Tag: Toucan Interviews
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Terry Moore: Stranger in Paradise, Part One
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Terry Moore: Stranger in Paradise, Part One It’s the age-old story: girl meets girl. Girl falls for girl. Girl is confused. Both girls meet guys. More confusion. A sinister cabal known to topple governments rears its ugly head. Suspense ensues. Tragedy results. Love conquers all. They live happily ever after. The end.…
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Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part Two
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part Two Toucan: What was the process of putting a fanzine together like for you and Don? Was there a definite delineation of duties? Maggie: Well, in the early issues he was technically listed as the editor and I was technically I think the—I don’t know what I was…
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Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part One
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part One Maggie Thompson is one of the legendary founders of comics fandom. Without her and her late husband, Don Thompson—along with a small number of other comics-loving pioneers—we might not be reading blogs like Toucan or have the ability to enjoy fan-oriented magazines like Comics Buyer’s Guide. We talked to…
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Mark Waid: A Banner Year Part Two
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Mark Waid: A Banner Year Part Two Click here for Part One of the Toucan Interview with Mark Waid! Toucan: So let’s shift gears a little bit and talk about collaborators. Your new steady collaborator seems to be Chris Samnee on both Daredevil and Rocketeer, and you continue to work with artist Peter Kraus on Insufferable after a long…
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Mark Waid: A Banner Year Part One
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Mark Waid: A Banner year Part One 2012 was a “Banner Year” for Mark Waid in more ways than one. The writer celebrated his 25th year working in comics (as writer, associate editor, editor, editor-in-chief, colorist, and probably a few other job titles we’re forgetting). In addition to his continuing work on fan-favorite Daredevil at Marvel,…