s a mythical blade much like Excalibur. Our series spans thousands of years and shows you four very different heroes who held the sword at various points before passing it on, allowing us to tell very Hellboy<\/em>-world tales in a Robert E. Howard-like barbarian landscape. Additionally we'll see stories set in World War I, World War II and finally the electric blues scene of Chicago in the 1950s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series takes place in the world of\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>;\u00a0is the series new reader-friendly?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: We hope so. We\u2019ve certainly tried to make that the case. We had no interest in a big exposition-fest or historical tract. If you know the major points on the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0map, you\u2019ll get a kick out of the references. But really we have four heroes here, three of whom are brand new, and we want to send them on a journey and care about what happens to them. In introducing three new players who don\u2019t know the key facts of this world, readers are really in the same position as them, fighting against an evil they don\u2019t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207449\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_2-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_2\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat is it like writing with Mike Mignola?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA treat, as I said. I\u2019ve been a fan for years. It\u2019s intimidating too, because Mike\u2019s one of the best writers we\u2019ve had in comics, and the level of people he collaborates with is extraordinarily high. But he was very welcoming and a great sounding board for Laurence and me. Mike had a plot in mind for Gall Dennar in issue #1, which we built out from. Then it was a case of a few Zoom calls discussing the world, and Mike leading us to a few places we should probably go. It was a really enjoyable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe rest of the team for\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0consists of Laurence Campbell, Quinton Winter, Clem Robins and Dave Stewart. Were they already a part of the team when you joined the series?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLaurence was onboard before me, yes. And then I think Laurence suggested colorist Quinton Winter, who lives near him. They know each other. Quinton coloured Unfollow<\/em>, a book of mine from Vertigo a few years ago, which Clem Robins also lettered. Small world. Dave Stewart had coloured Laurence's work on his B.P.R.D.<\/em> run, so he colored our covers.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you saw the art from Laurence Campbell and Quinton Winter, what did you think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: I\u2019m very aware of what Laurence can do, having worked with him so often. He\u2019s a master of mood on the page, a brilliant storyteller. We wanted issue #1 to be an epic Terrence Malick-like quest across this incredible landscape from thousands of years ago, with evil priests, woolly mammoths, immense mountain ranges, and the odd pterodactyl. Laurence and Quinton have brought all that to such vivid life here.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207450\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: Gall Dennar, having been alone on his quest for years and sitting by a fire in the mountains, tripping on some barbarian concoction, calls out to his love from thousands of years in the future and a giant wolf spirit comes to talk to him. Laurence and Quinton did a phenomenal job there. It really feels magical.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about the second issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe move the action through the Victorian London of Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder<\/em>\u00a0to the first ever zeppelin attacks on London, and then to Belgium in the First World War. A German agent called Graf Ling de Gotha is given a mission to find a cult that is undertaking strange ceremonies nearby, trying to summon something unnatural into the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207453\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_4-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_4\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can follow my work on Twitter @Robwilliams71 on Instagram on @Robwilliams1971 and on my website<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0Thanks!<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say thank you to Rob for his time and wish him and the team the best of luck with their series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};</script></div></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e19fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-epic_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="4e19fa1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="epic_archive_pagination_elementor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> Page 15 of 31 <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="14" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/">Previous</a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/'>1</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='14' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/'>14</a> 15 <a class='page_number' data-id='16' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/'>16</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='31' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/31/'>31</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="16" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/">Next</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> \n<\/p>\n","post_title":"Interviews from the Irish premiere of The Feast","post_excerpt":"Lee Haven Jones","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"interviews-from-the-irish-premiere-of-the-feast","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:44:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:44:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207592","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207575,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_content":"We are joined today by Irish filmmaker Adam William Cahill. Adam sat down with us to talk about his new film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Adam, it is so wonderful to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m an Irish filmmaker from Dublin, and the company director of Wild Stag Productions. I studied film production and earned my bachelor degree from the University of Wolverhampton. Straight out of college I decided to sink or swim as far as diving straight into the industry goes, and that\u2019s how I ended up making my first feature film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you tell us about the origins of <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nInitially it was a short film idea imagined by Luke Corcoran, the actor who would become the lead in the feature film. He wrote a short script about three flatmates in Dublin who come across a zombie in their apartment and comedic mayhem ensues. We were initially going to shoot that script, which was called Craic of the Dead (\u201ccraic\u201d being an Irish colloquialism for fun), but we ran into some problems along the way. This gave me the time to really meditate on the concept a while, and the thing that was really hooking me about the plot was that we were essentially telling a story about Irish Millennials, a very specific demographic, dealing with a problem that we haven\u2019t seen them challenged with before. I wondered what a generation engrossed in technology, surrounded by fake news, and basically more comfortable than any generation that came before it would react to such a perilous event. Luke was gracious enough to let me take the idea and go off and write something more expansive, which I did. And a hundred pages later I had written a story about a family of Millennials in the countryside town of Ferbane who hear that Dublin has been destroyed by the undead, but don\u2019t know what to believe, and don\u2019t necessarily feel responsible to do anything about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTG9a78M6Gk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nHow would you describe Follow the Dead?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a dark comedy about a man in his thirties, Robbie, who can\u2019t manage to find the love he\u2019s looking for in a Tinder-centric society, and only begins to realize what he\u2019s missing when his estranged wife comes back into his life. Unluckily for him, this reunion just so happens to take place right as the town is in a frenzy, divided over the mysterious news that Dublin is experiencing a blackout, and the prevailing theory is that zombies are the cause. To add insult to injury, Robbie has to take care of his wannabe-celebrity sister Liv, who\u2019s trying to use the events to boost her social media presence, and their stoner cousins Jay and Chi, who can\u2019t agree on a single thing. The result: comedy and mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the cast of Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI had the great privilege of working with some incredible actors for this film, who were honoured with a Best Ensemble Cast nomination from the Seattle Film Festival last year. The dramatic performances from Luke Corcoran, Marybeth Herron, and Cristina Ryan are so moving, and they really carry the weight of the themes surrounding sacrifice and responsibility within the film so incredibly well. I\u2019m so proud of what they brought to the story through their rawness and vulnerability. And then there\u2019s Luke Collins and Tadhg Devery as the stoner cousins who are just so insanely hilarious, in very distinct ways; Luke with his unique physicality, and Tadhg with his incredible turn-of-phrase. We\u2019ve been honoured with numerous Comedy Feature awards internationally, with Tadhg receiving a Best Supporting Actor award from the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival too. I\u2019m really indebted to them for being so impressive in that way, and I really love that the Irish sense of humour (not to mention the accents) has really translated to foreign audiences. Truth be told, we actually filmed Follow the Dead twice. The first time, without a budget, we shot about 60% of the script, but then came back to do it all again with a bigger crew and a pittance of funding later in the year. I did that because I was blown away by the performances from the cast, which really made me believe in them and in what we were creating. So yeah\u2026 That\u2019s how much faith and love I have for these incredible artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207581\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/adamwilliamcahill-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"adamwilliamcahill\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\nYou are the writer, producer and director on Follow the Dead<\/em>. That sounds like a huge amount of work on your shoulders; how did you manage all of these hats?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWell the whole process took so much longer than it should have because of the fact that I was juggling everything. We shot Follow the Dead in August 2017, and it wasn\u2019t ready for festivals until 2020. So it was a case of taking things step by step. This was also my first feature, so I was totally unaware of how mammoth the undertaking was going to be. But that helped in a way, because I wasn\u2019t concerned with how high the mountain was; I had no idea. So I just took each step as it came, learned on the fly, and thankfully it all worked out in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the writing process; what was it like for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWriting is one of the most arduous stages of development for me. I\u2019m a perfectionist, and I\u2019m a plotter; I need to know exactly where the story is going and all of the checkpoints along the way before I can get started. So before the script stage I have pages and pages and pages of notes, outlines, charts, and all sorts, and only when I can play the whole movie out visually in my head can I then sit down and write it. The only really improvisational aspect of the scripts I write is the dialogue, which I come up with as I\u2019m typing. Except for the jokes; 90% of them are planned ahead of time too. But I have to say that Follow the Dead<\/em> was the easiest script I\u2019ve written so far, purely because I had done so much meditating about it while we were planning the short film. So I have to thank Luke Corcoran for the inspiration for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207582\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead1.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nHow did you go about finding the cast?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt was really organic. Luke was always going to play Robbie because I never diverged from that plan since the short film stage. I had worked with Marybeth Herron and Tadhg Devery on my final year student film Inertia<\/em>, and I knew they\u2019d be ideal for Liv and Chi respectively. From there, Tadhg introduced me to Cristina Ryan and Aidan O\u2019Sullivan when we were considering who would play the Garda\u00ed in the film, with the character of Kate also being Robbie\u2019s love interest, and they fit those characters like a glove. And then Luke recommended Luke Collins to play Jay, and Ian Anthony Lawless to play Zippy. They were both primarily theater actors at the time, but did an amazing job bringing that developed stage presence to the big screen. So as you can tell, it was very much a casting process based on relationships, which I think gave us that tight-knit familial connection on set that allowed us to work so well as a team to do what almost none of us had done before.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nWas it a difficult task to find the technical crew that you needed to shoot the movie?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt wasn\u2019t difficult on the production side of things. I had seen the cinematography showreel of Stephen C. Walsh on social media somewhere, and I was incredibly impressed with his work. So I reached out to him with the pitch for the feature and he got on board very quickly after that. And we\u2019re tremendously blessed that he did. He was a one man film crew; doing all the camera work, the lighting, the rigging\u2026 He was a beast, and I really felt like I had a lieutenant with me going into battle in what was unfamiliar territory for me, but not at all for him. That was comforting to say the least. Post production was a lot more difficult a stage. I edited the film myself, so that was no problem. But getting a good sound designer and music composer was an ordeal. I was pulling my hair out looking for a sound designer who could take on the challenge; There were a lot of outdoor scenes where the recorded sound was inaudible, and we also needed a lot of effects sounds for the zombies and for the action scenes. After months of searching, I met a fellow filmmaker one evening who recommended Robin Sherry Wood to me, and after that it was smooth sailing. He did an incredible job, even down to creating bottom up sound design for entire scenes, such as the very first scene of the film where Robbie is on a date in the car. None of the audio in that scene was recorded on the day. The car engine, the dialogue, the sounds of motion, absolutely everything was put in in post by Robin, and no one seems to notice a thing when watching it. That\u2019s how good he is. And then with the music\u2026 All I\u2019ll say is\u2026 Just because you can create beautiful music doesn\u2019t mean you know how to score a movie. I went through ten music composers before I found someone who understood how to craft the music around the emotional beats within the scene. That someone is Steven McKenna of DRVN Pictures, and his work speaks for itself. I said I wanted three distinct motifs, and he nailed every one of them. Every now and then I\u2019ll listen to the love theme just for the pleasure of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207583\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead2.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"424\"><\/p>\nWhat was the biggest challenge you overcame when creating Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAside from the post production issues I mentioned, I think it was just the fear of going into the unknown. Especially for the massive cast sequences. Anyone can shoot a scene of two people talking. But shooting an action sequence in the middle of a forest where a horde of zombies are chasing your protagonists and a battle erupts\u2026 That\u2019s not an ordinary day on set. I had absolutely no idea if we\u2019d pull it off. But I knew that if we did, we\u2019d have done something amazing, we\u2019ll have grown as artists from the experience, and I trusted the people I had around me to be able to help me to get the job done. The rest is history. And because of this experience, I\u2019ll never make a movie where I don\u2019t attempt to do something that feels slightly beyond my ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nAre you happy with how the movie turned out?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m blown away by it. Watching the film and seeing what we accomplished, (which I believe is a cinema-quality, funny, emotional, Irish genre film,) never fails to make me feel emotional. And add to that the successful and ongoing festival run, in which we\u2019ve currently amassed 14 wins and 4 nominations, it\u2019s actually insane to think of where we started from and where we\u2019re at with it today. It\u2019s unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207584\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead3.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead3\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nWhat has the feedback been like for Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe frustration for us at the moment is that, because of Covid, all of the festivals have been virtual so far, having to move to a digital format until things get back to normal. So although we\u2019ve won awards at practically every festival we\u2019ve screened at, we\u2019ve never seen an audience's reaction in the theater. So that\u2019s been tough, and we\u2019ve no idea how to gauge each individual aspect of the film as a result. We just know it\u2019s been extremely positive feedback on the whole. But we\u2019re looking forward to some live festivals coming up in the next few months, so\u2026 That\u2019s going to be a whole new experience for us. Excited isn\u2019t the word.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould we see more Follow the Dead<\/em> movies in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe sequel is already written. And I sat down with the cast members in November for a script reading and we were falling around laughing. So yeah, we\u2019re hoping to get that one off the ground as soon as we can. And in my head the story is a trilogy. So let\u2019s see how far we get with it. But I love these characters so much; as much as I love working with the actors, so\u2026 I\u2019m totally committed to that journey if we can make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nIf any of our readers wanted to get their eyes on Follow the Dead<\/em>, how can they do that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe best thing to do is to follow us on our social media pages. We\u2019re @followthedeadmovie on Facebook and Instagram. (You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">followthedead.com<\/a> if you want a really<\/em> deep dive into the making of the film including a Behind the Scenes documentary.) We\u2019re always posting about what\u2019s happening with the film regarding festivals, news, merchandise, stuff like that. But if you can\u2019t make it to a festival, there\u2019ll be news very soon about how you can catch the film online, exclusively on a brand new and exciting streaming service which will be launching very soon. So keep your eyes peeled for that one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wz3JRdmLBsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve made it this far into the interview, I sincerely from the bottom of my heart thank you for your interest. I really hope Follow the Dead tickles your fancy if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, and I hope you can check it out very soon. If you want to know what else I\u2019m doing outside of the realm of zombie flicks, my company is Wild Stag Productions. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using @wildstagmedia, or check out the official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/wildstagpoductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildstagpoductions.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a media company that specializes in making Irish genre films. I basically want to make Irish versions of all my favourite genres, including a Western which I\u2019m writing at the moment. So yeah\u2026 thank you all for your time, and I hope you join us for the next part of our journey!<\/span><\/p>\nA big thank you to Adam for sitting and chatting with us; we wish him the best of luck with his film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.followthedead.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a><\/p>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Adam William Cahill","post_excerpt":"Follow the Dead","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-adam-william-cahill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:51:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:51:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207575","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207564,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the producers and directors of\u00a0<\/span>Young Plato, a\u00a0<\/span><\/em>documentary set in post-conflict Belfast.<\/span><\/p>\nAn observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast\u2019s Ardoyne, where a marginalized, working-class community has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. This film charts the dream of Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated visionary team, illustrating how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own community. We see how philosophy can encourage them to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and challenge the narratives of their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207571\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDavid Rane - Producer<\/span><\/p>\nNeasa Ni Chianain - Director<\/span><\/p>\nDeclan McGrath -<\/span> Co-Producer\/Director\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKevin McArevey - Principal in the school<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207572\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato2-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato2\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207569\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato4.