It occurs to me that you folks may have general questions you never get answered. So feel free to post them here. What I will then do (or at least am planning to do, unless it turns out I can’t for some reason) is use the edit function to respond directly to the questions right where you ask them. That way folks won’t have to scroll like mad to find the answers.
If I think the thread’s getting too long, I’ll cut off responses and we’ll do another round in a week or so.
PAD
ADDENDUM: Okay, it’s 12:30 AM and I’m cutting off the postings now. I’ll answer these as I have time over the next few days.
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1. What format do you find most challenging/satisfying to write? Comics? Screenplays? Novels? Which format is overall the most profitable for a writer?
They each have advantages and disadvantages. Ultimately what’s the most creatively satisfying is that which (a) is a story I feel I’ve told well and (b) a story that’s well received by the audience.
2. Who’s the biggest non-comics celebrity you’ve ever met? Did you enjoy the meeting?
I’ve met Shatner and Nimoy at various times. That was pretty cool. I met Bonnie Hunt coming off an airplane into Canada once; she was very sweet. Met F. Murray Abraham once. He said I should call him “Murray.” I asked if anyone ever called him “F.” He just looked at me oddly and said, “Uh…no.”
3 Do you think colorfully garbed comic book villains with visions of megalomania are appropriate post 9/11?
Of course. Who else would colorfully garbed comic book heroes battle?
My only question at the moment is how I’m going to get Fallen Angel 2 now that my comic shop didn’t get their comics last the other week? Diamond send them 26 boxes of toys and crap and no comics.
The only one that bothers me is missing Fallen Angel.
Call up Lone Star Comics in Texas. They’re now only selling the book to people over 18, which means they’ve got copies they can’t/won’t move. Tell them I sent you and that they should sell you one mail-order.
Tonge Lashing finally showed up at my local bookstore so got that and had to special order One Knight Only from them. It seems like they are getting out of stocking books. Most of the floor space is now candles and junk like that. They want me to order my books from thier web site. But I’d much rather just pick it up off the shelf.
Anyway guess there really wasn’t a question in there. Just a rant.
Hope you feel better for it.
Ok, then lets start with some really general things:
What is your favorit time of day? Why?
Don’t really have one.
What is your favorit movie? Why?
The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn. That, and Casablanca. Why? Why not?
What is your favorit TV series? Why?
Of all time? Hill Street Blues. Again, why not?
What is your favorit book? Why?
The phone book. It’s very handy.
What is your favorit food? (Not why) 😀
Pizza. Nature’s perfect food.
This should be enough for the beginning, shouldn’t it?
You’d think that, wouldn’t you.
Greetings from Germany
Maja
Have the sales numbers for Fallen Angel #1 come in yet? Will you be doing it for awhile?
First issue posted around 26,000 copies, ranking at #96. As to whether I’ll be doing it a while, that depends on the fans. Well, no actually, it depends on the retailers.
Did CBG send you a copy of the Comics Buyer’s Guide to the Hulk? I wrote the entire “Merged Hulk” section. What did you think?
They didn’t send me one, actually. Cheap SOBs.
1) What do you think Captain Marvel does not get any love/respect from Marvel?
I’m probably the wrong person to answer that question.
2) If you could do whatever you pleased with the book to increase sales, what would you do?
Full frontal nudity with Marlo.
3) What character would you love to write into CM that has not yet appeared?
The Ultimates.
4) Why do you tolerate the increasing games and criticism from Marvel brass? (Thank you for doing so BTW)
It’s been decreasing recently, actually. At least in regards to me.
Hey PAD,
1) Do you intend to continue writing comics until your twilight years? Or did you have plans to become a full-time novelist, etc?
I dunno. Maybe these ARE my twilight years. But no, I can’t see myself writing comics in my 50s and 60s. Then again, Mick Jagger stated decades ago he couldn’t see himself jumping around on stage at age 50 belting out “Satisfaction,” so who ever knows?
2) Are you a fan of science writers like Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan, or Stephen Jay Gould?
