MinorThreats launches in August from DarkHorseComics, and we have an inside look at the comic from the minds of Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum.
Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum are getting into the world of indie superhero comics. After developing Marvel's MODOK for Hulu and writing MODOK: Head Games for the House of Idea's publishing efforts, the two will soon launch Minor Threats for Dark Horse Comics, a tale featuring D-list villains that team up to take down a threat even the heroes of the world can't stop.
Patton Oswalt: Well, this came about the best way that I think comics come about, which is when we were working on MODOK, we would do what comic book fans do. We would talk about our favorite stories, our dream story. We had a whole other story that we were thinking of doing in terms of MODOK. And then I started talking about all these near misses I'd had.
Jordan Blum: Yeah. And our editor, Daniel Chabon has been like the most amazing cheerleader for this project-JB: He's pushing through and yet lining up these artists to do variants and helping us get the word out. So Dark Horse and Daniel's been this incredible support system for this book. The art of the indie superhero universe is coming back. Are you confident, not only doing Minor Threats Volume Two, but are you thinking one-shots? Are you thinking Black Hammer: Visions-esque anthologies? I mean, how much do you not only have planned, but actually intend to do?
We really want to have a different flavor every time we do a new story in this world. And I think we talked a lot about the Fargo television show as like, they really change it up every season and they're all sort of connected and things that kind of play and characters that pop up here and there. But we really want to give you something you haven't seen every time we revisit this world.
JB: It's a very collaborative process. And sometimes we'll give him a ... I think Playtime was a very fleshed out character. We knew what the gimmick was going to be. It tied to her mom and her history as a sidekick, but Major Mummy was like a name. You know? Or mix these two things together. See what you come up with. This seems fun.
PO: And also, don't think that we're already not starting to categorize and memorize exactly the kind of city that we've laid out now, because I want to have earlier stories with the effect of,"Oh, wait a minute. That's that skyline I saw in issue one, but the Kaiju hasn't been added to it yet." They haven't defeated the Kaiju yet. It's like when you look at old neighborhoods. Especially Jordan and I live in Hollywood. So Hollywood is famous for ...
Especially with this book, it jumps narrator issue to issue. So we really wanted to make sure that we peel back the layers, reveal who these characters are, understand kind of their arc, or the tragedy that has led them to put on these costumes and become these and choose this life. So those were like the big, heavy discussions and the big set pieces of what we want to happen and what Scott wants to draw.
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