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Comic book history – Comic book writer – Christopher Priest interview

Christopher Priest has been a comic book writer for over 40 years and has worked for both Marvel and DC. He’s written for Deathstroke, Justice League, Vampirella and many other titles. He also helped to redevelop Black Panther.

{Note: The sound gets better after a minute or so but I wanted to include some interesting pre-interview talk that unfortunately doesn’t have the same sound quality as the full interview.}

0:20 – Christopher talks about the creation of Black Panther.

1:35 – Christopher talks about how Black Panther developed.

2:36 – Christopher talked about how he got into the comic book business.

4:00 – Christopher talks about what got him his job at Marvel.

6:30 – Christopher talked about working on Cracked magazine and being mentored by Stan Lee.

8:05 – Christopher talked about what story lines inspired him most.

10:15 – Christopher talks about his various career milestones.

12:50 – Christopher talks about the comic book business.

14:45 – Christopher talks about how he got Power Man and Iron Fist.

16:30 – Christopher talks about where he gets his writing ideas from.

20:15 – Christopher talks about developing Man Ape.

22:15 – Christopher talks about his role with the Black Panther film.

23:00 – Christopher talks about how he redeveloped Black Panther.

26:50 – Christopher talks about his professional life following Black Panther.

stop at 29:00

35:00 – Christopher talks about Deathstroke on tv.

36:03 – Christopher talks about the storylines he created that he’s most proud of. He goes into his Justice League storyline.

43:54 – Christopher can be found on Christopherpriest.com

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Links of interest

http://christopherpriest.com/cpdc/

Guests: Christopher Priest

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: comic books, writer, green lantern, DC comics, Marvel, Stan Lee, Cracked, Spiderman, Batman, Power Man, Iron Fist, Conan, Deathstroke, Justice League, News Radio, Iron Man, Vampirella

Classic science fiction – “The Forever War” (Titan Comics, 2017) – Joe Haldeman interview

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Joe Haldeman is a prolific sci-fi writer who has won numerous awards for his work. His most significant novel is The Forever War which also had two follow on novels. His trilogy has recently been released in comic book form and I spoke to him about his time in Vietnam and about his writing.

1:13 – Joe talks about why he writes sci-fi and what he enjoyed in sci-fi.

1:57 – Joe talks about how Vietnam inspired Forever War.

4:00 – Joe was told he could choose a job when he was drafted but instead they made him a combat engineer-Pioneer. He cleared paths for troops.

8:00 – Joe talks about how Vietnam affected how he wrote about character interactions in the Forever War.

10:24 – Joe talks about the sexuality of the novel and mentions a gay couple he knew in Vietnam, two medics who shared a tent.

13:47 – Joe talks about the serious wound he received in Vietnam and the hospitals he went to in Vietnam. He ended up in charge of the library and the game room.

18:16 – Joe was in Vietnam from February 1968 to February 1969 and was in the Central Highlands in places like Pleiku. His unit moved around in helicopters but they used trucks to move their whole base about three times.

20:13 – Joe talks about booby traps used in Vietnam.

21:36 – Joe talks about the wound he received. He talks about what he did while recovering.

31:57 – Joe doesn’t want people to feel pro-war feelings when they read Forever War.

35:06 – He and his wife went to Mexico after the war.

44:00 – Joe and his wife started the ICON convention 43 years ago and still attend.

45:40 – Sci-fi convention and writing has made Joe more of a public speaker.

51:06 – A lot of magazines used to fill their pages with stories that were made to order.

54:04 – Joe loves reading about new solar systems and planets.

58:04 – Joe talks about how he felt when the US landed on the moon. He was in mexico at the time.

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Guests: Joe Haldeman

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Tags: science fiction, writer, novelist, Forever war, sci-fi, war, vietnam, wounds

X-Men actor – Shawn Ashmore interview

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Shawn Ashmore is a Canadian actor best know to comic book fans as iceman of the X-Men film series. He’s done horror, drama and animation work. I spoke with him at Shore Leave 2018.

0:57 – Shawn talks about he started acting as a hobby with his twin brother when they were kids. At age 14 he decided to take it seriously.

2:33 – He feels that a well-written script has done most of the work for an actor. He likes to break down scripts and create a personal history for the character if it’s not done already. He used music to inspire him in roles. Costumes also help him create the feel of the character.

4:38 – All the leather superhero costumes really adjust how he approaches a character. He also played Terry Fox who was a famous Canadian runner. Wearing his running outfit was emotional for Shawn.

6:49 – Shawn was an X-Men reader so he enjoyed being on the film. He felt a chill when he saw Patrick Stewart in the wheelchair and it felt like X-Men.

8:49 – Stand By Me was the film that made him want to be an actor. Lawrence of Arabia, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and lassic horror films have inspired him. He’s a fan of storytelling and great characters.

10:57 – He’s always found fans who’ve liked works of his that he might have felt didn’t reach the level he wanted it to.

11:39 – He watched a lot of Next Gen and wanted a transporter.

13:21 – He’s on twitter and instagram.

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Guests: Shawn Ashmore

Host: Cris Alvarez

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