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>","post_title":"Young Plato Interviews","post_excerpt":"David Rane","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"young-plato-interviews","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:53:57","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:53:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207514,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_content":"We are so happy to be joined by the writer and artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. The very talented Mr Cadwell has worked on numerous comics. Some of the comics he has worked on include: Nelson<\/em>, Lovecraft Anthology 2<\/em>, Sold State Tank Girl<\/em>, Samuari Jack<\/em>, Dangeritis<\/em>, Helena Crash<\/em> and Mr. Higgins Comes Home<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Warwick, happy new year to you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHello, and Happy New Year! <\/em>Falconspeare is my third book with Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola, but before then came<\/em> Samurai Jack, Helena Crash, The Marionette Unit, Dangeritis, and Tank Girl. But aside from comics I have worked for publishers and in the animation industry. I\u2019m just a very enthusiastic drawer\/drawist.<\/em><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFalconspeare is the third book in a sort of series (at this stage they can still be read in any order) following the adventures of a group of vampire hunters of old. In this book we discover they shared their formative years with a fourth member,<\/em> James Falconspeare, and here we discover what has happened to him since the group last met many years before.<\/em><\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207518\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp1-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp1\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nHow would you describe the Falconspeare<\/em> graphic novel?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a vampire adventure of sorts. These books revel in the classic horror worlds <\/span>of Universal Studios and Hammer Horror, but have their own flavor too. They\u2019re <\/span><\/em>also inspired by Mike Mignola, who wrote the first book,<\/em> Mr. Higgins Comes Home. I <\/em><\/span>have tried to maintain a level of humor in there, too. But this is the darkest book of the three, I think.<\/span><\/em>\n\nFor our readers who are not familiar with Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan. What can you tell us about these characters?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nThese are classic vampire adventurers, like Van Helsing or Professor Abronsius. <\/span>Professor Meinhardt is an academic expert in the supernatural, and Mr. Knox is a <\/span>compassionate and careful force for good. Ms. Mary Van Sloan is a spirited fighting <\/span>force. They\u2019re all enthusiastic and brave, but also pretty lucky in a world where the <\/span>forces of evil command a strong upper hand. And in this book we find that James <\/span>Falconspeare is the honorable, law-abiding champion of the group.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207519\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp2-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhen you were creating the graphic novel, did you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did, eventually. I\u2019m an artist mainly, and very interested in narrative. My process for the last two books was to firstly work out the story in sketches and thumbnails to <\/span>determine what I wanted to do. Then I turned that into a script, which I then redrew as roughs. The two sets of roughs either side of the script aren\u2019t easy to compare., <\/span>however, as the first is spread over many sketchbooks in many sizes and qualities over the course of a few years.<\/span><\/em>\n\nYou are the writer and artist on Falconspeare<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or an artist?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAn artist I think, but that\u2019s mainly because I\u2019m more comfortable with that aspect. I love getting to grips with writing, and I really enjoy working with word and images to create stories. I like working with writers very much, but I\u2019m really enjoying being in charge of both the script and art to model the stories.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207520\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp3-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nDo you have a favourite character from Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAh! That\u2019s tricky, because I like them all. The main three we\u2019ve already met in the other books get a chance to develop or reaffirm their characters, which is nice. But getting to introduce new characters is great, and there\u2019s plenty in this. There\u2019s a brief appearance from Meinhardt, Knox, and Sloan\u2019s very grumpy butler (Mr. Tuphold). He\u2019s only in a<\/span>couple of panels, but he makes me laugh, and I think he could be a great character in future. Such an angry old character.<\/span><\/em>\n\nCould we see more of Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan in the future?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI certainly hope so, though I\u2019ve got away with a lot so far. Drawing these books is <\/span>amazing fun, and every page throws up more ideas for more stories to tell. So, I hope we get to follow their crazy adventures further.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207521\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp4-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp4\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy reading goes all over the place, often a long way behind. And in that spirit, \u201cAcheron\u201d by Mike Mignola at Dark Horse was ace! Steeple by John Allison, too. I love that series. Kyle Starks and Chris Schweitzer\u2019s<\/em> 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton (Image) was also awesome! Other than that, I\u2019m mainly rereading<\/em> The Tomb Of Dracula or<\/em> Dracula Lives.<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nTry out Falconspeare? Follow me for art if they\u2019re keen on Instagram @wocco or <\/em><\/span>on Twitter @warwickjc.<\/em> But mainly I\u2019d encourage ComicBuzz readers to get drawing\/ reading or making. Anything. It\u2019s awesome fun.<\/em><\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for taking the time to chat with us. We would like to wish him and his team the best of luck with Falconspeare.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Warwick Johnson-Cadwell","post_excerpt":"Falconspeare","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-warwick-johnson-cadwell","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:04:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:04:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207514","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207445,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_content":"With the second issue of the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series out next week from Dark Horse Comics, we are so delighted to be joined by the co-writer of the comic, Rob Williams. Rob Williams has written numerous titles. Some of the titles he has worked on include\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>,\u00a0Trinity<\/em>,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>,\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Rob, happy new year to you; it's great to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have been fans of your work ever since we read\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nThanks! Good memories!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did you get involved with the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019d just done a creepy gangsters-haunted-by-ghosts creator-owned book called Old Haunts\u00a0<\/em>via AWA Studios with Laurence Campbell. Laurence drew\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0for Mike Mignola and Dark Horse for a number of years, and had been talking to Mike and the guys about doing a Gall Dennar barbarian story. He asked if I\u2019d be interested in coming on to write the book, and I think the Hellboy team liked\u00a0Old Haunts<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat made you want to be a part of the Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0<\/em>miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWorking with Laurence is always a treat. He\u2019s brilliant, and one of my best friends. Working with Mike Mignola in the Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0world? Who wouldn\u2019t want to do that? I\u2019ve enjoyed those comics for the past couple of decades. It\u2019s a treat to be involved in that universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207448\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_1-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_1\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow would you describe the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe sword is an important weapon in the end times of the Hellboy\/B.P.R.D. story. It\u2019s a mythical blade much like Excalibur. Our series spans thousands of years and shows you four very different heroes who held the sword at various points before passing it on, allowing us to tell very Hellboy<\/em>-world tales in a Robert E. Howard-like barbarian landscape. Additionally we'll see stories set in World War I, World War II and finally the electric blues scene of Chicago in the 1950s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series takes place in the world of\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>;\u00a0is the series new reader-friendly?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: We hope so. We\u2019ve certainly tried to make that the case. We had no interest in a big exposition-fest or historical tract. If you know the major points on the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0map, you\u2019ll get a kick out of the references. But really we have four heroes here, three of whom are brand new, and we want to send them on a journey and care about what happens to them. In introducing three new players who don\u2019t know the key facts of this world, readers are really in the same position as them, fighting against an evil they don\u2019t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207449\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_2-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_2\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat is it like writing with Mike Mignola?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA treat, as I said. I\u2019ve been a fan for years. It\u2019s intimidating too, because Mike\u2019s one of the best writers we\u2019ve had in comics, and the level of people he collaborates with is extraordinarily high. But he was very welcoming and a great sounding board for Laurence and me. Mike had a plot in mind for Gall Dennar in issue #1, which we built out from. Then it was a case of a few Zoom calls discussing the world, and Mike leading us to a few places we should probably go. It was a really enjoyable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe rest of the team for\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0consists of Laurence Campbell, Quinton Winter, Clem Robins and Dave Stewart. Were they already a part of the team when you joined the series?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLaurence was onboard before me, yes. And then I think Laurence suggested colorist Quinton Winter, who lives near him. They know each other. Quinton coloured Unfollow<\/em>, a book of mine from Vertigo a few years ago, which Clem Robins also lettered. Small world. Dave Stewart had coloured Laurence's work on his B.P.R.D.<\/em> run, so he colored our covers.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you saw the art from Laurence Campbell and Quinton Winter, what did you think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: I\u2019m very aware of what Laurence can do, having worked with him so often. He\u2019s a master of mood on the page, a brilliant storyteller. We wanted issue #1 to be an epic Terrence Malick-like quest across this incredible landscape from thousands of years ago, with evil priests, woolly mammoths, immense mountain ranges, and the odd pterodactyl. Laurence and Quinton have brought all that to such vivid life here.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207450\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: Gall Dennar, having been alone on his quest for years and sitting by a fire in the mountains, tripping on some barbarian concoction, calls out to his love from thousands of years in the future and a giant wolf spirit comes to talk to him. Laurence and Quinton did a phenomenal job there. It really feels magical.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about the second issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe move the action through the Victorian London of Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder<\/em>\u00a0to the first ever zeppelin attacks on London, and then to Belgium in the First World War. A German agent called Graf Ling de Gotha is given a mission to find a cult that is undertaking strange ceremonies nearby, trying to summon something unnatural into the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207453\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_4-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_4\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can follow my work on Twitter @Robwilliams71 on Instagram on @Robwilliams1971 and on my website<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0Thanks!<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say thank you to Rob for his time and wish him and the team the best of luck with their series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};</script></div></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e19fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-epic_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="4e19fa1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="epic_archive_pagination_elementor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> Page 15 of 31 <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="14" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/">Previous</a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/'>1</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='14' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/'>14</a> 15 <a class='page_number' data-id='16' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/'>16</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='31' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/31/'>31</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="16" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/">Next</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> \n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207604\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thefeast4-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"thefeast4\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"Interviews from the Irish premiere of The Feast","post_excerpt":"Lee Haven Jones","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"interviews-from-the-irish-premiere-of-the-feast","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:44:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:44:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207592","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207575,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_content":"We are joined today by Irish filmmaker Adam William Cahill. Adam sat down with us to talk about his new film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Adam, it is so wonderful to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m an Irish filmmaker from Dublin, and the company director of Wild Stag Productions. I studied film production and earned my bachelor degree from the University of Wolverhampton. Straight out of college I decided to sink or swim as far as diving straight into the industry goes, and that\u2019s how I ended up making my first feature film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you tell us about the origins of <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nInitially it was a short film idea imagined by Luke Corcoran, the actor who would become the lead in the feature film. He wrote a short script about three flatmates in Dublin who come across a zombie in their apartment and comedic mayhem ensues. We were initially going to shoot that script, which was called Craic of the Dead (\u201ccraic\u201d being an Irish colloquialism for fun), but we ran into some problems along the way. This gave me the time to really meditate on the concept a while, and the thing that was really hooking me about the plot was that we were essentially telling a story about Irish Millennials, a very specific demographic, dealing with a problem that we haven\u2019t seen them challenged with before. I wondered what a generation engrossed in technology, surrounded by fake news, and basically more comfortable than any generation that came before it would react to such a perilous event. Luke was gracious enough to let me take the idea and go off and write something more expansive, which I did. And a hundred pages later I had written a story about a family of Millennials in the countryside town of Ferbane who hear that Dublin has been destroyed by the undead, but don\u2019t know what to believe, and don\u2019t necessarily feel responsible to do anything about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTG9a78M6Gk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nHow would you describe Follow the Dead?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a dark comedy about a man in his thirties, Robbie, who can\u2019t manage to find the love he\u2019s looking for in a Tinder-centric society, and only begins to realize what he\u2019s missing when his estranged wife comes back into his life. Unluckily for him, this reunion just so happens to take place right as the town is in a frenzy, divided over the mysterious news that Dublin is experiencing a blackout, and the prevailing theory is that zombies are the cause. To add insult to injury, Robbie has to take care of his wannabe-celebrity sister Liv, who\u2019s trying to use the events to boost her social media presence, and their stoner cousins Jay and Chi, who can\u2019t agree on a single thing. The result: comedy and mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the cast of Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI had the great privilege of working with some incredible actors for this film, who were honoured with a Best Ensemble Cast nomination from the Seattle Film Festival last year. The dramatic performances from Luke Corcoran, Marybeth Herron, and Cristina Ryan are so moving, and they really carry the weight of the themes surrounding sacrifice and responsibility within the film so incredibly well. I\u2019m so proud of what they brought to the story through their rawness and vulnerability. And then there\u2019s Luke Collins and Tadhg Devery as the stoner cousins who are just so insanely hilarious, in very distinct ways; Luke with his unique physicality, and Tadhg with his incredible turn-of-phrase. We\u2019ve been honoured with numerous Comedy Feature awards internationally, with Tadhg receiving a Best Supporting Actor award from the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival too. I\u2019m really indebted to them for being so impressive in that way, and I really love that the Irish sense of humour (not to mention the accents) has really translated to foreign audiences. Truth be told, we actually filmed Follow the Dead twice. The first time, without a budget, we shot about 60% of the script, but then came back to do it all again with a bigger crew and a pittance of funding later in the year. I did that because I was blown away by the performances from the cast, which really made me believe in them and in what we were creating. So yeah\u2026 That\u2019s how much faith and love I have for these incredible artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207581\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/adamwilliamcahill-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"adamwilliamcahill\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\nYou are the writer, producer and director on Follow the Dead<\/em>. That sounds like a huge amount of work on your shoulders; how did you manage all of these hats?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWell the whole process took so much longer than it should have because of the fact that I was juggling everything. We shot Follow the Dead in August 2017, and it wasn\u2019t ready for festivals until 2020. So it was a case of taking things step by step. This was also my first feature, so I was totally unaware of how mammoth the undertaking was going to be. But that helped in a way, because I wasn\u2019t concerned with how high the mountain was; I had no idea. So I just took each step as it came, learned on the fly, and thankfully it all worked out in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the writing process; what was it like for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWriting is one of the most arduous stages of development for me. I\u2019m a perfectionist, and I\u2019m a plotter; I need to know exactly where the story is going and all of the checkpoints along the way before I can get started. So before the script stage I have pages and pages and pages of notes, outlines, charts, and all sorts, and only when I can play the whole movie out visually in my head can I then sit down and write it. The only really improvisational aspect of the scripts I write is the dialogue, which I come up with as I\u2019m typing. Except for the jokes; 90% of them are planned ahead of time too. But I have to say that Follow the Dead<\/em> was the easiest script I\u2019ve written so far, purely because I had done so much meditating about it while we were planning the short film. So I have to thank Luke Corcoran for the inspiration for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207582\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead1.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nHow did you go about finding the cast?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt was really organic. Luke was always going to play Robbie because I never diverged from that plan since the short film stage. I had worked with Marybeth Herron and Tadhg Devery on my final year student film Inertia<\/em>, and I knew they\u2019d be ideal for Liv and Chi respectively. From there, Tadhg introduced me to Cristina Ryan and Aidan O\u2019Sullivan when we were considering who would play the Garda\u00ed in the film, with the character of Kate also being Robbie\u2019s love interest, and they fit those characters like a glove. And then Luke recommended Luke Collins to play Jay, and Ian Anthony Lawless to play Zippy. They were both primarily theater actors at the time, but did an amazing job bringing that developed stage presence to the big screen. So as you can tell, it was very much a casting process based on relationships, which I think gave us that tight-knit familial connection on set that allowed us to work so well as a team to do what almost none of us had done before.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nWas it a difficult task to find the technical crew that you needed to shoot the movie?