Two of my favorite writers, Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker, talk about one of my favorite comics, Gotham Central, at Newsarama.
This is probably my favorite bit from a really interesting interview, on the subject of shifting from GC‘s style to more mainstream super-hero stories:
Rucka: (Superman editor Eddie Berganza) pointed out one scene to me – a tanker truck exploding. Eddie told me I should have the tanker truck refueling the gas station and blow the whole thing up. He was right – I’d forgotten for a moment that I was writing Superman. My instinct is always to go smaller, and, for lack of a better word, more realistic. So I don’t really have a problem with it in Central. I admit, I’m not great at very, very big – that’s something I have to work hard on doing.
Brubaker: Yeah – it’s like new muscles you have to build. I’m encountering that with The Authority and Captain America. I was halfway through writing my first issue of Captain America when I thought, “Oh, I should probably have Cap doing something other than being interviewed by SHIELD. Maybe an action scene would be good.
I must say, if you’re going to spend a week focusing on one or two comic creators, these two are really good choices. I’ve really enjoyed reading these interviews.