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	'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': Mark, did you see Jason's work before it was published online?		'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': Mark, did you see Jason's work before it was published online?

	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': I got to see it before everyone else, but actually it's funny. The first time I even heard that Jason was going to be the artist was actually from you, Ryan. You contacted me about the interview [back in the beginning of August], and I was quite impressed that you knew who the artist was going to be! [''laughs''] But then I was able to look up some of his stuff and I was happy with it. I could ~~breath~~ a sigh of relief because when you're doing noncreator on stuff, you never know who you might get stuck with. I obviously feel like I got the best of the best.		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': I got to see it before everyone else, but actually it's funny. The first time I even heard that Jason was going to be the artist was actually from you, Ryan. You contacted me about the interview [back in the beginning of August], and I was quite impressed that you knew who the artist was going to be! [''laughs''] But then I was able to look up some of his stuff and I was happy with it. I could breathe a sigh of relief because when you're doing noncreator on stuff, you never know who you might get stuck with. I obviously feel like I got the best of the best.

	'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': And the ''Heroes'' community agrees with you--Jason was voted the best [[Portal:Graphic Novel Artists\|''Heroes'' graphic novel artist]] by the [http://boards.9thwonders.com/index.php?showtopic=56813&hl=badower&st=0 9th Wonders boards]. Right, Jas?		'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': And the ''Heroes'' community agrees with you--Jason was voted the best [[Portal:Graphic Novel Artists\|''Heroes'' graphic novel artist]] by the [http://boards.9thwonders.com/index.php?showtopic=56813&hl=badower&st=0 9th Wonders boards]. Right, Jas?