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt wasn\u2019t difficult on the production side of things. I had seen the cinematography showreel of Stephen C. Walsh on social media somewhere, and I was incredibly impressed with his work. So I reached out to him with the pitch for the feature and he got on board very quickly after that. And we\u2019re tremendously blessed that he did. He was a one man film crew; doing all the camera work, the lighting, the rigging\u2026 He was a beast, and I really felt like I had a lieutenant with me going into battle in what was unfamiliar territory for me, but not at all for him. That was comforting to say the least. Post production was a lot more difficult a stage. I edited the film myself, so that was no problem. But getting a good sound designer and music composer was an ordeal. I was pulling my hair out looking for a sound designer who could take on the challenge; There were a lot of outdoor scenes where the recorded sound was inaudible, and we also needed a lot of effects sounds for the zombies and for the action scenes. After months of searching, I met a fellow filmmaker one evening who recommended Robin Sherry Wood to me, and after that it was smooth sailing. He did an incredible job, even down to creating bottom up sound design for entire scenes, such as the very first scene of the film where Robbie is on a date in the car. None of the audio in that scene was recorded on the day. The car engine, the dialogue, the sounds of motion, absolutely everything was put in in post by Robin, and no one seems to notice a thing when watching it. That\u2019s how good he is. And then with the music\u2026 All I\u2019ll say is\u2026 Just because you can create beautiful music doesn\u2019t mean you know how to score a movie. I went through ten music composers before I found someone who understood how to craft the music around the emotional beats within the scene. That someone is Steven McKenna of DRVN Pictures, and his work speaks for itself. I said I wanted three distinct motifs, and he nailed every one of them. Every now and then I\u2019ll listen to the love theme just for the pleasure of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207583\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead2.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"424\"><\/p>\nWhat was the biggest challenge you overcame when creating Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAside from the post production issues I mentioned, I think it was just the fear of going into the unknown. Especially for the massive cast sequences. Anyone can shoot a scene of two people talking. But shooting an action sequence in the middle of a forest where a horde of zombies are chasing your protagonists and a battle erupts\u2026 That\u2019s not an ordinary day on set. I had absolutely no idea if we\u2019d pull it off. But I knew that if we did, we\u2019d have done something amazing, we\u2019ll have grown as artists from the experience, and I trusted the people I had around me to be able to help me to get the job done. The rest is history. And because of this experience, I\u2019ll never make a movie where I don\u2019t attempt to do something that feels slightly beyond my ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nAre you happy with how the movie turned out?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m blown away by it. Watching the film and seeing what we accomplished, (which I believe is a cinema-quality, funny, emotional, Irish genre film,) never fails to make me feel emotional. And add to that the successful and ongoing festival run, in which we\u2019ve currently amassed 14 wins and 4 nominations, it\u2019s actually insane to think of where we started from and where we\u2019re at with it today. It\u2019s unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207584\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead3.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead3\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nWhat has the feedback been like for Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe frustration for us at the moment is that, because of Covid, all of the festivals have been virtual so far, having to move to a digital format until things get back to normal. So although we\u2019ve won awards at practically every festival we\u2019ve screened at, we\u2019ve never seen an audience's reaction in the theater. So that\u2019s been tough, and we\u2019ve no idea how to gauge each individual aspect of the film as a result. We just know it\u2019s been extremely positive feedback on the whole. But we\u2019re looking forward to some live festivals coming up in the next few months, so\u2026 That\u2019s going to be a whole new experience for us. Excited isn\u2019t the word.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould we see more Follow the Dead<\/em> movies in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe sequel is already written. And I sat down with the cast members in November for a script reading and we were falling around laughing. So yeah, we\u2019re hoping to get that one off the ground as soon as we can. And in my head the story is a trilogy. So let\u2019s see how far we get with it. But I love these characters so much; as much as I love working with the actors, so\u2026 I\u2019m totally committed to that journey if we can make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nIf any of our readers wanted to get their eyes on Follow the Dead<\/em>, how can they do that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe best thing to do is to follow us on our social media pages. We\u2019re @followthedeadmovie on Facebook and Instagram. (You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">followthedead.com<\/a> if you want a really<\/em> deep dive into the making of the film including a Behind the Scenes documentary.) We\u2019re always posting about what\u2019s happening with the film regarding festivals, news, merchandise, stuff like that. But if you can\u2019t make it to a festival, there\u2019ll be news very soon about how you can catch the film online, exclusively on a brand new and exciting streaming service which will be launching very soon. So keep your eyes peeled for that one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wz3JRdmLBsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve made it this far into the interview, I sincerely from the bottom of my heart thank you for your interest. I really hope Follow the Dead tickles your fancy if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, and I hope you can check it out very soon. If you want to know what else I\u2019m doing outside of the realm of zombie flicks, my company is Wild Stag Productions. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using @wildstagmedia, or check out the official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/wildstagpoductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildstagpoductions.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a media company that specializes in making Irish genre films. I basically want to make Irish versions of all my favourite genres, including a Western which I\u2019m writing at the moment. So yeah\u2026 thank you all for your time, and I hope you join us for the next part of our journey!<\/span><\/p>\nA big thank you to Adam for sitting and chatting with us; we wish him the best of luck with his film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.followthedead.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a><\/p>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Adam William Cahill","post_excerpt":"Follow the Dead","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-adam-william-cahill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:51:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:51:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207575","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207564,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the producers and directors of\u00a0<\/span>Young Plato, a\u00a0<\/span><\/em>documentary set in post-conflict Belfast.<\/span><\/p>\nAn observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast\u2019s Ardoyne, where a marginalized, working-class community has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. This film charts the dream of Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated visionary team, illustrating how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own community. We see how philosophy can encourage them to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and challenge the narratives of their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207571\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDavid Rane - Producer<\/span><\/p>\nNeasa Ni Chianain - Director<\/span><\/p>\nDeclan McGrath -<\/span> Co-Producer\/Director\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKevin McArevey - Principal in the school<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207572\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato2-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato2\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207569\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato4.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>","post_title":"Young Plato Interviews","post_excerpt":"David Rane","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"young-plato-interviews","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:53:57","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:53:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207514,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_content":"We are so happy to be joined by the writer and artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. The very talented Mr Cadwell has worked on numerous comics. Some of the comics he has worked on include: Nelson<\/em>, Lovecraft Anthology 2<\/em>, Sold State Tank Girl<\/em>, Samuari Jack<\/em>, Dangeritis<\/em>, Helena Crash<\/em> and Mr. Higgins Comes Home<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Warwick, happy new year to you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHello, and Happy New Year! <\/em>Falconspeare is my third book with Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola, but before then came<\/em> Samurai Jack, Helena Crash, The Marionette Unit, Dangeritis, and Tank Girl. But aside from comics I have worked for publishers and in the animation industry. I\u2019m just a very enthusiastic drawer\/drawist.<\/em><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFalconspeare is the third book in a sort of series (at this stage they can still be read in any order) following the adventures of a group of vampire hunters of old. In this book we discover they shared their formative years with a fourth member,<\/em> James Falconspeare, and here we discover what has happened to him since the group last met many years before.<\/em><\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207518\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp1-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp1\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nHow would you describe the Falconspeare<\/em> graphic novel?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a vampire adventure of sorts. These books revel in the classic horror worlds <\/span>of Universal Studios and Hammer Horror, but have their own flavor too. They\u2019re <\/span><\/em>also inspired by Mike Mignola, who wrote the first book,<\/em> Mr. Higgins Comes Home. I <\/em><\/span>have tried to maintain a level of humor in there, too. But this is the darkest book of the three, I think.<\/span><\/em>\n\nFor our readers who are not familiar with Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan. What can you tell us about these characters?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nThese are classic vampire adventurers, like Van Helsing or Professor Abronsius. <\/span>Professor Meinhardt is an academic expert in the supernatural, and Mr. Knox is a <\/span>compassionate and careful force for good. Ms. Mary Van Sloan is a spirited fighting <\/span>force. They\u2019re all enthusiastic and brave, but also pretty lucky in a world where the <\/span>forces of evil command a strong upper hand. And in this book we find that James <\/span>Falconspeare is the honorable, law-abiding champion of the group.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207519\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp2-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhen you were creating the graphic novel, did you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did, eventually. I\u2019m an artist mainly, and very interested in narrative. My process for the last two books was to firstly work out the story in sketches and thumbnails to <\/span>determine what I wanted to do. Then I turned that into a script, which I then redrew as roughs. The two sets of roughs either side of the script aren\u2019t easy to compare., <\/span>however, as the first is spread over many sketchbooks in many sizes and qualities over the course of a few years.<\/span><\/em>\n\nYou are the writer and artist on Falconspeare<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or an artist?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAn artist I think, but that\u2019s mainly because I\u2019m more comfortable with that aspect. I love getting to grips with writing, and I really enjoy working with word and images to create stories. I like working with writers very much, but I\u2019m really enjoying being in charge of both the script and art to model the stories.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207520\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp3-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nDo you have a favourite character from Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAh! That\u2019s tricky, because I like them all. The main three we\u2019ve already met in the other books get a chance to develop or reaffirm their characters, which is nice. But getting to introduce new characters is great, and there\u2019s plenty in this. There\u2019s a brief appearance from Meinhardt, Knox, and Sloan\u2019s very grumpy butler (Mr. Tuphold). He\u2019s only in a<\/span>couple of panels, but he makes me laugh, and I think he could be a great character in future. Such an angry old character.<\/span><\/em>\n\nCould we see more of Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan in the future?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI certainly hope so, though I\u2019ve got away with a lot so far. Drawing these books is <\/span>amazing fun, and every page throws up more ideas for more stories to tell. So, I hope we get to follow their crazy adventures further.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207521\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp4-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp4\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy reading goes all over the place, often a long way behind. And in that spirit, \u201cAcheron\u201d by Mike Mignola at Dark Horse was ace! Steeple by John Allison, too. I love that series. Kyle Starks and Chris Schweitzer\u2019s<\/em> 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton (Image) was also awesome! Other than that, I\u2019m mainly rereading<\/em> The Tomb Of Dracula or<\/em> Dracula Lives.<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nTry out Falconspeare? Follow me for art if they\u2019re keen on Instagram @wocco or <\/em><\/span>on Twitter @warwickjc.<\/em> But mainly I\u2019d encourage ComicBuzz readers to get drawing\/ reading or making. Anything. It\u2019s awesome fun.<\/em><\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for taking the time to chat with us. We would like to wish him and his team the best of luck with Falconspeare.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Warwick Johnson-Cadwell","post_excerpt":"Falconspeare","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-warwick-johnson-cadwell","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:04:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:04:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207514","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207445,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_content":"With the second issue of the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series out next week from Dark Horse Comics, we are so delighted to be joined by the co-writer of the comic, Rob Williams. Rob Williams has written numerous titles. Some of the titles he has worked on include\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>,\u00a0Trinity<\/em>,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>,\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Rob, happy new year to you; it's great to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have been fans of your work ever since we read\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nThanks! Good memories!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did you get involved with the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019d just done a creepy gangsters-haunted-by-ghosts creator-owned book called Old Haunts\u00a0<\/em>via AWA Studios with Laurence Campbell. Laurence drew\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0for Mike Mignola and Dark Horse for a number of years, and had been talking to Mike and the guys about doing a Gall Dennar barbarian story. He asked if I\u2019d be interested in coming on to write the book, and I think the Hellboy team liked\u00a0Old Haunts<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat made you want to be a part of the Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0<\/em>miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWorking with Laurence is always a treat. He\u2019s brilliant, and one of my best friends. Working with Mike Mignola in the Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0world? Who wouldn\u2019t want to do that? I\u2019ve enjoyed those comics for the past couple of decades. It\u2019s a treat to be involved in that universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207448\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_1-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_1\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow would you describe the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe sword is an important weapon in the end times of the Hellboy\/B.P.R.D. story. It\u2019s a mythical blade much like Excalibur. Our series spans thousands of years and shows you four very different heroes who held the sword at various points before passing it on, allowing us to tell very Hellboy<\/em>-world tales in a Robert E. Howard-like barbarian landscape. Additionally we'll see stories set in World War I, World War II and finally the electric blues scene of Chicago in the 1950s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series takes place in the world of\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>;\u00a0is the series new reader-friendly?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: We hope so. We\u2019ve certainly tried to make that the case. We had no interest in a big exposition-fest or historical tract. If you know the major points on the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0map, you\u2019ll get a kick out of the references. But really we have four heroes here, three of whom are brand new, and we want to send them on a journey and care about what happens to them. In introducing three new players who don\u2019t know the key facts of this world, readers are really in the same position as them, fighting against an evil they don\u2019t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207449\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_2-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_2\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat is it like writing with Mike Mignola?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA treat, as I said. I\u2019ve been a fan for years. It\u2019s intimidating too, because Mike\u2019s one of the best writers we\u2019ve had in comics, and the level of people he collaborates with is extraordinarily high. But he was very welcoming and a great sounding board for Laurence and me. Mike had a plot in mind for Gall Dennar in issue #1, which we built out from. Then it was a case of a few Zoom calls discussing the world, and Mike leading us to a few places we should probably go. It was a really enjoyable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe rest of the team for\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0consists of Laurence Campbell, Quinton Winter, Clem Robins and Dave Stewart. Were they already a part of the team when you joined the series?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLaurence was onboard before me, yes. And then I think Laurence suggested colorist Quinton Winter, who lives near him. They know each other. Quinton coloured Unfollow<\/em>, a book of mine from Vertigo a few years ago, which Clem Robins also lettered. Small world. Dave Stewart had coloured Laurence's work on his B.P.R.D.<\/em> run, so he colored our covers.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you saw the art from Laurence Campbell and Quinton Winter, what did you think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: I\u2019m very aware of what Laurence can do, having worked with him so often. He\u2019s a master of mood on the page, a brilliant storyteller. We wanted issue #1 to be an epic Terrence Malick-like quest across this incredible landscape from thousands of years ago, with evil priests, woolly mammoths, immense mountain ranges, and the odd pterodactyl. Laurence and Quinton have brought all that to such vivid life here.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207450\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: Gall Dennar, having been alone on his quest for years and sitting by a fire in the mountains, tripping on some barbarian concoction, calls out to his love from thousands of years in the future and a giant wolf spirit comes to talk to him. Laurence and Quinton did a phenomenal job there. It really feels magical.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about the second issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe move the action through the Victorian London of Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder<\/em>\u00a0to the first ever zeppelin attacks on London, and then to Belgium in the First World War. A German agent called Graf Ling de Gotha is given a mission to find a cult that is undertaking strange ceremonies nearby, trying to summon something unnatural into the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207453\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_4-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_4\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can follow my work on Twitter @Robwilliams71 on Instagram on @Robwilliams1971 and on my website<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0Thanks!<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say thank you to Rob for his time and wish him and the team the best of luck with their series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called Truth","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-iolanda-zanfardino-and-elisa-romboli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:04:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:04:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207140","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};</script></div></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e19fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-epic_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="4e19fa1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="epic_archive_pagination_elementor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="jeg_navigation jeg_pagination jeg_pagenav_1 jeg_aligncenter no_pageinfo"> Page 15 of 31 <a class="page_nav prev" data-id="14" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/">Previous</a> <a class='page_number' data-id='1' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/'>1</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='14' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/14/'>14</a> 15 <a class='page_number' data-id='16' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/'>16</a> … <a class='page_number' data-id='31' href='https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/31/'>31</a> <a class="page_nav next" data-id="16" href="https://comicbuzz.com/category/featured/page/16/">Next</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> \n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-Wolf-e1fqghn\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/dashboard\/episode\/e1fqghn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/dashboard\/episode\/e1fqghn<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207636\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wolf3-707x1024.jpg\" alt=\"wolf3\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>","post_title":"Interviews from the Irish premiere of Wolf","post_excerpt":"George Mackay","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"interviews-from-the-irish-premiere-of-wolf","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:33:52","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:33:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207631","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207592,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-10 16:46:35","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-10 16:46:35","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the writer, producer, director and cast members of The Feast<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207595\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thefeast2-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"thefeast2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" \/><\/p>\nA wealthy family has a dinner party at its home in the Welsh mountains, hosting a local businessman and farmer who hope to broker a business deal. A mysterious young woman arrives to be the family's waitress, and things begin to unravel.