Brian Wood – Comics + Graphic Novels

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WHAT WORK FROM 2008 ARE YOU THE MOST PROUD OF?

Brian Wood: LOCAL. The best thing I’ve done, and hopefully the first of many Ryan Kelly collabs. And the first NORTHLANDERS book, which not only got me out of my comfort zone but did the same for a lot of people who thought they knew what a comic book about Vikings was.

WHAT WORK ARE YOU THE MOST EXCITED ABOUT FOR 2009?

Brian Wood: A few upcoming NORTHLANDERS one-shots should be excellent, if only for the artists we have lined up coughRissocough. Seeing how the new DEMO books come out, and writing issue #50 of DMZ. 50! Reaching fifty issues of a series is sort of like when I hit 30 years of age. I never thought I’d make it that long.

WHAT’S YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION?

Brian Wood: I don’t make them. Each year, each week, each day I just try to make forward momentum, and improve in everything if only a little bit.

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DMZ, another year of stories: 264 pages.

Northlanders, another year: 264 pages.

Demo, six issue miniseries: 132 pages.

The New York Four, the sequel book we signed contracts for, will happen this year.  I’m chatting with DC about format still, but assuming right now it’s not any shorter or longer than the first book: 144 pages.

Something Unannounced: 176 pages (might possibly bleed into 2010, but hopefully not)

I have some ideas I’d love to see done, DMZ specials, a short graphic novel, etc.  But that’s all in the theoretical category right now.  I can guesstimate 100 pages, since I fully intend to at least start on something shortly.

2009: give or take 1,080 pages of comics written.

Unless I die.

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