Smash Interview on Sequential Tart
August 24th, 2009 by Chris A. Bolton
Kyle and I were recently interviewed by Shelley Shearer of the website Sequential Tart — in their own words, “a Web Zine about the comics industry, published by an eclectic band of women.”
Click here to read the interview!
And here’s a taste:
ST: I love Wraith. Will other crime fighters make an appearance?
CB: We’re being careful not to overpopulate Smash’s universe. I’ve tried to imply, through the brief history the Wraith gave Smash, that superheroes had their heyday a few decades earlier but pretty much faded once Defender arrived on the scene. He was so powerful, and so good at what he did, that everyone else was rendered obsolete.
Now that Defender’s gone, there’s a possibility that other heroes might pop up — but it’s important to note that Defender (and now Smash) is the only person who has “real” superpowers. Everyone else’s abilities are manufactured (Wraith’s having been devised through the ever-reliable “Atomic Age science”), which is why a megalomaniac like the Magus wants those powers so badly.
KB: Yes, I can guarantee it. I think Chris enjoys revealing the cast slowly, keeping the reader’s attention. Chris and I go back and forth about when we can introduce this character, or when this plot line could start and Smash can fight these guys. The idea of Smash, and the other characters that inhabit his world, have been designed over the years, and now it’s more a question of when we’ll unveil them, and which ones come first.
