I've got a 1-on-1 interview with Warren Ellis coming up this weekend in Chicago. Anyone an Ellis fan and want to offer up a question you'd like me to ask?
Warren Ellis questions? I got more than one, baby.
"What, if anything, is the one character that you MUST work on before you die?"
"Your stories have a very sci-fi feel to them. Do you have any formal scientific education?"
"Your stories don't have the feel of being written for 14 year olds. There is a very cerebral quality about them. Are you writing to an older crowd or is there even a target audience in the back of your mind when you're constructing your stories?"
"Some would describe your work as dark or intentionally pessimistic. Do you agree? If so, is that intentional and what is the motivating factor behind taking a darker tenor?"
I've got more but I don't want to hog all the action.
And if it is an act somewhat, do you feel that Stephen Colbert has robbed you to a certain extent as The American Office has robbed from the British version?(or name your own American thievery from the Brits)
Are you ever tempted to declare yourself a techno prophet and write your own Dianetics and see how far it goes based on your own popularity and cult following?
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Warren Ellis questions? I got more than one, baby.
"What, if anything, is the one character that you MUST work on before you die?"
"Your stories have a very sci-fi feel to them. Do you have any formal scientific education?"
"Your stories don't have the feel of being written for 14 year olds. There is a very cerebral quality about them. Are you writing to an older crowd or is there even a target audience in the back of your mind when you're constructing your stories?"
"Some would describe your work as dark or intentionally pessimistic. Do you agree? If so, is that intentional and what is the motivating factor behind taking a darker tenor?"
I've got more but I don't want to hog all the action.
How much of your "schtick" is an act?
And if it is an act somewhat, do you feel that Stephen Colbert has robbed you to a certain extent as The American Office has robbed from the British version?(or name your own American thievery from the Brits)
Are you ever tempted to declare yourself a techno prophet and write your own Dianetics and see how far it goes based on your own popularity and cult following?
Oh, man, that's a great opportunity! I'd love to hear the tape if you can share it. Here are some of the things I'd ask...
What's the ratio of your work from creator-owned to company-owned?
What makes Avatar the right publisher for you? Could you do the same things at a larger publisher?
Reference to the Old Bastard's Manifesto
Is the Western comics industry still scattered, unfocused and badly confused?
Are we (the comics readers) listening closely enough now?
What's most important: the characters, publisher or the creators? Does the form matter? (Serialization vs. collection.)
With the old Warren Ellis Forum, The Engine and now Whitechapel, are your fans saying anything worth saying about comics?
Who are the genuine fanatics in comics right now?
Is the medium of comics more 'adult' now than it was eight years ago?
do you feel your work began to suffer when you started listening to your own hype machine?
(yes, i know it's too late)
Do you purposely sabotage recording equipment?
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