#Crossover book interview questions series

But really, that's the business side of things.

But with something like Crossover, we have unlimited freedom, but at the same time, if we screw it up, it's all on us.

#Crossover book interview questions series

How does y'all's approach for a creator-owned series change up from licensed titles?Ĭates: Well, it has its advantages and its challenges, you know? With something like Thanos, Geoff and I could really jump in and go insane because, let's face it, Thanos was going to be just fine no matter how hard we screwed it up. You guys have worked together before, be it creator-owned or Marvel. Which.yeah, I know is ironic now that I tend to write so many events. In that way, the book has really evolved into a kind of thesis statement on comics, and the culture as a whole. Something that we could use to talk about, not just real-world events, but also the art form and the industry that we love. A kind of Avengers meets Cloverfield story. I mean, how many times do we see Iron Man or Batman stop what they're doing and explain themselves to the people on the street? If you were in the middle of Civil War, you wouldn't care about the internal struggles or politics of it, you would just be scared shitless that the Hulk was going to smash through your house. I think I off-handedly said that seeing one of these events from the perspective of a normal person on the street would be really cool.īecause, no matter what the heroes may be fighting for or about, it would be utterly terrifying for the average person on the street.

In my stack of comics, I had the latest Big Two crossover comics, and Geoff and I got to talking about what we would do if we ever had a chance to do one of those. We had just done two signings here in Austin and had finally gotten back home, and we were just kind of sitting around reading comics and talking about what we wanted to do next. Let's start with the big question first: How did this story and project all come about?ĭonny Cates: Geoff and I were sitting around in my house the day that God Country came out.