Intermittent. Read more Sagan than any of the others.
3) I’m not sure if you’ve stated this in the past, but what’s your take on the Ultimate books? Specifically, do you like Spidey or Ultimates more?
I’m kind of a traditionalist. The Ultimate books strike me as the Hollywood-ized Marvel titles. They’re like monthly pitches to unseen movie guys, as if Marvel was saying, “Okay, here’s how we would drop 40 years of baggage and do these as films.”
4) What journals, newspapers, or magazines do you read regularly, besides The Week (which *is* good, thanks for the recommend).
Time. Newsweek. Newsday. NY Daily News. Entertainment Weekly.
Thanks,
Carlos
This question got lost in the shuffle when I asked it before, so this seems to be a good time to try again: What are the German titles of the Sir Apropos books? (I’m curious about how the translators handled the wordplay.)
Truthfully, I don’t know. As soon as I get my copies in the mail, I’ll post what the new title is. Too bad we haven’t sold French rights. That’d be easy: “Monsieur Apropos du Rien.
Hi Peter,
Do you think you’ll ever write for the Babylon 5 universe again? Your Centauri Prime trilogy was amazing, and I’d love to see what else you’d do with B5.
Depends if there are any more venues for B5 fiction, and whether JMS is interested in having me do it. I’m not seeing it as hugely likely in either aspect, but one never knows.
Will Linda Danvers be reappearing any time soon, in Fallen Angel or otherwise?
Not likely, or every issue, depending upon what you think about Fallen Angel.
Will you ever let it be known what you were planning for the Hulk before you left?
Hulk #467, my last issue, was pretty much an encapsulation of two years worth of stories, summarized into 22 pages.
1. Can you give us an update on the Howling Mad movie?
There’s a draft of a script, and it’s being shopped around to both potential directors and stars.
2. SpyBoy #13.3 comes out tomorrow. Any plans for more SpyBoy beyond that?
DH is definitely interested in more Spyboys. I just have to sit down and write up an outline for the next series.
3. Do you have any novels lined up for 2004 beyond Spider-Man 2 and perhaps a third “Knight Life” book?
At least three more New Frontier novels, plus another fantasy series I’m currently working on selling.
Corey
General questions, huh? OK.
1. Why are inertial mass and gravitational mass the same thing?
Gravitational mass is the property of an object for the gravitational force exerts on another object. Newton’s Law of Gravitation is expressed using the product of two gravitational masses. The inertial mass is the property of an object that is a measure of its resistance to acceleration. It is used to express Newton’s Second Law: F = ma. Experimentally they are equal. Newton found that the two concepts were equal to one part in 1000. As of today this has been reduced to one part in a billion. This principal of equivalence is the foundation of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. (As per Dr. D. O’Shea.)
2. To what extent did FDR know, or not know, about impending Japanese attacks prior to Dec. 7, 1941?
Depends which theory you adhere to. Personally, I suspect he knew something was coming, but didn’t know exactly when or where. I very much doubt he knew the details and simply allowed it to happen, whatever rationalizations for spurring the country to war one might come up with.
3. Concerning the evolution of flight in avian dinosaurs, which is more correct, the trees-down or the ground-up theory?
Actually, the ground-down theory–the one postulating that dinosaurs were ground down into fossil fuel–is the most correct.
Over at the Crew message board, we are trying to get a letter-writing campaign started to save the book. The Crew is written by Christopher Priest/Jim Owsley, and like your books, it requires thought to appreciate, something I think we can agree works against it in this shallow marketplace.
Anyway, I wonder what are your thoughts on comics activism, the Internet, and the best ways to organize such campaigns?
It worked for Spider-Girl, (and fortunately a campaign wasn’t necessary for CM, due to the Open Letter), but I for one would like to see something more formalized, so that when a book is announced cancelled, it is easy to mobilize its fans from a central point with instructions on what to do and such. What do you think?