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207596\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thefeast3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"thefeast3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDirector; Lee Haven Jones<\/span> Writer and Producer; Roger Williams<\/span> Annes Elwy - Cast member - Cadi<\/span> Nia Roberts - Cast member \u2013 Glenda<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207604\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thefeast4-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"thefeast4\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"Interviews from the Irish premiere of The Feast","post_excerpt":"Lee Haven Jones","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"interviews-from-the-irish-premiere-of-the-feast","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:44:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:44:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207592","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207575,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_content":"We are joined today by Irish filmmaker Adam William Cahill. Adam sat down with us to talk about his new film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Adam, it is so wonderful to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m an Irish filmmaker from Dublin, and the company director of Wild Stag Productions. I studied film production and earned my bachelor degree from the University of Wolverhampton. Straight out of college I decided to sink or swim as far as diving straight into the industry goes, and that\u2019s how I ended up making my first feature film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you tell us about the origins of <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nInitially it was a short film idea imagined by Luke Corcoran, the actor who would become the lead in the feature film. He wrote a short script about three flatmates in Dublin who come across a zombie in their apartment and comedic mayhem ensues. We were initially going to shoot that script, which was called Craic of the Dead (\u201ccraic\u201d being an Irish colloquialism for fun), but we ran into some problems along the way. This gave me the time to really meditate on the concept a while, and the thing that was really hooking me about the plot was that we were essentially telling a story about Irish Millennials, a very specific demographic, dealing with a problem that we haven\u2019t seen them challenged with before. I wondered what a generation engrossed in technology, surrounded by fake news, and basically more comfortable than any generation that came before it would react to such a perilous event. Luke was gracious enough to let me take the idea and go off and write something more expansive, which I did. And a hundred pages later I had written a story about a family of Millennials in the countryside town of Ferbane who hear that Dublin has been destroyed by the undead, but don\u2019t know what to believe, and don\u2019t necessarily feel responsible to do anything about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTG9a78M6Gk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nHow would you describe Follow the Dead?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a dark comedy about a man in his thirties, Robbie, who can\u2019t manage to find the love he\u2019s looking for in a Tinder-centric society, and only begins to realize what he\u2019s missing when his estranged wife comes back into his life. Unluckily for him, this reunion just so happens to take place right as the town is in a frenzy, divided over the mysterious news that Dublin is experiencing a blackout, and the prevailing theory is that zombies are the cause. To add insult to injury, Robbie has to take care of his wannabe-celebrity sister Liv, who\u2019s trying to use the events to boost her social media presence, and their stoner cousins Jay and Chi, who can\u2019t agree on a single thing. The result: comedy and mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the cast of Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI had the great privilege of working with some incredible actors for this film, who were honoured with a Best Ensemble Cast nomination from the Seattle Film Festival last year. The dramatic performances from Luke Corcoran, Marybeth Herron, and Cristina Ryan are so moving, and they really carry the weight of the themes surrounding sacrifice and responsibility within the film so incredibly well. I\u2019m so proud of what they brought to the story through their rawness and vulnerability. And then there\u2019s Luke Collins and Tadhg Devery as the stoner cousins who are just so insanely hilarious, in very distinct ways; Luke with his unique physicality, and Tadhg with his incredible turn-of-phrase. We\u2019ve been honoured with numerous Comedy Feature awards internationally, with Tadhg receiving a Best Supporting Actor award from the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival too. I\u2019m really indebted to them for being so impressive in that way, and I really love that the Irish sense of humour (not to mention the accents) has really translated to foreign audiences. Truth be told, we actually filmed Follow the Dead twice. The first time, without a budget, we shot about 60% of the script, but then came back to do it all again with a bigger crew and a pittance of funding later in the year. I did that because I was blown away by the performances from the cast, which really made me believe in them and in what we were creating. So yeah\u2026 That\u2019s how much faith and love I have for these incredible artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207581\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/adamwilliamcahill-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"adamwilliamcahill\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\nYou are the writer, producer and director on Follow the Dead<\/em>. That sounds like a huge amount of work on your shoulders; how did you manage all of these hats?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWell the whole process took so much longer than it should have because of the fact that I was juggling everything. We shot Follow the Dead in August 2017, and it wasn\u2019t ready for festivals until 2020. So it was a case of taking things step by step. This was also my first feature, so I was totally unaware of how mammoth the undertaking was going to be. But that helped in a way, because I wasn\u2019t concerned with how high the mountain was; I had no idea. So I just took each step as it came, learned on the fly, and thankfully it all worked out in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the writing process; what was it like for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWriting is one of the most arduous stages of development for me. I\u2019m a perfectionist, and I\u2019m a plotter; I need to know exactly where the story is going and all of the checkpoints along the way before I can get started. So before the script stage I have pages and pages and pages of notes, outlines, charts, and all sorts, and only when I can play the whole movie out visually in my head can I then sit down and write it. The only really improvisational aspect of the scripts I write is the dialogue, which I come up with as I\u2019m typing. Except for the jokes; 90% of them are planned ahead of time too. But I have to say that Follow the Dead<\/em> was the easiest script I\u2019ve written so far, purely because I had done so much meditating about it while we were planning the short film. So I have to thank Luke Corcoran for the inspiration for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207582\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead1.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nHow did you go about finding the cast?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt was really organic. Luke was always going to play Robbie because I never diverged from that plan since the short film stage. I had worked with Marybeth Herron and Tadhg Devery on my final year student film Inertia<\/em>, and I knew they\u2019d be ideal for Liv and Chi respectively. From there, Tadhg introduced me to Cristina Ryan and Aidan O\u2019Sullivan when we were considering who would play the Garda\u00ed in the film, with the character of Kate also being Robbie\u2019s love interest, and they fit those characters like a glove. And then Luke recommended Luke Collins to play Jay, and Ian Anthony Lawless to play Zippy. They were both primarily theater actors at the time, but did an amazing job bringing that developed stage presence to the big screen. So as you can tell, it was very much a casting process based on relationships, which I think gave us that tight-knit familial connection on set that allowed us to work so well as a team to do what almost none of us had done before.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nWas it a difficult task to find the technical crew that you needed to shoot the movie?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt wasn\u2019t difficult on the production side of things. I had seen the cinematography showreel of Stephen C. Walsh on social media somewhere, and I was incredibly impressed with his work. So I reached out to him with the pitch for the feature and he got on board very quickly after that. And we\u2019re tremendously blessed that he did. He was a one man film crew; doing all the camera work, the lighting, the rigging\u2026 He was a beast, and I really felt like I had a lieutenant with me going into battle in what was unfamiliar territory for me, but not at all for him. That was comforting to say the least. Post production was a lot more difficult a stage. I edited the film myself, so that was no problem. But getting a good sound designer and music composer was an ordeal. I was pulling my hair out looking for a sound designer who could take on the challenge; There were a lot of outdoor scenes where the recorded sound was inaudible, and we also needed a lot of effects sounds for the zombies and for the action scenes. After months of searching, I met a fellow filmmaker one evening who recommended Robin Sherry Wood to me, and after that it was smooth sailing. He did an incredible job, even down to creating bottom up sound design for entire scenes, such as the very first scene of the film where Robbie is on a date in the car. None of the audio in that scene was recorded on the day. The car engine, the dialogue, the sounds of motion, absolutely everything was put in in post by Robin, and no one seems to notice a thing when watching it. That\u2019s how good he is. And then with the music\u2026 All I\u2019ll say is\u2026 Just because you can create beautiful music doesn\u2019t mean you know how to score a movie. I went through ten music composers before I found someone who understood how to craft the music around the emotional beats within the scene. That someone is Steven McKenna of DRVN Pictures, and his work speaks for itself. I said I wanted three distinct motifs, and he nailed every one of them. Every now and then I\u2019ll listen to the love theme just for the pleasure of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207583\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead2.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"424\"><\/p>\nWhat was the biggest challenge you overcame when creating Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAside from the post production issues I mentioned, I think it was just the fear of going into the unknown. Especially for the massive cast sequences. Anyone can shoot a scene of two people talking. But shooting an action sequence in the middle of a forest where a horde of zombies are chasing your protagonists and a battle erupts\u2026 That\u2019s not an ordinary day on set. I had absolutely no idea if we\u2019d pull it off. But I knew that if we did, we\u2019d have done something amazing, we\u2019ll have grown as artists from the experience, and I trusted the people I had around me to be able to help me to get the job done. The rest is history. And because of this experience, I\u2019ll never make a movie where I don\u2019t attempt to do something that feels slightly beyond my ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nAre you happy with how the movie turned out?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m blown away by it. Watching the film and seeing what we accomplished, (which I believe is a cinema-quality, funny, emotional, Irish genre film,) never fails to make me feel emotional. And add to that the successful and ongoing festival run, in which we\u2019ve currently amassed 14 wins and 4 nominations, it\u2019s actually insane to think of where we started from and where we\u2019re at with it today. It\u2019s unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207584\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead3.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead3\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nWhat has the feedback been like for Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe frustration for us at the moment is that, because of Covid, all of the festivals have been virtual so far, having to move to a digital format until things get back to normal. So although we\u2019ve won awards at practically every festival we\u2019ve screened at, we\u2019ve never seen an audience's reaction in the theater. So that\u2019s been tough, and we\u2019ve no idea how to gauge each individual aspect of the film as a result. We just know it\u2019s been extremely positive feedback on the whole. But we\u2019re looking forward to some live festivals coming up in the next few months, so\u2026 That\u2019s going to be a whole new experience for us. Excited isn\u2019t the word.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould we see more Follow the Dead<\/em> movies in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe sequel is already written. And I sat down with the cast members in November for a script reading and we were falling around laughing. So yeah, we\u2019re hoping to get that one off the ground as soon as we can. And in my head the story is a trilogy. So let\u2019s see how far we get with it. But I love these characters so much; as much as I love working with the actors, so\u2026 I\u2019m totally committed to that journey if we can make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nIf any of our readers wanted to get their eyes on Follow the Dead<\/em>, how can they do that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe best thing to do is to follow us on our social media pages. We\u2019re @followthedeadmovie on Facebook and Instagram. (You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">followthedead.com<\/a> if you want a really<\/em> deep dive into the making of the film including a Behind the Scenes documentary.) We\u2019re always posting about what\u2019s happening with the film regarding festivals, news, merchandise, stuff like that. But if you can\u2019t make it to a festival, there\u2019ll be news very soon about how you can catch the film online, exclusively on a brand new and exciting streaming service which will be launching very soon. So keep your eyes peeled for that one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wz3JRdmLBsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve made it this far into the interview, I sincerely from the bottom of my heart thank you for your interest. I really hope Follow the Dead tickles your fancy if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, and I hope you can check it out very soon. If you want to know what else I\u2019m doing outside of the realm of zombie flicks, my company is Wild Stag Productions. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using @wildstagmedia, or check out the official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/wildstagpoductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildstagpoductions.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a media company that specializes in making Irish genre films. I basically want to make Irish versions of all my favourite genres, including a Western which I\u2019m writing at the moment. So yeah\u2026 thank you all for your time, and I hope you join us for the next part of our journey!<\/span><\/p>\nA big thank you to Adam for sitting and chatting with us; we wish him the best of luck with his film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.followthedead.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a><\/p>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Adam William Cahill","post_excerpt":"Follow the Dead","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-adam-william-cahill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:51:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:51:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207575","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207564,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the producers and directors of\u00a0<\/span>Young Plato, a\u00a0<\/span><\/em>documentary set in post-conflict Belfast.<\/span><\/p>\nAn observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast\u2019s Ardoyne, where a marginalized, working-class community has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. This film charts the dream of Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated visionary team, illustrating how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own community. We see how philosophy can encourage them to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and challenge the narratives of their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207571\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDavid Rane - Producer<\/span><\/p>\nNeasa Ni Chianain - Director<\/span><\/p>\nDeclan McGrath -<\/span> Co-Producer\/Director\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKevin McArevey - Principal in the school<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207572\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato2-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato2\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207569\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato4.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>","post_title":"Young Plato Interviews","post_excerpt":"David Rane","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"young-plato-interviews","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:53:57","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:53:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207514,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_content":"We are so happy to be joined by the writer and artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. The very talented Mr Cadwell has worked on numerous comics. Some of the comics he has worked on include: Nelson<\/em>, Lovecraft Anthology 2<\/em>, Sold State Tank Girl<\/em>, Samuari Jack<\/em>, Dangeritis<\/em>, Helena Crash<\/em> and Mr. Higgins Comes Home<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Warwick, happy new year to you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHello, and Happy New Year! <\/em>Falconspeare is my third book with Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola, but before then came<\/em> Samurai Jack, Helena Crash, The Marionette Unit, Dangeritis, and Tank Girl. But aside from comics I have worked for publishers and in the animation industry. I\u2019m just a very enthusiastic drawer\/drawist.<\/em><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFalconspeare is the third book in a sort of series (at this stage they can still be read in any order) following the adventures of a group of vampire hunters of old. In this book we discover they shared their formative years with a fourth member,<\/em> James Falconspeare, and here we discover what has happened to him since the group last met many years before.<\/em><\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207518\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp1-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp1\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nHow would you describe the Falconspeare<\/em> graphic novel?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a vampire adventure of sorts. These books revel in the classic horror worlds <\/span>of Universal Studios and Hammer Horror, but have their own flavor too. They\u2019re <\/span><\/em>also inspired by Mike Mignola, who wrote the first book,<\/em> Mr. Higgins Comes Home. I <\/em><\/span>have tried to maintain a level of humor in there, too. But this is the darkest book of the three, I think.<\/span><\/em>\n\nFor our readers who are not familiar with Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan. What can you tell us about these characters?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nThese are classic vampire adventurers, like Van Helsing or Professor Abronsius. <\/span>Professor Meinhardt is an academic expert in the supernatural, and Mr. Knox is a <\/span>compassionate and careful force for good. Ms. Mary Van Sloan is a spirited fighting <\/span>force. They\u2019re all enthusiastic and brave, but also pretty lucky in a world where the <\/span>forces of evil command a strong upper hand. And in this book we find that James <\/span>Falconspeare is the honorable, law-abiding champion of the group.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207519\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp2-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhen you were creating the graphic novel, did you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did, eventually. I\u2019m an artist mainly, and very interested in narrative. My process for the last two books was to firstly work out the story in sketches and thumbnails to <\/span>determine what I wanted to do. Then I turned that into a script, which I then redrew as roughs. The two sets of roughs either side of the script aren\u2019t easy to compare., <\/span>however, as the first is spread over many sketchbooks in many sizes and qualities over the course of a few years.<\/span><\/em>\n\nYou are the writer and artist on Falconspeare<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or an artist?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAn artist I think, but that\u2019s mainly because I\u2019m more comfortable with that aspect. I love getting to grips with writing, and I really enjoy working with word and images to create stories. I like working with writers very much, but I\u2019m really enjoying being in charge of both the script and art to model the stories.