Get to Know Our Staff Part II

Time for round two! This time around we'll be asking Absar and Joey a little about their past and current interests. These guys got right to the point with the answers, which is something I admire since I can babble on if allowed.

Promotional image for the The Flash TV show.

1) Are you reading anything right now? If not, what are you watching?

Absar:  I am reading a book called Star Wars: Legacy of the Force. Also, I watch a lot of TV. Agents of Shield. Agent Carter. Arrow. Flash, and many more.

Joey: I'm watching The Flash.

2) What do you like/not like most about it?

Absar: What I like about the book is that it's about the next generation of the Skywalker clan. What I dislike about it... well, when Disney bought Star Wars they got rid of the expanded universe. So in this book, I'm reading something that "never happened."

Joey: It's a really fun and lighthearted series that is close to the source material.

Cover of Uncanny X-Men 103

3) What is the first comic you remember reading?

Absar: The first comic I read was Nightwing!

Joey: X-Men #103. (Issue title: "The Fall of the Tower." Fun fact about this issue: this is the first issue where Wolverine is referred to as Logan, even though his name is actually James Howlett. Wolverine is a confusing dude.)

4) Tell me about your favourite ongoing comic. Why is it your favourite?

Absar: Fave comic right now is Jupiter's Legacy [written by Mark Millar]. The story is epic; it's a modern-day Watchmen! The artist, Frank Quitely, is, in my opinion, the best artist in the industry.

Joey: Saga [written by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Fiona Staples]. Even though it's this giant space opera with robot princes, lying cats, and a spider/woman bounty hunter, at its core it's just about a family trying to stay together.

Covers of Jupiter's Legacy

Wolverine as drawn by Frank Quitely.

 5) Do you have a favourite artist? If so, who is it and why have you chosen them?

Absar: Frank Quitely is my favourite artist. He pays a lot of attention to even the tiniest details: each brick in a wall, each hair on an arm. He's amazing.

Joey: Adrian Alphona. [A Canadian artist, currently drawing Ms. Marvel with writer G. Willow Wilson and also known for creating Runaways with writer Brian K. Vaughan. Which makes sense, since Joey is all about Runaways.]






Thanks for reading! Tune in next week for parts 3 and 4, and the details about our upcoming giveaway!