The problem becomes that if every single canceled book causes fan mobilization, publishers are just going to assume it’s a knee-jerk reaction and stop paying attention. Then again, you can’t really say to people, “Okay, the book you like is worth trying to save, but you other guy, your book isn’t worth it.” I am pretty sure, however, that the only thing which really has impact on publishers are individual written-and-mailed letters. The thought being that if people took the time to sit down and write a letter, stick a stamp on it and mail it, it must be something they really care about.
What’s your writing schedule? How many hours per day; days per week? Do you work on certain projects on certain days, or does each project get a little bit of time every day or week?
I try to block out different days and different times to work on different projects. But there’s no science to it. For instance, when I’m getting to the last hundred or so pages of a novel, the book picks up a momentum all its own and I just put everything else aside and barrel through it.
Here’s one that’s a blatant setup for bragging: Caroline do anything cute lately?
She’s started saying “Mama” in direct reference to Kathleen, so that’s pretty cool.
I am wondering about
1.) What are some of the worst choices in your work that was not made? (such as choices made by editors and you were able to stop it or made by you and the editors stopped it)
I’d really rather not say. There’s no way for me to answer it without me coming off sounding good and specific editors sounding stupid.
2.) What are some of your ideas/plans that you were most proud of, but never got used.
The original concept for an X-Factor abortion story, which got trashed into a story about genetic manipulation instead, completely killing the concept. Also, my favorite line of dialogue that got tossed was from an issue where Spider-Man finds an abandoned child in a dumpster and brings him to a hospital. I had the nurse in the hospital saying, “Spider-Man…this child…are you the father?” And Spidey replied, “Gee, I dunno. Let’s throw him against a wall and see if he sticks.” Spidey’s response was cut.
I touched on this topic once before- and I’m still curious about it- Supergirl #65 where SG helped out at a deaf school-
what sort of research did you do?
Actually, most of the research was done by editor Mike McAvennie, who was the one who suggested I do a story about deaf kids. He provided me with a bunch of info and articles.
why deaf children? (I’m actually seeing if you have any direct or oblique connections to deaf people/deaf culture… outside of having me as a fan of your work heh)
Again, Mike’s suggestion.
I’m a deaf comicbook reader and it always interests me to see deafness handled in comic books, and Supergirl #65 was one of the best I’ve seen.
Glad to hear it…no pun intended.
eddie
Q: The tail end of your very entertaining and succesful run on the Hulk hinted, or at least reminded me a little of Superman inspired tales. Did the amalgamated Hulk/Banner character offer you a chance to go down that road??
Not consciously, no. Superman never ran an outlaw organization that went around interfering with nations against their respective wills. Or did he? Anyway, no, it wasn’ inspired by Superman.
What will you be speaking on at Dragon*Con this year, and is there any chance you’ll be doing another panel like the one on humor in comics with Judd Winick?
I’ll be speaking at Dragon*Con, yes, but to the best of my knowledge, I’m not on a humor panel with Judd.
As a more general question, do you think the geographical spreading-out of creative types (since you no longer ned to be within messenger-range of New York), will bring changes to the comics industry beyond the ones we’ve seen already?
Probably not.
I have always been curious about how many drafts of a comic script you go through before the editor “okays” it? I realize that not all scripts are the same and that some scripts only need one draft while others may need 3 or more, but in general how many drafts do you usually go through?
One or two at most. I try to get it right the first time.
I can understand if you might not want to get into this topic, but given that you’ve had some less than fortunate run-ins with company bosses yourself, I’d be curious to know what your opinion is on the whole matter with Crossgen and the non-communication/payment of freelancers etc.?
I know exactly as much about the matter as you do, so I’m not exactly what to say. It seems CG is having cash flow problems and people aren’t getting paid. Speaking as someone who’s had companies go out of business owing him sizable sums, I think when you’re dealing with a company other than Marvel or DC, you have to proceed cautiously. I’ve been fortune as of late in that companies such as Dark Horse and Dreamwave have been good about paying me in a timely fashion. But there is a degree of risk for working for an Indy.
