Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #2 Preview

The 30th anniversary of the Golden Age throwback success the Rocketeer is still in full swing, and IDW Publishing is celebrating by putting one of the best creative teams in comics -- Mark Waid and Chris Samnee -- on Cliff Secord's first long form adventure in years.

Read our review of Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #1!

Hitting on Wednesday, Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #2 is teasing the unmasking of Cliff to the public, which would obviously be a bad thing for our hapless hero.

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The Secret Origins of the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special

Robot Chicken kicks off its sixth season this Sunday with the half hour Robot Chicken DC Comics Special. Taking aim at Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and many more beloved (and a few not so beloved) DC characters, the special comes from the Robot Chicken crew, led by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, working in conjunction with DC’s Geoff Johns – who’s written for Robot Chicken in the past.

Writer Kevin Shinick also does voice work on the special, including providing the pivotal narration that evokes (as much of the special does) the old Super Friends cartoons. When I asked Shinick how he came to be the narrator, he told me, “It's funny, because those classic words, ‘Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice,’ spoken by the great Ted Knight, had always been a go-to joke for me. I would use it frequently at random moments in high school like yelling from the restroom, ‘Meanwhile in stall #2,’ and it always got a laugh because it's such a recognizable saying. Yet when we finished writing the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special, I was asked who I wanted to voice and I completely forgot ask for it. Opting instead for Captain Cold and some other characters. Then a day or two later Seth says to me, ‘I think you'd be perfect as the narrator.’ I was like, ‘Of course I would!’ And so thanks to a famous red haired man I get to play a famous white haired man.”

A lot of time is spent with Aquaman in the special, who is the butt of many, many jokes. Said Shinick, “Aquaman always gets a bum rap if you ask me. But he's like the kid in school who gets a crappy nickname on the first day and it just sticks. He's probably a perfectly good kid but now he's got this stigma and it's just so easy to jump on board. That's why in our special, I like that he finally snaps and takes matters into his own fins. I mean hands. See, it's just so easy.”

I recently had the chance to visit the Robot Chicken offices and sat down with Green, Senreich and Johns, to find out how this DC Comics-inspired lunacy came to be. We discussed the depiction of Aquaman, the impressive voice cast, what got cut out (and what will be on the DVD) and much more.

But let's start out with a brand new clip from the special, as Superman realizes a trick he pulled in Superman II can be very useful...

IGN TV: There have been plenty of superhero bits on Robot Chicken, but how did the idea come about to do a specific DC special?

Matt Senreich: Geoff worked on our fourth season as a writer, but Geoff and I have been working together since 2002.

Seth Green: I never liked him. All the time we’ve known him socially, I’ve just abhorred his presence.

Senreich: We sold our first pilot together in 2002, so we were looking for ways to play. He was at DC and called up one day.

Geoff Johns: I was at DC, and we were just talking, like, “Wouldn’t it be cool to do a Robot Chicken DC Special?”

Green: Because the Star Wars one had worked.

Johns: Yeah, the Star Wars one was so good.

Senreich: So, yeah. It was really easy. It was just, like, “Hey, we should do this.” “Okay, let’s do this.”

IGN: Was it a pretty natural progression at that point to use Super Friends?

Green: I led that charge. That’s just a great in to the DC Universe. You have everybody in a familiar and collected setting. The whole thing was organized so you could have all the good guys and all the bad guys. We thought if we could at least start in that format, then we could spiral off into all aspects of the galaxy. But I really just wanted that shot of the Legion of Doom, with all of them sitting at the desk in the big hall with the archways behind it.

IGN: We’ve got to talk about Aquaman. Poor Aquaman.

Senreich: It’s funny because, when we started, my first question [to Geoff] was, “You’re making him cool in the books, and you realize all we’re going to do is destroy him right now?”

Johns: All I can say is, it’s all about Aquaman getting his groove back, which is why it’s okay to kind of start somewhere… but he goes somewhere. He’s actually the main character, by far.

Green: Yeah, we give him a real arc.

Johns: As much as you can.

Green: But you do, you feel his journey, for sure. You feel the struggle. I focused really hard -- all of the writing was so strong, and I focused on making those moments translate.

