Want to find out about the originals of Ruby Kaye aka Geek-Girl?
When did you come up with the Geek-Girl concept?
Its pretty neat, an insanely popular girl going from social heroine to geekdom… An early version of the Geek-Girl idea was one of two I submitted.
How long have you worked on Geek-Girl?
Weve got big plans for Ruby!
Geek-Girlis so much fun, with some hilarious one-liners and an overall tongue-in-cheek vibe.
You collaborated with Sally J Thompson on it (who did the illustrations).
Can I ask, do the illustrations or the script come first?
Im curious as to how the artwork influences the content and vice-versa.
The script came first.
What are your plans for Ruby in future issues ofGeek-Girl?
Where do you see yourself taking her?
This is before Geek-Girls never even had a fight!
(Although she does knock someone out in issue #0 .)
Rubys kind of fallen into the whole super-hero thing.
She wins these super-power-imbuingglasses but kind of on a drunken whim.
What do you enjoy about writing tough girls?
I dont think the gap andIwould sayneed-in the market for these characters has been filled properly.
And I think part of the reason for this is theyre hard to relate to.
What gets your creative juices flowing?
Any number of things.
But generally just sitting down and getting on with it!
[laughs]
Can you tell me a bit about your Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman Cabra Cini?
Cabra Cini, another female character of mine, is The Bitch Packing Heat.
Who are some of your favourite comic/writers/artists on the comic book circuit?
Right now, Im digging Brian Michael Bendis and Christos Gage.
I also have to name check Grant Morrison.
When Ruby confesses to her friends that she is a superhero, it backfires and she is left friendless.
The world of teenagers seems like such a brutal setting especially if youre considered a geek.
For Ruby, though, fertile ground for any number of adventures.
Will there be any risque storylines?
Yeah… theres some girl-on-girl action of a sort in the mini-series, coming from uber alt.
Although it may not be action in exactly the way bisexual Nina would like.
What advice would you offer someone who wanted to create a comic, but couldnt illustrate?
Its not easy to do, but it absolutelyisdo-able.
Sam Johnson, thank you very much!
Geek-Girl #0 is available to buy atwww.geekgirlcomic.comandwww.indyplanet.com.
