Links to Word Balloon interview as well as The Comics Journal website and more...
My debut graphic novel Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus and new crime book The Slanted gutter are both widely available.
The kind words posted on Goodreads and Amazon for these works are helpful in spreading the word and very appreciated as are the likes/upvotes for these reviews...
Here is a fun interview I did on Felix Comic Art--
http://www.felixcomicart.com/podcastd...
Here is an interview I did about the comic on Word Balloon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1yZX...
Here is a link to an extended chat I had with Benjamin Marra for The Comics Journal website:
http://www.tcj.com/just-draw-it-yours...
I posted some lists on rateyourmusic.com, including one for my favorite albums of 2020:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/S_Crai...
Here's a fun interview I recently did for Daily Grindhouse:
http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/th...
Limited availability signed edition of The Slanted Gutter is available from the publisher here:
https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerc...
Filmmaker Simon Rumley has this to say about The Slanted Gutter:
"S. Craig Zahler proves himself to be a natural successor to Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson... [E]xpect to be bludgeoned by the journey and thrilled by it."
And below are some comments on my debut graphic novel, Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus:
"Half a surreal, modern day nightmare, and half evocative of 1940s noir detective films, Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus is comic, creepy, and compelling."
--Peter Dabbene of Foreword Review
"IT'S INSANE. I love it."
--Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Grayson)
"With DR. DIVINUS, Zahler arrives as a cartoonist fully formed. It's as if he's been doing this for twenty years. But it's only with this graphic novel, his first, that Zahler has turned his considerable creative talents toward comics. As a medium, comics should feel blessed."
--Benjamin Marra (Terror Assaulter, Night Business)
"S. Craig Zahler brings the same furious energy to his first graphic novel that he does to his music, movies and novels. Forbidden Surgeries of The Hideous Dr. Divinus is a deliberately paced weird horror story with punctuations of cruelty and uncomfortable hilarity." --Josh Simmons (The Furry Trap, Black River)
The kind words posted on Goodreads and Amazon for these works are helpful in spreading the word and very appreciated as are the likes/upvotes for these reviews...
Here is a fun interview I did on Felix Comic Art--
http://www.felixcomicart.com/podcastd...
Here is an interview I did about the comic on Word Balloon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1yZX...
Here is a link to an extended chat I had with Benjamin Marra for The Comics Journal website:
http://www.tcj.com/just-draw-it-yours...
I posted some lists on rateyourmusic.com, including one for my favorite albums of 2020:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/S_Crai...
Here's a fun interview I recently did for Daily Grindhouse:
http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/th...
Limited availability signed edition of The Slanted Gutter is available from the publisher here:
https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerc...
Filmmaker Simon Rumley has this to say about The Slanted Gutter:
"S. Craig Zahler proves himself to be a natural successor to Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson... [E]xpect to be bludgeoned by the journey and thrilled by it."
And below are some comments on my debut graphic novel, Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus:
"Half a surreal, modern day nightmare, and half evocative of 1940s noir detective films, Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus is comic, creepy, and compelling."
--Peter Dabbene of Foreword Review
"IT'S INSANE. I love it."
--Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Grayson)
"With DR. DIVINUS, Zahler arrives as a cartoonist fully formed. It's as if he's been doing this for twenty years. But it's only with this graphic novel, his first, that Zahler has turned his considerable creative talents toward comics. As a medium, comics should feel blessed."
--Benjamin Marra (Terror Assaulter, Night Business)
"S. Craig Zahler brings the same furious energy to his first graphic novel that he does to his music, movies and novels. Forbidden Surgeries of The Hideous Dr. Divinus is a deliberately paced weird horror story with punctuations of cruelty and uncomfortable hilarity." --Josh Simmons (The Furry Trap, Black River)
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Feb 14, 2021 05:23AM
Great interviews! I especially appreciate the insights into how you utilize your limited time on a project. Your work ethic is inspiring
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Sam,Thanks. I'm glad that you found the pieces interesting and helpful.
Insightful interviews. Your RYM account appears to have been suspended tho :(Was curious to see your music ratings, since you're also well versed in metal and jazz.
André,My RYM account is active---I've received recent comments/views---perhaps it's your settings? Glad you enjoyed the interviews!
S. wrote: "André,My RYM account is active---I've received recent comments/views---perhaps it's your settings? Glad you enjoyed the interviews!"
Guess it's a link issue. When I manually searched your list, I found the username.
Anyways, thanks for the awesome films and books (and upcoming graphic novel)!