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207520\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp3-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nDo you have a favourite character from Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAh! That\u2019s tricky, because I like them all. The main three we\u2019ve already met in the other books get a chance to develop or reaffirm their characters, which is nice. But getting to introduce new characters is great, and there\u2019s plenty in this. There\u2019s a brief appearance from Meinhardt, Knox, and Sloan\u2019s very grumpy butler (Mr. Tuphold). He\u2019s only in a<\/span>couple of panels, but he makes me laugh, and I think he could be a great character in future. Such an angry old character.<\/span><\/em>\n\nCould we see more of Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan in the future?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI certainly hope so, though I\u2019ve got away with a lot so far. Drawing these books is <\/span>amazing fun, and every page throws up more ideas for more stories to tell. So, I hope we get to follow their crazy adventures further.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207521\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp4-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp4\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy reading goes all over the place, often a long way behind. And in that spirit, \u201cAcheron\u201d by Mike Mignola at Dark Horse was ace! Steeple by John Allison, too. I love that series. Kyle Starks and Chris Schweitzer\u2019s<\/em> 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton (Image) was also awesome! Other than that, I\u2019m mainly rereading<\/em> The Tomb Of Dracula or<\/em> Dracula Lives.<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nTry out Falconspeare? Follow me for art if they\u2019re keen on Instagram @wocco or <\/em><\/span>on Twitter @warwickjc.<\/em> But mainly I\u2019d encourage ComicBuzz readers to get drawing\/ reading or making. Anything. It\u2019s awesome fun.<\/em><\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for taking the time to chat with us. We would like to wish him and his team the best of luck with Falconspeare.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Warwick Johnson-Cadwell","post_excerpt":"Falconspeare","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-warwick-johnson-cadwell","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:04:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:04:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207514","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207445,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_content":"With the second issue of the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series out next week from Dark Horse Comics, we are so delighted to be joined by the co-writer of the comic, Rob Williams. Rob Williams has written numerous titles. Some of the titles he has worked on include\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>,\u00a0Trinity<\/em>,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>,\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Rob, happy new year to you; it's great to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have been fans of your work ever since we read\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nThanks! Good memories!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did you get involved with the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019d just done a creepy gangsters-haunted-by-ghosts creator-owned book called Old Haunts\u00a0<\/em>via AWA Studios with Laurence Campbell. Laurence drew\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0for Mike Mignola and Dark Horse for a number of years, and had been talking to Mike and the guys about doing a Gall Dennar barbarian story. He asked if I\u2019d be interested in coming on to write the book, and I think the Hellboy team liked\u00a0Old Haunts<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat made you want to be a part of the Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0<\/em>miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWorking with Laurence is always a treat. He\u2019s brilliant, and one of my best friends. Working with Mike Mignola in the Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0world? Who wouldn\u2019t want to do that? I\u2019ve enjoyed those comics for the past couple of decades. It\u2019s a treat to be involved in that universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207448\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_1-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_1\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow would you describe the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe sword is an important weapon in the end times of the Hellboy\/B.P.R.D. story. It\u2019s a mythical blade much like Excalibur. Our series spans thousands of years and shows you four very different heroes who held the sword at various points before passing it on, allowing us to tell very Hellboy<\/em>-world tales in a Robert E. Howard-like barbarian landscape. Additionally we'll see stories set in World War I, World War II and finally the electric blues scene of Chicago in the 1950s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series takes place in the world of\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>;\u00a0is the series new reader-friendly?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: We hope so. We\u2019ve certainly tried to make that the case. We had no interest in a big exposition-fest or historical tract. If you know the major points on the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0map, you\u2019ll get a kick out of the references. But really we have four heroes here, three of whom are brand new, and we want to send them on a journey and care about what happens to them. In introducing three new players who don\u2019t know the key facts of this world, readers are really in the same position as them, fighting against an evil they don\u2019t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207449\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_2-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_2\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat is it like writing with Mike Mignola?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA treat, as I said. I\u2019ve been a fan for years. It\u2019s intimidating too, because Mike\u2019s one of the best writers we\u2019ve had in comics, and the level of people he collaborates with is extraordinarily high. But he was very welcoming and a great sounding board for Laurence and me. Mike had a plot in mind for Gall Dennar in issue #1, which we built out from. Then it was a case of a few Zoom calls discussing the world, and Mike leading us to a few places we should probably go. It was a really enjoyable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe rest of the team for\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0consists of Laurence Campbell, Quinton Winter, Clem Robins and Dave Stewart. Were they already a part of the team when you joined the series?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLaurence was onboard before me, yes. And then I think Laurence suggested colorist Quinton Winter, who lives near him. They know each other. Quinton coloured Unfollow<\/em>, a book of mine from Vertigo a few years ago, which Clem Robins also lettered. Small world. Dave Stewart had coloured Laurence's work on his B.P.R.D.<\/em> run, so he colored our covers.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you saw the art from Laurence Campbell and Quinton Winter, what did you think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: I\u2019m very aware of what Laurence can do, having worked with him so often. He\u2019s a master of mood on the page, a brilliant storyteller. We wanted issue #1 to be an epic Terrence Malick-like quest across this incredible landscape from thousands of years ago, with evil priests, woolly mammoths, immense mountain ranges, and the odd pterodactyl. Laurence and Quinton have brought all that to such vivid life here.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207450\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: Gall Dennar, having been alone on his quest for years and sitting by a fire in the mountains, tripping on some barbarian concoction, calls out to his love from thousands of years in the future and a giant wolf spirit comes to talk to him. Laurence and Quinton did a phenomenal job there. It really feels magical.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about the second issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe move the action through the Victorian London of Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder<\/em>\u00a0to the first ever zeppelin attacks on London, and then to Belgium in the First World War. A German agent called Graf Ling de Gotha is given a mission to find a cult that is undertaking strange ceremonies nearby, trying to summon something unnatural into the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207453\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_4-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_4\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can follow my work on Twitter @Robwilliams71 on Instagram on @Robwilliams1971 and on my website<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0Thanks!<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say thank you to Rob for his time and wish him and the team the best of luck with their series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called 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18:10:08","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-16 18:10:08","post_content":"Our very own Paula Wiseman is still covering what\u2019s going on at Diff. This time she got a chance to interview the director and cast members of Wolf.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207633\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wolf2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"wolf2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nNatalie Biancheri - Director<\/span> George Mackay - Jacob<\/span> Fionn O'Shea - Rufus<\/span> Lola Petticrew - Judith<\/span><\/p>\nBelieving he's a wolf trapped in a man's body, Jacob eats, sleeps and lives like one -- much to the shock of his family. When he's sent to a clinic, Jacob and his animal-bound peers are forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of curative therapies. However, once he meets the mysterious Wildcat,\u00a0their friendship blossoms into an undeniable infatuation, and Jacob must decide whether to renounce his true self for love.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-Wolf-e1fqghn\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/dashboard\/episode\/e1fqghn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/dashboard\/episode\/e1fqghn<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207636\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wolf3-707x1024.jpg\" alt=\"wolf3\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>","post_title":"Interviews from the Irish premiere of Wolf","post_excerpt":"George Mackay","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"interviews-from-the-irish-premiere-of-wolf","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:33:52","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:33:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207631","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207592,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-10 16:46:35","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-10 16:46:35","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the writer, producer, director and cast members of The Feast<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207595\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thefeast2-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"thefeast2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" \/><\/p>\nA wealthy family has a dinner party at its home in the Welsh mountains, hosting a local businessman and farmer who hope to broker a business deal. A mysterious young woman arrives to be the family's waitress, and things begin to unravel.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207596\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thefeast3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"thefeast3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDirector; Lee Haven Jones<\/span> Writer and Producer; Roger Williams<\/span> Annes Elwy - Cast member - Cadi<\/span> Nia Roberts - Cast member \u2013 Glenda<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Interviews-from-the-Irish-premiere-of-The-Feast-e1fh3su<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207604\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thefeast4-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"thefeast4\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"Interviews from the Irish premiere of The Feast","post_excerpt":"Lee Haven Jones","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"interviews-from-the-irish-premiere-of-the-feast","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:44:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:44:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207592","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207575,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-08 15:36:25","post_content":"We are joined today by Irish filmmaker Adam William Cahill. Adam sat down with us to talk about his new film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Adam, it is so wonderful to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m an Irish filmmaker from Dublin, and the company director of Wild Stag Productions. I studied film production and earned my bachelor degree from the University of Wolverhampton. Straight out of college I decided to sink or swim as far as diving straight into the industry goes, and that\u2019s how I ended up making my first feature film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould you tell us about the origins of <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nInitially it was a short film idea imagined by Luke Corcoran, the actor who would become the lead in the feature film. He wrote a short script about three flatmates in Dublin who come across a zombie in their apartment and comedic mayhem ensues. We were initially going to shoot that script, which was called Craic of the Dead (\u201ccraic\u201d being an Irish colloquialism for fun), but we ran into some problems along the way. This gave me the time to really meditate on the concept a while, and the thing that was really hooking me about the plot was that we were essentially telling a story about Irish Millennials, a very specific demographic, dealing with a problem that we haven\u2019t seen them challenged with before. I wondered what a generation engrossed in technology, surrounded by fake news, and basically more comfortable than any generation that came before it would react to such a perilous event. Luke was gracious enough to let me take the idea and go off and write something more expansive, which I did. And a hundred pages later I had written a story about a family of Millennials in the countryside town of Ferbane who hear that Dublin has been destroyed by the undead, but don\u2019t know what to believe, and don\u2019t necessarily feel responsible to do anything about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTG9a78M6Gk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nHow would you describe Follow the Dead?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a dark comedy about a man in his thirties, Robbie, who can\u2019t manage to find the love he\u2019s looking for in a Tinder-centric society, and only begins to realize what he\u2019s missing when his estranged wife comes back into his life. Unluckily for him, this reunion just so happens to take place right as the town is in a frenzy, divided over the mysterious news that Dublin is experiencing a blackout, and the prevailing theory is that zombies are the cause. To add insult to injury, Robbie has to take care of his wannabe-celebrity sister Liv, who\u2019s trying to use the events to boost her social media presence, and their stoner cousins Jay and Chi, who can\u2019t agree on a single thing. The result: comedy and mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the cast of Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI had the great privilege of working with some incredible actors for this film, who were honoured with a Best Ensemble Cast nomination from the Seattle Film Festival last year. The dramatic performances from Luke Corcoran, Marybeth Herron, and Cristina Ryan are so moving, and they really carry the weight of the themes surrounding sacrifice and responsibility within the film so incredibly well. I\u2019m so proud of what they brought to the story through their rawness and vulnerability. And then there\u2019s Luke Collins and Tadhg Devery as the stoner cousins who are just so insanely hilarious, in very distinct ways; Luke with his unique physicality, and Tadhg with his incredible turn-of-phrase. We\u2019ve been honoured with numerous Comedy Feature awards internationally, with Tadhg receiving a Best Supporting Actor award from the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival too. I\u2019m really indebted to them for being so impressive in that way, and I really love that the Irish sense of humour (not to mention the accents) has really translated to foreign audiences. Truth be told, we actually filmed Follow the Dead twice. The first time, without a budget, we shot about 60% of the script, but then came back to do it all again with a bigger crew and a pittance of funding later in the year. I did that because I was blown away by the performances from the cast, which really made me believe in them and in what we were creating. So yeah\u2026 That\u2019s how much faith and love I have for these incredible artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207581\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/adamwilliamcahill-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"adamwilliamcahill\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\nYou are the writer, producer and director on Follow the Dead<\/em>. That sounds like a huge amount of work on your shoulders; how did you manage all of these hats?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWell the whole process took so much longer than it should have because of the fact that I was juggling everything. We shot Follow the Dead in August 2017, and it wasn\u2019t ready for festivals until 2020. So it was a case of taking things step by step. This was also my first feature, so I was totally unaware of how mammoth the undertaking was going to be. But that helped in a way, because I wasn\u2019t concerned with how high the mountain was; I had no idea. So I just took each step as it came, learned on the fly, and thankfully it all worked out in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the writing process; what was it like for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWriting is one of the most arduous stages of development for me. I\u2019m a perfectionist, and I\u2019m a plotter; I need to know exactly where the story is going and all of the checkpoints along the way before I can get started. So before the script stage I have pages and pages and pages of notes, outlines, charts, and all sorts, and only when I can play the whole movie out visually in my head can I then sit down and write it. The only really improvisational aspect of the scripts I write is the dialogue, which I come up with as I\u2019m typing. Except for the jokes; 90% of them are planned ahead of time too. But I have to say that Follow the Dead<\/em> was the easiest script I\u2019ve written so far, purely because I had done so much meditating about it while we were planning the short film. So I have to thank Luke Corcoran for the inspiration for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207582\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead1.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nHow did you go about finding the cast?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt was really organic. Luke was always going to play Robbie because I never diverged from that plan since the short film stage. I had worked with Marybeth Herron and Tadhg Devery on my final year student film Inertia<\/em>, and I knew they\u2019d be ideal for Liv and Chi respectively. From there, Tadhg introduced me to Cristina Ryan and Aidan O\u2019Sullivan when we were considering who would play the Garda\u00ed in the film, with the character of Kate also being Robbie\u2019s love interest, and they fit those characters like a glove. And then Luke recommended Luke Collins to play Jay, and Ian Anthony Lawless to play Zippy. They were both primarily theater actors at the time, but did an amazing job bringing that developed stage presence to the big screen. So as you can tell, it was very much a casting process based on relationships, which I think gave us that tight-knit familial connection on set that allowed us to work so well as a team to do what almost none of us had done before.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nWas it a difficult task to find the technical crew that you needed to shoot the movie?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt wasn\u2019t difficult on the production side of things. I had seen the cinematography showreel of Stephen C. Walsh on social media somewhere, and I was incredibly impressed with his work. So I reached out to him with the pitch for the feature and he got on board very quickly after that. And we\u2019re tremendously blessed that he did. He was a one man film crew; doing all the camera work, the lighting, the rigging\u2026 He was a beast, and I really felt like I had a lieutenant with me going into battle in what was unfamiliar territory for me, but not at all for him. That was comforting to say the least. Post production was a lot more difficult a stage. I edited the film myself, so that was no problem. But getting a good sound designer and music composer was an ordeal. I was pulling my hair out looking for a sound designer who could take on the challenge; There were a lot of outdoor scenes where the recorded sound was inaudible, and we also needed a lot of effects sounds for the zombies and for the action scenes. After months of searching, I met a fellow filmmaker one evening who recommended Robin Sherry Wood to me, and after that it was smooth sailing. He did an incredible job, even down to creating bottom up sound design for entire scenes, such as the very first scene of the film where Robbie is on a date in the car. None of the audio in that scene was recorded on the day. The car engine, the dialogue, the sounds of motion, absolutely everything was put in in post by Robin, and no one seems to notice a thing when watching it. That\u2019s how good he is. And then with the music\u2026 All I\u2019ll say is\u2026 Just because you can create beautiful music doesn\u2019t mean you know how to score a movie. I went through ten music composers before I found someone who understood how to craft the music around the emotional beats within the scene. That someone is Steven McKenna of DRVN Pictures, and his work speaks for itself. I said I wanted three distinct motifs, and he nailed every one of them. Every now and then I\u2019ll listen to the love theme just for the pleasure of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207583\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead2.