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': To back up a little, and I mentioned some of this online, [[Jesse Alexander]] and [[Aron Coleite]] had gotten in touch with me. Months ago, Jesse asked me if I wanted to do something for ''[[Heroes]]''. I of course said yes. And then a couple of months went by I didn't really know what to expect. Aron called me and basically said that it had to be a [[Mohinder\|Suresh]] story, two parts, ten pages. It gave me a very basic outline. He told me where Suresh was as a character--basically on a Professor X journey to find funding and people to help him with his project. He said Suresh should find somebody who has the same [[Shanti virus\|disease]], or at least what we think is the same disease as [[Shanti\|his sister]]'s, but then manifests to be another [[power]]. So that's sort of the assignment I was given. And then they threw out a power or two--which I won't say because they may use it again--and then I threw out a couple. I threw out one that I thought was killer and would have worked perfectly, but then they told me, "Oh, we're actually using it." It's actually something for the fans to look forward to. I wish I could say more about it. But they're going to do a better job with it than I would. So from that point I got frustrated because I thought I had the best power and I couldn't use it. So I ran this one by them. The story had pretty much been similar for both powers. To me, it was definitely a story about somebody getting sick as a result of their power and having a power that cost other people something and having that choice, and Suresh being in a place to help them. They okayed my next draft--that was a one page treatment. From there, they were like, "Just go right to script." They gave me basically a week for each 5-page chapter. Then I handed that stuff directly in to Aron and [[Chuck Kim]], another writer who works there. I didn't have any contact with Jason, so he can take it from there.		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': To back up a little, and I mentioned some of this online, [[Jesse Alexander]] and [[Aron Coleite]] had gotten in touch with me. Months ago, Jesse asked me if I wanted to do something for ''[[Heroes]]''. I of course said yes. And then a couple of months went by I didn't really know what to expect. Aron called me and basically said that it had to be a [[Mohinder\|Suresh]] story, two parts, ten pages. It gave me a very basic outline. He told me where Suresh was as a character--basically on a Professor X journey to find funding and people to help him with his project. He said Suresh should find somebody who has the same [[Shanti virus\|disease]], or at least what we think is the same disease as [[Shanti\|his sister]]'s, but then manifests to be another [[power]]. So that's sort of the assignment I was given. And then they threw out a power or two--which I won't say because they may use it again--and then I threw out a couple. I threw out one that I thought was killer and would have worked perfectly, but then they told me, "Oh, we're actually using it." It's actually something for the fans to look forward to. I wish I could say more about it. But they're going to do a better job with it than I would. So from that point I got frustrated because I thought I had the best power and I couldn't use it. So I ran this one by them. The story had pretty much been similar for both powers. To me, it was definitely a story about somebody getting sick as a result of their power and having a power that cost other people something and having that choice, and Suresh being in a place to help them. They okayed my next draft--that was a one page treatment. From there, they were like, "Just go right to script." They gave me basically a week for each 5-page chapter. Then I handed that stuff directly in to Aron and [[Chuck Kim]], another writer who works there. I didn't have any contact with Jason, so he can take it from there.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Sure. My liaison is [[Aspen\|Frank Mastromauro]]. One of the great things about the script is that both parts came in at once. Normally, I'll just get the first half, like with ''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman]]''. With ''[[War Buddies]]'', I was getting one installment every week. So it was great to read the whole thing and say, "Okay. What are we going to plan out? What has to work across the entire thing?" [[Image:Momo's thoughts.jpg\|thumb]]One of the great things about having the whole script is when he pulls the mountain bike out of the car in the end, I think, "It's gotta be a car you can put a mountain bike into." So it's just a little detail like that if I had drawn a sedan in the first one, well how the hell is he going to get a mountain bike in there? So it was great having the whole script. I had about five days to draw [[Blackout, Part 1\|the first one]] and about seven days to draw [[Blackout, Part 2\|the second one]]. I also cut into myself on the first one, coming right off another project. Two gross errors of mismanagement: On the first page in the second panel, you see a picture of [[Hiro]] holding the [[sword]] and [[Claire]] running out of the [[train wreck\|fire]], which Mark wrote in the script. Well, I drew big, poster-size images--I got so carried away! [''laughs''] And the second thing I did which I miscalculated was--and I've never done this before--I miscalculated the time zone difference between Melbourne and L.A., and I came in a day late. But Frank was really cool with that. So both parts at once--it was great!		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Sure. My liaison is [[Aspen\|Frank Mastromauro]]. One of the great things about the script is that both parts came in at once. Normally, I'll just get the first half, like with ''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman]]''. With ''[[War Buddies]]'', I was getting one installment every week. So it was great to read the whole thing and say, "Okay. What are we going to plan out? What has to work across the entire thing?" [[Image:Momo's thoughts.jpg\|thumb]]One of the great things about having the whole script is when he pulls the mountain bike out of the car in the end, I think, "It's gotta be a car you can put a mountain bike into." So it's just a little detail like that if I had drawn a sedan in the first one, well how the hell is he going to get a mountain bike in there? So it was great having the whole script. I had about five days to draw [[Blackout, Part 1\|the first one]] and about seven days to draw [[Blackout, Part 2\|the second one]]. I also cut into myself on the first one, coming right off another project. Two gross errors of mismanagement: On the first page in the second panel, you see a picture of [[Hiro]] holding the [[Kensei sword\|sword]] and [[Claire]] running out of the [[train wreck\|fire]], which Mark wrote in the script. Well, I drew big, poster-size images--I got so carried away! [''laughs''] And the second thing I did which I miscalculated was--and I've never done this before--I miscalculated the time zone difference between Melbourne and L.A., and I came in a day late. But Frank was really cool with that. So both parts at once--it was great!

	'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': That's great you had the continuity. I remember in ''[[War Buddies]]'' there were some issues with watches, which you mentioned on [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ your blog]. I'm sure, as an artist, you're always making sure everything flows in a natural way, and that you're prepared from the beginning for something that might happen in the end.		'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': That's great you had the continuity. I remember in ''[[War Buddies]]'' there were some issues with watches, which you mentioned on [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ your blog]. I'm sure, as an artist, you're always making sure everything flows in a natural way, and that you're prepared from the beginning for something that might happen in the end.

