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Interview: Paul Leone
- Thread starter Gary Oswald
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Is this the first one of these where What If comics were the gateway drug?
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- NYC (né Falkirk)
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The Resnick anthologies had such bright, lurid colours that they were so enticing but difficult to obtain by the time I became aware of them. I remember weeb dictator Douglas MacArthur on the cover of Alternate Tyrants (I think) standing out in particular. Still don't believe they're available on Kindle.
It's nice to read that The X-Files was the inspiration behind @varyar's work commonly having female protagonists, between Scully and Buffy I wonder how much this is a subconscious fact for many that grew up in the 90s/00s that have taken up writing.
It's nice to read that The X-Files was the inspiration behind @varyar's work commonly having female protagonists, between Scully and Buffy I wonder how much this is a subconscious fact for many that grew up in the 90s/00s that have taken up writing.
- Location
- Western New York
Thanks for interviewing me. It was a good bit of fun digging up old memories of the Before Times.
Talwar
Well-Known Sword
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On the topic of Vatican Vampire Hunters - the relationship with the Catholic Church was an element of that Vampire$ book, I think? Assuming you've read it, any thoughts on how it was handled there?Thanks for interviewing me. It was a good bit of fun digging up old memories of the Before Times.
- Location
- Western New York
On the topic of Vatican Vampire Hunters - the relationship with the Catholic Church was an element of that Vampire$ book, I think? Assuming you've read it, any thoughts on how it was handled there?
One of my favorite books, glad you asked!
It was described fairly vaguely in Vampire$, but basically, the American company Vampires Inc. was established by the late husband (Basil O'Bannon) of one of the supporting characters. After he died at the fangs of the undead, the main protagonist, Jack Crow, took over the business and became the hunter-in-chief of North America. Either O'Bannon or Crow approached or was approached by the Vatican, who provided a level of support for the hunters (primarily financial but also by providing one priest to make up for six dead hunters). Crow, a former government agent, also has continued if loose contacts in Washington who provide a level of protection for his goings-on (such as blowing up a jail in the suburbs of Dallas).
On a metaphysical level, the novel is slightly less vague, but still fairly subdued until very late in the story.
In the finale, a now-vampiric Jack Crow explicitly in service of the Devil is immolated by the mere touch of Pope John Paul II in his bedroom in the Vatican, while somewhat earlier the (real life) Bishop of Dallas inflicts great harm on a vampire with his crucifix even as it crushes him to death. Also, Jack and co. realize that silver bullets work on vampires as well as werewolves (don't ask about them), which is a great innovation after five well-recorded centuries of hunting.
We don't talk about the movie.
Talwar
Well-Known Sword
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There was no movie.One of my favorite books, glad you asked!
It was described fairly vaguely in Vampire$, but basically, the American company Vampires Inc. was established by the late husband (Basil O'Bannon) of one of the supporting characters. After he died at the fangs of the undead, the main protagonist, Jack Crow, took over the business and became the hunter-in-chief of North America. Either O'Bannon or Crow approached or was approached by the Vatican, who provided a level of support for the hunters (primarily financial but also by providing one priest to make up for six dead hunters). Crow, a former government agent, also has continued if loose contacts in Washington who provide a level of protection for his goings-on (such as blowing up a jail in the suburbs of Dallas).
On a metaphysical level, the novel is slightly less vague, but still fairly subdued until very late in the story.
In the finale, a now-vampiric Jack Crow explicitly in service of the Devil is immolated by the mere touch of Pope John Paul II in his bedroom in the Vatican, while somewhat earlier the (real life) Bishop of Dallas inflicts great harm on a vampire with his crucifix even as it crushes him to death. Also, Jack and co. realize that silver bullets work on vampires as well as werewolves (don't ask about them), which is a great innovation after five well-recorded centuries of hunting.
We don't talk about the movie.