IGN: At the same time, is it just unbearably fun, in the early parts, where he’s the butt of the joke in so many ways?

Johns: The cool thing is, everyone knows who Aquaman is, and seeing him take center stage for this, it really is the year of Aquaman in a strange way. He’s a fun character. He’s really great.

Robot Chicken's Aquaman gets a special DC Comics cover

IGN: Batman, in the meantime, has a funny arc through this with Bane. Obviously, you knew that The Dark Knight Rises was coming...

Senreich: We didn’t know much about what Bane was going to be like [in the movie] when we were writing. We just knew him from the comics.

Green: We could kind of guess.

Johns: Right, we didn’t know The Dark Knight Rises was going to be huge... but we could probably guess.

Senreich: Each of the characters we kind of summed up in previous seasons of Robot Chicken to some degree. Superman is the most powerful man on the planet, so he’s allowed to be cocky and arrogant in that fun way. Wonder Woman…

Green: She’s got to stick up for herself. Nobody bests Wonder Woman, but at the same time, she’s the only female on the team, so she has to stick up for herself.

Johns: Then Green Lantern is just kind of out to have fun. He’s like a normal guy that really doesn’t deserve to be Green Lantern.

Green: He just lucked into that position. [Laughs]

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Action Comics #0 Review

If this month's #0 issues are all about looking back and shedding light on the origins of various heroes in the New 52, where does that leave Action Comics? Grant Morrison's relaunched series has essentially been one big origin tale from the start. Luckily, Morrison finds room before the events of issue #1 to explore Clark Kent's very first adventure as Superman and the theft of his indestructible cape. While Action Comics #0 doesn't really need to exist in the larger context of this run, it delivers enough memorable character moments that it's well worth  read regardless.

The best compliment I can give this issue is that it feels more consistent and cohesive than the majority of Morrison's previous issues have been. The plot is relatively simple by Morrison standards, so rather than cutting between scenes and points in time intermittently, Morrison is able to follow the journey from point A to B in a more methodical manner. Issue #0 opens where one of the recent backup stories left off, with Clark ordering his first batch of Superman T-shirts. From there, we see him settle into his role at the Daily Star, interact with Jimmy Olsen, and put his growing abilities to the test for the first time as Metropolis' new defender.

Again, it's the character work that makes this issue. Morrison once again shows how easy it is to craft a compelling Clark Kent -- one who is both human and relatable yet also powerful and noble. Clark enjoys a definitive Superman moment in this issue that pays homage to his Golden Age, "man of the people" roots. But Jimmy Olsen also has a strong showing in this issue. Morrison sheds a great deal of light on what drives the character in the New 52 universe. The result is a more down-to-earth and independent-minded take on Jimmy than the flamboyant globetrotter Morrison wrote in All-Star Superman.

Issue #0 doesn't add much to the greater picture. The script acknowledges the recent revelations about Cark's landlady and her 5th Dimensional origins, but apart from that the book could just as easily have shipped a year ago to kick off Morrison's run. The subplot involving the stolen cape doesn't amount to much. What this conflict does accomplish is reminding readers that Morrison's Superman is as concerned with the individuals of Metropolis as he is with alien invasions and Justice League matters. It takes a deft hand to pit Superman against a child abuser and not have the results turn out hokey or preachy, but Morrison manages it.

Issue #0 benefits from a much more consistent visual style than the series tends to offer. Ben Oliver fills in for Rags Morales this month. While there's a certain sterility and coldness to Oliver's work (some of the smaller details Morales worked into his panels are sorely missed), there's a lot to be said for clean lines and an overall much smoother presentation.

Sholly Fisch delivers another backup feature to complement the main tale. Interestingly, this story delves into Morrison's ongoing mythology much more than these backups have tended to in the past. Fisch doesn't focus on Superman here, but rather the origins of the Captain Comet/Neo-sapiens subplot from recent issues. Again, this material isn't necessarily that vital, but it adds a bit of color to previous stories. It's nice to have one issue that slows down the breakneck pace of the series and focus on the characters before Morrison begins his final push.

