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Steve Masseroni joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about The Silver Cord and his comics journey.
About the Comic: |
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| https://silver-cord.net | |
| Financed by fans, this huge graphic novel is the coming-of-age story of a teenage girl. Set in a unique and original world filled with both angels and robots, her story is a page-turning techno-epic that recounts the clash between self-conscious robots and a million different species of angels. While pure cinematic fantasy, the story anticipates the real issue of whether machines can have souls and will wow graphic novel fans in search of new heroes and new worlds. This spectacular, oversized, lusciously printed 464-page graphic novel combines the two worlds of high-technology and deep spirituality. | |
| The book was financed by the robust fans of a successful Kickstarter campaign. | |
| https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silvercord/the-silver-cord-a-techno-epic-graphic-novel | |
About the Artist(s): |
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| https://mazz-art.com | |
| From mazz-art.com “about the owner” | |
Show Notes! |
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| About Steve | |
| Steve, could you tell us about yourself and about your journey into comics? | Brian |
| In a LitPick Interview you touched on large, institutional art schools vs. free/a la carte educational resources online. What advice do you give young artists in 2015? | Joel |
| About The Silver Cord | |
| Over 400 pages! This graphic novel is huge! It started in 2003 and you have volumes 1 and 2 in the hardbound collection you sent us. | Brian |
| When did you finish Volume 1 & Publish Volume 1? 210 pages! Were you guys high or just astral projecting? | Brian |
| 11 years to complete the first Volume on a part time basis. Only 2.5 to finish Volume 2. Was it the public funding that pushed the 2nd volume to be completed so much faster or were there other elements at play here? | Brian |
| How much has changed with robots since 2003? It’s 12 years later. Are we ready to put a conscience into a robot? | Brian |
| How much time had passed since the first Volume was finished and the Second Volume work was started? | Brian |
| Did you ever think “What have I gotten myself into?” | Brian |
| What a different market place it must have been when you were marketing Volume 1. What are you happy to see gone from the old model of distribution and sales compared to a KickStarter Campaign? | Brian |
| Would you do it again? Is there a Volume 3 in the works right now? Is it really coming in 2018 or are you just teasing us? | Brian |
| A lot of great vocal artists get their start in the church choir. I think this is the only graphic novel I have ever heard of that brought together so many talented writers and artists from one church. That must be some church! | Brian |
| Do you have to be sprirital to enjoy The Silver Cord? | Brian |
| You have gone international with a campaign to publish Silver Cord in Chinese. How is this going? I did a google translate on the support page and the pitch seems a lot different than the US version. So I am thinking this is not a direct translation but a spritial translation. Ha! | Brian |
| Care to speak on world building. Creating a universe, or in this case multiple dimensions, where we explore deep into existing lore and bring a deeper story to life. | Brian |
| The first thing you notice about The Silver Cord (Vol. 1 & 2) is that it’s huge! Not just in length, but it’s also “oversize” as graphic novels go. (11×14) Why did you decide to print so large? | Joel |
| What challenges did that present? | Joel – follow up |
| What kernel of story sparked the road to The Silver Cord? What was the first piece? | Joel |
| Do you know anyone with two different colored eyes? | Joel |
| Do you ever see this in some other medium, such as animation or live-action? Would it be a movie, or a series? | Matt |
| The Silver Cord Kickstarter was unique in that the first book was finished and you were trying to fund the completion of the second. It worked out, but were there any bumps along the way? | Joel |
| Religion can be a touchy subject for some people. Has there been any negative reaction in that respect? | Matt |
| How did it feel to receive validation for your project in the form of a successful KickStarter campaign? | Matt |
| How has the fan reaction been since the release of the book? | Matt |
| Out Of Control / Matrix | Steve |
| Richard DawKINS | |
| The God Delusion | |
| https://www.amazon.ca/The-God-Delusion-Richard-Dawkins/dp/0618918248 |
