Episode 278 – Kyle Rayner at Thirty (With Ron Marz)
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Anyway, this time out I am very proud to present an interview with writer Ron Marz to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kyle Rayner version of Green Lantern. Ron tells us how he got the writing gig, how much of a time crunch he was under for the first few issues, when he found out about Hal being the big bad of Zero Hour, how he viewed the relationship between Kyle and Hal, as well as the dynamic Kyle had with the Wally West Flash and what it was like working on the DC vs. Marvel event.
Ron and I also discuss how the death of Alex in the early part of his series has become the poster child for women getting killed to further the story of the male protagonist. I have to admit I didn’t know how Ron was going to react to the question, but his answer was very thoughtful and one of the highlights of the interview for me.
We also touch on the Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special that is coming out the same day that this episode is dropping!
I wanted to once again thank Ron for being so generous with his time and being a really fun interview.
ALSO…CHECK OUT THE IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN SERIES 2 FEED FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH DAN JURGENS WHERE HE TALKS ALL ABOUT THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF ZERO HOUR!
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