Ari Gross on Wardens: Blending Family, Culture, and Supernatural
Channel: Two Geeks Talking
Date: 23/01/2024

Ari Gross comic creator, writer, letterer in this shorts clip from the full interview about what his comic series "Wardens" is all about multicultural communities living in "The Ward" in the 1920s and how family, the supernatural and the cultures of Jewish, Chinese, Black immigrants struggled to survive while fighting the supernatural. This well researched comic takes inspiration from Will Eisner's A Contract With God, Fiddler On The Roof and DC Comics Gotham By Gaslight. Add in the amazing illustrations and art by Rob Jennex and editor Aubrey Lyn Jeppson (Scott Snyder's Tales From the Cloakroom) and you have the start of a six-issue (300 pages) comic series at your fingertips.

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Chapters:
03:11 - The Story of Wardens
07:36 - Small But Mighty Team of Wardens
10:00 - Morning Routine?
10:39 - Three People that have Influenced your Writing
16:49 - How To Stay Productive While Raising Kids?
19:21 - How has your Canadian upbringing influenced the themes and atmospheres of Wardens?
22:37 - Did Jewish Magic Exist? How does that show up in Wardens
31:53 - How does Historical Fiction Stand Up to Historical Research?
36:10 - Did you know that you already know of Jewish Comics and Comedies, but didn't realize it?
37:45 - Is Marvel's Spiderman Actually Jewish?
41:17 - What has been the most challenging aspect of bringing Wardens to life?
42:24 - What's The Hardest Part Of Writing a Comic?
45:50 - Wardens: A Cultural Tapestry
49:29 - Wardens on Kickstarter and the Rewards You Get!
54:00 - Outro to the Interview

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