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"424\"><\/p>\nWhat was the biggest challenge you overcame when creating Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAside from the post production issues I mentioned, I think it was just the fear of going into the unknown. Especially for the massive cast sequences. Anyone can shoot a scene of two people talking. But shooting an action sequence in the middle of a forest where a horde of zombies are chasing your protagonists and a battle erupts\u2026 That\u2019s not an ordinary day on set. I had absolutely no idea if we\u2019d pull it off. But I knew that if we did, we\u2019d have done something amazing, we\u2019ll have grown as artists from the experience, and I trusted the people I had around me to be able to help me to get the job done. The rest is history. And because of this experience, I\u2019ll never make a movie where I don\u2019t attempt to do something that feels slightly beyond my ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nAre you happy with how the movie turned out?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m blown away by it. Watching the film and seeing what we accomplished, (which I believe is a cinema-quality, funny, emotional, Irish genre film,) never fails to make me feel emotional. And add to that the successful and ongoing festival run, in which we\u2019ve currently amassed 14 wins and 4 nominations, it\u2019s actually insane to think of where we started from and where we\u2019re at with it today. It\u2019s unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207584\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/followthedead3.jpg\" alt=\"followthedead3\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\"><\/p>\nWhat has the feedback been like for Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe frustration for us at the moment is that, because of Covid, all of the festivals have been virtual so far, having to move to a digital format until things get back to normal. So although we\u2019ve won awards at practically every festival we\u2019ve screened at, we\u2019ve never seen an audience's reaction in the theater. So that\u2019s been tough, and we\u2019ve no idea how to gauge each individual aspect of the film as a result. We just know it\u2019s been extremely positive feedback on the whole. But we\u2019re looking forward to some live festivals coming up in the next few months, so\u2026 That\u2019s going to be a whole new experience for us. Excited isn\u2019t the word.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nCould we see more Follow the Dead<\/em> movies in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe sequel is already written. And I sat down with the cast members in November for a script reading and we were falling around laughing. So yeah, we\u2019re hoping to get that one off the ground as soon as we can. And in my head the story is a trilogy. So let\u2019s see how far we get with it. But I love these characters so much; as much as I love working with the actors, so\u2026 I\u2019m totally committed to that journey if we can make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nIf any of our readers wanted to get their eyes on Follow the Dead<\/em>, how can they do that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe best thing to do is to follow us on our social media pages. We\u2019re @followthedeadmovie on Facebook and Instagram. (You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">followthedead.com<\/a> if you want a really<\/em> deep dive into the making of the film including a Behind the Scenes documentary.) We\u2019re always posting about what\u2019s happening with the film regarding festivals, news, merchandise, stuff like that. But if you can\u2019t make it to a festival, there\u2019ll be news very soon about how you can catch the film online, exclusively on a brand new and exciting streaming service which will be launching very soon. So keep your eyes peeled for that one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wz3JRdmLBsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve made it this far into the interview, I sincerely from the bottom of my heart thank you for your interest. I really hope Follow the Dead tickles your fancy if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, and I hope you can check it out very soon. If you want to know what else I\u2019m doing outside of the realm of zombie flicks, my company is Wild Stag Productions. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using @wildstagmedia, or check out the official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/wildstagpoductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildstagpoductions.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a media company that specializes in making Irish genre films. I basically want to make Irish versions of all my favourite genres, including a Western which I\u2019m writing at the moment. So yeah\u2026 thank you all for your time, and I hope you join us for the next part of our journey!<\/span><\/p>\nA big thank you to Adam for sitting and chatting with us; we wish him the best of luck with his film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.followthedead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.followthedead.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a><\/p>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Adam William Cahill","post_excerpt":"Follow the Dead","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-adam-william-cahill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:51:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:51:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207575","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207564,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-07 15:58:17","post_content":"Hot off the red carpet from DIFF, our very own Paula Wiseman got a chance to interview the producers and directors of\u00a0<\/span>Young Plato, a\u00a0<\/span><\/em>documentary set in post-conflict Belfast.<\/span><\/p>\nAn observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast\u2019s Ardoyne, where a marginalized, working-class community has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. This film charts the dream of Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated visionary team, illustrating how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own community. We see how philosophy can encourage them to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and challenge the narratives of their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207571\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\nDavid Rane - Producer<\/span><\/p>\nNeasa Ni Chianain - Director<\/span><\/p>\nDeclan McGrath -<\/span> Co-Producer\/Director\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKevin McArevey - Principal in the school<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207572\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato2-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato2\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/episodes\/Young-Plato-Interviews-e1fc02h<\/a><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207569\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/youngplato4.jpg\" alt=\"youngplato4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/p>","post_title":"Young Plato Interviews","post_excerpt":"David Rane","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"young-plato-interviews","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:53:57","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:53:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207514,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-22 18:03:32","post_content":"We are so happy to be joined by the writer and artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell. The very talented Mr Cadwell has worked on numerous comics. Some of the comics he has worked on include: Nelson<\/em>, Lovecraft Anthology 2<\/em>, Sold State Tank Girl<\/em>, Samuari Jack<\/em>, Dangeritis<\/em>, Helena Crash<\/em> and Mr. Higgins Comes Home<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Warwick, happy new year to you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHello, and Happy New Year! <\/em>Falconspeare is my third book with Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola, but before then came<\/em> Samurai Jack, Helena Crash, The Marionette Unit, Dangeritis, and Tank Girl. But aside from comics I have worked for publishers and in the animation industry. I\u2019m just a very enthusiastic drawer\/drawist.<\/em><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFalconspeare is the third book in a sort of series (at this stage they can still be read in any order) following the adventures of a group of vampire hunters of old. In this book we discover they shared their formative years with a fourth member,<\/em> James Falconspeare, and here we discover what has happened to him since the group last met many years before.<\/em><\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207518\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp1-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp1\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nHow would you describe the Falconspeare<\/em> graphic novel?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a vampire adventure of sorts. These books revel in the classic horror worlds <\/span>of Universal Studios and Hammer Horror, but have their own flavor too. They\u2019re <\/span><\/em>also inspired by Mike Mignola, who wrote the first book,<\/em> Mr. Higgins Comes Home. I <\/em><\/span>have tried to maintain a level of humor in there, too. But this is the darkest book of the three, I think.<\/span><\/em>\n\nFor our readers who are not familiar with Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan. What can you tell us about these characters?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nThese are classic vampire adventurers, like Van Helsing or Professor Abronsius. <\/span>Professor Meinhardt is an academic expert in the supernatural, and Mr. Knox is a <\/span>compassionate and careful force for good. Ms. Mary Van Sloan is a spirited fighting <\/span>force. They\u2019re all enthusiastic and brave, but also pretty lucky in a world where the <\/span>forces of evil command a strong upper hand. And in this book we find that James <\/span>Falconspeare is the honorable, law-abiding champion of the group.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207519\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp2-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhen you were creating the graphic novel, did you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did, eventually. I\u2019m an artist mainly, and very interested in narrative. My process for the last two books was to firstly work out the story in sketches and thumbnails to <\/span>determine what I wanted to do. Then I turned that into a script, which I then redrew as roughs. The two sets of roughs either side of the script aren\u2019t easy to compare., <\/span>however, as the first is spread over many sketchbooks in many sizes and qualities over the course of a few years.<\/span><\/em>\n\nYou are the writer and artist on Falconspeare<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or an artist?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAn artist I think, but that\u2019s mainly because I\u2019m more comfortable with that aspect. I love getting to grips with writing, and I really enjoy working with word and images to create stories. I like working with writers very much, but I\u2019m really enjoying being in charge of both the script and art to model the stories.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207520\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp3-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nDo you have a favourite character from Falconspeare<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAh! That\u2019s tricky, because I like them all. The main three we\u2019ve already met in the other books get a chance to develop or reaffirm their characters, which is nice. But getting to introduce new characters is great, and there\u2019s plenty in this. There\u2019s a brief appearance from Meinhardt, Knox, and Sloan\u2019s very grumpy butler (Mr. Tuphold). He\u2019s only in a<\/span>couple of panels, but he makes me laugh, and I think he could be a great character in future. Such an angry old character.<\/span><\/em>\n\nCould we see more of Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox and Ms. Mary Van Sloan in the future?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI certainly hope so, though I\u2019ve got away with a lot so far. Drawing these books is <\/span>amazing fun, and every page throws up more ideas for more stories to tell. So, I hope we get to follow their crazy adventures further.<\/span><\/em>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207521\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flcnsp4-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"flcnsp4\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\">\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy reading goes all over the place, often a long way behind. And in that spirit, \u201cAcheron\u201d by Mike Mignola at Dark Horse was ace! Steeple by John Allison, too. I love that series. Kyle Starks and Chris Schweitzer\u2019s<\/em> 6 Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton (Image) was also awesome! Other than that, I\u2019m mainly rereading<\/em> The Tomb Of Dracula or<\/em> Dracula Lives.<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nTry out Falconspeare? Follow me for art if they\u2019re keen on Instagram @wocco or <\/em><\/span>on Twitter @warwickjc.<\/em> But mainly I\u2019d encourage ComicBuzz readers to get drawing\/ reading or making. Anything. It\u2019s awesome fun.<\/em><\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for taking the time to chat with us. We would like to wish him and his team the best of luck with Falconspeare.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Warwick Johnson-Cadwell","post_excerpt":"Falconspeare","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-warwick-johnson-cadwell","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:04:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:04:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207514","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207445,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-11 15:57:39","post_content":"With the second issue of the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series out next week from Dark Horse Comics, we are so delighted to be joined by the co-writer of the comic, Rob Williams. Rob Williams has written numerous titles. Some of the titles he has worked on include\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>,\u00a0Trinity<\/em>,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>,\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nHi Rob, happy new year to you; it's great to have you here with us.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have been fans of your work ever since we read\u00a0Cla$$war<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nThanks! Good memories!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did you get involved with the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019d just done a creepy gangsters-haunted-by-ghosts creator-owned book called Old Haunts\u00a0<\/em>via AWA Studios with Laurence Campbell. Laurence drew\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0for Mike Mignola and Dark Horse for a number of years, and had been talking to Mike and the guys about doing a Gall Dennar barbarian story. He asked if I\u2019d be interested in coming on to write the book, and I think the Hellboy team liked\u00a0Old Haunts<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat made you want to be a part of the Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0<\/em>miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWorking with Laurence is always a treat. He\u2019s brilliant, and one of my best friends. Working with Mike Mignola in the Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0B.P.R.D.<\/em>\u00a0world? Who wouldn\u2019t want to do that? I\u2019ve enjoyed those comics for the past couple of decades. It\u2019s a treat to be involved in that universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207448\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_1-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_1\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow would you describe the\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0miniseries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe sword is an important weapon in the end times of the Hellboy\/B.P.R.D. story. It\u2019s a mythical blade much like Excalibur. Our series spans thousands of years and shows you four very different heroes who held the sword at various points before passing it on, allowing us to tell very Hellboy<\/em>-world tales in a Robert E. Howard-like barbarian landscape. Additionally we'll see stories set in World War I, World War II and finally the electric blues scene of Chicago in the 1950s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0series takes place in the world of\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>;\u00a0is the series new reader-friendly?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: We hope so. We\u2019ve certainly tried to make that the case. We had no interest in a big exposition-fest or historical tract. If you know the major points on the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0map, you\u2019ll get a kick out of the references. But really we have four heroes here, three of whom are brand new, and we want to send them on a journey and care about what happens to them. In introducing three new players who don\u2019t know the key facts of this world, readers are really in the same position as them, fighting against an evil they don\u2019t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207449\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_2-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_2\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat is it like writing with Mike Mignola?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA treat, as I said. I\u2019ve been a fan for years. It\u2019s intimidating too, because Mike\u2019s one of the best writers we\u2019ve had in comics, and the level of people he collaborates with is extraordinarily high. But he was very welcoming and a great sounding board for Laurence and me. Mike had a plot in mind for Gall Dennar in issue #1, which we built out from. Then it was a case of a few Zoom calls discussing the world, and Mike leading us to a few places we should probably go. It was a really enjoyable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe rest of the team for\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea<\/em>\u00a0consists of Laurence Campbell, Quinton Winter, Clem Robins and Dave Stewart. Were they already a part of the team when you joined the series?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLaurence was onboard before me, yes. And then I think Laurence suggested colorist Quinton Winter, who lives near him. They know each other. Quinton coloured Unfollow<\/em>, a book of mine from Vertigo a few years ago, which Clem Robins also lettered. Small world. Dave Stewart had coloured Laurence's work on his B.P.R.D.<\/em> run, so he colored our covers.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you saw the art from Laurence Campbell and Quinton Winter, what did you think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: I\u2019m very aware of what Laurence can do, having worked with him so often. He\u2019s a master of mood on the page, a brilliant storyteller. We wanted issue #1 to be an epic Terrence Malick-like quest across this incredible landscape from thousands of years ago, with evil priests, woolly mammoths, immense mountain ranges, and the odd pterodactyl. Laurence and Quinton have brought all that to such vivid life here.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207450\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA: Gall Dennar, having been alone on his quest for years and sitting by a fire in the mountains, tripping on some barbarian concoction, calls out to his love from thousands of years in the future and a giant wolf spirit comes to talk to him. Laurence and Quinton did a phenomenal job there. It really feels magical.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about the second issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe move the action through the Victorian London of Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder<\/em>\u00a0to the first ever zeppelin attacks on London, and then to Belgium in the First World War. A German agent called Graf Ling de Gotha is given a mission to find a cult that is undertaking strange ceremonies nearby, trying to summon something unnatural into the world\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207453\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/swordohyp1_4-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"swordohyp1_4\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can follow my work on Twitter @Robwilliams71 on Instagram on @Robwilliams1971 and on my website<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0Thanks!<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say thank you to Rob for his time and wish him and the team the best of luck with their series.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Rob Williams","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Sword of Hyperborea\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-rob-williams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:09:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:09:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207361,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-21 13:56:14","post_content":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Paula Wiseman chatted with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh about some of his upcoming movie and TV projects, and also about some of his amazing past work, including roles in 'Scorpion', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and 'Transformers - Age of Extinction<\/span>'.<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/comicbuzz\/embed\/episodes\/Paula-Wiseman-chats-with-LA-based-Irish-actor--Glenn-Keogh-e1c0li4\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nIrish American actor\u00a0Glenn Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0appears on television twice the same week emerging December 3rd on the CBS action series\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the HBO hit comedy\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on December 5th. Keogh follows that up by heading to the big screen in the Marvel franchise film,\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em><\/strong>, releasing in theaters on December 17th.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIn the upcoming \u201cA Fire in the Ashes\u201d episode of\u00a0MAGNUM P.I.<\/em>, Keogh steps into the action as Parkes, when Magnum (Jay Hernandez) starts following Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who has been secretly assigned to infiltrate a group threatening to take down MI-6.<\/span><\/p>\r\nSwitching gears and going for laughs, Keogh enters into the acclaimed Larry David comedy series,\u00a0CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM<\/em>, during the episode \u201cIrma Kostroski.\u201d The semi-improvised storyline is being kept under wraps, but revolves around Larry\u2019s latest predicament at work.<\/span><\/p>\r\nAudiences can also catch Keogh in theaters everywhere as part of the latest adventure facing Marvel\u2019s web-spinning superhero in\u00a0SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME<\/em>. Directed by Jon Watts, Tom Holland reprises the role of Spider-Man, whose identity now revealed, forces Peter into asking Doctor Strange for help.