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Post by Brian Lynch on Jul 1, 2010 13:55:26 GMT -5
Hey, Mr. Lynch - thank you so much for agreeing to answer our questions! My first question is, have you discussed with Joss the direction of your Spike series? Did he give you any notes? Have you contacted Joss at all, post-Twilightgate? My second question is about the timeline: is it safe to assume that the events of Spike the Series take place before the Twilight arc in BtVS season 8? Joss has contacted IDW about making everything click, yes. And it will. And yes, it takes place before TWILIGHT.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jul 1, 2010 13:54:48 GMT -5
Can you do the Numfar dance for us? I joke, but seriously, I read Asylum and Shadow Puppets. Then I went back and read After the Fall. I also then picked up Spike: After the Fall. I think I may be in love with you. But anyway, I appreciate how you were able to progress the characters in a believable way. I'm absolutely excited for your new Spike series. My question to you is...once Season Eight wraps up and the Buffyverse story will be moved forward for Season Nine, do you plan on doing the same for Spike? I guess what I mean is how everything coming from IDW in regards to the Angelverse takes place before Season Eight. Will there be an official shift in time where we can move the characters a couple of years forward? Not really. By the end of the first arc, you'll see where it fits. And OH it fits.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jul 1, 2010 13:54:12 GMT -5
What would you say is the tone of the series in comparison to your previous work in the Whedonverse? I think it is close to ASYLUM or SPIKE:ATF. Some funny moments (very funny, hopefully) but a very dark story that deals with Spike's psyche.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jul 1, 2010 13:53:32 GMT -5
Hello, Mr. Lynch, as a huge Spike fan I want to see your Spike’s outgoing series so badly! Chris Ryall mentioned in his blog "The series will also feature an appearance by a popular Whedonverse character who’s only ever appeared in the BUFFY comics (and her own one-shot there, if that hint wasn’t enough before)." I have got questions about that mysterious character. Will she meet Spike accidentally? (Probably she doesn’t know about Spike’s resurrection…) Or Spike will make a contact with her, asking her for a help (or for advise)? And uhh, I don’t expect an answer, but what color is the hair of that character? And what about the strange yellow machine in which Spike made his appearance in the end of Buffy issue 35? Will it appear in your story either? In your Spike/Angel ATF series we saw some flashback and flashforwards panels with Spike (I mean the panel with Spike in a futuristic world holding a scythe-like axe over the decapitated Spider’s body.)Will we get more about it in your outgoing story? And is it the Buffy’s Scythe or not? And what about time- or dimensional travels? Or your Spike’s story will be situated in Las Vegas only. Thank you for your answers! The person will run into Spike on purpose. The yellow machine MAY make an appearance, hmmmmmm. We will get a few answers about the black scythe. It's not Buffy's. The main thrust of the first story will be Vegas, for sure.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jul 1, 2010 13:52:06 GMT -5
Do you have a favourite scene that you've written thus far for the Spike series or anything that you're really looking forward to seeing/hearing fan reactions about? YES, absolutely. I love some of the new goings on of the survivors of AFTER THE FALL (in the first five pages, you all are gonna look at a different character VERY differently), but I'm most looking forward to your reaction to the last four or so pages of issue 1. It sets something up that could be really interesting, might piss some people off, but will lead to big, great things in the arc.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jul 1, 2010 1:06:44 GMT -5
I will do my best to not contradict the story he is telling.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 18:33:49 GMT -5
Sounding pretty great! So the solicit comes out next month, does that mean a more solid shipping date for issue #1 is set? (And I guess as a corollary, how many issues have you written already and how many do you know of that Franco has finished drawing?) Franco is working on 2, I have written 1 and a half and have outlined many. I think it premieres in October.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 17:20:24 GMT -5
Yes, Franco's in for the long haul, hooray!
I think there are slayers in Spike's future. Though not how you may expect.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 17:07:24 GMT -5
Do you think Juliet Landau would be willing to come back and help write another Dru-centric story? Angel #24-25 are amazing and I don't know of many people here who would object to more Dru. And speaking of Harmony, if you can talk about this, have you had to tweak any of your plans for her because of S8, or has that character been more freeing to play with vs. the main character and his nemesis Tall Dark and Forehead? Harmony isn't really popping up in SPIKE as of yet, so no fudging of plans there. And I would love to work with Juliet again, I'm sure I will one way or another, but there are no plans for a follow-up collaboration in terms of comic work.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 16:28:28 GMT -5
Plans for any of the following characters to appear? Non Noelle Drusilla Harmony Spider Jeremy That would be telling, no? I would say that the majority of those characters will make an appearance, or at least be referenced.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 16:26:37 GMT -5
Thanks. Do you like how HOP'S is wrapping? Did you have to rewrite any scenes or do you expect re-shooting some of them? Passing a question from a friend (eilowyn) "If Spike were to be a guest on The Muppet Show, what songs would he perform (and with what Muppet), and what skits would he be involved in. Yes, we are being dead serious here." I don't know about re-shoots, still very early to think about that, as we just wrapped. That said, the movie is hilarious and shaping up very very nicely. James Marsden is hilarious, and Russell Brand's voicework is just awesome. They both really came to play, and are great people. I'd say Spike would perform some of his own stuff if on THE MUPPET SHOW. He'd do some poems with the Electric Mayhem backing him. Miss Piggy would have a crush on him, Kermit would get bent out of shape, and Spike would bond with Rowlf the Dog.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 16:24:55 GMT -5
Based on the title of issue #2, it seems that Spike will not always be in L.A. - if so, will this be common? Is Spike going to start wandering the world more or will he stick close to L.A.? He'll be in Vegas for much of the first story.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 16:22:14 GMT -5
I know in passed comments that you said that you won't be dealing with the current plotline Willingham is working on with Angel and Spike's role in the current story.But how does the Spike series work time-line wise in relation to Bill Willingham's/Bill Williams Angel run?Does the Spike series start before the current story in the Angel monthly or does it run con-current with it? I would say it happens after the current story arc.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 14:41:10 GMT -5
What's the current balance on pre-existing Buffyverse characters to new ones? Will we start seeing lots of new characters right away, or will there be more emphasis on the people already there? So far, it's established characters. Spike, obviously. Angel and Illyria appear. Beck and George get a lot to do. We see some MOSAIC action. A few surprises. But not really many new characters. Not yet, anyway.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 14:26:06 GMT -5
How has Buffy season 8 impacted your plans for your new series?Has having Angel and Spike having big roles in it made plotting your story more difficult now especially if you don't know how things are going to play out in Joss's final arc? It changed things slightly. I think for the better.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 14:25:32 GMT -5
Will it be more geared towards story arcs, like IDW's Angel series/Dark Horse's Buffy S8, or will it be more akin to the superhero on-goings from the major publishers (Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, etc.)? Little story arcs that build to a big story arc.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 14:01:13 GMT -5
Ask as many as you want, I will answer as many as I can.
BOYS AND THEIR TOYS to SPIKE, I'd say it's a few months, at most.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 13:36:42 GMT -5
To celebrate SPIKE's new series (solicited next month!) and my movie HOP'S wrapping photography, I will gladly and happily answer any questions you have about anything. Go for it!
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 13:34:30 GMT -5
No, it's all one word. BUT if you want one, send me the copy and I will add it. I am not kidding, I will gladly add it. I want SPIKE to be the most enjoyable Buffyverse book ever. We're going all out. AND IF THAT MEANS ADDING A COMMA, SO HELP ME I WILL.
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Post by Brian Lynch on Jun 30, 2010 0:46:10 GMT -5
Well, if you cheated death, you'd be pretty psyched.
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