Alternate Lives
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tartysuzI contributed to two articles in this week's Sequential Tart.
Nat Jones
First, I interviewed Nat Jones, a comics artist who has made a name for himself with horror or horror-inspired titles such as Spawn, Death Dealer and now '68, a comic about the Vietnam War -- with zombies! Nat is originally from South Carolina, but moved up to the Great White North to raise a family with his Edmonton-born wife. It was interesting to hear him say that as a comics artist, he can really work anywhere. A few months ago, Edmonton comics writer Andrew Foley said that it was tough to get a start in the industry living up here. (Other Edmontonians successful in the industry had to move away, including John Byrne, Travis Charest and Todd MacFarlane.) Anyway, Nat's a really nice guy, a thoughtful interview and an excellent artist. See for yourself!
http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=2010
SPN Talk 6.17
Second, I contributed to the Supernatural Talk about SPN 6.17 "My Heart Will Go On," which finds a new way to depict Sam and Dean in alternate lives: by angel interference in world events! Episodes wherein the Winchesters find themselves in alternate realities are very amusing -- they let us see Sam and Dean in a different context, give the characters a break from the "fate" that The Powers That Be have set out for them, and relieves the show from pure nihilism. On the other hand, I don't think the fantastical ones are as powerful as the purely dramatic ones, like 4.04 "Metamorphosis," wherein Sam recognizes himself in the rugaru, or 4.19 "Jump the Shark," where Dean hates that "Adam" had everything he didn't as a child, or 6.19 "Mommy Dearest," when Sam and Dean see themselves in the young, imperilled brothers. Then again, in hindsight, "My Heart Will Go On" was perhaps less about what Sam and Dean could have been, and more about what Castiel could have done.
http://www.sequentialtart.com/extranet/articlepreview.php?articleID=1994
Nat Jones
First, I interviewed Nat Jones, a comics artist who has made a name for himself with horror or horror-inspired titles such as Spawn, Death Dealer and now '68, a comic about the Vietnam War -- with zombies! Nat is originally from South Carolina, but moved up to the Great White North to raise a family with his Edmonton-born wife. It was interesting to hear him say that as a comics artist, he can really work anywhere. A few months ago, Edmonton comics writer Andrew Foley said that it was tough to get a start in the industry living up here. (Other Edmontonians successful in the industry had to move away, including John Byrne, Travis Charest and Todd MacFarlane.) Anyway, Nat's a really nice guy, a thoughtful interview and an excellent artist. See for yourself!
http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=2010
SPN Talk 6.17
Second, I contributed to the Supernatural Talk about SPN 6.17 "My Heart Will Go On," which finds a new way to depict Sam and Dean in alternate lives: by angel interference in world events! Episodes wherein the Winchesters find themselves in alternate realities are very amusing -- they let us see Sam and Dean in a different context, give the characters a break from the "fate" that The Powers That Be have set out for them, and relieves the show from pure nihilism. On the other hand, I don't think the fantastical ones are as powerful as the purely dramatic ones, like 4.04 "Metamorphosis," wherein Sam recognizes himself in the rugaru, or 4.19 "Jump the Shark," where Dean hates that "Adam" had everything he didn't as a child, or 6.19 "Mommy Dearest," when Sam and Dean see themselves in the young, imperilled brothers. Then again, in hindsight, "My Heart Will Go On" was perhaps less about what Sam and Dean could have been, and more about what Castiel could have done.
http://www.sequentialtart.com/extranet/articlepreview.php?articleID=1994