Okay, I just have three questions, then I’ll shut up.
1.) Are there any comics out there that you’re really digging lately…in other words, what kinds of stuff do you read?
The Crossovers. Liberty Meadow. Kath got me into Knights of the Dinner Table. Fables.
2.) Would you ever want to take another crack at writing Spider-Man? I know he’s guest-starred in Captain Marvel, and you wrote the movie novelization of course, but I’m just curious if you’d like to write a one-shot, limited series, or ongoing comic featuring the character again.
Sure.
3.) Okay, this one’s weird, but I remember reading a comment you made somewhere, maybe online, that you’ve met Alan Oppenheimer, who voiced Skeletor on the original Filmation He-Man and She-Ra cartoons. Do you have any opinion on that cartoon/toyline/licensed property? I only ask because it was one of my favorites growing up. How did you come to know Alan?
Alan had a supporting role in the two “Trancers” movies I wrote, and I hung out with him a bit while I was out in Romania for filming. I don’t really have any opinion on the current reincarnation; I haven’t seen it.
By the way, thanks for doing this. 🙂
Just one question. I re-read Sachs & Violens over the weekend. Good stuff. Any desire to see it collected in trade form?
Absolutely. You offering?
Oh, what a neat idea! Here’s mine. It is about your Hulk run:
I once heard that you ask every artist you’re about to start working with, what sort of stuff they like to draw. I heard that on Hulk, when you asked Todd McFarlane, he said he wanted to draw lots of sci-fi settings (hence, the SHIELD van and the Leader’s headquarters, and the overall sci-fi feel of those issues). Jeff Purves said he wanted to draw Iron Man, hence the crossover. Gary Frank wanted to draw anything but buildings — hence the trips to space, Asgard and South American jungles. Liam Sharpe said he also wanted to draw anything but buildings, and you said, “Well, tough,” because after the exotic locales of the Frank run, you needed to have some more down-to-earth stories. And that Dale Keown was the best, because when you asked him what he wanted to draw in the Hulk, he just said, “The Hulk!”
Okay, that was a really long-winded set-up. Basically, I was wondering, do I have the above all correct, or am I misinformed?
No, that’s about right.
And I’ve also always been curious as to what was Angel Medina’s answer to the question before his Hulk run? What about Deodato? And Adam Kubert?
Don’t remember (although I never really got a handle on Deodato, basically because I never communicated with him.
Thanks!
This question has been itching at me for a while. It regards your work on THE INCREDIBLE HULK, in particular, issues #349-351. It starts off in Web of Spider-Man #44, continues if TIH #349, goes to FF #320, back to TIH #350, to Avengers Annual #17 (The “Evolutionary War” annual) and finally back to TIH #351. My question is, how and why did this crossover come about? Maybe I’m completely out of my mind, but I could never imagine the idea for this came from you. Not only did it seem to rudely interrupt the Vegas storyline just as it started rolling, and not only did it seem counter-productive to the Hulk’s goals at the time (he wants everyone to think he’s dead, and by TIH #351, he’s let The Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, and the combined populations of Atlantis and Lemuria know he’s alive), but I’ve heard you aren’t the biggest fan of crossovers. The timing for it seemed odd and I’ve just always been curious about why it worked out that way.
Thanks for your time.
You sure you got the timing on that right? I don’t have the issues in front of me, but I seem to recall that Hulk #350 was the slugout with the Thing, which had nothing to do with any sort of Evolutionary War. But as for the Hulk keeping a low profile…that’s never an easy thing for him to do, and he rarely succeeds at it.
Why can’t there be ST: New Frontier on Comics books with you writing it? I do have the one from Wildstorm, but why not more? Get Marvel interested or something!
We actually had a plot for a second NF comic ready to roll when the plug was yanked. Bottom line: Trek comics just don’t seem to sell no matter who’s doing them.
1. any chance of sachs and violens, round 2?