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Comic Book Reviews for 8/29/12

This week in comics: Superman and Wonder Woman have their much publicized make out session, DC Comics unleashes a boatload of Annuals, Uncanny X-Force continues to depress us while American Vampire rips our hearts out, and Spider-Man teams up with Aunt May (kind of).

DC COMICS

American Vampire #30

Written by Scott Snyder | Art by Rafael Albuquerque

"Ever since Henry and Pearl began their relationship, I knew there would be a time where Pearl’s inability to age would catch up to them and the series  would punch me in the gut with such ferocity that the pain would travel up my body and my heart would shatter to pieces and scatter across the freeway and be obliterated to pieces against the windshields of oncoming traffic like insects. That moment happens in American Vampire #30." -Joey

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Final Score:

9.5

Aquaman #12

Written by Geoff Johns | Art by Ivan Reis

"Prepare to be enthralled and annoyed with Aquaman #12. Enthralled because Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis deliver yet another memorable chapter of what is easily one of the best books among the New 52. Annoyed because this issue is a bit lacking in forward momentum, forcing us to wait two months before the final clash between Aquaman and Black Manta." -Jesse

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Final Score:

8.5

Before Watchmen: Minutemen #3

Written by Darwyn Cooke | Art by Darwyn Cooke

"Before Watchmen: Minutemen has been solidly executed from the start, but the first two issues failed to add much to the story of the team that we hadn't seen before. Issue #3 marks the first point where Darwyn Cooke is really able to dive into the psychologies of the characters and offer some genuinely new and interesting material." -Jesse

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Final Score:

8.5

Detective Comics Annual #1

Written by Tony Daniel | Art by Romano Molenaar & Pere Perez

"Prior to the New 52, much of Tony Daniel's Batman work was centered around establishing a new version of Black Mask, a villain who turned out to be none other than Dr. Jeremiah Arkham. Recently, Daniel has returned to Black Mask in his Detective Comics run, though now Roman Sionis is back under the mask and Arkham is on the right side of the law again. Detective Comics Annual #1 offers Daniel a chance to explore the current status quo of these characters outside the confines of the main series. Though it definitely has its rough patches, this annual isn't a bad way for Daniel to end his writing stint on the series." -Jesse

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Final Score:

7.0

The Flash Annual #1

Written by Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato | Art by Various

"The Flash Annual #1 uses its extended format to tell a five chapter story that does a nice job of answering some big questions and escalating the conflict to truly outrageous heights. Although Flash has his name on the book, the story has become more focused on Captain Cold. He has a good chunk of page time and must deal with more interesting twists and turns than Flash throughout the book. Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul deliver a fine story, just not for the character they intended." -Joshua

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Final Score:

7.5

Green Lantern Annual #1

Written by Geoff Johns | Art by Ethan Van Sciver

"Ethan Van Sciver has returned to Green Lantern! Given that he drew Green Lantern: Rebirth and ushered in the new era of Hal Jordan and the Corps, it feels right for him to come back to kick off the next big GL crossover event that has been teased to be an end of sorts for Hal, Rise of the Third Army. At the start of this 48-page issue, things are grim for Hal as he and Sinestro are at the mercy of Black Hand while the Guardians seek out the First Lantern. Geoff Johns opens up a whole new expanse of GL mythology with this status quo-altering bombshell." -Joshua

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Final Score:

8.0

Justice League #12

Written by Geoff Johns | Art by Jim Lee

"Justice League has been struggling to find its footing because Geoff Johns and Jim Lee seem bent on delivering big action on big splash pages, leaving the story to play catch up as it tries to make sense of it all. This entry starts off with a fair bit of that as the team has their showdown with the underwhelming new villain, Graves. Yet in the wake of the battle, the series finds itself on solid ground thanks to the excellent dialogue and momentous turning points -- not to mention Superman and Wonder Woman totally make out!" -Joshua

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Final Score:

