The co-writer of Oni Press' Down Set Fight!
talks about gambling, Jeffrey Tambor, and NFL SuperPro while I pretend to pay attention.
Its also been released in digital increments if thats your kind of thing.
Theres Chris on the left and me on the right.
No idea about the guy in the middle.
He seems nice, whoever he is.
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I got to sit down with Chris and talk about crocheting.
It went pretty well, all things considered.
Hes really good at answering questions.
He should make that his thing.
Where did this idea come from and how did the collaboration build from there?
The only thing was, wed shaped it into a revival of MarvelsNFL SuperPro.
They liked everything about it but the name, so it becameDown Set Fight!
As if pitching it, in your mind, what would this book best be compared to?
Hes grown up and become a more sympathetic character.
At least, thats the idea.
Beyond that, well, were influenced by a lot of stuff.
So if you likeCannonball RunandPower Man & Iron Fist, this book is probably going to be your jam.
How did he get involved with you guys?
Now that the comic is finished, are his loved ones released and okay?
Scott was suggested to us by our editor at Oni, Charlie Chu.
We clicked pretty immediately, and he did such a great job.
Like he takes the most ridiculous stuff we have and does it perfectly.
The whole battling mascot thing escalates.
How did you keep coming up with all these different designs?
or did you just tell Scott to go hog wild?
Those are almost all Scott I laugh every time I see the Lacrosse Lumberjack.
Do you have much of a history with that?
Any interesting stories of Vegas trips gone wrong?
Ive only ever gambled on pro wrestling, which is actually way more fun than it seems.
I like to think he sounds like Steve Buscemi.
Thats pretty good casting!
Also, I love that Scott draws him without ever removing that big foam head.
Hes like a doofy Judge Dredd.
Lets sayDown Set Fight!really gets some momentum.
You get a couple sequels, a movie starring Terry Crews and a breakfast cereal out of it.
Then youre given a choice to do a crossover story with anyone in the comic multiverse.
Who does Chuck Fairlane fight with and/or against?
I feel like you could drop Chuck right into an issue ofSpider-Manand hed be right at home.
What else do you crazy kids have down the pipeline?
Chances are, if someones still reading this, theyll care about what you have to plug.
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