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Oh, right, right, right! Oh, wow!		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Oh, right, right, right! Oh, wow!

	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': And I think I sort of went into a panic and sent an email over the weekend--and believe me, the ''Heroes'' guys work over the weekend. I was in a panic because if you were to put that line on the last page, it looks like he's dead, and he's maybe being brought back to life by the [[~~electromagnetism~~\|electricity]]. Hopefully this story's clear to everybody, but if it's not...Luckily, I think what I heard was that the first time it was released in PDF form, that line may have been on the last page, but then they corrected it later. So there may be some fans out there with a different variant that has that line in there differently.		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': And I think I sort of went into a panic and sent an email over the weekend--and believe me, the ''Heroes'' guys work over the weekend. I was in a panic because if you were to put that line on the last page, it looks like he's dead, and he's maybe being brought back to life by the [[Electrical absorption\|electricity]]. Hopefully this story's clear to everybody, but if it's not...Luckily, I think what I heard was that the first time it was released in PDF form, that line may have been on the last page, but then they corrected it later. So there may be some fans out there with a different variant that has that line in there differently.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': The limited edition version! [''all laugh'']		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': The limited edition version! [''all laugh'']

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Oh, right, right, right! Oh, wow!		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Oh, right, right, right! Oh, wow!

	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': And I think I sort of went into a panic and sent an email over the weekend--and believe me, the ''Heroes'' guys work over the weekend. I was in a panic because if you were to put that line on the last page, it looks like he's dead, and he's maybe being brought back to life by the [[electricity]]. Hopefully this story's clear to everybody, but if it's not...Luckily, I think what I heard was that the first time it was released in PDF form, that line may have been on the last page, but then they corrected it later. So there may be some fans out there with a different variant that has that line in there differently.		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': And I think I sort of went into a panic and sent an email over the weekend--and believe me, the ''Heroes'' guys work over the weekend. I was in a panic because if you were to put that line on the last page, it looks like he's dead, and he's maybe being brought back to life by the [[electromagnetism\|electricity]]. Hopefully this story's clear to everybody, but if it's not...Luckily, I think what I heard was that the first time it was released in PDF form, that line may have been on the last page, but then they corrected it later. So there may be some fans out there with a different variant that has that line in there differently.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': The limited edition version! [''all laugh'']		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': The limited edition version! [''all laugh'']

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': Oh, yeah...I don't know how that...		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': Oh, yeah...I don't know how that...

	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': On my version of the script there's no dialogue there. It just says, ''The patient's eyes open for the first time. The lights come back on and he returns to the land of the living.'' But it's not dialogue, it's just direction.		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': On my version of the script there's no dialogue there. It just says, "The patient's eyes open for the first time. The lights come back on and he returns to the land of the living." But it's not dialogue, it's just direction.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': That went in as dialogue, as part of a correct or...I knew it didn't need to be in that last scene, and I think I may have put it in that second page just to err on the side of clarity, which I try to do over everything else, though it may be to the detriment of the work. I know I was reading Jason's blog and I saw he's not a huge fan of sound effects. I'm really not either, and I look sometimes and think, for instance, do the scenes with the blackouts really need the ''shoonk'' sound effect? They may not. It was a tough call for me.		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': That went in as dialogue, as part of a correct or...I knew it didn't need to be in that last scene, and I think I may have put it in that second page just to err on the side of clarity, which I try to do over everything else, though it may be to the detriment of the work. I know I was reading Jason's blog and I saw he's not a huge fan of sound effects. I'm really not either, and I look sometimes and think, for instance, do the scenes with the blackouts really need the ''shoonk'' sound effect? They may not. It was a tough call for me.

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': Oh, yeah...I don't know how that...		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': Oh, yeah...I don't know how that...

