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Echo, the Interview

posted by Matt Knicl at 4:21 pm.

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Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise was a revolutionary series. A romance comic from an independent label, Abstract Studio, SiP showed what a writer could do. And now Moore has shifted his focus to a more “traditional” comic book.

Echo is a series about a photographer, Julie, who witnesses an explosion in the desert. Small pieces rain from the sky and fuse with her body. All this and an impending divorce are sure to dramatically change Julie’s life.

I was able to speak to Mr. Moore about Echo and his future run on Marvel’s Runaways.

Matt Knicl: Echo is a more super hero/sci-fi comic, as opposed to the romance Strangers in Paradise. Are the romantic elements going to be present or absent in the face of the sci-fi?

Terry Moore: It’s sci-fi written by me. My work will always read like me. If I wrote a story about Hannibal Lector I’d try to touch your heart with it.

Matt: How did you prepare to write Echo?

Terry: I gave myself a few months off to get some distance from SiP. I thought about what people I wanted to write about, came up with Julie, came up with her situation and read up on things I’ve always liked to read about anyway… nuclear fission, nuclear history, Area 51…

Matt: What is most exciting for you about this project?

Terry: Echo is a side of me I didn’t have the opportunity to explore with SiP. It’s great to get into this stuff after all this time.

Matt: Where did you get your idea/inspiration for Echo?

Terry: Just from thinking about the end of the world, how it could happen and how people would behave. David Bowie’s Five Years was an original inspiration.

Matt: Do you have anything you’d want to say to a potential reader about this book?

Terry: Read it.

Matt: Is there anything you can say about when you take over writing for Marvel’s Runaways?

Terry:: I’m on my third issue. When they come out depends on when Joss [Whedon] finishes his run. Humberto Ramos’ art is fantastic on this series. He’s already on issue 2. I think people are going to like what we’ve come up with.

Images courtesy Abstract Studio

Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.