AndréYou're welcome. I'm glad that you enjoy my pieces, and I appreciate your support!
Hello, Mr Zahler. In one of your recent interviews, I read that the current graphic novel you are working on, this is a hard science fiction story. Also, you are a reader of the writer Greg Edan. Which makes me wonder if you have enough knowledge in the field of science and technology to read and understand this type of fiction and write it.
It seems to me something fantastic that you are not only a genius in the field of arts, but that you are also capable of getting into the field of science without being a mathematician or a computer scientist.
Do you also spend part of your time studying science? Is incredible! Many congratulations on your extraordinary talent, Mr Zahler.
It seems to me something fantastic that you are not only a genius in the field of arts, but that you are also capable of getting into the field of science without being a mathematician or a computer scientist.
Do you also spend part of your time studying science? Is incredible! Many congratulations on your extraordinary talent, Mr Zahler.
Salva,Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I am a big, big Greg Egan fan, and reading works by him and authors like Stephen Baxter, Robert L. Forward, Greg Bear, Hal Clement, etc. interested me more in scientific theory. I am a Scientific American reader for more than a decade, and I enjoy watching Lex Fridman's show, wherein he interviews many of the great scientific minds of our time. Although I am not a scientist, I do my best as storyteller to ensure that the scientific conjecture and fictional ideas in my tales are interesting and believable and intelligible.
You were talking about that there wasn't a Punisher story that you wanted until the Garth Ennis stuff and you talked about Punisher Soviet, so I was wondering what you specifically wanted out of Punisher stories. Is it the story, characters, action or art?Also some good western comics are Red Range: A Wild Western Adventure with art by Sam Glanzman and also Jonah Hex: No Way Back with art by Tony Dezuniga.
Another comic you might like is Unknown Soldier: Haunted House, there is some brutal stuff in that one.
As a kid, I'd wanted The Punisher to be more merciless, methodical, and scary and for his opponents to be more interesting than they were. I do enjoy plenty of 80s Punisher, including Circle of Blood, but like the Mack Bolan novels I've read, these stories always seemed tamer than the core premise. Since the Punisher is essentially an immutable angel of death who isn't going to die, I wanted the foes to be more complex and--at times--charismatic to make the read more emotionally interesting, rather than have him fight sub-par supervillains or interchangeable drug dealers--and I never wanted guys like Spiderman involved.To some extent, Golgo 13 delivered a lot of these qualities, and I bought all the manga I could find of that character back then and watched the movie untranslated on VHS about 30 times.
Thanks for the comic recommendations!
S. wrote: "As a kid, I'd wanted The Punisher to be more merciless, methodical, and scary and for his opponents to be more interesting than they were. I do enjoy plenty of 80s Punisher, including Circle of Blo..."The Punisher needs to be up against impossible odds, not lowly criminals that he deals with in what seems like 98% of stories.
Funny enough one of my favorite Punishers stories is in Giant-Size Spider-Man #4. That story deals with a concentration camp, biochemical weapons, brutal South American warlords, and war crimes against civilians. Pretty heavy stuff for a Spider-Man comic published in the mid 1970s.
Punisher 2099 showed in many ways the new Punisher, Jake Gallows, is more insane than Frank Castle. Gallows worships Thor, starts a cybernetic prison for criminals he captures and uses high-tech execution methods. In issue 5 and 6, he has a very tough fight where he has to use every trick he knows.
A major fan here, thanks for all the great literary and cinematic work.Is the digital edition of The Slanted Gutter that’s currently available on Amazon the “author’s preferred text”, or is it the same as the previously published edition?
Also, are we getting another Zahler Western (in any medium) anytime soon?
Fred wrote: "S. wrote: "As a kid, I'd wanted The Punisher to be more merciless, methodical, and scary and for his opponents to be more interesting than they were. I do enjoy plenty of 80s Punisher, including Ci..."Fred,
Well I bought all these Punisher comics today on your recommendation. They sound fun, bizarre, and different from what I've read. Thanks!
emirm wrote: "A major fan here, thanks for all the great literary and cinematic work.Is the digital edition of The Slanted Gutter that’s currently available on Amazon the “author’s preferred text”, or is it th..."
Yes, The Slanted Gutter ebook is the correct version.
I wrote a western limited series that I will take around if my current options don't land with proper financing, and there's another western I adapted that is going out to directors...so the chances are decent that one of these will materialize in the coming year.
Yes, The Slanted Gutter ebook is the correct version...That’s excellent news, thanks for the information.
