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Radiation Interrogation: Ed Brubaker
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Location: Blogs Atomic Fallout |
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| Posted by: Atomic Online |
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:06 PM |
Atomic Comics - Ed, you’ve worked well with Sean Phillips starting back at DC with Sleeper and then onto Marvel with Criminal and Incognito … would you consider yourselves this generation’s Stan Lee & Steve Ditko?
 Ed Brukaber - That’s a bit much, don’t you think? I’ll be happy if we’re this generation’s Abbot and Costello, but in comics.
AC - Incognito is out this week and so far this book has punched the reader in the face with awesomeness. We follow Zack Overkill, former Super Villain now in witness protection realizing that his life now sucks and he needs adventure! Seeing a character like Zack (a semi-reformed villain?) is not a common occurrence in comics these days. How did you come up with the idea?
EB - I was trying to figure out a way to do a story about a bad guy where he’s the good guy, basically, and then I started thinking about Witness Protection, and the idea of someone with no morals being stuck in this life where they’re surrounded by the kind of people they used to think of as ants.
AC - Word is Tom Cruise is interested in the Sleeper movie … will he be dancing or rapping on the set? What’s the word on Sam Raimi as director?
EB - I know Cruise is still attached, last I heard. Not sure if Raimi will be directing or just producing with his company. I know they’re working on a script, but I’m not involved, really.
AC - Ok and the question that I know a ton of readers including me are wondering… when will we see more Criminal?
EB - Just got announced today. September debuts CRIMINAL: THE SINNERS, the next chapter in the life of our most popular character so far, Tracy Lawless, and a perfect jumping on point for new readers who’ve been digging INCOGNITO.
AC - Now this book is on the Icon imprint, which for those who don’t know is the creator-owned side of Marvel. What is the difference on working on a creator-owned book like Incognito compared to a company book like Daredevil? Which is your preference, creator-owned vs. company books?
EB - I like both, really. If I didn’t need the work, I’d still be writing Cap and other Marvel characters, I think. But with the original stuff that we own, like CRIMINAL and INCOGNITO, you really feel in total control of the worlds you’re creating, and know you can do anything you want. That’s a huge blast.
AC - Now you’ve won Eisner awards for your recent work. Do you ever go down to the Marvel offices and wear them around you neck on thick gold chains and just act like the bad-asses that you are?
EB - I sign all my correspondence to editors “Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer for two years running, Ed Brubaker” but I don’t think they pay attention.
AC - Captain America #600 ships extra special this week, with a release date two days early to coincide with Marvel’s big announcement on Cap. Now that the big news is out there, are you glad it wasn’t: “This just in: Prince to be the actor to play Captain America!”?
EB - I was pushing for Prince, actually, but then his whole hip problem came up. If he’d just take the adamantium replacement hips, he’d be back in the running.
AC - How much does the Captain America title and the upcoming Reborn mini-series rely on each other to tell the full story (i.e. do fans need to get both)?
EB - Fans should get them both, but Reborn is very consciously being made New Reader Friendly. Cap, with 600 issues so far, is a bit less friendly that way, isn’t it?
AC - Is Mark Waid really evil?
EB - I believe the hype. I’m still waiting for the “MARK WAID IS FIRED!” t-shirts, though.
AC - How difficult is it to write a book that will have many artists, as compared to working with just one?
EB - What is this, the 3rd degree?
AC - So & Sean collaborate on fictional crime dramas, but we all know writers delve into their own lives for inspiration … any warrants we should be aware of? Reward offers?
EB - Nothing current. What are you, Dog the Bounty Hunter? |
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