Glunders Reads Comics

iFanboy:

Today at the Image Expo in Oakland, California, Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson kicked off the independent focused comic convention with several new announcements of projects at Image Comics. The climax of his speech was the announcement that Image Comics would be working with acclaimed writer Grant Morrison.
Stephenson announced that Grant Morrison would be teaming up with artist Darick Robertson (The Boys,Transmetropolitan) to bring the comic Happy! to Image Comics. No other information was provided at the con, but we were able to chat with Grant Morrison briefly about the move to Image Comics and what we can expect from Happy!
iFanboy: After years of working with DC Comics and Vertigo, why the move to work with Image Comics?
Grant Morrison: Well, I’m still writing Batman andSuperman stories at DC for the foreseeable future and also doing new creator owned stuff for Vertigo – the final volume of Seaguy and at least one other series too be announced – but over the last couple of years I’ve been developing a range of new titles and characters, not all of which would necessarily suit Vertigo. I liked the idea of doing different types of books with different publishers, hence things like Dinosaurs versus Aliens with Liquid/Dynamite, and the rawer, more…unrestrained work I’m doing with Image.

I… what! Sheer greatness is all anyone can expect from new creator-owned Grant Morrison, but man, I wonder what this means for his future at DC, apart from the series he’s already locked into. (Anything?) Obviously can’t wait to find out more about this, though.
Also: yay! Seaguy!

Today at the Image Expo in Oakland, California, Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson kicked off the independent focused comic convention with several new announcements of projects at Image Comics. The climax of his speech was the announcement that Image Comics would be working with acclaimed writer Grant Morrison.

Stephenson announced that Grant Morrison would be teaming up with artist Darick Robertson (The Boys,Transmetropolitan) to bring the comic Happy! to Image Comics. No other information was provided at the con, but we were able to chat with Grant Morrison briefly about the move to Image Comics and what we can expect from Happy!

iFanboy: After years of working with DC Comics and Vertigo, why the move to work with Image Comics?

Grant Morrison: Well, I’m still writing Batman andSuperman stories at DC for the foreseeable future and also doing new creator owned stuff for Vertigo – the final volume of Seaguy and at least one other series too be announced – but over the last couple of years I’ve been developing a range of new titles and characters, not all of which would necessarily suit Vertigo. I liked the idea of doing different types of books with different publishers, hence things like Dinosaurs versus Aliens with Liquid/Dynamite, and the rawer, more…unrestrained work I’m doing with Image.

I… what! Sheer greatness is all anyone can expect from new creator-owned Grant Morrison, but man, I wonder what this means for his future at DC, apart from the series he’s already locked into. (Anything?) Obviously can’t wait to find out more about this, though.

Also: yay! Seaguy!

25 February 2012 ·