8.0

Justice League International Annual #1

Written by Geoff Johns & Dan Didio | Art by Jason Fabok

"There are a few things going against the Justice League International Annual right from the get-go: it’s an amendment to a book we know is canned, it’s handled by a new creative team (which isn’t a bad thing in my case, but for the JLI faithful it could be off-putting), and it’s $5. While I can’t proclaim that this annual is worth the money, it does offer up some interesting new threads for the next year or so – though where they will all play out is anybody’s guess. There’s a 'continued in Justice League in 2013' bit at the end here, but I doubt we’ll be continuing the story of August General in Iron and Booster Gold in the New 52’s flagship title." -Joey

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Final Score:

7.0

National Comics: Looker #1

Written by Ian Edginton | Art by Mike S. Miller

"It’s becoming apparent that the new National Comics done-in-one anthology series has a structure that is both its greatest asset and biggest shortcoming. While last month’s Kid Eternity story was a stellar tale that felt complete (though I was desperate for more), Looker is more of a broad strokes introduction to the revamped Emily Briggs than a satisfying story. We get bits and pieces of some interesting things with the loose framework of a murder mystery, but overall there’s not enough here in this one-shot to deliver anything that we can latch onto in such a short amount of time." -Joey

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Final Score:

6.0

The New Deadwardians #6

Written by Dan Abnett | Art by I.N.J. Culbard

"When Vertigo showed off all the new series it was launching in 2012, I'll admit that the one I was least excited for was The New Deadwardians. Now, as we near the series finale, I can safely say that it is not only the best new Vertigo book, but quite possibly the best series of the year. Everything about it is near perfection. This issue gives us some of the most brilliant dialogue to be scripted in a comic book, maybe ever. This is shaping up to be a masterpiece." -Benjamin

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Final Score:

9.5

Phantom Lady #1

Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti | Art by Cat Staggs

"Given the bright colored cover showcasing a busty babe holding a tiny man in her hand, I did not expect Phantom Lady #1 to be so dark. Her parents get set on fire (in true DC origin fashion), her friend gets her face bashed into the hood of a car, and the enforcers from a dangerous crime family try to incinerate her partner. Normally I welcome when a book surprises by contrasting with its cover, like Captain Marvel, but the lack of grace in Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti’s storytelling stops this book from not just defying expectations but exceeding them." -Joshua

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Final Score:

6.5

Superman Annual #1

Written by Scott Lobdell & Fabian Nicieza | Art by Various

"If Superman Annual #1 were a person, I’d be sure that it was suffering from multiple personality disorder. It’s not a person, though, so I have to wonder what the hell was going on down at DC editorial when they cooked this one up." -Poet

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Final Score:

4.0

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National Comics: Looker #1 Review

It’s becoming apparent that the new National Comics done-in-one anthology series has a structure that is both its greatest asset and biggest shortcoming. While last month’s Kid Eternity story was a stellar tale that felt complete (though I was desperate for more), Looker is more of a broad strokes introduction to the revamped Emily Briggs than a satisfying story. We get bits and pieces of some interesting things with the loose framework of a murder mystery, but overall there’s not enough here in this one-shot to deliver anything that we can latch onto in such a short amount of time.

Writer Ian Edginton establishes Emily well – perhaps reiterating too many of the same points too often – but the issue quickly becomes more interested in satirizing fashion culture than developing Looker as a character. We get analogues for the Beckhams and Paris Hilton alongside not-so-subtle commentary on the projected nature of models and the world behind the runway. It’s frustrating because so much time is devoted to these things, while Edginton also introduces a brilliant supporting cast, whose backstories are relegated to a page each, yet it’s these characters that are the clear standouts of this issue.

Similarly, Edginton toys with a romance that is far too downplayed, despite its somewhat illogical premise (she enters through and leaps out his window, but he has “no idea” that she’s a vampire?). The vampire element is also front and center, which is done no favors by the utterly fantastic I, Vampire, in that everything we’re seeing feels like a CliffsNotes version of that spectacular series. It also doesn’t help that Edginton can’t resist making a Twilight joke, which at this point, is useless considering that the number of amazing modern vampire stories that outweigh that one, let alone it being done to death. There are simply too many distractions throughout a story that, above all else, should be honed in squarely on delivering the best done-in-one tale for its star in this very limited space.