Well, I’d need to find a publisher and an artist since George isn’t available at the moment. So other than that, the way’s clear.
2. will you be doing a jla arc any time soon?
Not to my knowledge.
I could put in a question like “So, really, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?”
But, that’d be lame, because it would show that I try to be witty, but really am not.
So I guess the serious question is this:
Besides the Hulk, what one character from any Universe do you have the desire to spend over five years on?
The Fallen Angel.
Travis
Why does Fourth World have the same 20-year old action figures taking up an entire wall almost as long as the store itself?
Why has no employee there actually ever tried to sell me something?
You obviously have some sort of personal beef with Fourth World, and I’m not sure why you’re airing it here. I got there about once a week. They have a good assortment of action figures, from old to recent, and they constitute approximately one eighth of the upper portion of one wall, so your description is not remotely accurate. Why haven’t they TRIED to tell you something? Most comic book stores I know of have employees who are visible and available to help with someone who clearly is having problems (and Fourth World is no exception) but otherwise they tend to let people browse. Fourth World is, for my money, the best store on Long Island.
How do they get oxygen in a tank?
Carefully.
thanks
1. What is one story you most regret NOT being able to tell in a comic book/Star Trek novel/other work based on a licensed property?
Had a really good story about the death of the mother of Ariel, the Little Mermaid. I wanted to write it for the comic book, but Disney wouldn’t let me.
2. What universe or character would you like to write for but haven’t (yet)? Why?
Tarzan. Always loved that character. My dream project is Tarzan vs. the Phantom.
3. Given the inevitability of the eventual heat death of the universe, what’s your position on the rising cost of beer?
Beer bad.
3 questions:
1) What is your favorite colour?
Blue.
2) What is your quest
To dream the impossible dream. To fight the unbeatable foe. To bear with unbearable sorrow. To run where the brave dare not go.
3) What is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?
What do you mean, an African or a European swallow?
1)Is your cat okay?
Pandora? Fully recovered, thanks.
Who is your favorite New Frontier character?
Calhoun.
Who wrote the “Author Bio” portion on the Tong Lashing cover?
I did.
Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in where a man dressed up as a bat gets all of my press?
Sorry. That’s a rhetorical question.
OK,
1. You’re given carte blanche at both Marvel and DC. You can have total control over ONE book at each company. No editorial interference, no crossovers, you can do whatever you want. Who do you pick and what do you do with them?
I never answer questions like that. Because what invariably happens is that whoever’s doing the books currently will be told, “Peter David said he didn’t like what you’re doing on your title and is busy talking about all the great stuff he’d be doing about it.” I made the mistake recently of saying I’d have done the “Dragon’s Lair” comic if I’d been asked, and Andy Mangels came up to me at a convention and said, “Thanks for trying to take my job!” He was kidding…well, only semi-kidding.
2. You’re drafted to be the head of a new initiative to get more people interested in comics. What’s the first thing you would do? Besides quit.
I wouldn’t take on such a position if there wasn’t enough of a budget to make national advertising a viable option.
Thanks for the offer, PAD. Here are my questions:
1. Who built and operated the Hulk robot in What Savage Beast?
The Leader. I was laying groundwork for a second book which never got written.
2. What were your plans for the Hulk before the Lee/Liefeld deal tanked them?
I wound up eventually doing the stories I was going to; they simply had to be delayed with additional (and, frankly, inferior) stories to accommodate what was going on with Heroes Reborn.
Brian
1)Have you ever found yourself in a position where a character simply will not allow you to manipulate him/her in a way that you had initially concieved to further a story? (You know what I mean, how some characters are so well defined in your mind that they can practically write themselves?) If so, can you furnish an example?
It’s happened, yes. I can’t come up with a specific example off the top of my head, because by this point it’s become so second nature to tailor the story to the character that no instance of the story going off the rails comes to mind.
2) Which artists have come closest to matching the visuals that you’ve had in your head while writing a comic script?
Leonard Kirk, George Perez, Dale Keown.