<\/span><\/p>\r\nKeogh is thrilled to have not one, not two, but three roles hitting screens in December, adding \u201cI was truly blessed to get to work my acting chops this year across these roles, in Honolulu, Atlanta and Los Angeles. All very different characters and a ton of fun to get to play in the Marvel, Curb and Magnum worlds! Excited to see them play out on screen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\nFans will recall Keogh from his first Marvel adventure as the mischievous alien \u2018TROK\u2019 from\u00a0<\/em>Season 6 of ABC\u2019s beloved series,\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He also gained attention for starring alongside Luke Hemsworth and Tom Atkins in the sci-fi indie feature film,\u00a0Encounter,\u00a0<\/em>and for appearing in Michael Bay\u2019s blockbuster action film,\u00a0Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Keogh proved a standout as King Fergus on ABC\u2019s fairytale fantasy drama,\u00a0Once Upon a\u00a0<\/em>Time, and recurring as Sean O\u2019Brien, father of Walter (Elyes Gabel), on the CBS drama,\u00a0Scorpion<\/em>. Keogh has worked all over the world in film and television projects including prominent roles in\u00a0Sons of Anarchy, Ray Donovan, The O.A., Criminal Minds, NCIS, Castle, Undercovers,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0New Girl.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Paula Wiseman chats with LA based Irish actor, Glenn Keogh","post_excerpt":"LA based Irish actor","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"paula-wiseman-chats-with-la-based-irish-actor-glenn-keogh","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-31 14:31:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:31:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207361","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-03 17:53:10","post_content":"With the release of his first novel,\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em> we are delighted to be joined by the multi-talented Dave Thomas. Dave is not only an actor but a comedian, writer, producer and director. We got a chance to sit down and chat with Dave bout his novel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYou can find out who I am by looking at my website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davethomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0davethomas.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0But here is a short rundown of some of the things I have done, pulled from my biography:<\/span><\/p>\nThough new to writing books, I have done every type of television in every capacity, from sketch comedy and sitcoms to reality and game shows, animation and one hour drama. I started his career in comedy, as a writer\/performer for the Emmy Award-winning NBC sketch comedy show\u00a0SCTV<\/em>. I co-wrote the movie\u00a0Spies Like Us<\/em>\u00a0with Dan Aykroyd and directed and co-wrote the MGM cult classic\u00a0Strange Brew\u00a0<\/em>with Rick Moranis. I wrote and performed on a Grammy Award nominated album for Polygram with Rick. I directed\u00a0The Experts<\/em>\u00a0starring John Travolta for Paramount. I was executive produced and starred in my own comedy series for CBS,\u00a0the Dave Thomas Show<\/em>. From 1993 to 1998, i wrote for and co-starred in 115 episodes of the ABC sitcom\u00a0Grace Under Fire<\/em>. While working on that show I created a game show called\u00a0Family Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and produced 144 episodes for the Family Channel. My company Maple Palm Productions produced movies for Fox and HBO \u2013 most notably\u00a0Ambushed\u00a0<\/em>(Courtney Vance, Virginia Masden, William Forsythe and Robert Patrick). I co-created and executive produced\u00a0America\u2019s Funniest People\u00a0<\/em>(ABC) with Vin DiBona and I was executive producer of\u00a0the<\/em> Dennis Miller Show<\/em>\u00a0for Tribune. In 2001, I founded an animation company called Animax Entertainment and produced animation series for ABC (Slacker Cats<\/em>), ESPN (Off Mikes<\/em>), and MTV (Popzilla and Big Box<\/em>) and Global television in Canada (Bob and Doug<\/em>). I won my second Emmy Award for Animax\u2019s ESPN show\u00a0\u201cOff Mikes\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in 2006. Lured into drama writing by his pal, Hart Hanson, Dave wrote a spec script for\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(Fox) that was produced in 2008 and then Hart asked Dave to join the writing staff of\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0for more than 50 episodes as a Consulting Producer. After three years with Bones, I was asked to join the writing staff of NBC\u2019s the\u00a0Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0also as a consulting producer. This year, along with the cast of SCTV, I produced a reunion show called\u00a0An Afternoon with SCTV<\/em>\u00a0for Netflix directed by Martin Scorcese. Currently, I am writing his second book entitled\u00a0The Perfect Life<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDid you always want to write a novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNo, writing a novel is something I didn\u2019t really think about until a couple of years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat are some of the novels that you enjoy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMy two favorite novels are\u00a0What Dreams May Come<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Matheson and\u00a0Beat the Reaper<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Josh Bazell. I am now and always have been a fan of all of Max Allan Collin\u2019s work \u2013 especially his historical fictions\u00a0The Titanic Murders<\/em>,\u00a0Flying Blind<\/em>and\u00a0Ask Not<\/em>.\u00a0And my pal, Hart Hanson write a book called\u00a0The Driver<\/em>\u00a0which I really enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy Leighton started out as a pitch for a television series. I became frustrated with the lack of response and started writing it as a novel. After writing three chapters, I put it aside and continued with more TV work. Max Allan Collins read those three chapters and he encouraged me to write more. Max is a very generous person and he offered to help me get a book agent and a publisher. And then he said, \u201cBut what I\u2019d rather do is write it with you.\u201d Well, Max is a renowned mystery writer who has written more than 100 novels. I had written none. So I would have to be an idiot not to take him up on an offer like that. The truth is, even though I started the book without him, I probably would never have finished it if Max hadn\u2019t written it with me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou co-wrote\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton\u00a0with Max Allan Collins; how did that come about?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA mutual friend, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), introduced Max and I at San Diego\u2019s Comicon. Max and I met in person there very briefly but hit it off and continued the friendship by phone even though Max is in Muscatine Iowa, and I am in Los Angeles. Of particular note: this is a COVID collaboration \u2013 Max and I were never in the same room for one second of the writing. It was all done on phone and Zoom calls.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nBefore Max got involved, had you started to write the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYes, I wrote three chapters on my own, but only the Many Worlds sci-fi part. The mystery thread was not part of my original conception. That\u2019s something Max and I came up with after we started working on the book together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow would you describe\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a very strange little sci fi mystery thriller. It\u2019s a mix of police detective work and the theoretical ideas in quantum physics. The book tells the story of a small-time thief (Jimmy Leighton) who flees South Boston to escape from a Vietnamese gangster. Hiding out in Cambridge, Jimmy needs money and breaks into the house of a M.I.T. Physicist who happens to be running a quantum experiment in his basement based on the work of Princeton Physicist Hugh Everett III. Nosey little Jimmy connects the wrong outlet to the wrong cable from a stack of quantum batteries and finds himself transported to another version of his life 1000 miles away in Chicago. And that is only the beginning of his adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat can you tell about Jimmy Leighton?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJimmy is not the sharpest tool in the shed when the book starts out but the experience of living several versions of his life is kind of a quantum school. Jimmy finally figures it out and finds a way to get what he needs to be happy. He was an orphan from South Boston who bounced around in foster homes the social service\u2019s system. Abused by at least two foster fathers, Jimmy ran away and hit the streets, becoming a homeless panhandler at the age of 12. But he had incredible street smarts and managed to survive, dodging the law and other homeless folk who preyed upon kids like him. He started robbing houses when he was 14 and became a seriously successful second story man, respected by many in the Boston crime community.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow did NeoText end up publishing the novel?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMax had the connection to NeoText because he had written a book with them before he met me. And Max made the deal for the book. I knew it would be a difficult sell because it\u2019s a cross-genre book. It\u2019s a sci-fi and it\u2019s a detective mystery thriller. A lot of publishers won\u2019t take a chance on cross-genre. They worry that their readers won\u2019t understand it. Or that they may become frightened reading the book because it does not stay within the preconceived expectations they had for it. But John Schoenfelder at Neo Text is a very open-minded man. And he\u2019s very supportive of his artists \u2013 that\u2019s what he calls us. No one in my 40 years working for television and film ever called me an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat was it like co-writing with Max Allan Collins?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI was surprised by how much Max and I have in common. I was familiar with some of his work, but the fact is, he has written so many books that, to be aware of them all, would\u2019ve been impossible. For example, I\u2019m a historical student of the Titanic disaster but Max actually wrote a book about a fictitious murder that takes place on that fateful voyage. To write a novel where you play out the action onboard that ship necessitated doing an incredible amount of research. So, Max and I were able to swap stories on that. Same thing with the Kennedy Assassination. And a lot of other things. We became fast friends during our collaboration writing this book. And there\u2019s no better way to get to know someone than working together on a book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nFay Dalton created a lovely illustration for\u00a0The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton;\u00a0was that her composition, or did you suggest ideas for it?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s definitely her composition. We gave her some suggestions, but it was Faye who came up with the actual cover for the book.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019m hoping ComicBuzz readers like this book. I think it definitely conforms to the comic book style of writing. Both Max and I think very visually, and I believe we painted word pictures for our readers that they will enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Dave for taking the time to chat with us and we wish him and Max the best of luck with their novel.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Dave Thomas","post_excerpt":"The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-dave-thomas","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:32:21","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:32:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207274","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207261,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-29 15:55:19","post_content":"Today we are delighted to be joined by writer Mark D\u2019Anna. Mark dropped by to chat about his first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHi Mark, it's so great to have you here with us. We have to say congratulations on your first comic,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>;\u00a0releasing on the 29th of December from Source Point Press.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThank you for having me! I am from Los Angeles originally and have been writing in some capacity most of my life. I came to comics relatively late, I think. I was in my late 30s when I first read\u00a0Southern Bastards<\/em>\u00a0and really came to understand the storytelling potential indie comics offered. For me, that was it. I knew I wanted to try my hand at writing one. Though it took me a very long time and many false starts before\u00a0Blood on Sunset\u00a0<\/em>really started to come together. It will be my first published comic, nine years in the making! I can\u2019t wait for people to read it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0The idea came from a lot of external sources all playing on me at the same time. I\u2019d been reading a lot about L.A. history and specifically about organized crime in the 40s and 50s. It\u2019s just a time and place that really fascinates me. Meanwhile, I had a friend who was developing a comic book of his own and sharing pages with me daily. I thought the process seemed incredibly fun, and my writing had kind of stalled out with some other projects I had going, so I was looking to try something new. And while it\u2019s very well-worn territory in books, comics and movies, there was no doubt in my mind that if I was going to do a comic I wanted it to be set in a supernatural version of 1940s L.A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207264\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_1-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a supernatural crime story that takes place in 1948 in the wake of the murder of Bugsy Siegel. That event was really a tipping point in the history of Los Angeles. It opened up this considerable power vacuum in the city where we saw major forces both within the police department and the world of organized crime vying for power. So we placed our story squarely in the middle of that very tumultuous time in L.A.\u2019s history. And we brought a lot of the real stories of some of the major players from that period to our story as well, so it\u2019s very rooted in the city\u2019s history. Against that backdrop the story explores what would have happened if vampires were among those jockeying for power in that post-Bugsy Siegel world. In fact, what if they were behind his murder and had orchestrated this whole power play from the beginning?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho is Clint Braddock?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClint Braddock is a former cop who was kicked off the force and has been working as a P.I. ever since, barely scraping by. He\u2019s also a guy with a lot of secrets. Secrets that have forced him into a kind of hiding. When he\u2019s framed for Bugsy Siegel\u2019s murder he finds himself in the middle of this epic battle for power in the criminal underworld. What\u2019s worse, whoever is framing him knows his troubled past and is using it against him. In other words, he can\u2019t stay hidden much longer. As Braddock comes to learn that a vampire crime syndicate is among those making a play for power, he has a decision to make. He has the power to stop them. In fact, he might be the only one with that power. He just has to decide where his loyalties lie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you were thinking about the concept for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>, did you have the type of art in mind you wanted for the comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI love Sean Phillips\u2019 art and have seen most everything he\u2019s done. I felt we needed that same dark and emotionally gritty style for\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>. To me when you\u2019re putting these characters into these violent and emotionally charged situations you want the art to really lay all their humanity and vulnerabilities bare. If the art doesn\u2019t allow us to connect with the reality of the characters it\u2019s never going to work. People won\u2019t buy into this crazy world of vampires and gangsters we\u2019re creating. Phillips\u2019 art has always done that for me, so I really wanted someone who could pull off that same magic trick. We were so lucky to find Arjuna!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe setting for the comic is in the 1940s. As a writer, what is it about the 1940s that fascinates you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1940s Los Angeles was emerging onto the world stage. There was a real energy and optimism here but it was being undercut by this wave of organized crime that had found its way over from the East Coast. So L.A. was really at a critical juncture, and it felt like the perfect time and place to tell our story so these external social and political forces could really drive and color the world of our characters. I\u2019ve also always really loved the aesthetics of that time, which is why bringing it to a comic was so important to me. I just wanted to see it! It\u2019s a rare and wonderful thing when an era has such a visually unique personality, like the 60s in Berkeley, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207265\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_2-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_2\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did Arjuna Susini join the team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBasically I asked a friend of mine, David M. Booher, for some help finding an artist. I am very new to the world of comics, while David happens to be a very successful writer with books like\u00a0Canto<\/em>,\u00a0Killer Queens<\/em>\u00a0and many others that are coming very soon. David recommended Vittorio Astone to do the artwork. But when I spoke to Vittorio, he actually told me he had this other guy whom he thought would just be an absolute perfect fit. So Vittorio introduced me to Arjuna, and the rest is history. And of course Vittorio stayed on to do the amazing color work in the book. Vittorio is also doing the art for me on another project at the moment, so it was really lucky that I got introduced to two very talented artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat has it been like working with the whole team on your first comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve been amazed by how in sync everyone has been on this project. It\u2019s really been pretty amazing. The best analogy I can think of is like when a good band comes together. Everyone is playing in perfect rhythm, working towards the same goal, with the same vision. That\u2019s how it\u2019s always felt to me. When I saw the first pages Arjuna drew I knew instantly he was right for the book. Same thing with Vittorio\u2019s color. It was perfect from panel 1. It\u2019s a rare and lucky thing when everyone on a project is in perfect tune like that. It\u2019s made the process impossibly fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor some of our readers who may not know, how important is preordering for an independent comic?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s incredibly important! Independent comics don\u2019t have big publicity or marketing budgets. Most of them are put together by people like me, who just want to make comics and are hoping someone will take a chance on them. So pre-orders are the best way to tell retailers that your book is important. That people already care about it, and that they need to pay attention and put it on their shelves. Without pre-orders, most indie comics would never find their way to stores and into the hands of readers. On a totally unrelated note,\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is currently available for pre-order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207266\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bloodonsunset1_3-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bloodonsunset1_3\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nHow did\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>\u00a0find a home at Source Point Press?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI had pitched the book all over the place for a good year, and received many rejections. In fact, Source Point had rejected it originally. I was able to place it with another publisher but that deal ultimately ended up falling through, and after a year of production I found that we had an almost finished book without a home. So I went back to Source Point (some might say begging), and they were kind enough to give it another look. And for whatever reason, this time it clicked with them. They\u2019ve been amazingly supportive of the book throughout the journey. I feel really lucky we found a home with them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLife is better with indie comics, so please support them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Mark for dropping by and chatting with us. We wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Blood on Sunset<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sourcepointpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Mark D\u2019Anna","post_excerpt":"Blood on Sunset","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-mark-danna","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:35:49","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:35:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207261","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207235,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-22 18:42:59","post_content":"We are so delighted today to be joined by artist and filmmaker; Ian Cinco. Ian has launched a Kickstarter for his sci-fi series\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0and has dropped by to chat with us about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHi Ian, it's so wonderful to have you here with us. <\/span><\/strong>As some of our readers may not be familiar with your work, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSure! I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker, returning to my roots in comics. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comics. I worked a number of different jobs and sold candy and art in school so I could buy comics every week. I was so obsessed that the owner of my local comic store hired me to work in the shop. I even made some comics. By the time I got to college I became more obsessed with training as an artist and making movies. After college I was only obsessed with movies and cinema. I spent years working construction and writing movie scripts and slowly transitioned into full-time video work. I made a lot of music videos. Somewhere along the line I got back into making art for art's sake and one day I walked into a comic store and slowly started reading and collecting comics again. So now I\u2019m an artist and a filmmaker who wants to bring stories to life through live action, animation and comics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter for your\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>\u00a0comic; what can you tell us about\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNeon spring<\/em>\u00a0is a sci-fi cyberpunk series. It \u201csprings\u201d from this idea I had of a driverless car that lobotomizes people, but I think what will set it apart is my goal to explore the nuances of nature and technology merging and evolving. It might end up being a pastiche of the things I like, much like\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is a mix of\u00a0Alien<\/em>,\u00a0Akira\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Goonies\u00a0<\/em>(among other things). There\u2019s no beating the\u00a0Matrix<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Akira<\/em>. My goal with the series is to not necessarily create bigger set pieces and top these classics, but to create stranger and more nuanced mind bending experiences. Although I do have some pretty great action sequences planned.