Episode 1274 - A Conversation with Bill Willingham
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We're big fans of Fables here at CGS so it was great to get to talk to writer Bill Willingham. We discuss his childhood reading habits, his desire to be Tarzan and of course Fables. He's also spearheading a convention next year - Fabletown and Beyond. (1:23:29)
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I bet Fabletown and Beyond would be also highly successful over here in the old world - his books are flying from the shelves. We also love our conventions ;)
And I insist you try Newt's, great burger joint.
The humble guys in the business are the best.
Bry
As for the episode, one of your best in a while excluding the DC new 52 spotlight coverage that was a massive undertaking. I really do miss it when the band isn't all back together. Willingham is a master of his craft in telling tall tales in the Fablesverse. I don't know what will happen to the princess in the lost world of forgotten toys but I am still eager to find out. The art on this arc has been top notch as usual. Hopefully in the near future, another spotlight on Fables talking the current arc & previous arcs would be in order.
Finally, can we get some more time bubble? I am getting antsy for that comic goodness again.
Matthew
I know the Kahler Grand is the hotel de Con, but having been apart of both remodels I would try the Doubletree, rooms are bigger and nicer, KG can have some tiny rooms..
Loved the interview and Mr. Willingham's sense of humor.
As for Bill and the bar idea, I first met Bill in 2002 or 2003 in a hotel bar at a Wizard World Philly show. He and Paul Storrie, I think, sat down beside me on a couch (the only available seating), and Bill asked me if I wanted a drink. He didn't know me from Adam, and there was no reason he should. That's just the kind of guy he is.
Come to think of it, the few times I've talked with him have all been in a bar.
Oh! And Bill is one hilarious, down-to-earth guy! Nice to hear him speak about comic buying/trading in the 50's and early 60's. I guess he is about 1 generation ahead of me. I think I'm in the generation where we transited from trading so much to just collecting...
I enjoyed the conversation with Willingham, and was surprised to discover that we had some similarities in our early comic-buying days. (In my case, I had to sneak them into the house, as my parents would confiscate and burn them on sight. Comics were literature that was unappreciated by parents in those days.)
Some of what I mentioned is here