Grant Morrison Interview Memories
The purple pin-stripe suit still stands out clearly in my head. That and the accent. I knew that we'd get to meet Grant Morrison, but thanks to a double booking our group (Pete LePage, John Suintres, Me, Scott Moschella, Jeaux Jeavanosky, Manny Mederos, and Steve Nelson) got to do his interview. I'm glad I didn't have to wrestle with Pete and John over the rights to actually interview him. Just kidding, there was no wrestling. John did the interview and Grant didn't hold anything back. Here's a man who by his own admission has taken his life experiences to the limit of what most people would consider reasonable.
For example, the drugs, the alternative lifestyle experimentation, and who knows what other things he's tried. But it's all helped him to become one of the best writers of the 20th century (Animal Man, Arkham Asylum, The Invisibles). Let's just call him a method actor. I wonder which of Batman's adventures he's experienced in real life. He actually said that nobody would believe him if he wrote a memoir, "It's all to crazy to believe, fiction is more believable."
Nonetheless I was blown away. I spent the whole interview listening with glazed eyes and my finger smacking the caputure button on my camera. I was just dissapointed we didn't get to spend more time with him. He came back up to our loft at the Javits Center several times throughout the con, but only to relax or sign more comics for DC and Dan DiDio. I'm sure they were doing some promotional events with Final Crisis and Morrison's Batman R.I.P. around the corner.
Be sure to visit our Pulp Secret Flickr Site to catch some more Grant Morrison action. Our video of the interview also turned out great. I've probably watched it 10 times since we posted it.
Enjoy!
-Charlie
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