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The Jericho Comic Book: An interview with Jon Steinberg

6 Jul, 2009 Uncategorized

Jon, thanks for agreeing to talk with us about the forthcoming Jericho comic book series. As I’m sure you know Jericho fans are eagerly awaiting the continuation of the Jericho storyline.

Here are some questions submitted by Jericho’s most diehard fans:

1. Are you going to approach the storyline differently than you would have for a television series?

In terms of the story itself, I would say that we’ve pretty much picked up the story from the end of season two of the tv series, and continued it forward in the same spirit we started it in. But producing a tv show is a lot different than creating a comic book. WIth the book, we didn’t have to worry about locations, special effects, shooting days, or any of the other practical challenges that we dealt with on the show. So the comics will be telling a story that’s very much a Jericho story, but in a way that is, to say the least, bigger than any tv show could ever be. By a lot.

2. Will any of the storyline from season 2 that was dumped due to the shortened season be included in the comic book in some way?

Not really. I think we focused more on pushing the story forward from where we left off than going back to fill in the blanks.

3. Will the action move around the country, or just be fixed in Cheyenne and Texas where the show left off?

I would say you should expect to see a lot more of the country than we ever saw on the show. Some places that have been referred to already in the show, and some that haven’t.

4. For those who didn’t watch the TV series, will you tell the backstory through flashbacks?

We hope (and plan) for these books to be accessible to everybody, whether they’ve seen every episode of the tv series or none at all. I’m not sure we’ll use flashbacks, but the story should make clear what’s going on

5. How many of the characters from the TV series will be in the comic book?

Pretty much all of them, I think. Obviously we’ll spend more time with some than with others.

6. Any chance of a real Stimi union happening ?

You never know…

Awesome! We can’t wait. We appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this. Much success on the comic book and you upcoming series Human Target!

Jason “Rubberpoultry” Moore

17 Comments so far »

dbalcer1 said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 10:28 am

Thank you RP for the interview and Jon for being so accessible to the fans. I can’t wait to buy my first comic ever.
Scoobud said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 10:51 am

I’m really anxious for the comic book to come out. I can’t help but wonder how much of the fanfic stories will be included since we saw a lot of it in the tv series.

Thanks Jason and thanks to Jon Steinberg!
KrzyKitty said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 11:57 am

Thanks Jason for the interview and to Jon for taking the time to answer our questions… I cannot wait to get the comic in October, its been almost 15 years since I have read one and I am excited!
Mudflap62 said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 2:52 pm

Hey RP Thanks for doing the interview.

Jon Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions.

I am very excited about the comic book. I am spreading the news about it to anyone I meet.
briarpatch_39272 said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 3:14 pm

Thanks RP and Jon for keeping us all informed. Yes, we are all still out here waiting for more Jericho. I can’t wait.
artzylady said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

Thanks RP and Jon for this amazing inside info on the upcoming Jericho Comic book. Though I’ve never purchased a comic book previously, I look forward to doing so in the fall for the continuation of the Jericho story.
k6 said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 6:19 pm

Awesome!

Can’t wait till October…
norsu said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 6:54 pm

Thanks Jon for the update on the Jericho Comic!

Thanks Rubber for making this happen.
law0621 said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 7:40 pm

Thank you Jon for the interview and for helping to keep us informed on the fate of Jericho. Looking forward to the Comic Book to see where Jericho is going in the future.
zander712 said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 8:08 pm

Thanks Jon and Jason!

I am eagerly awaiting the comic book!
auntvonna said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 8:40 pm

Thanks so much Jon for updating us on the comic! Jason, thanks for making the interview happen!
slking3 said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 9:46 pm

Thanks Jon for answering some of our questions and to Jason for asking and posting them. I never read many comics, but I will be reading this one and getting everyone I know to do so also. October can’t come fast enough for me.
ratkeeper said,

Wrote on July 6, 2009 @ 10:00 pm

Thanks Jon and Jason for giving us some hints about the comic. I cna’t wait to get the first issue.

Gwen
AKansan said,

Wrote on July 7, 2009 @ 12:31 pm

Thanks for the info, Jason and Jon! I’m really looking forward to seeing where our Jericho story goes. Also hoping the sales from the comic book will be good enough to get us a movie soon!
kricka said,

Wrote on July 7, 2009 @ 5:40 pm

YAY!! Thanks for this RP. Now I will have some new comic books to live with my Buffy and Firefly comics! w00t!!!!!
whardwick said,

Wrote on August 24, 2009 @ 8:55 pm

I just want to say I am a huge fan after watching this on Netflix. I will do anything I can to help support season 3!
Shanfroman said,

Wrote on August 31, 2009 @ 9:14 am

I just recently saw this show for the first time after having found it on the instant viewing feature on Netflix and in the space of three days watched the whole series and I am heartbroken that it ended when it did. I will definitely be looking for these comic books.