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floridabudguy t1_jae9t88 wrote

John, what comic solidified your love for the medium?

Adam, I know it has to be difficult picking up where George left off, how do you decide when to blend in seamlessly or do your thing?

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floridabudguy t1_jaeh70z wrote

My questions stuck in limbo?

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vault-comics OP t1_jaemyke wrote

Sorry! Hiccup on our end!

From John: This is a tough question, as I've been reading comics for as long as I remember! It wasn't the first comic I read by any means, but I do have vivid memories of sitting up late at night in bed, just devouring a big, bumper collected edition of BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL. That took my love of Batman that already existed from the films and the cartoon and escalated it to another level. That was the specific moment where I recall coming to the conclusion that the comics Batman was the "real" Batman.

From Adam: Well, some things were changed after early conversations with John, There were things here and there that were maybe off the mark a little and we just moved them back toward his initial vision. Nothing drastic. I’ve tried to keep the character designs close to George’s original designs to keep the transition as easy as possible for readers. But where there was room to push a design, like the character Crudgel I have. In John’s description of her he mentioned Mary Whitehouse and Tilda Swinton specifically her character from Snowpiercer. She appears briefly in the first issue as a very Mary Whitehouse looking character. I made her very much in the vein of Tilda Swinton from Snowpiercer…because if given the option, the answer is always Tilda Swinton from Snowpeircer.

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vault-comics OP t1_jaemzre wrote

From John: This is where I take the opportunity to add the little nugget of film trivia that Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer is doing a Mary Whitehouse impersonation with her character!

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vault-comics OP t1_jaen20g wrote

From Adam: It has been tricky. I very much like George’s work. But I draw differently, so it’s going to look different in spite of my best efforts. But at every stage I’ve tried to make it as close to John’s vision as possible.

Sure Tilda is doing Mary as much as I’m doing my best George. But watch an interview of Mary and then watch Snowpiercer and see just how far the acorn has fallen.

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vault-comics OP t1_jaenrnj wrote

From Adam: ooh new AMA where we just talk about asking Sally Cantirino if we can commission her to draw Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer

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