Interview talk:Micah Gunnell

Interview

As many of you may have read, Micah Gunnell has agreed to do an interview. Micah has done the art for . As you can see, he has a pretty prolific body of work with Heroes, and he's personally one of my favorite graphic novel artists. I'm going to do things a bit differently this time--because there are so many novels he's created, I'm going to have question submissions be broken down by novel. Feel free to submit any questions you have below. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 19:59, 13 February 2008 (EST)

• Looks like he answered the mystery of soma, so that's one question we can scratch off the list. (Admin 21:53, 13 February 2008 (EST))
  • Yeah, that was pretty cool of him. By the way, this will be an email interview, and I will send out the questions Friday evening. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:08, 13 February 2008 (EST)
    • I have a topic open for it on 9thwonders.com here. (Admin 23:15, 13 February 2008 (EST))
      • Thanks as always, Admin! -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:20, 13 February 2008 (EST)

Questions for Micah

General Questions

• Which graphic novel did you enjoy drawing most? --DocM 02:53, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• What can you tell us about the graphic novel you are working on now? -Lөvөl 04:19, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• How does it feel to have created more Heroes graphic novels than any other artist? -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 06:46, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• Favourite character to draw? --DocM 09:41, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• Can you tell us about your start in comics? "Comic Book Idol"? -Lөvөl 11:26, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• How did you get the opportunity to work on the Heroes graphic novels? -Lөvөl 11:26, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• Whom do you find the most difficult to draw?--MiamiVolts (talk) 12:28, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• Some behind the scenes questions:
  1) Do you have any regular contact with the your fellow Heroes GN artists, the colorists, or the writers?
  2) Do you have any influence over who colors your Heroes work?
  3) Any leads as to who is drawing future GNs?
  --SacValleyDweller (talk) 18:42, 14 February 2008 (EST)

Questions about The Crane

• Was it fun drawing the explosion wiping out the city? --DocM 09:41, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• <formulate question about references in Hiro's apartment>

Questions about Aftermath

• Graffiti: MG + AL? Oh really?
• I'm also seeing what looks like "PNC" and "Reflekt MTA". Any significance?

Questions about Control

• Was it your choice to have Matt drive through Grove Promenade, or was it part of the script? -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 14:13, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• Matt crashes into a bunch of LA Dodgers bobbleheads. The names on the toys are Andy Stacey and Ken Brown, but I've never heard of these guys as being on the Dodgers, or even being baseball players. Who are they?

Questions about Isaac's First Time

• What's up with Uluru?
• Are we going to see more of Uluru?
• Are the paintings in Isaac's room and at the Deveaux Gallery specific paintings?
• I loved it when Isaac "grabbed" the "knock knock" sound effects. Total hallucination that can only happen in the comics!

Questions about Turning Point

• Can we know more about David?
• Both you and Marcus To worked on the art for this novel. Why? --SacValleyDweller (talk) 18:44, 14 February 2008 (EST)

Questions about Fathers & Daughters

• Both you and Travis Kotzebue worked on the art for this novel. Why? -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 06:38, 14 February 2008 (EST)

Questions about Super-Heroics

• Did it feel strange drawing a more superhero-based story for a reality-based show? --DocM 09:41, 14 February 2008 (EST)

Questions about Wireless

• 22 pages! That's some feat!
• Was Stana Katic already cast for the role of Hana when you started working on this? If not, how in the world did you draw an actress without knowing who it was going to be? -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 06:37, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• When you first introduced Hana to the world, did you know she would play such a large part in the Heroes Evolutions experience?
• How were the special effects of Hana's ability accomplished?

Questions about Bully

• When Micah kicks Frank in the groin, I think I speak for every living man who has ever read the comic when I say, "Uunngh!"

Questions about Normal Lives

• Can we know more about Marcus's ability?
• Not a question, just wanted to say "kudos" on that awesome split image of Mr. Bennet and Bob.

Questions about History of a Secret

• Are we going to see Abu Aswan in the future?
• Can you confirm from the script...
  • whether "present-day" in this novel means the day the graphic novel was released? Or at least the current year (2008)?
  • whether the place Abu meets his father supposed to be in the National Archives or is Abu's office
• Is that supposed to be the new Macbook laptop in Mr. Aswan's office (where Abu meets his father)?--MiamiVolts (talk) 12:43, 14 February 2008 (EST)
• What kind of research did you do on Egypt for this novel?