Josh Fialkov + Bernard Chang | KING
In this episode Josh Fialkov + Bernard Chang stop by to talk KING and Disney Imagineering.
Topics include meeting Sam Raimi, self-aware works, lush landscapes in a dreary future, living and creating in LA, classic little old lady moves, David Lynch was right, Department of Reclamation seeking to get life moving again, Karate Robot Bears, Cobra Kai, Maiolo as the third man, planning the release schedule, changing gears with a new kind of publisher, jazz analogies are the best analogies, Bernard mentions his time as a Disney Imagineer, and also what they’re reading.
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Matt Kolowski: Welcome everybody back to ComiXology Conversations. Kara is out on assignment. She will not be with us today, but we have two creators that I’m very anxious to speak with – Josh Fialkov of “The Bunker” and Bernard Chang most recently of “Batman Beyond” for their book “King.” Welcome back to the show.
Josh Fialkov: Hey, man. Thanks for having us.
Bernard Chang: Ditto.
Matt: The pitch for King I have to say is pretty much the greatest pitch of all time: Conan the Barbarian as directed by Sam Raimi circa Army of Darkness. Why haven’t we just been giving pitches for books and making books as “as directed by Sam Raimi”? I feel like that’s the greatest idea of all time.
Josh: Here’s my humblebrag. Sam is attached to The Bunker TV show. The first time I met him I was very professional. I really was very cool. I didn’t want to still be a nerd. There was a moment where we were standing at William Morris waiting to go down the elevator.
I leaned over and I said, “I remember sitting in the theater watching Army of Darkness and thinking, ‘That’s what I want to do with my life.’” Sam looked around and leaned back at me. He’s like, “I remember making Army of Darkness and thinking, 'This is what I want to do with the rest of my life.’”
It was a nice moment. It is. That tone and managing to do stuff that’s both actiony and exciting while also being self-aware and tongue-in-cheek is something I’m just a huge fan of. I feel like I’ve done it. I’ve done it here and there in some of my other work, like working on King and working on it with Bernard. Bernard is a laugh riot.
You might not believe it because he doesn’t talk a lot, but the things in this guy’s head are ridiculous, just so filled with oddity. It’s come together better than I can ever hope or dream.
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