INTERVIEW: JEFF PARKER ON MARVEL’S ATLAS

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Jeff Parker is the prominent writer of such books as Thunderbolts, autumn of the Hulks: Alpha, as well as Underground. This month, he begins a Agents of Atlas series for Marvel, Atlas. Westfield’s Roger Ash just recently contacted Parker to discover more about this book.

Westfield: Does the team modification at all with the coming of The Heroic Age?

Jeff Parker: Nope, it’s still Jimmy Woo leading Gorilla-Man, Namora, The Uranian, Venus as well as M-11. however our very first story will focus on somebody that a great deal of visitors believe should be on the team, the 3-D Man.

Westfield: Does the story in go into the Heroic Age lead into the continuous series?

Enter the Heroic Age

Parker: generally – it introduces the characters as well as establishes their history as a 1950’s team for new readers.

Westfield: What can people look ahead to in Atlas? any type of story teasers you want to drop?

Parker: The Return of the 3-D guy will introduce a terrifying new threat, as well as expose some things about members of the team that have stayed trick all this time. as well as some even complete stranger returns will be coming up!

Westfield: You’re working with artist Gabriel Hardman on Atlas. What can you state about his contribution to the book?

Parker: Hardman provides Atlas the extremely private voice it has as well as makes it the type of book that can go anywhere. It doesn’t look like anything else on the shelf (also thanks to Elizabeth Breitweiser, our spectacular colorist). I tend to compose to the artist’s strengths, as well as with this book, I have that security web of Gabe Hardman – there’s nothing he can’t draw as well as make it look impressive. as well as his character acting is a few of the strongest you’ll discover – he understands exactly how to roll out a moment, be subtle, adapt to any type of tone. He’s a film director who occurs to be drawing a comic book.

Westfield: would you like to state anything about other jobs you’re working on?

Parker: two trades I’m excited about are out soon, Underground from picture that I did with Steve Lieber, as well as Mysterius that I produced with Tom Fowler. I can’t wait to have those volumes in hand, extremely proud of both of them.

And you may have heard that there’s a new condition quo kicking in for Thunderbolts – we have Luke Cage on personnel to steer the team! Kev walker will be drawing that, it’s going to be an interesting new age for the marvel criminals.

Westfield: any type of closing comments?

Parker: I sometimes provide away things on Twitter, if you want to comply with me at Twitter.com/jeffparker.