Mike S. Miller delivers some nice linework though, if relatively bare in details. The figure work is smooth and successful in evoking the characters’ emotions, and the paneling is pretty standard but flows nicely. Unfortunately the background detail is almost non-existent, which really becomes a problem in the climactic battle between Looker and the big bad. The fight is claustrophobic, failing to give any sense of location or scale, simply delivering one blow after another until it’s over.

There are portions of Looker #1 that have enormous potential, and if this was the start of a larger story, then I might be able to give it the benefit of the doubt. But as a completed whole, there simply isn’t enough here to make it worth the money, unless you’re a die-hard Looker fan.

Joey is IGN's Comics Editor and a comic book creator himself. Follow Joey on Twitter, or find him on IGN. He loves superhero pets so hard.

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DC Announces More Before Watchmen

With Before Watchmen climbing up the comic book sales charts, it's no surprise that DC Comics has unveiled plans for yet another Before Watchmen mini-series -- this time focusing on that creepy old baddie, Moloch. The announcement was made at DC's All Access panel at Fan Expo Toronto.

Before Watchmen: Moloch will only run two issues, written by Nite Owl and Dr. Manhattan scribe J. Michael Straczynski, with art by 100 Bullets' Eduardo Risso. Moloch #1 will hit on November 7 with issue #2 to follow on December 26. It's unknown if the series will include pieces of the Crimson Corsair back-up stories that have been running throughout the Before Watchmen titles.

Moloch has made appearances in other Before Watchmen books thus far, including Comedian and Ozymandias. Could there be more Before Watchmen on the way?

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The Huntress is Coming to Arrow

Arrow is gaining yet another DC Comics character. EW.com reveals that the new CW series, based on Green Arrow, will be introducing Helena Bertinelli, AKA The Huntress, for a multi-episode story arc. Australian actress Jessica De Gouw will play the character, who will be introduced as a vigilante and a potential love interest for Oliver Queen.

The official character description says Helena is “set on destroying her father’s organized crime empire. But Helena’s blind pursuit of revenge will put her on a collision course with the Arrow.”

Jessica De Gouw will play The Huntress in Arrow

EW says Huntress will likely first be seen in the sixth episode of Arrow, on the heels of the introductions of China White, Deadshot and the mysterious character played by Torchwood’s John Barrowman.

The Huntress was previously played by Ashley Scott in the TV series Birds of Prey.

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Doctor Who, Hellraiser Comics Find New Blood

Last year, Image Comics launched a great new series called Witch Doctor, which we adored here at IGN Comics. Now, Witch Doctor scribe Brandon Seifert is prepping the second volume of the series alongside tackling the comic book adventures of some iconic genre franchises: Clive Barker's Hellraiser and Doctor Who. We caught up with him to see what he's unleashing on us this fall.

IGN Comics: First, congrats on all the new work. We’ll talk about this again closer to release, but what’s the status of the next volume of Witch Doctor?

Brandon Seifert: Witch Doctor: Mal Practice #1 (of 6) goes on sale November 28! I’m excited to finally be back — it’s been a little while since we did Vol. 1, but we wanted to make sure to “come correct” on this. So the whole mini-series is already written, and issues #1-3 were all drawn before we even announced the release date!

IGN: That's great to hear. Now, how did the Hellraiser and Doctor Who gigs come about?

Seifert: If we’re going to be perfectly honest, they came about because of Allison Baker — the co-publisher of MonkeyBrain Comics, and wife of writer Chris Roberson. Allison and Chris have always been super supportive of me and my work. Chris has written for both BOOM! and IDW, and Allison put in a good word for me at both of those companies. In the case of BOOM!, it led to them offering me a writing gig on the Hellraiser Annual that came out in April. In IDW’s case, I got in touch with them about something unrelated — and found out that Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall had read Witch Doctor and thought my handling of that eccentric doctor character and his weird sci-fi adventures would translate well into me doing something on Doctor Who. And it so happened that I’d already pitched some ideas to Who editor Denton Tipton a few months before, because Doctor Who is one of my favorite things ever!

So — Allison, thanks again!

IGN: I’ll admit that I’m not a Hellraiser fan. Like, at all. So to that end, what would you tell someone like me – who loves your work on Witch Doctor – is a reason to pick up Hellraiser?

