WCA 2019: In Conversation with Jim Zub & Max Dunbar (WonderCon, March 2019)

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WCA 2019: IN CONVERSATION WITH JIM ZUB & MAX DUNBAR (RECORDED AT WONDERCON ANAHEIM, MARCH 2019) Comic-Con International‘s sibling convention, WonderCon (29th-31st March 2019, Anaheim Convention Center), has over the years grown and developed into a truly epic event in the North America comic convention calendar, selling out over its entire weekend and bringing thousands of talented creators, publishers, artists, writers, cosplayers, actors and actresses and much more to Anaheim in California. WonderCon has developed and evolved from what was primarily a passive ‘experience’ delivering show into one which companies and creators can now bring new projects and share updates on brand new content – we have been lucky to have a couple of correspondents visiting the show as Press, catching up with a number of these fresh stories. One such correspondent is Samantha Maybe who had the chance to talk to comics superstars Jim Zub and Max Dunbar who have come together to produce a new title for digital distribution giant comiXology, STONE STAR, a brand new, original space-fantasy epic which took their cue from pop music artists like Justin Timberlake and Beyonce* to surprise release the book without the usual hype and palaver, allowing fans to discover the title all at the same time, no spoilers required. (*FYI: in this analogy, Max is Timberlake and Jim is Beyonce. Jim pretty much admits as much and, frankly, he has the legs for it.) As Sam talked to the pair about their motivations and inspiration for releasing the book in this manner, how the story of STONE STAR came about, their collaborative creative process in creating story and characters, and what Jim and Max feel their colourist (Espen Grundetjern) and letterer (Marshall Dillon), bring to the table... Thanks to Jim and Max for taking time out of their very busy con to talk, and also to Samantha Maybe for bringing the interview to us. INTRO MUSIC: ‘PUNKY’, BENSOUND.COM IMAGE: SYFY.COM