Posted in: Comics | Tagged: brian k vaughan, Comics, fiona staples, saga

Talking To Brian K Vaughan And Fiona Staples About… Anything

Published Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:25:21 -0600

Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples have been answering questions on Reddit ahead of the release of their new ongoing series for Image Comics, Saga. And they are taking questions from all comers.

On finding the conclusion of Lost satisfying;

Very, I thought it was deeply moving. Damon and Carlton put so much of themselves into that finale, as did Liz and Eddy and Adam and all of those amazing writers. I miss that island.

On tragedy in his work;

I think most stories have at least some tragic elements in them, but for what it's worth, I don't think of SAGA as a tragedy. As the first issue will make clear, a (relatively) happy ending is already in store for at least one of our main characters. That's something, right? I'm not sure I'll ever write another story as wrist-slittingly dark as the finale of Ex Machina, but never say never.

Fiona talked about her own inspiration in getting into comics, with an unusual focus;

As a kid, Archie, Tintin, and the X-Men cartoon were my only exposure to comics! I didn't get into them in earnest until high school, when a girl in my science class showed me "Rising Stars," triggering a Top Cow collecting spree. Funnily enough it was those late-'90s Image books that planted the desire in me to draw comics- books like Adrenalynn, Aphrodite IX, and Fathom; drawn by Tony Daniel, David Finch and Michael Turner. I copied them slavishly until I went to art college and started working part-time in a comic shop, at which point I found a brain-melting avalanche of new inspirations.

And problems looking for reference;

although the research process (i.e. Google image search) routinely turns up some really horrific results. You try to find a nice baby picture and the internet gives you every ghastly deformity and birth defect that has ever been photographed.

Anything you want to ask the pair? Now would be a good time…

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!