Jackson Lanzing C&C Motion Comic Interview Options

[Sonic]

Comic Book Resources have posted a new interview with Jackson Lanzing, the main writer of the Command & Conquer Motion Comic. In this interview he discusses show the idea of the motion comic came about, the partnership with Ape Entertainment. The discussion then shifts the actual Command & Conquer franchise and Command & Conquer 4. Here's part of it.

Comic Book Resources: Jackson, what is your current role with the "Command & Conquer" franchise, and how did you end up on the motion comic project?
Jackson Lanzing: I started at Electronic Arts Los Angeles (EALA) in late 2008 as a video editor, which was basically my day job while I pursued writing on the side. I worked on "Red Alert 3," "Uprising" and "Command & Conquer 4." About a year later, I was running the daily operations of Battlecast Primetime, a C&C-centric monthly webcast produced with the development team, while writing two comic books, "Freakshow" and "The Penguins of Madagascar" (alongside co-writer David Server) for Ape Entertainment.

Since I had experience in both comics and the "C&C" franchise, I was approached by EALA’s Chase Boyajian. Chase had come up with this crazy idea for a web-based motion comic prequel to the game. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance to write this innovative project. Since then, I’ve moved on from EALA to a full-time gig as a comics writer - so I guess my current role in the franchise is "fanboy."

Comic Book Resources: What made Ape Entertainment the right partner for this project?
Jackson Lanzing:I had a pre-existing relationship with Ape, and have been nothing short of incredible in that regard. When Chase came to me with the motion comic concept, I immediately suggested we bring David Hedgecock and Brent Erwin (the publishers behind Ape) onto the project. We knew we wanted four different artists (one for each episode) and Ape provided an amazing line-up of talent, including Martin Coccollo, Joe Suitor ("Spider-Man/Man-Thing", "GI:JOE Special: Helix"), Micah Farritor ("White Picket Fences"), and Tony Vargas ("Bad Kids Go To Hell"). It’s been a total dream as a writer to work with such extraordinary talent on such a new and exciting project.

To read the full interview, follow this link.

[gben]

Thanks for the link Sonic - that was an interesting read.
Two interesting tidbits, four issues-four artists, 1 complete story - not open-ended.

[purplescrin]

Now that BCPT will be no more, producer Jackson Lanzing now writes CNC stories on the CNC4 Motion Comic. Interesting.