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April Fool’s Day was always going to be a day of dedication to the Mohawk muscleman, Mr. T, known across the globe for his catchphrase, “I pity the fool!” Mohawk Media, publisher of the Mr. T graphic novel, have decided to celebrate ‘Fool’s Day by taking pity by the early announcement of a series of Mr. T Versus crossover comic magazines, beginning with Mr. T Versus Dracula.
We sat down with author of both the Mr. T graphic novel and the Mr. T Versus crossovers, Christopher Bunting, to get some world-exclusive information: Q: Christopher, to be candid, as cool as the first confirmed Mr. T Versus is … Dracula?? Was he really your first choice for a crossover with Mr. T?
CB: Absolutely. Two global icons going head to head, it doesn’t get much more exciting than that!
But for me, as a writer, it’s as much about character. I see Dracula as suave and sophisticated. Cunning and calculating. But this makes him a fraudster, a conman of sorts. That makes terrific juxtaposition with the personality of Mr. T, who is a straight talking, “no bull” kind of guy. Therefore it really becomes a clash of personalities, as well as power. Q: Covers 2 and 3 are equally mouth-watering: tell us some more about them and what you have planned…
CB: I’m sworn to secrecy until Mohawk Media officially announce these, “bub”! Q: Not even a few hints?
CB: I can’t, really! Mohawk Media told me that if I reveal any details, they’ll “exterminate” me! Q: Please?
CB: No. Q: Pleasey please?
CB: I will tell you how these particular two crossovers came about: through fan demand. On the “Ask Mr. T” section of the Mohawk Media website, there’s a box asking who you’d like to see Mr. T team up with. These two names came up again and again: so we set to work to make it happen. Q: Let’s move on, or should that be “move back” (through time), to the fourth and final cover then. No question who we have here: this is Dinosaur-Man (also known as Detective Dinosaur). He’s been a sensation in comic magazines throughout Europe and South America for years, and has amassed a huge following and even his own successful cartoon show. How is this grizzled, hard-boiled, depressed-yet-witty private investigator going to get along with Mr. T?
CB: Who said anything about them getting along? I can’t see that happening. So you better batten down the hatches for a slug out of major proportions! Q: Wow!
CB: And where there is Dinosaur-Man, his nemesis Mammalian is never far away. Q: I have to ask: will these crossovers tie-in to the continuity of the upcoming Mr. T graphic novel <Mr. T: Limited Advance Edition Graphic Novel now available - Ed.> or will they be set outside of the graphic novel continuity?
CB: Both. Q: Uh, anything else you care not to mention?
CB: Sure … how cool would it be if I was to say that, thanks to what could be an unprecedented deal, all the Mr. T Versus stories are intertwined? And did I also mention that there will be other famous names popping up throughout the series … Q: You can’t say that and not give us a clue!
CB: Let me put it this way: there is that scene set in Scotland … at Loch Ness. The Mr. T Versus series is by the creative team behind the Mr. T graphic novel: writer Christopher Bunting and illustrator J.L. Czerniawski. Keep checking back at the Mohawk Media website for further details, including release dates, for the Mr. T Versus series. The Mr. T: Limited Advance Edition Graphic Novel is available now direct from publisher Mohawk Media for the exclusive price of £15.99 / $39.00 including delivery. Alternatively, from April 4, 2008, it will be available through Amazon and all major online bookstores. It will also be available though bookstores worldwide by quoting its 13-digit ISBN: 9780955680403. ~ www.mohawkmedia.co.uk |
