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[Spike Spiegel]

Newsarama interview with 'Big Trouble' creative team Eric Powell and Brian Churilla

Nrama: Tell us about the initial storyline. Will this take us back to the underworld of Chinatown, or will we get to see more of Jack's misadventures as he's truckin' around? Will Wang Chi show up, even though he was clearly just a sidekick and not the real actual hero of the original flick?

Powell: The story picks up from the very last shot of the film. I definitely wrote it as a comic book sequel. There are lots of faces from the film that show up, and of course some new ones.

[...]

Nrama: What all will we get to see in the series?

Powell: A little bit more Jack Burton backstory, and assorted crazy mess.

Nrama: And you got John Carpenter providing some guidance. What all does that entail, what is that like, and how have you managed to interact with him without spontaneously combusting, because I would?

Powell: He's been super cool and laid-back to deal with. I'm honored to be able to pick his brain for this. He definitely has helped direct the feel of the book.

Nrama: Now I'm gonna get real honest with y'all: This film has a big reputation in my area, to the extent it's on the big screen at a revival house at least once a year and the owner of my local comic shop once had me get him an autographed pic of James Wong as Lo Pan. They're going to want to know this book's in the right hands.

Therefore, express the degree of your fandom to this movie, up to and including merchandise ownership, favorite lines and possible completion of the notoriously bad Commodore 64 computer game.

Churilla: As previously stated, I've sat through the film hundreds of times. I'm a huge fan of Carpenter's films, especially his films of the 1980's. He had a huge run of amazing genre flicks.

What I love about BTLC is that it fools the audience into believing that Jack Burton is the hero. He's the main protagonist, sure, but he's just a walking, talking John Wayne caricature that bungles his way through the entire movie. The real action star is Wang, and Jack is just his oafish sidekick. Jack is iconic though, from his sweet mullet all the way down to his ridiculous Uggs.

Powell: All I gotta say is… everybody relax. I'm here.

Cover artwork and sketches:

Come on Dodson's, you've gotta finish the shirt. :\

Nrama: Sell this book hard as you can.

Churilla: It's 10 times funnier than the movie.

Powell: Every page has a nude photo of Katy Perry.

Everybody relax.

 

[Andrew.]

Nothin' or double

Not a fan of the artwork, but buying regardless.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Was watching this on TV earlier, now we're getting sequel comics? What a day.

 

[Extra Sauce]

No one can pull off mom jeans like Jack Burton.

 

[Parch]

Classic movie, but just kinda cult and not big time mainstream. I wonder how many comic readers are actually familiar with it. Hoping for a bunch of nostalgia sales might be a bit of a reach.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

Nothin' or double

Not a fan of the artwork, but buying regardless.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I haven't bought a comic in forever, but this, I may have to.

May the wings of liberty never lose a feather.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

I wonder what wingkong.net thinks about this.
http://www.wingkong.net/forums/

No activity in 2014!

on topic

 

[flyinpiranha]

How do you get on a list so I am reminded to buy this?

 

[Wookieomg]

holy shit instabuy. btlc is one of my fav movies ever.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Nrama: Will Wang Chi show up, even though he was clearly just a sidekick and not the real actual hero of the original flick?

Uh... he bloody well was the hero.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

holy shit instabuy. btlc is one of my fav movies ever.

This or Tango & Cash for me.

 

[speculawyer]

Kurt Russell was quite the action flick star in his hey-day. Snake Pliskin.

 

[Andrew.]

Kurt Russell was quite the action flick star in his hey-day. Snake Pliskin.

RJ MacReady

His Carpenter characters are, dare I say it, GOD TIER

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Uh... he bloody well was the hero.

Churilla corrects him later in the interview. He knows what's up.

[Churilla] ...He's the main protagonist, sure, but he's just a walking, talking John Wayne caricature that bungles his way through the entire movie. The real action star is Wang, and Jack is just his oafish sidekick. Jack is iconic though, from his sweet mullet all the way down to his ridiculous Uggs.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Uh... he bloody well was the hero.

Because he was clearly serious and not being sarcastic about who was the real hero of the movie.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Because he was clearly serious and not being sarcastic about who was the real hero of the movie.

See below.

Churilla corrects him later in the interview. He knows what's up.

Nice one.

 

[fallengorn]

Churilla corrects him later in the interview. He knows what's up.

Thank god. One of the things I love about the movie.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

See below.



Nice one.

Why would he ask if Wang turns up in the comics and add

"even though he was clearly just a sidekick and not the real actual hero of the original flick?"​

onto the end of the question? Either he's fully aware that Jack is really the bumbling sidekick and just fucking with you or he's some idiot who's had enough of people claiming Wang is the hero and wants to set the record straight. What seems more likely to you?

Edit: And I just clicked on the link and literally the first paragraph:

In 1986, John Carpenter released a little film about a mulleted trucker named Jack Burton, a reasonable guy who experienced some very unreasonable things. Helping out his somewhat-more-competent friend Wang Chi, Burton found himself battling evil sorcerers, straw-hatted storm gods, some floaty thing with giant eyeballs, and other weird creatures he was not terribly inept at handling. There was destruction, soul-eating, and a guy’s head exploded for some reason. It was awesome.

The guy is fucking with you.

 

[Epcott]

Hollywood remake incoming in 3... 2...

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Preview:

Source (CBR)

Also, the first issue has fourteen different covers. FOURTEEN.