Joshua Hale Fialkov Interview: Skyman, Project Black Sky, The Bunker, and more!

chats with Den of Geek about his work!

And of course, editors Jim Gibbons and Spencer Newlin-Cushing are right in the thick of it.

As a creator, whats the appeal of a shared universe and what are some of the drawbacks?

Well, this is sort of the best of both worlds.

You get to use the other toys, but they arent being forced down your throat.

Its a subtle art.

Lieutenant Sharp and General Abernathy for instance.

Is there PTSD at play, is there something else?

As for his supporting cast, they all play a substantial part in the story going forward.

And, we have definitely not seen the end of the previous Skyman.

What made the affirmative action angle the right way in to the story of Eric Reid?

Its not REALLY affirmative action, I suspect.

Its about theappearanceof affirmative action.

But, through all of that, they DO find the right guy with Eric.

Thats really the focus for me.

Why do you think that that notion persists?

Look at the outcry when Ryan Reynolds was announced as Green Lantern.

But, were not doing this because its easy.

Also, is that a good thing?

And all of our success comes from that digital audience FIRST.

Its the best part of comics, honestly.

I assume that that is cumulative, though.

Is it fair to assume that that is why you brought the book to Oni?

Well, again, its about the partnership between the two.

I dont think our digital audience and our print audience are the same people.

The two pieces have to work together, otherwise the whole thing falls down.

Thats not us, thats all of the media world now.

Yeah, we talked about that… We wanted to find the most elegant solution to a inelegant problem.

And using a number 1 as a primer and a jumping on point seemed the best option.

Its worked pretty well, so far.

How long canThe Bunkergo and do you have the ending in mind, or are youLosting?

But yeah, I could theoretically write issue 65 right now.

Yknow, things are changing so drastically in tv thats hard to predict.

Joe Infurnari will as well.

WritingDoctor Whois one of the hardest jobs Ive ever had.

I love the show so much that it becomes about reigning in my glee at writing it, yknow?

What can you tell us aboutSpider-Man: Who Am I?

Hes known every twist and turn, and Ive gotten to be an occasional voyeur to that process.

So, while I dont know all of the picture, I think I know enough.

Joshua Hale Fialkov, thank you very much!

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