As many of you know, I love comic books. One of my favorites is Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark.  I met Greg at San Diego Comic Con, You can imagine my excitement when Greg invited me to interview him in Portland at his home. I met his lovely wife Jen, and his dog Marlowe, who makes a few cameos in this interview on my youtube channel.

Beyond his incredible ability to tell stories with fascinating characters, Greg is extraordinarily kind. I was so moved that he took time out of his very busy schedule to sit down and talk with me for 2 hours!

We talk about politics, character development, the impacts of social media on society, and about Greg’s background. He is a writer who portrays women as empowered and human.

Greg is known for Wonder Woman, Lazarus, The Old Guard, Gotham Central, Lois Lane, and Stumptown – which has recently been made into a TV series starring Cobie Smulders on ABC. (Wednesdays at 10:00pm.)

I urge listeners to pick up one of Greg’s comics and let me know what you think. He is one of my favorite writers and I am grateful that I got the chance to conduct this interview.

This was recorded on the weekend of Rose City Comic Con in September. We cover a wide variety of topics and as it is 2 hours long, tried our best to give you show notes. Feel free to skip to a topic that you find interesting.

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Discussed in this episode:

Greg Rucka | Official Website Greg Rucka @ruckawriter | Twitter Greg Rucka @ruckawriter | Instragram Michael Lark | Comics Artist Rose City Comic-Con Wonder Woman |  Comic Book Character Lazarus | Comic Book Series The Old Guard | Comic Book Series Gotham Central | Comic Book Series Lois Lane | Comic Book Series Stumptown | Comic Book Series Stumptown | ABC Television Show Social Media

Show Notes [hh:mm:ss]
00:03:19 Greg discusses work and current events 00:07:34 Politics 00:14:25 Greg on Social Media
00:18:00 Early forms of Social Media – Message Boards
00:24:14 How Greg chooses readers’ “letters to the editors”
00:28:12 Collaboration with Michael Lark
00:29:28 Background on Greg
00:33:18 Working on Lazarus: “Jonas Story” and “Forever” arcs
00:39:07 We are the sum of our experiences
00:43:10 Empathy, Education
00:50:04 How Greg develop characters
01:05:00 On writing prose
01:11:00 Favorite writers
01:15:00 New projects
01:20:20 Lazarus’ first issue
01:27:11 Recommended book rereads
01:36:09 Fight choreography
01:43:21 A little more about Greg and his love for Jazz
01:47:23 Going back to work/writing
01:48:35 What does Greg enjoy?
01:49:28 Role Playing Games

 

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Host: Mimi Chan
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