Interview talk:Root and Branch

New Interview...

It's still a bit early, but Ollie Grigsby told me he'd love to organize something with Jason Badower, Zach Craley, and me after Part 3 is released. I still have to hear back from Jason, but I'm sure he'll be cool with it. Zach still has to confirm... In any case, I'm thinking I might do it a bit differently since our schedules will be a bit crazy. I'm thinking of maybe doing an IM chat or something, I don't know... We'll see... -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:40, 4 June 2008 (EDT)

• Okay, Zach, Ollie, and Jason have all agreed. Now we just need to set a date and time and all that logistical stuff... I want to do this sort of as a chat room discussion where we can all post simultaneously, and then I can just go back and c&p the whole thing after a bit of editing.... What's the best place (software, on the web, or otherwise) for me to organize this? Any suggestions? -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:31, 8 June 2008 (EDT)
  • Well, if they're willing to download and install free instant messaging software, Trillian appears to be a good one. It's compatible with AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC, and I think it allows logging (not sure if the latest version does, but you can test it). However, if they don't want to download anything, you could just send them a username and password for a secure chat room. A good site for that is Campfire and it's free. Click here for a 5 minute video that explains/demos the site.--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:56, 8 June 2008 (EDT)
    • Thanks, Miami. I'd like to go with something free and that doesn't require downloading. The less work required for the interviewees, the better. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:32, 8 June 2008 (EDT)
      • Campfire's probably your best bet, then. Let me know if you have trouble with it.--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:40, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

Do we have a green light on this, yet, Ryan? --SacValleyDweller (talk) 20:22, 15 June 2008 (EDT)

• Sort of. All three guys have agreed to do the interview. On Friday or Saturday I emailed them all and tried to coordinate a day/time when we could all sign on to Campfire together (I suggested Saturday evening which would be Sunday morning for Jason). I haven't heard back from them yet, and my internet connection up at camp isn't allowing me to sign on to Hotmail. I might have to have my wife check my email from home later tomorrow or something. Bottom line, we're just figuring out when we can do the interview. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:16, 15 June 2008 (EDT)
  • I just figured out a "sneaky" way (not really) way to check my mail, and I haven't gotten a reply from any of them yet. However, I just sent the email a little more than 24 hours ago (and Jason is usually very prompt with his replies) so I'll give it another couple of days until I follow up. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:22, 15 June 2008 (EDT)

Questions

• What's up with all the cloning, Ollie? First Evan, then Julien...
• What is the life span of a clone?
• Can clones make clones?
• How do Evan's power and Julien's power differ?
• Do clones have bellybuttons?
• Can you confirm that it was Gael Cruz who was shown promoting Sabine to her new position as the Hartsdale duplicate's partner? It looks like him with the beard and glasses, but the faded picture makes it hard to tell.
• Do the Roswell-like symbols on the trees of the Utah picnic spot have any meaning?
• What level of security did the root Julien have?
• Jason, you revealed on your blog that some of the character designs used in this series came from Peter Steigerwald. Can you reveal just how big a pool of designs he gave you to work with?
• Any chance we're going to see how the rogue clones escaped, including the clones who traveled to Winnipeg, Gardenia, and Seoul (as noted in the assignment tracker)?
  • There appear to be at least 6 clones in the duplicates' cell. Did those 6 clones include the ones from Winnipeg and Seoul?
• Did you two writers collaborate on the assignment tracker? Also, did you really come up with "classified" sentences and paragraphs that got omitted or is that just for show?
• For the July 2007 Comi-con, Jason did an exclusive cover for the Heroes program. The 2008 Comi-con is coming up. Jason, do you know if you will be featured again for the program?
• The first graphic novel collection was released in November 2007, broke sales records and received an Eisner Award nomination. It covered issues 1-34, and as of the release of Root and Branch, Part 3, we're at issue 90. Ollie, you mentioned on Jason's blog about a page of his revised art making it to the hardcover. Have you heard when a potential Volume 2 for the Heroes graphic novel collection will be released?