3) Have you ever come close to just hanging up your comic writing career out of sheer frustration, based on the amount of poor editorial choices handed down to you by both Marvel and DC?
I’ve quit specific books out of sheer frustration. As for the career itself, I don’t plan to quit comics. I wouldn’t be surprised, though, if comics quit me.
4) What was the final verdict on the “best comic book movie” thread from some months back?
Superman
1) Do you ever use, er, “chemical stimulation” to find your muse? Translation: Does any of your inspiration for fantastic plot ideas come from drugs? (You can answer honestly, I sincerely doubt John Ashcroft has time to read your Web site!)
Absolutely not. I’ve never done drugs. Ever. I think doing anything to screw with your mind is inherently destructive.
2) In a pitched battle between Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan, who would win?
Neither. They’ve both been dead for centuries, so a pitched battle would be unproductive.
3) If a tree fell in a forest and no one was around to hear it, would Matt Murdock’s super senses still be able to isolate the sound from Hëll’s Kitchen?
The question’s inherently contradictory. If it’s close enough for Murdock to perceive it, then he’s “around to hear it.”
In your Trek novels, I’ve noticed that Picard and Jack Crusher show up together (in flashbacks) every so often. Each time this has happened, I wonder “Is this Jack Crusher’s final mission?” Is that a story you’re ever planning to tell?
Nope.
I realise that this question may be moot, now that the only Trek novels you write are New Frontier (if I remember your comments from a previous interview correctly), and now that there’s an ongoing Stargazer series (I haven’t read it, but I assume it features Jack Crusher). And in a way, even if you aren’t going to tell that story (e.g. if Paramount have reserved it), I guess it makes sense not to tell anyone, so that I’ll always have that question in my mind.
But despite all those disclaimers, it’s something I’ve been wondering about for the last few years, so I figured this was a good time to bring it up.
It is a good time, but the answer remains “Nope.”
Why is it that a majority of comic people lean towards the liberal side, politics wise?\
I don’t know that they do.
How do you vent?
Throw a blowhole in the back of my head.
How many keyboards have you gone through during all these years of writing.
Three Smith Corona typewriters, back when I was using those. With my current computer…about four.
Why just a rock? (re: hulk figure from years ago)
Because that’s what the figure came with. The Hulk didn’t have a cool prop from the comic, so they gave him a big rock. Which prompted me to have the Hulk comment on it in the comic a la Charlie Brown: “I got a rock.”
Have you read “Prey” by Michael Crichton? (Just curious)
No.
Ever have one of those moments where someone tosses you something (like a ball or other object) and at the last second catch it like it was nothing, surprising even yourself?
Not tossed it to me, but hit it at me. Once I was pitching for the Marvel softball team. Bases loaded, one out. Batter lined a ball right at me. I gloved it on the fly, pivoted, and flipped it to the first baseman, doubling the runner off first before he could tag up. The opposing team couldn’t believe it. There we were in major trouble, and five seconds later, we were trotting off the field. That was pretty cool.
What’s on your desk next to your computer at the moment?
A couple of books, a mug in the shape of a monkey head, and a small plush doll of Tigger dressed as Pooh.
How influential are fan letters to a comic book editor?
I dunno. Ask a comic book editor.
Is the traveller from Star Trek TNG really Q guiding Wesley as he becomes a Q and is Jean Luc Picard secretly his father which is why Q has such a fascination with him as humanity will eventually develop into the Q and Jean Luc was the father of the first Q? Is this the source of animosity from Q to Beverley Crusher and was Q responsible for Jack Crushers death? And would this be a great basis for a final TNG movie?
And wouldn’t a cameo from Janeway in which Q admits he’d just been messing with her and none of their encounters were real and he’d orchestrated their being stranded in the Delta quadrant since he was setting up something with the Borg and humanity since he introduced us to them early in the first place, thus undoing all the awful Q/Voyager episodes be really good? Some way of negating all the awful Borg episodes would be appreciated too…
Shouldn’t Janeway have died getting Voyager home really, making it far more dramatic and poignant? Maybe killed by Neelix who had been repressing residual emotions of the Tuvix character he and Tuvok merged into who Janeway killed to bring them both back? (I always had a problem with that not being used, a lot of wasted potential I thought)
Yes, yes, no, no, yes, no, yes, no. But not in that order.