Seifert: I feel like the Hellraiser comics are very different from the movies. The movies are very self-contained, like horror movies tend to be — they have to be, if they’re going to give you any real sense of peril for the characters. When you’ve got a horror franchise that’s based on a hero rather than a villain, like Scream or something, that’s different because you’ve got a protagonist who you can reasonably expect is going to survive the movie — because they’re survived the past ones. The Hellraiser films aren’t like that.

But the comic series is about both the villain — Pinhead — and about the heroine — Kirsty Cotton. Kirsty’s been the heroine throughout the comic series — which kind of makes it less of a straight-up horror story, and more of a multi-genre piece. The Hellraiser comics have horror, but they’ve also got action and drama — same as Witch Doctor. So when I sit down and write a Hellraiser comic set in this universe, I’d argue it’s honestly more like Witch Doctor than like a Hellraiser film — although without the sci-fi element, and with way less humor.

As a writer, I like exploring the ramifications of things. In Witch Doctor, that shows up as we examine classic monsters you feel like you know, but then reveal there’s lots more going on with them than you expect, and it’s all tied into the darkest corners of real-world biology. In Hellraiser: The Road Below, I’m doing the same kind of exploration, but it’s with Kirsty Cotton, the choices she’s made and the power she now has.

IGN: What’s the general plot of Hellraiser: The Road Below?

Seifert: In the last couple years of the Hellraiser ongoing comic, Kirsty Cotton has gone from being the “final girl” of the first two movies, to being a Cenobite-hunter — and now, to being a Cenobite herself! Pinhead stepped down — and convinced her to become his replacement, so she could “change the system from the inside.” But when Kirsty became the new Pinhead, she realized that if Hell is evil, it’s a necessary evil.

Hellraiser: The Road Below is a sort of “year one” story, picking up really early in Kirsty’s time as the new Pinhead. This is Kirsty still really committed to carrying out Hell’s work, catching the people who deserve to be punished and bringing them back to Hell. She’s really convinced she’s doing something good for the universe... but there’s ramifications for her actions she’s not expecting. And when she’s summoned by a frightened mother who wanted to make a deal with a devil to save her child from a blood feud that’s almost wiped out their family, Kirsty’s going to learn just how true that whole thing about Hell and good intentions is!

IGN: While I’m not one of them, Hellraiser has a very passionate fanbase. How do you balance bringing your own vision to the story while staying true to what the fans want/expect from a Hellraiser story?

Seifert: That’s honestly hard, because I can’t really guess what Hellraiser fans “want,” and it’s easy to second-guess myself if I start doing that. At the end of the day, with Hellraiser or anything else, the only thing I can do is make sure I’m telling a story that I want to tell, and a story that I, as a reader and fan, want to read. And I’m doing stuff in The Road Below that I’ve wanted to read since I first got into Clive Barker back in high school — so I think that part is going well!

IGN: How involved is Clive Barker in the ongoing work of the Hellraiser comics?

Seifert: Hellraiser is definitely still Clive’s baby, and even in Hellraiser books like The Road Below that he’s not actually co-writing, he’s still there behind the scenes reading and vetting everything, and bringing things back onto the track he wants them on if they wander off it. And the ongoing Hellraiser title — that’s Clive. He’s co-writing it, and the other people he brings on are there to help implement his vision for the world and the characters.

IGN: Which Hellraiser movie is your favorite and why?

Seifert: I think the first one is still pretty unmatched — but I’ve got a lot of affinity for Hellbound: Hellraiser 2. This is the one where you got to see Hell, where you got to see people turned into Cenobites and where you got to see the Cenobites’ god, Leviathan. That’s my jam, right there. One of my favorite things about Clive’s work, the thing I found more inspiring when I got super-into his writing when I was in high school and my brain was all squishy and influence-able, was his worldbuilding and the scope of his vision.

The original Hellraiser is great, and it’s definitely the scariest movie in the series — but it doesn’t have the scope or the depth of Hellbound. Hellbound actually gets into the world of the Cenobites, who they are, where they come from and what they do — and that’s the sort of thing that interests me, as a fan and a writer.

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