In case you have not observed, an increasing number of folks from exterior the comedian guide business are writing or co-writing comics. Put up Malone was at New York Comedian Con this yr to promote his new guide with Vault Comics, Put up Malone’s Large Rig. In 2021, Recreation of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke co-wrote a miniseries with Marguerite Bennett for Picture Comics known as M.O.M.: Mom of Insanity. Likewise, Jamie Lee Curtis co-wrote a graphic novel with Russell Goldman known as Mom Nature for Titan Comics in 2023.
Now, Ronda Rousey has made her comedian guide debut with a graphic novel from AWA known as Anticipating the Sudden. It is a story a few hit-woman working underneath the codename “Mother,” who discovers that she’s pregnant after sleeping with a possible goal. Drawn by Mike Deodato, Rousey was supported by veteran comedian guide expertise whereas bringing the story to life on the web page.
Talking to our video producer, Ashley Victoria Robinson, as half of our Popversations interview collection, Rousey defined that she had initially written Anticipating the Sudden as a screenplay. “There’s a lot I do not learn about comics, coming into this area, that is my first one ever. I initially wrote it in a screenplay format. After which Axel Alonso, who’s the former editor-in-chief at Marvel, he helped me to take that and make it into a comic book guide script. And we pored over it panel by panel to actually hone in on the story. I learned quite a bit from him, I learned quite a bit from Mike [Deodato],” Rousey mentioned.
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