	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': On my version of the script there's no dialogue there. It just says, ''The patient's eyes open for the first time. The lights come back on and he returns to the land of the living." But it's not dialogue, it's just direction.		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': On my version of the script there's no dialogue there. It just says, ''The patient's eyes open for the first time. The lights come back on and he returns to the land of the living.'' But it's not dialogue, it's just direction.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': That went in as dialogue, as part of a correct or...I knew it didn't need to be in that last scene, and I think I may have put it in that second page just to err on the side of clarity, which I try to do over everything else, though it may be to the detriment of the work. I know I was reading Jason's blog and I saw he's not a huge fan of sound effects. I'm really not either, and I look sometimes and think, for instance, do the scenes with the blackouts really need the ''shoonk'' sound effect? They may not. It was a tough call for me.		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': That went in as dialogue, as part of a correct or...I knew it didn't need to be in that last scene, and I think I may have put it in that second page just to err on the side of clarity, which I try to do over everything else, though it may be to the detriment of the work. I know I was reading Jason's blog and I saw he's not a huge fan of sound effects. I'm really not either, and I look sometimes and think, for instance, do the scenes with the blackouts really need the ''shoonk'' sound effect? They may not. It was a tough call for me.

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	'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': That's great you had the continuity. I remember in ''[[War Buddies]]'' there were some issues with watches, which you mentioned on [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ your blog]. I'm sure, as an artist, you're always making sure everything flows in a natural way, and that you're prepared from the beginning for something that might happen in the end.		'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': That's great you had the continuity. I remember in ''[[War Buddies]]'' there were some issues with watches, which you mentioned on [http://jasonbadower.blogspot.com/ your blog]. I'm sure, as an artist, you're always making sure everything flows in a natural way, and that you're prepared from the beginning for something that might happen in the end.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Yeah, it's one of those things where you're trying to come up with details, but you can never get them all, and there always stuff you miss. You go back and say, "Yeah, I could do that better." But hindsight's 20/20. And the funny thing is, until you see the script over the top of your artwork, you don't actually see the story. Like, I'm as surprised as anyone else when I go to the [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/ ''Heroes'' website] and download it for the first time and see it all. And it's really exciting for me to see it all come together.		'''''<FONT COLOR=indigo>JB</font>''''': Yeah, it's one of those things where you're trying to come up with details, but you can never get them all, and there's always stuff you miss. You go back and say, "Yeah, I could do that better." But hindsight's 20/20. And the funny thing is, until you see the script over the top of your artwork, you don't actually see the story. Like, I'm as surprised as anyone else when I go to the [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/ ''Heroes'' website] and download it for the first time and see it all. And it's really exciting for me to see it all come together.

	'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': Mark, did you see Jason's work before it was published online?		'''''<font color=darkgreen>RS</font>''''': Mark, did you see Jason's work before it was published online?

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			<center>{{blurb}}Please [http://digg.com/television/Heroes_Wiki_interviews_Blackout_writer_Mark_Sable_and_artist_Jason_Badower Digg] this interview to help others find it as well.{{blurbclose}}</center>


	On September 11, 2007, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|RyanGibsonStewart]] conducted an '''interview''' via conference call with ''[[Blackout]]'' writer [[Mark Sable]] and artist [[Jason Badower]].		On September 11, 2007, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|RyanGibsonStewart]] conducted an '''interview''' via conference call with ''[[Blackout]]'' writer [[Mark Sable]] and artist [[Jason Badower]].

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': Yeah, it was the same thing for me, just looking it over and seeing such details, even before the Easter Egg you pointed out. It's a treat for me reading it again and seeing all you put into it. I really hope we get the chance to work together on something again.		'''''<FONT COLOR=BROWN>MS</font>''''': Yeah, it was the same thing for me, just looking it over and seeing such details, even before the Easter Egg you pointed out. It's a treat for me reading it again and seeing all you put into it. I really hope we get the chance to work together on something again.


			<center>{{blurb}}Please [http://digg.com/television/Heroes_Wiki_interviews_Blackout_writer_Mark_Sable_and_artist_Jason_Badower Digg] this interview to help others find it as well.{{blurbclose}}</center>
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