Are you regretting this yet?
Should I be?
Long time reader, first time writer.
A few questions:
Which one propells the other? ie does a joke that you have set up the story or does the story set up the joke?
The vast majority of the time a joke will develop out of a story or situation. There are some who would have you believe that I routinely develop a gag and then tailor an entire story around it. The technical term for such folks is “pinhead.” I will, on rare occasion, come up with a gag and a story will arise from it. For instance, one of the main reasons I introduced Dolphin into Aquaman was so I could write a story called “Single Wet Female.” She was intended to be a guest star. But I discovered I liked her so much I kept her around.
Who are your influences from a writing standpoint and where does your sense of humor come from?
I’m influenced by far too many people to list here. My sense of humor comes from my mother.
Have you ever thought of passing on your concepts on successful writing tips for novels or comics by doing a creative writing seminar?
I’ve done occasional one-shot writing seminars at conventions and such, but I’ve no desire to teach an ongoing class.
Lastly, would you take on a concept offered by someone who felt they had a fairly good idea of how they wanted a story to go but, not having written before couldn’t figure out the whole scripting of the story (comic or novel)?
No.
Who put the bomp in the bompshubompshubomp?
Not sure, but I’d like to shake his hand.
Groo wrote the book of love?
No.
Where did I put my pen?
It’s behind that thing.
Peter, you’ve written books in so many different sci-fi universes, I’m wondering if you could ever be persuaded to write a Doctor Who novel. I’m sure the BBC would jump at the chance of publishing something from you.
It’d be fun, yes. I’ve spoken with DW publishers on occasion, but haven’t yet got around to pursuing it seriously.
What do think of Todd Nuack New book Wild gaurd?
Haven’t read it yet, didn’t know it was out. But the premise sounded good.
What do you think of Todd Nuack as artist? seeing how worked with him on Young Justice.
Oh, I think he’s terrific. Todd was able to draw anything I threw into the plot. It was great.
1. “What is your name?”
2. “What is your quest?”
3. “What… is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?”
That’s hilarious. No one ever asks me that.
Awhile back there was some leader of a black radical group that was trying to get famous. He’d insult people like Barbara Walters and Ted Koppel so that they might mention him on their shows. Do you think you comicbook creators who always seem to be fighting are using the same tactic?
Nah. We’re just áššhølëš.
PAD
I noticed that ROM: Spaceknight had several cameos in the early issues of Captain Marvel as a bust. Is this just because Rick was, for a brief time, his sidekick, or is there more to it?
No, that’s pretty much the only reason.
If you were to go back and re-do Secret Wars 2, how would you have done it?
Better.
Why is it when resturaunts say “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service”, they leave underwear and pants optional?
They’re not optional. Local ordinances dictate minimal appropriate and acceptable covering of one’s “private” areas. It’s already against the law to walk into an establishment unclothed from the waist down. Restaurants are simply stipulating additional conditions in order to accommodate a specific dress code that they feel best suits their atmosphere and clientele.
PAD
1-Now that you reveal that Thanatos is an alternative reality Rick Jones… would you mind telling us if back when you wrote Spider-Man 2099 # 11-13, where those your original plans? I was very happy with the time flies story but I keep wondering if those where your original plans
Rick was one of several solutions I had as to the identity of Thanatos. When I decided to revisit the character and do the reveal, I went with the Rick scenario. But there were others, ranging from Jonah Jameson to Norman Osborne. Rick, though, was the best, I thought.
2- could you tell us what where your plans for Spider-Man 2101? Were there any plans or did it ended on just talks?
We were just starting to develop them when it was shut down.
Thanks in advance for taking the time
Marcus Sarzalejo