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Name: Mark Sable
Bio: I'm a comic book writer/creator who's worked for Marvel (What If Spider-Man Killed Kraven the Hunter?), DC (Teen Titans Cold Case, Two-Face: Year One, Cyborg, Supergirl). But I'm best known for my creator-owned work. Grounded, Fearless, and Hazed for Image, Unthinkable for Boom! Studios, and Rift Raiders for Kickstart. Both Hazed and Unthinkable were optioned for film by Mandalay Productions. My next book will be GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES, illustrated and co-created by my Grounded and Spider-Man creator, Paul Azaceta, out in June from Image Comics.
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Richard - re:ongoing vs. limited - it's somewhere in between. We'd like to do it like Hellboy/Criminal...with different, self contained volumes that add up to a larger arc. Volume one is three 32 page issues (for $2.99 each) that have a beginning middle and an end.
This will allow Paul to take a break and do books like Spidey. We already have plans for second arc. It would be like the 2nd season of The Wire, where we focus on new characters but continue the stories of the survivors of Volume 1. Assuming there ARE any survivors.
A note about the characters - those were Paul's early sketches, so while all of the above are there, some of their names may have changed. Some were placeholders. For example, FEO stands for Female Engagement Officer, while Pineapple is a nickname for the character because he favors a grenade launcher (grenads look like pineapples) and his face is pockmarked, like a pineapple. I wouldn't call him that to his face.
Hey everyone, this is Mark Sable, the writer of the book in question. First, thanks to Ron for writing such a great review. Although I never thought I'd be thanking someone for a great review that wrote: "I'll tell you right now, a lot of people are going to hate this graphic novel. And I mean a lot. Off the top of my head, I know about 5 people who would punch me after I gave them this to read." :) But I agree, this book is bound to polarize. If I didn't take the risks I did this would be an after-school special.
To address a couple points, yes, as Ohcaroline pointed out I went to Duke. Duke is a school that is both Southern and Greek yet academically on part with the Ivies (if U.S. News and World Report is to be believed). I think it is believable that someone from the northeast might pass up an ivy to go there...because I did. I worked my ass off in high school and wanted a school that was not only top tier academically but, well, fun as well. Little did I realize what that "fun" would entail the Greek system which I satirize in HAZED.
As for whether or not this book is an accurate depiction or sorority life or a purposeful exaggeration...it's a little of both. Without spoiling anything, I based some things on things I observed or heard from reliable sources within sororities. I also took urban legends and exaggerated them. However, some things that I used artistic license to take into the realm of absurdity when I started writing this (as a play) over a decade ago...I sadly had confirmed by former sorority sisters at number of schools.
That said, I still managed to push things to past the point of realism (and some might say good taste), particularly towards the end.
So, thanks again to Ron for the review, and all of you for your comments. I hope you'll try the book when it hits the shelves (next week?) and let me know what you think (I've got a Mark Sable message board on the Image boards and a blog that should be up soon).
-Mark