Mark Millar

I got a chance to listen to Mark Millar on Fanboy Radio yesterday, and man was that a great interview. He is an incredibly fun and funny guy, and he had me in stitches. He has that kind of matter of fact humor about him.

I had never heard him speak before, so it was kind of wild to hear him just being himself. It was pretty cool. You hear all these stories in interviews and such about Mark being crazy and all this stuff, and I can see that because he's just out there!

But he's much more than that. The answers he gave to callers and such were incredibly well thought out and even philosophical. And even through his thick accent he's a very well spoken guy and he was just blowing my mind with all his deep ideas. Yes, they're comic books he's writing, but the way he detailed everything made them feel like more, and that's part of what I love about comics.

I admittedly haven't read a lot of Millar's work. Probably the only things I have read are Civil War and his Wanted series that I'm aware of. I may have read one other thing of his at Marvel, but I'm not sure. But everything I've read from him so far has been, in my opinion, edgy, controversial, introspective, thought provoking, entertaining, fun, and quite enjoyable. Sure, there were a couple of flubs here or there, but overall my impression of Civil War is a very positive one. I finally read the Illuminati, and I don't think or feel like I was robbed in Civil War #1 at all.

Wanted was a little racy and vulgar for me, but it was still very well written, very well plotted, and a very unique take on an idea that I thought was pretty innovative.

That podcast won me over if I had any doubts to begin with. If you get a chance you should listen to it (click the post title!). The man's crazy, but in a good way. :)

B-Out