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" Reilly Brown is a master of balancing action, humor, and extreme violence, and his character designs for some of the alien races and technology that we encounter is just amazing. "

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" I think Vikings have always been popular, haven't they? I remember being a kid and being in second grade reading a book about this Viking warrior. "

Cullen Bunn

Reading

Think

Warrior

" I've been writing stories, in one form or another, since I was a kid. "

" I wholeheartedly believe that super heroes can play in virtually any storytelling genre. "

" I always wanted to tell stories. Well, at least, I always came back to the notion of storytelling when the glitz and glamour of being a special effects designer or a fighter pilot or a DEA agent wore off. "

" I have always loved westerns... supernatural westerns in particular. One of my first professional short story sales was a horror/western story. It wasn't so great, though, so I'm glad the magazine folded before it saw print. "

" I've loved comics since I was very young, and I've always liked telling stories. "

" I had a job right out of college writing for a small newspaper called 'The Unterrified Democrat.' Ghastly, ghastly job. "

" In times of crisis, different people react in different ways. Some might try to escape. Others might attempt to batten down the hatches and ride out the storm in a safe haven. "

" Deadpool's' probably pretty proud of his comic book hero physique. "

" As a writer, I feel like your favorite character shouldn't be safe. "

" Skipp and Spector's 'Books of the Dead' were huge influences on me as a writer. "

Cullen Bunn

Dead

Influences

" I sent in tons of submissions and proposals, and I collected my share of form rejection letters. Eventually, I found myself working at a comic book shop, where I met my future collaborator Brian Hurtt. "

" I kind of hate over-explanation in comics. "

" I've been really lucky to work with some of the best writers in the business. "

" My first short story sale was to a magazine that sat on the story forever... and never did publish it. "

" My hope is that each of the villains I write will have his or her own motivation that readers can understand, whether they agree or disagree. "

" I definitely have a preference for writing anti-heroes and bad guys, especially when they have motivations that the average 'good' person can understand and get behind. "

" If you go out in the country, spend a lot of time on decaying farms, and you see a lot of crumbling tobacco farms, and wandering the woods, there's something beneath the surface; there's something older... more sinister. "

" You want fans to connect to the book, even movie fans. But if your sole purpose is to write towards a certain kind of fan, that way leads madness. "

" On some level, every story draws something from life experiences. Most of the time, it's just a matter of me pulling bits and pieces of my own past to help give characters or settings a little more life. "

Cullen Bunn

Story

Past

" I always liked 'Green Lantern,' but I wasn't necessarily a diehard fan. I read stories here and there when I came across them. "

" When I first started submitting my work professionally - and we're talking years and years ago - I had no patience for editorial response times. I hated waiting to hear back from people, hated waiting to see my work in print. "

" Writing 'Deadpool' can be a lot of fun. When I first started working with the character, I wasn't sure I'd like him. I quickly realized, though, that a writer can do pretty much anything with him - comedic stories, serious stories, completely nonsensical stories. "

" It's pretty simple, really: I love the X-Men. They were my favorite heroes when I was a kid. My dad and I collected X-Men comics together, and I know it would have made him proud to see me writing 'Uncanny X-Men.' "

" Writing 'Magneto' as part of a team took a little getting used to. "

" The great thing about writing 'Deadpool' is that he can demolish expectations and typical comic book conventions with monster truck force. There are few other characters who can transition so easily from one type of story to the next. "

" If I had my way, I'd love to see 'Wolverine' in a cosmic adventure all by his lonesome. "

" Aside for the dream of writing the core X-Men team, I think I would love to write an Excalibur book. "

" There are plenty of characters I'd love to write. Swamp Thing, Etrigan the Demon, Man-Thing, Howard the Duck, Dr. Strange, Dr. Druid, Ghost Rider, the Micronauts, the Shogun Warriors... the list goes on and on. "

" The goal is to write a story that you're proud of and hope the fans like it as well. "