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nCan you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIn all honesty I was high on a dock with two of my friends and we were joking about LA traffic being terrible. Somehow I ended up on a diatribe about this driverless car that lobotomizes people, but as I was joking many of the images you see in issue zero were flashing through my mind. I became obsessed with it. So obsessed that five years later I finally made it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207239\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_1\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nYou are the creator, writer, and artist on\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>; what do you enjoy being more a writer or artist?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s like asking someone to pick a favorite child. They both have their sublime moments and they can both drive you insane. I think I\u2019m more tortured while I\u2019m writing, but I can write ideas way quicker than I can draw them, so in a way writing for me is more useful in terms of getting the bigger picture down. The visceral quality of art is undeniable. The need for a visual image will always seduce me back into drawing and painting and I\u2019ve worked too hard and too long at it to give up. Sorry. I\u2019m dodging this question. I find them both to be incredibly useful and gratifying and torturous at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHow long did it take you to create the art for issue zero of\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t really start focusing on it till February 2020, but it wasn\u2019t like I was working on it every day 9 to 5 for two years. I did a lot of other things in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWho are the Skull Squad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Skull Squad are a group of mercenaries who've been hired to escort the car with a super intelligent A.I. named Mother around. They have to ensure their targets get into the car so Mother can do what it\u2019s designed to do. Perhaps most importantly, they cannot let Mother get out of the car. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207240\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_2.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_2\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\nWhat can you tell us about Zuzu?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nZuzu is more or less a terminator, with more personality. She\u2019s like the Astro Boy of this universe in the sense that she\u2019s a world renowned marvel of biomechanics. She\u2019s been missing for a year. When we\u2019re introduced to her she\u2019s remerging for the first time since going missing. Again that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen you are writing the comic, do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI did write a full script. I wrote the first draft back in 2016. I wrote most of it on an airplane ride from New York to LA and finished it from Denver back to New York, but then I didn\u2019t come back to it until 2020. As I mentioned I was obsessed with filmmaking and went through a phase where I read screenplays obsessively. One night back in 2019 I was lucky enough to meet Ian Bertram, the incredible artist behind\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>. He gave me a copy of the\u00a0Little Bird<\/em>\u00a0trade paperback. After I read it, I noticed they had pages from the script, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, in the back. I was very happy to see the format was similar to a screenplay. I\u2019m very comfortable writing that way. It was difficult to incorporate the panel structure into the format at first, but once I got the hang of it I was flowing. I did a lot of editing and rewriting before I set pen to page. On that note, I want to shout out my friend and editor Michael Grossman, co-creator and writer of a comic called\u00a0GOOFY FROOT<\/em>. He helped me through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nYou have a variant cover by Alexis Ziritt; how did that come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nShort answer is I asked him. A better answer is, he designed a T-shirt for a store I hang out at called Vinyl Fantasy. The fact that they\u2019re my homies might have had something to do with why he said yes, but I don\u2019t know. I did wait to ask him when I had all the pages Inked. I sent him an unlettered, inked version of the comic which I think was pretty cool to look at. I also made sure to let him know I've been a huge fan of his, ever since I saw\u00a0Space Riders\u00a0<\/em>popping off the shelves of every comic store I went into. I went into a lot of shops back in 2017 when I was shopping my art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0around. He was everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207241\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neonspring0_3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"neonspring0_3\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\nAs you are crowdfunding the comic and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the project more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh my God yes. The more I get into making art and selling art, the more I fall in love with all of it. I enjoy interacting with people and especially people who really love what I\u2019m doing. In general this project is just incredibly special to me. So yes! Big YES!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think my favorite Kickstarter reward is the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle. It gets you both my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant cover along with my 556 page art book\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0with a custom drawing inside. I am about to add another reward or two after I announce some new variant covers. So whatever version of the\u00a0Erratica<\/em>\u00a0bundle that includes the new variant covers will be my favorite reward. At the very least I highly recommend the reward that includes my cover and Ziritt\u2019s variant.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStay tuned, stay inspired and stay level. Don\u2019t fall victim to the divisive memes and media that are widening all the social riffs in the world. I\u2019m of the belief that despite the terrifying events of the last two years, the majority of us actually have shared values and we don\u2019t need to tear eachother down. I don\u2019t want to get too fluffy with it. We don\u2019t all have to come together and sing kumbaya, but we also don\u2019t have to believe the hype and the divisive bulls**t. Most people just want to live happy fulfilled lives with their loved ones and I do hope that people keep that in mind while they read this comic. This issue might seem like I\u2019m on the extreme end of a liberal spectrum, but I assure you I intend to poke fun at all sides while taking you on a soulful journey and a wild roller coaster ride. So yeah! Stay tuned, stay inspired, stay level and be good to each other. And thanks for having me. Read\u00a0Neon Spring<\/em>!!!<\/span><\/p>\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter campaign: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/neongiant\/neon-giant-issue-zero-this-car-neutralizes-douchebags.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Ian for taking the time to chat with us. We wish him the best of luck with his campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Ian Cinco","post_excerpt":"\u00a0Neon Spring\u00a0","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-ian-cinco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 22:40:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 21:40:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207156,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-02 15:11:09","post_content":"With the release of the latest issue of Hellboy,\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>,\u00a0out tomorrow. We are delighted to be joined by Matt Smith; Matt is the creator of Barbarian Lord. Matt has worked on numerous comics including,\u00a0Folklords<\/em>,\u00a0Lake Of Fire<\/em>, Metal Quest<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Henson\u2019s Storyteller<\/em>.<\/span>\n\nHi Matt, it's such a thrill to have you here with us. <\/span>\n\nHow did the opportunity come about for you to be involved in the Hellboy universe again?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs I remember it, I was out raking leaves and listening to music on my headphones when I saw a notification that I got a message\u2013\u2013which turned out to be Mike Mignola asking if I was interested in drawing a\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>story he was working on about an ancient werewolf hunter. After taking a beat to get my head around how this could have happened, I replied that I was very interested in all of those words. That story turned out to be the one-shot \"Long Night at Goloski Station.\"<\/span>\n\nDid you read the novel\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMany times! I was already a longtime fan of Norse mythology, and so was on it when it came out. I love mythology and folklore in general, but the Norse myths and sagas have been the focus of my interest for ages. I haven\u2019t read the novel recently, as my sister borrowed it and lost it. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m letting everyone know what happened to my treasured copy of the book.<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nWhen [co-writer] Christopher Golden sent me the script, I was immediately impressed with how he adapted the length and format. Issue #1 gets moving right away, and we\u2019re up in the mountains and in streets of Stockholm, being reunited with some familiar characters and meeting some new ones. It\u2019s pretty lean and fast-moving, but without losing the great atmosphere of the book. [Colorist] Chris O\u2019Halloran, who worked with me on\u00a0Folklords\u00a0<\/em>but is new to the\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0world, did a hell of a job on colors. I\u2019m really interested to hear what fellow\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0fans make of this first issue.<\/span>\n\nWhat is it like working with Mike and Christopher?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI had the good fortune to meet them both at a Boston comic con where they offered me the project, and they couldn\u2019t have been more welcoming. Since then, it\u2019s stayed on that same line. This had the potential to be pretty daunting, with me being a huge fan of the character, Mike\u2019s art in general, and this particular Norse-steeped story\u2013\u2013but Mike, Chris, and the strong editorial team at Dark Horse took the edge off for sure.<\/span>\n\nDid you get a full script for each issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI did. I can\u2019t remember now if I got them all at once\u2013\u2013I don\u2019t think I did. I think they came along as I was working, which was fun to look forward to. I knew the story well, but to see how Chris adapted it for comics was really cool.<\/span>\n\nHow good is your knowledge of Norse mythology?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s certainly not at an academic level, but I know my myths pretty well. I love the source material and also collect films, comics, and records that are influenced by them. That Norse-inspired material really comes first, chronologically. I got the first real bite with Walt Simonson\u2019s work when I was a little kid, and then later as a teen, I was further infected by the Swedish band Bathory. Then there is Tolkien, who masterfully took from them to help build out his world. Somewhere in there I would have started reading the myths proper, and more recently developed a more focused interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0#1<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI think it\u2019s the Ragnarok scenes. It was a real treat to be drawing Thor and Jormungandr within the Hellboy world, though I\u2019d also be happy drawing pages and pages of Hellboy wandering through mountains. Maybe there can be a slow comics movement, like that seven-hour train ride video from Bergen to Olso. Hundreds of pages of Hellboy wandering, arctic hares, and snow storms. I\u2019m sure that\u2019d go over well. Ha. I\u2019d be into it, though. I watched that seven-hour train video with my father-in-law. It was great. We spent a day at it, took coffee breaks. It was lovely.<\/span>\n\nArtistically has\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants\u00a0been a challenge to illustrate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nYes.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIf this were a live interview, I\u2019d just leave that hanging for comedic effect, take a long sip of coffee. Seriously though, it was, and it was a good challenge. Hard and worth the fight. It\u2019s a big story with a lot going on. I\u2019d done that one\u00a0Hellboy\u00a0<\/em>issue,\u00a0Long Night at Goloski Station, which was a single night in a single location really\u2013\u2013maybe a more atmospheric story, if that makes sense. I\u2019ve also done a couple of graphic novels outside the Hellboy world, but this was my first time handling Hellboy in a larger story. It was longer than the one-shot, of course, but the pace of the story and the scale of action are also pretty different. Support from everyone at Dark Horse was very helpful, as was looking at all the great\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0work that\u2019s been done. Mike\u2019s, of course, but also rereading through Duncan Fegredo\u2019s\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0books and Mignolaverse titles by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. That put fuel in the tank for sure, revisiting what has been done\u2013\u2013and has been done so damn well.<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI just started Tolkien's\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0translation, but I'm only a dozen pages in at the moment. I had just finished the new book by Paul Tremblay before that,\u00a0Survivor\u2019s Song<\/em>. There\u2019s a Hellboy connection there\u2013\u2013I was surprised when reading a Tremblay short story collection not long ago to come across a short\u00a0Hellboy<\/em>\u00a0story in it. It was really cool, too! For comics, I just picked up the first two issues of\u00a0Mazebook<\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Lemire, and you know everything he makes is wicked cool. I\u2019ve also recently reread Simonson\u2019s\u00a0Ragnarok<\/em>\u00a0series, as that has consistently been one of my very favorite titles in recent times. They just take me back to what got me into comics in the first place. They are exciting, fun, and amazing to stare at. That he is doing his best work now is also heavy-duty inspiring.<\/span>\n\nWe would like to thank Matt for sitting and chatting with us and we wish him and the rest of his team the best of luck with\u00a0Hellboy: The Bones of Giants<\/em>.<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Matt Smith","post_excerpt":"Based on the illustrated novel ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-matt-smith","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 23:03:45","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 22:03:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207156","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207140,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-01 16:06:57","post_content":"With the release of\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week from Image Comics, we are so delighted that Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli dropped by for a chat. Not only are they are the creative team behind\u00a0A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0but also the\u00a0Alice in Leatherland <\/em>series.<\/span>\n\nHi Iolanda and Elisa, it's so wonderful to have you both here with us.<\/span>\n\nSome of our readers may not be familiar with your works, could you please tell us a bit about yourselves?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa:<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi ComicBuzz! We're SO honored to be on your website!<\/span>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>We're the creators (Iolanda as writer and me as artist) of \"Alice in Leatherland\", a five-issues miniseries published by Black Mask Studios. \"Alice in Leatherland\" is a queer, body and sex positive romantic comedy! <\/span>Previously I worked for several independent comics publishers, for Titan Comics and Square Enix as an illustrator.<\/span>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong> <\/span>I previously worked as a cover artist for Doctor Who, Life is Strange and Sea of Thieves comics (by Titan Comics) and for Marvel! I also published an OGN that I wrote and drew myself: \"Midnight Radio\" (by Lion Forge\/Oni press).<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207147\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_1.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/><\/span>\n\nCan you tell us about the origin of A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I wanted to explore in a story my never-ending attempt to find a middle ground between devoting yourself body and soul to a goal and enjoying every moment with no regrets. This adds to my and Elisa's love for road-trips together and for discovering new realities and landscapes in unknown countries.<\/span>\n\nPlus, I love great movie-like gestures. But this one could be a spoiler!<\/span>\n\nHow would you describe A thing called Truth<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda:<\/strong>\u00a0I would describe it as a \"chaotic road-trip adventure\"! That's a story about the dream of leaving your mark on the world, about the reasons for yearning to go far away and those that will take you back home.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207148\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthb.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthb\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nHow did A thing called Truth<\/em> find a home at Image Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>We actually just sent the project proposal to their submission email address and kept our fingers crossed! <\/span>Since I started reading comics, working for Image Comics has been my <\/span>dream. So when Mr Jim Valentino answered our email and told us our proposal sounded interesting I was over the moon!\n<\/span>\n\nWhat can you tell us about Doctor Magdalene Tr\u00e4umer?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>Mag has devoted every waking minute of her adult life to her career and her noble goal of saving the world. Fun times are not her thing: no hanging out with friends for a beer, no friends at all for that matter, she'd rather sleep on her lab couch than going home. She hasn't even been able to find the time to sign the divorce papers her ex(asperated)-husband keeps sending her.<\/span>\n\nWhen the story starts, she's finally very close to making her dream come true...<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207149\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_2.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\nIolanda, when you are writing an issue of the comic, how does that work; do you write a full script?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm a hopeless perfectionist and so, yes, I write a super-full script with long descriptions and I often also do small thumbnails of the page's structure I have in mind! (I don't know how Elisa can bear me all the time)<\/span>\n\nElisa, you are creating all of the art for the comic. What part of that process do you enjoy the most, pencils, inking or colouring?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>I really like inking, especially now that I use ink to shadow things: not long ago I used to create shadows during the coloring phase, but then I had several comic book gigs that required inks & grey tones so I had to change my artstyle a bit! I must say I feel more confident now.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207150\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruth1_4.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruth1_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"888\" \/>\n\nHow important is pre-ordering for an independent comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I would say a lot! Especially now with all the printing and distribution issues due to the paper shortage! Several publishers decided to not do second printings anymore, so please pre-order your comics to be sure to get your copy!<\/span>\n\nHow did you pick the artists for the alternative covers for the series?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa:<\/strong> <\/span>Actually, the artist for all the alternative covers is Iolanda (Since she's a cover artist too!) For issue #1 we asked for an additional cover to our super-talented colleague Mirka Andolfo!<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207151\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthc.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthc\" width=\"585\" height=\"900\" \/>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from the first issue?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>The scene I love the most in the first issue is the same one I used to keep talking about with my closest friends when I was creating the story. That in the last pages of issue #1, so I have to force myself to not talk about it to avoid spoilers!<\/span>\n\nWhat are you currently reading?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nElisa: <\/span><\/strong>I'm reading some Bande Dessin\u00e9e at the moment! I love Blacksad books and Julie Rocheleau's art style! While speaking of comics, we're both very excited for Saga's return!<\/span>\n\nIolanda: <\/span><\/strong>I'm writing scripts for a new story at the moment, and If I only open a comic while I'm doing this I end up seeing it only as a work documentation so I can't actually relax! (Haha-) So I'm re-reading old books instead, such as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207145\" src=\"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/athingcalledtruthd.jpg\" alt=\"athingcalledtruthd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" \/>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIolanda and Elisa: <\/span><\/strong>Thank you so much for buying and supporting independent comics and for trusting new creators!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say a big thank you to Iolanda and Elisa for taking the time to chat with us and we wish them the best of luck with the launch of A Thing Called Truth #1<\/em>\u00a0this week.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli","post_excerpt":"\u00a0A Thing Called 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